RandyMarsh

Look at the big brain on 84!

The Free Press or News would post "league leaders" once or twice a week and that's how I got my stats throughout the league. The first time I remember getting updated scores was on Headline News Channel, they were the first to run a live News/sports scroll at the bottom of the screen 24/7,or atleast 1st I was aware of. Then ESPN started doing it too but they only did at 28 and 58 mins after the hour.

Hinch probably should've said that he went with Haase there cause he liked his chances more of "running into one" and ending the game right there vs. Miggy who is basically just a singles hitter at this point. I wouldn't have agreed with that strategy but atleast there would be some reason behind it instead of the bs double switch thing.

One of the side benefits to losing to the Angels is the more they win the less likely they are to sell and if they don't sell that means Ohtani won't be on the market which thins out the potential frontline SP market making ERod and to a lesser extent Lorenzen more attractive.

Im higher on Vierling than most so I may be a little biased but Im confident enough in him that you could plug him as an everyday starter in the corner of and be fine. I see him as a 110ish OPS+ guy with passable defense that isn't going to kill you.

I doubt they walk Cabrera but I guess you never know but assuming they didn't and the main goal was just to drive in the run from 2nd then Id put Haase chances at 15-20% AT BEST where as Cabrera's chances more in the 22 to 27 range and 30% at best so it would've been a relatively big difference.

Since Jake does most of his damage via the long ball it would make sense for him to bat when its more likely guys will be on base so yeah if it was up to me I'd move him up in the order.

Not sure why Miggy wasn't called upon instead Haase, hell I'd feel better about Maton batting lefty on lefty than Haase at this point. I mean Haase has been useless all year but especially useless the past month or so, in July he has a .282 OPS, not a .282 OBP or even slugging but a .282 freaking OPS. Absolutely pathetic!

Damn I thought TOrk had a walkoff bomb at first but I will settle for a 2 run double/error(not sure how they will score it) to tie the game!

Torii Hunter

If somebody truly believes in Manning going forward then I could see not wanting to trade him and just create a hole in the rotation but like I said before I'm just not that person. To me you're really not creating that big of hole by trading Manning, to me he's a mid to back of the rotation type guy and that's assuming he stays healthy. Even this year where he is supposedly pitching well his peripherals are in the upper 4s or near 5 which is about where I peg him at. So if I can get a potential everyday player that has the possibility to be plus and is under control for awhile I'm doing it.

I would definetly trade Manning for a high level position prospect but I am also a bigger Manning skeptic than most. I just don't see the consistent stuff or command to make him anything more than a mid rotation starter at best when he isn't having BABIP luck. There are games where he flashes premium stuff but they just don't come often enough for me to believe that he can be an All Star level pitcher, unlike say a Skubal.

I don't want to go as far as say Im rooting for the Twins, God knows that would be horrible but I'm at the point where I really don't care if they win since I've pretty much given up on the thought of the Tigers catching them so if it's between them and the Guardians I rather it be the Twins cause I think they have been the better team.

Outside of the game against the Royals I don't think Skubal has given up a run all season including all his rehab starts. I know for sure he hasn't in his other 3 MLB starts but off hand I don't remember him giving up any at all in the minors either. Just been complete domination aside from that one game.

The 2004 Pistons?

Forgot to tag it but I saw a tweet or should I say "x" now that said Bridgewater was in the Lions camp today and their remains interest between the two parties.

Haha I still feel like the ep of Married with Children where Al gets some good luck and it terrifies him cause that only means that something way worse is gonna happen to make up for that.

Given the Lions history he is more likely to need his leg amputated than it be something non serious.

I wonder if the new field turf they installed had anything to do with the injury? Either way though it sucks as he was probably one of if not the best defender we had and he is already gone.

Forgot it was a makeup game, that explains the weird start time for a Monday game.

Irabu, matsui and Tanaka signed with the Yankees, Dice K and this past offseason Yoshida signed with the Red Sox, Fukudome and Seiya Suzuki with the Cubs, Darvish with the Rangers along with a bunch of lower hyped guys with other teams so it does happen but all things being equal I do agree that they'd prefer to stay on the west coast.

Literally just saw some twitter account(maybe PFF?) post a clip of DC doing up downs with the boys so can already mark that one off.

Tigers just announced that Jung has been promoted to AA, Jobe to High A, Luke Gold to High A and Wenceel to AAA.

Ty Madden had another good outing today. 5IP 3H 1R(solo HR) 10Ks. In his last 3 starts he's given up just 7 hits and 1 run combined with 20Ks.