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Add me to this list.  I always liked baseball but when at about age 14 I really started to appreciate all the numbers, it took things to a whole new level.

For the others like that, if you haven't already, I'd recommend Alan Schwarz's book The Numbers Game, which provides a sort of history of baseball statistics.  It came out in like 2005 so it might be a little dated now, but it was a really good read. 

11 hours ago, holygoat said:

Guilty. I think the Mary Ann over Ginger thing is even more ridiculous than Bailey over Jennifer.

Motion carries 

MLBTR is reporting Ohtani to the Jays

1 hour ago, Toddwert said:

really a quiet Winter meeting 

it's a bummer.  the winter meetings used to be one of my favorite events of the year, but nothing happens at them anymore

6 minutes ago, 1776 said:

Help me out here, anyone. I’m pretty sure I recall that Hinch took a bat to a couple of video monitors in either the tunnel or in the locker room during a game at one point during the season the team was stealing signs electronically. Perhaps after the game, seriously not sure? He was upset that the cheating thing was going on, and knew about, but never stopped it, or spoke up. 
Does this ring a bell for anybody here? I seem to recall this information being put out after the story broke on the whole ordeal. 

yes i recall hearing that, too.  my recollection is that he destroyed the monitors to prevent the sign stealing, at least in that instance 

4 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

How many relief pitchers have won an MVP?    Is he the only one? 

Eckersley got one, also 

26 minutes ago, Dan Gilmore said:

Travis Fryman?

This was the name that came to mind for me, too

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Woohoo!  My best rarity score.  Having the Tigers on there helps

rarity of 2 is really impressive!  i've yet to crack double digits

11 minutes ago, casimir said:

Willi Castro brought some serious will to win to Minnesota.  Discuss.

it's right in his name.  how the **** did that college man Harris not see it.  

I agree, tho I like Maybin, too.  His voice isn't the greatest for radio

2 minutes ago, Biff Mayhem said:

Also talk Tom Paciorek out of retirement.

really?!?

23 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Meeting with contractors to design the next parking deck? 

p'shaw!  buying gravel for the new lot . . .

"some scouts believe that Samuel is a good athlete," others, meh, not so much

Is anyone concerned that the league has now figured out how to minimize Carpenter?  He hasn't homered in over a month.  His OPS in that time frame is below .700.  His OBP is still pretty good, in the .330s, but his slugging isn't much more than that.  Maybe it's just a slump, but the duration is starting to worry me.

I recall that Chris Brown was the guy who couldn't play a game because he slept wrong on his eye.  He came in a trade with Keith Moreland, for Walt Terrell

29 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

That wasn't the last game ever in Oakland, was it?      

 

Dan was saying on the broadcast that the team will be in Oakland next year no matter what happens.  After that, TBD

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You know what would be a really fun feature on this?  Something identifying the most common wrong answer for each square.  I blew it on the Dodgers pitcher with 3,000 K; two wrong picks before getting it.

16 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said:

He comes from the Chicago…. Blackhawks.

This suggests to me that GM is not going to be a baseball-focused position.  Harris will retain responsibility for all that stuff I presume.  

EDIT: Time with the Cubs shows that perhaps I was too hasty . . .

14 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

I feel bad for the fans who stayed up late and made it to the 8th inning just to watch the Tigers BP blow another game. Yeah, I feel bad for those 9 fans...🤣🤣🤣

I was listening, does that make me one of the nine

The Jake Rogers show!

Going to the closing game is a big priority for me.  It is the last chance to see the team before the days get short, the weather gets gold, and the daily rhythm of games is gone.  Plus, being at the last Tigers home game, I've seen some cool stuff.  Shane Halter play nine positions, the White Sox close out the division in 2005 (not that cool for us but kind of a cool event), 2014 clincher, and others.  Everybody loves opening day but I think closing day is better.

When did Javy Baez start wearing # 21?

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Woohoo!  

I hate all the shoes, too.  I miss black cleats.  I remember a quote from (I think) Mark McGwire when he got traded to the Cardinals, saying he thought a big difference was going from white shoes to red.