Tenacious D

He just doesn’t want to have his players pay for soda.

Is this our first transaction with Dombrowski since he left?

F#%! ‘em

Funny what can happen when your starters are on the DL, your lineup is abysmal and the SS can’t make the routine throw to 1B. Did I mention what had been a stellar bullpen coming back down to earth? I think the more apt question is how they won those 7 games?

I think he likes the camaraderie of being on a team. Guys, he’s coming back next season.

Really liked him as a Tigers prospect <ducks>. Actually, I barely remember him.

You’ve been warned posting about Bernard.

You’re not wrong, but I’m sure they realize this season is a lost cause and will ride it out with him. He’s not blocking anyone who is ready, unless Carpenter starts to heat up. I suspect he’ll get a bunch of games off the rest of the way and they’ll reset with the new GM after the season and figure out his role for ‘23.

He had ringworm? Maybe less embarrassing to say you were just trying to cheat.

Olson needed that—he had a string of crappy outings going.

80 games.

are we still giving Fetter our unconditional love? Is it just coincidence or bad luck? Other teams experience this, but you can't help but wonder when Turnbull, MIze, Manning and Skubal have all encountered arm issues under his watch. And, yes, I do have a Tin Foil hat on as I type this.

it was a gif. And I didn't realize the firestorm I would set off amongst all of our experts with my throw-away comment "Really liked him as a prospect with the Tigers." Perhaps I should have balanced that comment with we should have been suspicious that he was discarded pretty quickly by the Padres. Or that he was older for the leagues he played in. Or that he was not a particularly good base stealer. Truthfully, I probably hadn't thought of him since 2015, when our farm system was particularly barren that you could get interested in a prospect who put up good batting averages and OBP. In full transparency, once I was very thoughtfully called out, I had to go back and look him up on Baseball Reference. To be clear, I'm not an analyst. I'm equally a fan and a critic who tries to contribute to conversations. Like everyone else here, I have opinions and don't have it all figured out. My best advice is not to take me too literally or seriously.

Also, with Hinch part of the selection process, the GM likely won’t be making any managerial changes right away.

Bobby Higginson's dad used to raise hell at the old Freep board.

He was barely in AAA for the Tigers (149 AB's). The majority of those AB's came after he left the organization. His OBP at WM was .394 and .352 at Erie. That's where my "fandom" ended. but don't let the facts get in the way of a condescending post.

Really liked him as a prospect with the Tigers. Figured he was out of baseball. Good for him.

F Michigan agree, though, that this town would go nuts if the Lions ever made it to a Super Bowl.

Thank you for posting these—much appreciated!

Amy Winehouse “Rehab”

Link to 5:15 press conference?

I hear Joel Zumaya is in the running.

#poutine #americas’hat #hoser #eh?

I suspected this after the Whitaker ceremony, when Al and Chris sat on their hands to avoid getting booed mercilessly. Thought it would come after the season, though.