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My point was not specific to pitching. My point is that Avila still carries a lot of dead wood on the roster.

Considering this team totally bombed out of the gate last year I really believed that the organization would be motivated to be better out of the gate this season. Guess what, I was wrong again.

Sooo, I guess we didn’t do the full bore thing this month.

Freep article this morning regarding last night’s issues on the mound contained this blurb: ”Opposing the Tigers' Alexander was Dodgers left-hander Tyler Anderson. The Tigers showed interest in Anderson — a free agent this past offseason — but backed off their pursuit coming out of MLB's lockout.” BS! The Tigers/Avila only feigns he might be interested in upgrades but don’t even offer that anything near legitimate interests existed.

And rents are going through the roof at the same time (no pun intended). We bought our house in October 2020. We were entertaining the idea of buying a house elsewhere and selling here but don’t see that as feasible at this point. Out of curiosity I called a local outfit that oversees rents, handles everything. This, in the event we opted to keep this house and just rent it out if we bought elsewhere. The lady handling my call during my inquiry asked maybe a half dozen questions and told me without seeing our house what they could rent it out for a month. The monthly rent she suggested getting for our current abode was two and a half times more than our monthly mortgage payment. Investors are buying an inordinate amount of homes solely for the purpose of renting them out. In the Raleigh, NC area, investors are loading up on properties. Then you have other outfits that are buying and flipping. Approximately 30% of homes in the triangle (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill) are being purchased in full cash and are going way over asking. Some of the numbers are ridiculous. Home ownership is indeed eroding for the less than affluent. It’s ludicrous the way the market is at this point. Something has to give at some point.

The old adage advising “sell in May and go away,” may have been a month late this year. The Nasdaq suffered its worst month since 2008 falling 13.3% in April. Dow down 4.9% and the S&P down 8.8%.

Hinch is wishing he never answered the phone now.

I have said that a gabazillion times. I’ll NEVER understand it-ever.

Two run lead may be insurmountable for this team.

Tiger luck.

Bauer has ripped MLB and Manfred personally numerous times through social media. This is clearly personal on Manfred’s part regarding punishment. MLB hates the guy and is going for the jugular.

This topic may not be specific to investing but it is an interesting read and don’t know that this is as public as it should be. https://www.morningstar.com/articles/1088562/big-changes-may-be-coming-to-traditional-medicare

Labor Department officials believe Fidelity Investments’s plan to allow investors to put bitcoin in their 401(k) accounts risks the retirement security of Americans, a senior administrator said. “We have grave concerns with what Fidelity has done,” Ali Khawar, acting assistant secretary of the Employee Benefits Security Administration, said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. Mr. Khawar’s group works inside the Labor Department to regulate company-sponsored retirement plans. In the interview, he said he views cryptocurrency as speculative. There is “a lot of hype around ‘You have to get in now because you will be left behind otherwise,’” he said. WSJ

Not really sure where to put this and am pretty sure most everyone has already seen this dated article on the The Bird. Really good read for Tiger fans looking for something to smile about these days. https://vault.si.com/vault/2001/07/02/mark-fidrych-in-1976-the-bird-flew-into-baseball-free-of-guile-a-little-bit-gullible-and-absolutely-lovable-twenty-five-years-later-hes-the-same-rare-bird

Next series versus the Dodgers. Not good.

I have my doubts about Hinch, seriously. He talks a good game but I’m not seeing anything between the lines.

If you had told me at the beginning of the year that on April 27th the leader of the AL Central would only be two games over .500 and even with that the Tigers would be in last place I probably would have found that hard to believe. I should have learned by now.

Fire Sale on all Baddoo apparel.

If one is investing and is committed to buy and hold, this isn’t the worst of times. I continue to add incrementally on the bloodier days. I’m retired and my objective is to live off the income the portfolio produces. This means the more shares, the larger the dividend payout. I’m funds only. The current market conundrums can be an opportunity depending on one’s goals. If an investor is contributing on scheduled basis, all the better.

So I watched the replay of the walk-off disaster from last night. I listened to it last night but didn’t care to see it then. I know there is a lot of conversation about Hasse’s horrible hand grenade throw to third, but what was up with Grossman? It looks as if he took the wrong route to the ball and never was on top of the ball off the bat.

“just terrible. Put some bunts down, go the other way, get out of the damn rut.” They should listen to this guy more often! 😉

The MLB Audio is three pitches behind the live action. Good to hear Petry in there with Dan.

Paul didn’t need to say what he did. It was uncalled for. He wanted some attention and here we are. 😕 But, as I stated earlier, it is pure politics. All high profile hearings bring out the worst on either side. Showtime! However, these little side shows draw the biggest responses. They should be ignored for what they are. There is no substance to the whole back and forth between he and Blinken. I liked Blinken’s response to the distraction.

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So, having listened to the exchange, this is a lot about nothing. It’s politics. Paul trying to rattle Blinken and Blinken staying cool, politics. Grandstanding. Happens all the time in Washington. The responses through this tweet by others attempt to imply that Paul was defending Russia. Unless there is more to this conversation and exchange than is presented here, that’s not the case. Why does everything have to end up in a ‘one-up’ or gotcha exhibit…