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Dodgers win it. Tatis, Jr. and Machado will have to find something else to do with their time for a while.

SD has three outs left to change the outcome.

Just read, courtesy of theathletic, that Tiger Town in Lakeland didn’t suffer any serious damage and is in good shape.

Me as well.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels were the top drawing AA team of 2024. These guys hit that mark most every year. Amazing they do that in that antiquated park. We were there in early September for a game and they were breaking ground next door then.

The baseball media is already fantasizing and getting all lathered up over a possible subway series.

WASHINGTON—Voters in the nation’s seven battleground states see Donald Trump as better equipped than Kamala Harris to handle the issues they care about most—the economy and border security—yet are divided about evenly over which candidate should lead the nation, a new Wall Street Journal poll finds. The survey of the most contested states finds Harris with slim leads in Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia on ballots that include independent and third-party candidates where they will be offered as options. Trump has a narrow edge in Nevada, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. But no lead is greater than 2 percentage points, except for Trump’s 5-point advantage in Nevada, which like the others is within the poll’s margin of error. Across the full set of 4,200 swing-state voters, Trump gets 46% support and Harris draws 45%. The survey finds that the race in every state—and therefore the presidential election—is too close to call. If Harris wins the states where she leads in the poll, she would win a narrow majority in the Electoral College. WSJ 10/11/2024

I think the full day off today comes at a good time for the team and the staff. Would rather not jump right in tonight looking back at the loss. I’m confident Hinch will bring a new wrinkle to the strategy for tomorrow night. The Carpenter status will be big. He’s a big piece to lose.

If Carpenter can’t go they can bring another guy onto the roster, right? If so, would you consider bringing another pitcher into the mix or would that not be the best idea? With Skubal pitching maybe a position player may be the best bet.

Offense!!!

DUBAI—Tehran is threatening in secret diplomatic backchannels to target the oil-rich Arab Gulf states and other American allies in the Middle East if their territories or airspace are used for an attack on Iran, said Arab officials. Israel has threatened Tehran with a severe reprisal after Iran fired about 180 ballistic missiles at Israel earlier this month, with some Israeli officials and commentators pushing for damaging strikes on Tehran’s nuclear facilities or oil infrastructure. In that event, Iran has warned it would respond with devastating hits on Israel’s civilian infrastructure, and would retaliate against any Arab state that facilitated the attack, the officials said. The Arab officials said the countries that Iran has threatened include Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, all of which host U.S. troops. These states have told the Biden administration that they don’t want their military infrastructure or airspace to be used by the U.S. or Israel for any offensive operations against Iran, the officials said. While the Iranian threats are vague, they have raised concerns in energy-rich Persian Gulf states that their oil facilities—long viewed as protected by an American security umbrella—could be hit, the Arab officials said. U.S. military installations and forces in the region could also be at risk in a region with one of the highest concentrations of American troops in the world, they added. WSJ 10/10/2024

Feelin like I really want this series to conclude tonight. Do not want to have to have this decided in Cleveland.

And just like that, Reece Olson will start tonight’s game.

It will never be, but that should be everyone’s approach. Particularly the younger generations.

As of now, Chaos is still the listed starter tonight.

Reportedly, none of the roofs supporting structure was damaged. With that, I’m guessing, and it is only a guess, that they can have it ready to go for opening day. It was last year I believe that Port Charlotte, their spring training facility was severely damaged. Maybe the baseball gods are trying to send a message there.

What did the polls say on the eve of Trump’s 2016 win? Apparently not what Hillary had been expecting.

Don’t know that this is really related to investing but the annual COLA number for 2025 is 2.5%. Don’t spend it all in one place.

Vierling has made his mark in Detroit for sure. If I had to choose a favorite Tiger player this season he’d be the guy. He’s the same player every day. Leads by example and does whatever is asked of him.

Montero getting the start.

Javy is a rare breed. He’s proven to be more valuable in the dugout than on the field.

I am frankly surprised to see this headline. https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/more-americans-identify-as-republican-than-democrat-heres-what-that-means-for-the-election-150e12ae?mod=mhp

Looking for a Tigers win today and a Dodgers loss tonight.

That can’t be undone and that’s not my point, as you well know.

What does that mean in 2024? I would think it suggests that voters make a balanced budget an issue. With a month to go…*crickets* ———- Source: Investopedia: According to a study by the World Bank, countries with a debt-to-GDP ratio above 77% for a prolonged period experience significant slowdowns in economic growth. As of the second quarter of 2024, the U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio was 121.57%. The U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio has been above 77% since 2009, following the financial crisis that started in 2007. ——— MB, The projections going forward show the debt-to-GDP ratio continues to escalate. This will be problematic for younger generations (that would be you sir).