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The burning question, can the Tigers finish April with a winning record? I think this was one of the bold predictions made prior to opening day.

29 minutes ago, Toddwert said:

I think its either the radio guy from Erie or West Michigan

I knew it was one of the two. Been a while since I heard either so I wasn’t really sure. Hasty and Gania are both very good.

Who is on radio with Scales?

4 minutes ago, casimir said:

I think that was the last World Series with day games, or day games starting in the eastern time zone.  So, playing that in Wrigley would have been ironic.

Bill Buckner has and will always be remembered for his error in 86. You don’t hear as much about Leon Durham’s error in Game 5 of the 84 NL Championship Series. Durham let the ball go right through his legs and it costs the Cubs.

2 hours ago, oblong said:

Tigers should have played the Cubs in 84 and the Cards in 87, and 2011 and 2013.

 

I have always believed baseball really missed out in 84 when the Cubs didn’t make it. A Tigers/Cubs series would have been a good one. 

8 minutes ago, Toddwert said:

favorite player when i was a kid ... I always thought that Catchers were the coolest players

From what I’ve heard, Jim Price was of the same opinion.

3 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

He's tradable. Teams are always looking for pitching.

At 36 years old I don’t know how realistic it is, with his start, to find anyone willing to deal. 

Cleveland wins while the Tigers lose. 

Flaherty and Maeda both seem to have topped out in spring training. Maeda has totally imploded. 
 

3 minutes ago, Dtrain72 said:

Javy's been one of the best hitters on the team recently...thats nice

You have to believe in the law of averages.

11 minutes ago, SoCalTiger said:

So Meadows hits a homer and walks and then sits the next day against a right-hander ? Isn't that lost momentuem ? 

You would think so. But then again, I never attended Stanford so I sit in the bleacher seats.

7 minutes ago, 1776 said:

It ain’t ovah till it’s ovah.

It is ovah….

It ain’t ovah till it’s ovah.

8 minutes ago, 1776 said:

Baez and Meadow’s batting averages combined don’t even make .200. 

I guess Parker didn’t appreciate my comment. 😁

Baez and Meadow’s batting averages combined don’t even make .200. 

Ty Cobb says we did.

Maybe Harris needs to hire an additional three or four more hitting coaches. 

Wasted a really good start by Olson. Sad.

It would be really nice if the Tigers could find two runs pretty quick.

9 minutes ago, motownblues said:

I thought AJ was brought in to preach discipline and patience at the plate?

It’s a process.

Yes

It’s a wonderful day on radio with Dirks and Dickerson. A world of difference with Andy in there.

1 hour ago, Motown Bombers said:

Chicago even passed a ceasefire resolution. I thought was going to solve everything. Apparently the US murder capital has nothing more important than useless resolutions on international affairs. 

Was the Chicago ceasefire resolution for Chicago or Gaza? Sorry, I couldn’t resist.

Israeli officials said the coordinated air-defense–the U.K., France and Arab neighbors Jordan and Saudi Arabia also joined the operation–demonstrated that the country could overcome diplomatic isolation over Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza and focus attention on Israel’s archrival Iran and its role in backing proxies in the Middle East. The Group of 7 began discussing imposing more sanctions on Iran over its drone and missile programs.
 

-WSJ

This situation could go in so many directions at this point. Biden has communicated to BiBi that the US will not be a part of the response to Iran, whatever Israel decides. He did say our support otherwise is “ironclad.” That is all BiBi would have hoped for anyway. 
Iran notified its Arab neighbors of the planned attack. Accounting for the surrounding Arab countries, they remained neutral. That’s a big plus in hindsight. 
So if I’m BiBi, I’m wondering how far I can go with Iran before the neighbors get upset enough to act. Where is the ‘red line’ in this case. Tehran is the most outspoken regarding the elimination of the Jewish state, for years. Iran has played the proxy game for a long time. By attacking Israel directly, they have now subjected themselves to a no holds barred response. Israel has already made it clear that they will “exact a price” for the attack. 
So now I think, what could/would be Israel’s objective(s) in a retaliation. One of the first things that comes to mind is Iran’s nuclear production. I would guess Mossad probably has a very good idea of the state of their program at this point. They know enough about locations and status to make a very informed decision if that’s an option they’re considering. Would Israel make that a target/objective in retaliating? As far as the surrounding Arab neighbors, what objection would they voice? Without publicly broadcasting it, they realize Iran is the pariah in the region. 

I also have a hard time finding the logic in Iran’s attack on Israel. My impression after reading the accounts of the attack are, is Iran really that pathetic? Israel knew the attack was coming in advance, as did just about everybody else that follows any kind of news source. Tehran accomplished nothing, with the exception of green lighting Israel’s unrestrained response.  
So I’ve gone a step further and wondered, was the attack a sucker punch? Is there more to it that Iran is showing? They know they lit the fuse. How far will it go now? 
And, if Syria for instance, decides they want to be involved, where does it go from there? 
Very interesting times we live in.