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Tigers win!

I concur.

Ridiculous

Another run or three would be helpful.

Miller makes me nervous.

Iowa

Mud Hens suspended due to rain.

Monroe on the radio is like fingernails on a chalk board.

Flaherty with 60 pitches through five innings.

The Pirates beat Tyler Glasnow and the Dodgers tonight 1-0. Offense is so overrated.

He’s my homie.

Tork’s 0-2 so far tonight. Pop out and ground out.

I’d like to see a good biography specifically on Leyland one day with a really good writer that could do it justice.

The word “manager” may be a little too generous. I always regarded him as a professional placeholder. He had a crap team and a crap GM to deal with. He took on a no win situation.

It only becomes effective once Tork bats once in Toledo. They were off last night. Things should take off from here.

8-1 would have looked super impressive the first week in June but he pitched well.

I tried but I can’t listen to Monroe. Listening to the Texas stream.

Understand, AJ Hinch is a graduate of Stanford University with a Psychology Degree. His wisdom is infinite.

That doesn’t surprise me.

To be clear about this, I had no problem wearing a mask. Yes, it got old after a while but I wore the mask as a precaution for myself and others. And for the record, I did the shots. If I had known what I know now, I would not have gotten the shots…but that’s for anther time. Yes, I understand the stress on the healthcare system was unimaginable. I have the utmost respect for your wife and don’t see how she managed that period of time. She and her colleagues are truly heroes. Their commitment and dedication to their profession can’t be overstated. My issue is that as questions arose from the general public about the validity and necessity of some of the edicts being put out there by government agencies, there was ZERO tolerance for other ideas or opinions. The message was, Don’t you dare question the science! The dictate was, follow the science and shut up. Dissenting opinions were shouted down and chastised. In hindsight it’s fair to say lot of bad decisions were made from the top down and it’s time to own up to them and stop defending them.

Masks were the least of this fiasco.

I’ve read several articles on this recently. I’m not surprised by any of this information. If I had to define Fauci in a single word it would be, Unethical. Recently he openly admitted he had no idea where some of the BS safety guidelines originated during the shutdowns.

WASHINGTON—President Biden is expected to sign an executive order Tuesday that would ban migrants who cross the border illegally from claiming asylum, allowing them to be quickly deported back to Mexico or their home countries, according to officials familiar with the planning. The order, which Biden plans to sign alongside several mayors from southern-border communities, will restrict the flow of migrants over the border by making it illegal to claim asylum if someone crosses into the U.S. illegally. The move is expected to be met with legal challenges, and in any event could prove tough to implement without significant additional funding from Congress. Biden’s decision comes as polls show the border becoming a priority issue for voters, with a majority of Americans in polls expressing dissatisfaction with his handling of the issue. Source: WSJ

Regarding Tork, and Green to some extent, I have ALWAYS believed they were rushed through the system. Avila was not a good GM and really never had a plan to bring the team back to respectability. Being perennial losers afforded him top draft picks. I said it then as now, I believe Avila believed he could draft his way back to respectability. The fan base, rightfully so, were making a lot of noise about how crappy the product on the field was. I believe Avila was feeling the heat of not showing progress on the field and in an effort to throw a bone to the howling wolves at the door (fans and press) he allowed Tork and Riley to move up before they really had enough time to season in the minors. I believe he was fearful of losing his job. Promoting Tork and Green would be his way of quieting the restless natives for a while. When Illitch said that the rebuild was 100% complete, I have to believe that Avila fed him that line in one fashion or another. Clearly that line hasn’t aged well. As good as Jackson Holliday was in the minors he fell flat on his face in Baltimore. Lastly, from my readings I am of the impression that Tork is resisting changes to his approach at the plate. I guess/hope they have someone in Toledo that he can trust enough to convince him to act on the changes necessary to get him back to Motown.

Tarik Skubal 7-1 2.08 ERA Rarely do you see these numbers anymore.