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Is this going to be the 2022 version of Torkelson?

Is the pitching machine per Javi Baez request? Or does he need another day away to gather himself?

That was my suggestion. Maybe he’s been in the cage with Harvey the last two days working with him. I seriously would like to think something along that line is going on. Baez is starting today with Canha in the middle of the lineup. Apologies to Maeda.

I had just started reading it this morning and put it aside for a walk. Hope to get through it soon enough.

Out of curiosity, have you read through the Barry Loudermilk report released yesterday?

I’ll say the first thing, but I think I actually covered The Athletic first. 😁

The line about the media burying the story is unfounded. It’s pretty much the first thing I saw this morning.

Canha is 2 for 18 this spring. I hope the rest of the guys are learning something from watching him grind out at-bats.

Brant Hurter is the #16 rated Tiger prospect. We were fortunate enough to see him start in the Erie/Richmond playoff series last year. Baez taking the day off to allow that hot bat to cool off.

WSJ- In a sign of growing White House concern about Rafah, President Biden warned Saturday that an Israeli attack would cross a “red line” and left open the possibility that the U.S. might withhold some types of military assistance to Israel if the operation caused extensive civilian casualties. He added that a complete cutoff of weapons shipments wasn’t an option. <end of article> / Joe needs to leave the “red line” language on the shelf. That hasn’t worked out well in the past (Obama/Syria)

I like your dad’s write-in ticket.

The $98 million man is 0-2 on 2K’s today. Jim says, You can’t make this up.

I told my wife the same thing. I hope he can stay with it.

Wow! Baez strikes out! Who’da thunk?

If I’m not mistaken, he’s only 25 hits behind Larry Walker for most MLB hits by a Canadian. I’ve been a Votto fan and would like to see him take the top spot in this category.

Baez batting clean up…🤔

Leonard got the start at SS. Baez is still celebrating his scratch of the spring.

What’s to spin? It is what it is.

Another evening game. Start time 6:05 P.M. casey Mize scheduled to start.

Today’s WSJ - WASHINGTON—A congressional probe of Chinese-built cargo cranes deployed at ports throughout the U.S. has found communications equipment that doesn’t appear to support normal operations, fueling concerns that the foreign machines may pose a covert national-security risk. The installed components in some cases include cellular modems, according to congressional aides and documents, that could be remotely accessed. The discovery of the modems by lawmakers, which hasn’t been previously reported, has added to concerns in Washington about port security and China. The Pentagon and intelligence officials at other agencies in the Biden administration have grown increasingly alarmed by the potential threat of disruption and espionage presented by the giant cranes built by ZPMC, a China-based manufacturer that accounts for nearly 80% of ship-to-shore cranes in use at U.S. ports. The Chinese government “is looking for every opportunity to collect valuable intelligence and position themselves to exploit vulnerabilities by systematically burrowing into America’s critical infrastructure, including in the maritime sector,” said Rep. Mark Green (R., Tenn.), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, which has been investigating Chinese maritime security threats. “The United States has clearly overlooked this threat for far too long.” Over a dozen cellular modems were found on crane components in use at one U.S. port, and another modem was found inside another port’s server room, according to a committee aide. Some of the modems had active connections to operational components to the cranes, the aide said.

I’ll bet Jim Leyland could learn’im to hit that ball.

This conversation sounds an awful lot like another one we were having about three years ago. Some dude by the name of Cabrera.

Good question. I asked myself that question earlier today. My answer is, never say never. However, I just don’t foresee things changing.

Interesting observation. Speaking as one that will vote for neither candidate, I could not fault anyone for not being excited about either candidate. We’ve seen what most of a full term looks like for Biden and what a full term for Trump looks like and there are plenty of reasons to be “low-energy” this time around.