Tiger337

It's more calm than a drop of 6%

I wonder if Torkelson will be moving back to first and Keith to DH when Torres returns.

The king of Debt doesn't give a **** about waste, fraud and abuse.

I don't think it's the age or the hours worked. This **** happens all over and older men are often the offenders.

I didn't say they did.

It's noteworthy as long as you don't conclude that he has reached a new performance level.

This is good to see, but I am sure he'll be kissing Trump's ass later in the week.

I am saying it's OK to be loyal and it can be admirable in the right circumstances. I love it when players stick with one team their entire career. Wanting to go to a winning team does not make someone a "winning player" and being loyal does not make someone soft. On the other hand, it's not necessary to be loyal if you don't like your situation. I am not criticizing the players for wanting to be associated with a winner. I might be criticizing fans who think that is an inherently admirable quality.

"frat boy dinosaur"

I don't know either. I just get annoyed when players wanting to go to a winning team is viewed as admirable. It is understandable why a player would want to go play for a winner, but it seems like a short cut to me. If the team is already a winner without you, then you are not really accomplishing a lot by winning with that team. If you stay with a team which is bad and help them become a winner, that seems like a bigger acomplishment to me. Of course, it's not something you can do yourself as evidenced by Trout.

They couldn't even build a team around him and Ohtani.

Arbitrary end points! But still a positive.

How could anybody think that was a good idea? Even if you're a racist owner, you should be able to see that taking away a memorial of arguably the most popular player in team history would not be received well.

I like him for his all around talent which I still think is under appreciated. I like that he is not a show off and I respect him for staying with his original organization even though they have been a bad team for a long time. Some fans may see that as a shortcoming, but I see it as loyalty to his organization, teammates and perhaps family stability. I would enjoy seeing him have one more big season.

Thank you. Now, explan why so many investors irrationally believe in him. 😀

I don't get how this works. How is Musk so far ahead of Bezos? Bezos seems to have the most sucessful and influential business ever. He has completely transformed the way Americans do retail and it's been going on a long time. It's amazing. This is not just because I dislike Musk. I know he has successful buinesses, but nothing like Amazon.

Yeah, I doubt there was one moment in the middle of the winter where he knew he needed to figure things out. If that's the case, then what happens if the pitchers start pitchng to stop his new approach? Does he need another moment to get him going? I would hope not.

I don't know if it should be a hit, but I think reaching base on an error should be counted as getting on base in the OBP calculation. They could treat it like an HBP which is also largely luck, although I know there are a small number of players who do consistently get hit by the pitch. The same may be true of reaching on an error. I'm not sure.

The last I heard was they offered 6 years and a 2 year opt out, but he wanted a 1 year opt out. Bregman said recently that he thought he was going to be a Tiger 98% of the winter. Maybe that's just what he said to the Detroit media, but he really didn;t have to say something that specific. Everything I have read indicates that the Tigers were seiously interested in him. You may have read different things or interpreted things differently. We will never know.

yes, Sweeney is impressing so far. I am seeing a lot of good signs so far.

That was beautiful! Last year, Tork would have struck out or hit into a DP.

I am OK that they didn't get him too. I am happy that they were seemingly very competive in ther pursuit because it gives me confidence that they won't be cheap in the future. I am not confident that McGonigle will be a major contributor in the next two years and if he is it wouldn't necessarily conflict with signing Bregman.

Because he wanted him for two years. The report was that he offered him an opt out after two years, but Bregman wanted one after one year. Also, the Red Sox offer was very attractive. They wanted him too.

You're on a roll.

This is the correct answer. I do think having him bat against LHP is a confidence builder, but the reason for batting him sixth is just what you said.