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I would guess, the decision was made largely on what they've seen from him in the past in real MLB games.

He got a ****load of doubles. You can't flip your bat for a double though.

It's easier to teach someone how to act that to react! The problem with pitchers is once you getting them working, they break!

Another reason why it makes sense for the Tigers to focus on pitching in a pitching friendly park is that their management and staff appear to be able to get the most out of pitcing talent. This has not yet been demonstrated with their hitters, at least not at the MLB level.

If he's still in their rotation by August, thst would be a big story. Either that or the Rays totally fail this year.

Tyler Alexander starting for a projected playoff team is actually pretty interesting. Of course, starting for the Rays is not always the same as starting for a normal team.

It should be true, but it isn't. Also, a lot of people take it illegally for pain if they can get it. Also, not a good idea.

AL Playoff teams and number of wins Baltimore 90 Toronto 88 Tampa Bay 87 Minnesota 85 Seattle 90 Houston 88 NL Playoff teams Atlanta 99 Philadelphia 86 St. Louis 87 Los Angeles 100 Giants 86 Padres 86 Tigers Pitching staff from top to bottom will be one of the strongest in the game - 6th fewest runs allowed. Offense will be as bad as the pitching is good. Final record 82-80, second place Post-season tournament Total crapshoot, but I'll play along and say Atlanta over Baltimore.

Meadows also allows them to move Greene to a corner which gives them plus defense at two positions out there. If Meadows can make decent contact against MLB pitchers in the regular season, he'll be quite an asset.

It has really only significantly suppressed home runs significantly in recent years. For years, it was close to neutral. I am not sure what happened. Maybe other parks changed dimensions for more offense or maybe the live ball carries better in other parks or something. I remember Harris said that he liked the unusual dimensions because he felt it potentially gave them an advantage with the right players. I am more interested in seeing what he can do with that than bringing in the fences more. It is something they have not really tried since they moved to Comerica.

Of course he will. He always does. We have no justice system. We have a legal system designed to protect the wealthy.

Some treatment centers work a lot better than others, but I agree that treatment can be done in conjunction with cutting off supply.

Thanks for assuring me, but my group at work has been researching the opioid crisis since the beginning. We knew from the prescription drug data that there was going to be a crisis before it became a crisis. There has always been people addicted to drugs. What is unique about the opioid crisis is that it has affected middle class whites more than any other crisis which is the main reason it's considered a crisis. That was a result of doctors over prescribing and not just crooked ones. I was prescribed opioids unnecessarily on a couple of occasions and I refused each time. The fact is there are millions of people addicted now and this has created a a huge market. If it's not Mexican cartels, then it will be Americans - whether it will de-regulated big pharma or American drug dealing gangs or whatever. At this point, the best way to stop the crisis is treatment.

Right, it all started with big pharma and physicians way over prescibing opioids. They got everyone addicted and that created a huge market. If the Mexican cartels get defeated, then people in the US will step in and profit from the addiction and you can bet that big pharma will be right there. That doesn't mean they shouldn't try to stop the cartels from getting drugs up here. It just means that it won't solve the crisis.

Seattle and Tampa Bay have worse BP factors than Detroit and both were able to score runs last year. https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/statcast-park-factors?type=year&year=2023&batSide=&stat=index_wOBA&condition=All&rolling=&sort=3&sortDir=desc

What is the real reason wealthy dudes want to break up NATO? I know it's not some America First BS.

I think if they find a cheap shortstop who is better than Baez, they'll replace him. I can't see them replacing him with Kreidler who hasn't hit at all in the majors, wasn't even that great even in the minors and is 26.

They may seem like a part of the decision if they agree with the behind the scenes analysis

I'd rather see Kreidler at SS than Baez just because I don't like them being stuck with Baez for four years. However, I have no more confidnce in Kreidler than I do in Baez as a regular over a full season.

They should have offered him MotorCityCasino.

How is anyone going to take them seriously if they forbid gambling and promote it at the same time? Let's see if they make a serious investigation of Ohtani or just sweep it under the rug to protect themselves. How do you take them seriously if they do that? They have done a good job punishing wife beaters and sexual predators, but that's only because they don't profit off those activities.

yes, We go through this every year. The Spring stats will be forgotten by the end of the first inning of opening day. There is reason to be concerned about the offense, but it's not because of sprining training performance.

So, Butthead is the smart one?

That works and MTG is butthead.