Tiger337

"Trained firearms instructor"

It's very outdated. It's a totally different country today in terms of population size, technology, etc. There is no comparison.

Are you going to tell us we can't get that player? 😀

prospect hounds.

He eats Turkey when he's Hungary.

Relax Echoes. Liston was not dissing your boy.

It seems like some of you guys (maybe only Echoes?) have been raving about Wenceel Perez for the last dozen years, so I am a little surprised that he is still 23 years old.

I went in too early at 4.3%, but I suspect 4.3% will look pretty good in a few years, so I'm not upset about it. I am happy that I don't have such a high percentage in stocks now. It's good for peace of mind.

For the money I need to access within the next year or two, I keep doing one-month CDs (which have better rates than longer term CDs). I've already started going longer-term on some of the money I don't need in the next year or two.

There is an 87.5% chance that he's wrong.

There is always going to be some hyperbolic predictons. The financial analysts are some of the most hyperbolic people on the internet. There is a lot dishonesty too as big investors love to see people panic. Most of the commentary seems to suggest that the rates won't go much higher and will start dropping next year.

There are not as many Trump signs in New Hampshire. When you do see one, you'll usually see an old car on blocks and Christmas lights up all year long. I don't think it means much though. The wealthy libertarian types won't embarrass themselves with a Trump sign, but they'll still vote for him.

By TINSTAAP, I am guessing you mean let him pitch in the majors before he gets hurt? That's how how I feel about young pitchers in general.

From a fan perspective, I think it's because the Red Sox fans are used to having good teams, so they don't feel any special gratitude towards Dombrowski. They saw that he gutted their farm system in order to win now and then he is somehow connected to the Red Sox letting their star players go even though it happened after he left. For Tigers fans, the Dombrowski years were the only time they really had a winning team in the last four decades.

Red Sox fans don't like Dombrowski.

Everybody gets a trophy.

It sounds like a lot of the Dominican complexes have been robbed recently.

Yes, that's another thing. There is no indication from Statcast numbers that he is compensating for lack of strikeouts by limiting hard hit balls.

He did it on purpose to own the libs.

I don't think Manning has been especially impressive when he has been on the field. He certainly has shown flashes, but has not sustained anything for more than few weeks and has low strikeout rates. I was more impressed with what Olsen did last year than anything Manning has done.

I guess that's where I differ from most fans. I don't think the regular season is boring at all. In fact, I think the regular season is more interesting than the playoffs. They are really two distinct things. The regular season shows which team is able to endure the ebb and flow of the 6 month marathon. The playoffs is the best teams of the regular season during brief snap shots of time. I don't really see the connection between the two. The playoffs are fun if you have a rooting interest, but I think it would be underwhelming if the Tigers finally won the World Series after 40 years as the lowest seeded team with 84 wins. It would be fun in the moment, but it would be hard to look back at the season later with any pride. I want them to dominate the season and then win the playoffs.

That is because fans have been conditioned to believe that winning the playoffs is all that matters. If more emphasis was put on the regular season championship, it would gain more respect. Of course, the problem with that is that TV would make less money off the playoffs if they were not viewed as the end all.

At this point, I would put Turnbull down there with Brieske and Faedo. Also, I probably trust Olsen more than anyone else other than Skubal. There are still questions about him over a full season, but he is healthier and has had more recent success than all the other question marks.

Yeah, I'd like it better if they rewarded the regular season winners in a meaningful way. Winning the 6-month marathon should be a big deal. Then they can do whatever they want with the playoffs. I do like the idea of a mini-season rather than a bunch of short series.