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Tiger337

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  1. I think there are still a lot of media people and businessmen he can call - like-minded con men. He is still popular and would likely win the primaries if they were held now.
  2. I don't know if he's valuable or whether he chooses those who his adivosrs say are favorites, so he can get a "win".
  3. I think we can all agree that we didn't want to see Torkelson go 4 for 27 in his first week with Toledo.
  4. Trump never heard of Dixon before. He saw her on TV and he liked her boobs.
  5. Konerko got off to a bad start his first two years and then started hitting when he went to Chicago. He had a 120 OPS+ with the White Sox which is right about what Vaughn is doing this year (122). Konerko lasted a long time and had a couple of big years, but he wasn't a big star. Torkelson might never hit, but hoping he hits like Konerko some day is not outrageous.
  6. I don't think you can really make a comparison after just 555 minor league plate appearances for Torkelson and it's not like a .916 OPS is bad. He probably should have spent another season in the minors.
  7. Would Greene be a success if he became Andrew Benintendi?
  8. You never think anybody is going to be good. which means you are usually right especially with the Tigers.
  9. I was just looking at it now. It is well done.
  10. It's too early to say they let a good one get away in Paredes. He is batting .184/.279/.329 in July.
  11. Is inflation the recession? People are employed, people are eager to consume after two years of Covid and businesses are doing business. The problem is that inflation is killing consumers and killing profits.
  12. interesting chart. The thing is though that inflation has been kept under control (although I don't think they are that honest about inflation) until the last two years even with a low interest rate.
  13. Benintendi said something similar to Chafin with repect to whether he would get a vaccination if he went to a contender. Bill James really seems to hate Benintendi. I am not sure why? I don't think it's the vaccine. I could see him supporting a non-vaxer just to be contrarian. Sometimes, I think he likes to get people riled up.
  14. I don't think anybody knows how far they have to go up, but I don't think there is any reason why they would have to catch up to the inflation rate.
  15. That is what I expect too. The only thing is young healthy good starting pitchers are rarely on the market, so there is some chance Avila's asking price will be matched. Again, not what I expect.
  16. I agree we should not wish bad things on people who refuse to take the vaccine. Most people who don't take the vaccine are not being jerks. They fail to take the vaccine mostly out of fear and ignorance.
  17. Rooting for your favorite team to lose is the opposite of optimism.
  18. I hear that type of argument a lot, but some pitchers don't last that long after surgery. They can get hurt again or even have a second surgery. I don't know the numbers on the long term success rate. I also don't think it's inevitable that all young pitchers will have it.
  19. There's a difference. Those guys are patriots.
  20. He is 63. I guess it's never too late to learn.
  21. Thurmond, Eric Show and Dave Dravecky, three fifths of the Padres rotation, were members of the John Birch Society. I remember reading that and thinking nothing of it and it never became a big deal. I can only imagine what social media would do with that today.
  22. It said they were willing to trade just about everyone. That is not the same as trying. really, what is there to tear down?
  23. I think he is a relatively poor GM and I wish they had a different GM, but I don't think every move he makes is automatically going to be awful. His past history suggests that in cases like this one where the Tigers have some leverage he is more likely to ask for too much than too little.
  24. Probably Greene which will be one less reason for watching the Tigers that series.
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