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15 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

I think one of them is going to get a lot PA though because I don't really see a reasonable CF choice for that ballpark beyond those two unless Clark shows up early in the season.

BTW - what are we calling it now that Comerica is in the corporate dustbin? Are they really going with the completely non-sensical '5th/3rd' moniker? There won't be an out of town announcer that recites that with a straight face.

Perez and Vierling can play CF, but you don't want them playing there regularly.  I think Hinch will be playing his usual musical chairs

2 hours ago, Tigerbomb13 said:

What the **** are you even talking about?

I don't follow him, but he apparently doesn't like people who work in cubicles.  It sounds like jealousy.  

34 minutes ago, romad1 said:

 

When was the last time they attacked us on our soil?  Thanks for making it more likely to happen.  That's the way it is I guess.    

2 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

Or you can look at the most recent indicator - last season when Baez was 60 pts better. It comes down to including the year Baez was injured vs including the year Parker was injured so it can be sliced and diced anyway as desired.

Why I am less optimistic about Parker is that he came back and had no discernible upward trend as he moved away from the injury (one 5 hit series against the Yankees in Sept was about it) and he has followed that up with an ice cold spring that he can't afford to be having.

I am not optimistic that either will hit.  Baez went two straight years where he was garbage.  One year he was injured, the other year I assume not.  They can both be useful with their gloves, but their at bats should be limited.  It's not ideal for both to be in the line-up at the same time.  

Over the past three years, Meadows has a .694 OPS.  Baez .606.  Chances are neither will hit, but I'll take my chances with Meadows over Baez.  A platoon makes sense though.  I expect McGonigle to be the starting shortstop.  

1 hour ago, Tigerbomb13 said:

B**** is not a nice term and it is used inappropriately way to often.  It fits her perfectly though.  

3 hours ago, guy incognito said:

If that's true, then it's like letting your pitcher throw 140 pitches in a blowout.  It's a poor use of resources.  

3 hours ago, Sports_Freak said:

I just filled up in metro Detroit.  $2.87 per gallon.

It's more than 3.20 where I live.  

1 hour ago, gehringer_2 said:

what I meant was more along the lines that in baseball, when you have a hole to fill, bringing in 10 stiffs on the hope one of them is a diamond in the rough is generally not great strategy - the failure rate in baseball is so high that quantity does not  insure there is any quality to be found in a sample.

Like third base for most of Tigers history?

16 minutes ago, chasfh said:

That's fine, although I just don't think "kids these days" really applies here. 

Is that what he meant?  

My guess is he was talking about drafting hitters by quality and pitchers by quantity 

11 hours ago, ewsieg said:

Part of me wants to say I'm a republican still.  I feel like the party moved, not me, so why should I have to classify as something different?  But I'm sure that's not completely true anymore.  Not sure if I've moderated or if I still fall under  classical liberalism.

 

Join the plurality party - independents.  

I have been an Independent forever.  I am a liberal independent, but I don't like identifying with a party.  

4 minutes ago, monkeytargets39 said:

I’d be fine if Hurter and Hanifee didn’t make the team.  Go get Danny Coulombe.

Either they both make the team or neither makes the team. They go together.  

1 hour ago, chasfh said:

This seems like one of those 50/50 things to me: totally plausible, totally unverified.

I think it's lot less than 50/50, but who knows?

On 2/28/2026 at 8:35 AM, Netnerd said:

My leftward trend started with George W and his Iraq fiasco. McCain-Palin, Tea Party, Donald… the lemmings plunged over the cliff while I watched.

I wrote a paper my Sophomore year in college supporting Reagan.  I really wasn't interested in politics, but I had to pick a side to write the paper.  My left-wing radical professor liked the paper and gave me an A.  He was a good teacher and it was an interesting class.  Taking liberal arts classes was also a good way to boost my GPA. I voted for Anderson (not Sparky!) in 1980.  I probably voted for Reagan in 1984.  I don't remember.  I later became marginally interested in libertarianism.  There was no magic moment which made me switch from left to right.  Life experiences and observations made me more empathetic and compassionate and I gradually shifted left.  

10 hours ago, guy incognito said:

This sounds fake.  I could see one commander saying something like that, but I doubt it is systemic.  

I think that ship has sailed already.  Every place you go on the internet is invading you privacy, stealing your identity, whatever.  There's no way to get away from it. I don't pay for a lot of subscriptions, but I pay for what makes my life easier. 

14 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

Marco word salad is still in the spinner.

Marco Rubio has always been weak.  He used to ne somewhat normal.  Now, every time I see him it's like he's a hostage held captive by Trump.  I think he has destroyed his political career much like Pence.  

1 hour ago, guy incognito said:

I am not even sure what the media is anymore.  A subscription is required for almost everything thing now and what they were giving us before isn't worth ****, so I haven't signed up for anything.  I look for stuff on bluesky and twitter and try piece together what's happening.  

I have been paying $20 per month for ChatGPT and it is a LOT better than the free version.  However, I am hearing that Claude is better for the kind of stuff I do.  I am going to try it out.  If the $20 version is good, then I can dump chatgpt.  

1 hour ago, gehringer_2 said:

The difference in TJ morbidity for relief pitchers compared to starting pitchers isn't anywhere near as large as I would expect it to be if it were just based on pitch count. But the question is whether it's throwing harder or more often or just both, that increases the risk for RPs.

I like to compare pitching to distance running as I am very familiar with the stresses of the latter.  It's not the same because throwing different kinds of pitches with maximun intensity strains your arm more than the repetive motion of running.  However, I think of frequency and duration of running is analagous to the frequency and duration of pitching.  I think that running 33 half marathons in six months versus running 70 5ks in six months would each put a different kind of stress on the joints.  Starting pitching has the risk of cumulative long-term wear and tear whereas relief pitching has more risk of acute injury due to max intensity and shorter recovery.  Both are big risks, but I think that the routine of being a starting pitcher is easier to manage than the erratic use of relievers.  There are pros and cons of each, but I don't think using a young pitcher in short relief versus starting is keeping him safer.  

This whole thread is:

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Must be having a huge meltdown. 

59 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

 

I don't fully understand the graphic.  The economic ruin in Trump's first term came from Covid, not a war.  I do understand that he mishandled it.   

1 minute ago, chasfh said:

You didn't even have to tell me. 😏

Your retirement sounds nice.  Where are the games?

2 hours ago, chasfh said:

I’m going to WBC games next Saturday, Sunday, and Monday!

Me and Bert don't care! 😄

21 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

I have never been able to care about the WBC. I’m not intrinsically against it, it’s just an intrusion on a spring training experience that I prefer.

I can see how it’s a big deal, to the 28% of players that are foreign born — and then there’s players that are not foreign born but who have a tangential right to play for another country’s team.

And of course there’s players that would just like to represent the USA, which I understand, but which still doesn’t mean much to me because I like my spring training unadulterated.

:End of mild self-absorbed rant:

I also don't care about the WBC.  I have always thought of Spring Training as a very laid back time where players get ready for the season, fans dream unrealistic dreams about the season and the feeling of anticipation builds up as we get close to opening day.  Then all of the sudden the real games start and there is a jolt of excitement.  The WBC interferes with that for me, but I don't get upset about it.