Tiger337

My father used to show me WWII movies to explain his experience in the war. Although he tried to present it as a positive experience, it terrified me. I remember my mother looking up my birthdate in one of the draft lotteries, seeing that my birthday was near the top and being thankful I was too young. However, the draft ended well before I was of draft age. There was still a little fear that it would get re-instated, but being drafted was never a reality.

I was born in 1962 but I don't really identify with boomers because I was too young to really experience the 60s revolution which supposedly defines the boomers. I have vague memories of the 60s, but I grew up in the cynical post-revolution 70s.

How about playoff contraction? Or a new deadball era.

Yes, I am technically a boomer - right on the border of the next generation.

I think this is true at every level of education all the way up to graduate school. I think the most important quality of a teacher is to genuinely care about students. If they know that you care about them, they will most likely respond a lot better and learn more. It's important to know your stuff and to come prepared with good material and present it well, but if you don't care, they won't either.

Beck is maybe the most conservative baseball writer ever, so I usually take him seriously. He doesn't indicate that Malloy has a chance to take over 3B soon though. He said he could be in their long-term plans.

Yes, Anderson would be OK, kind a lateral move from Candelario.

I wish I knew more about 401k's when I was young. I was good at saving and not going into any kind of debt, but was late at getting into investing. Young people are not stupid, but they need instruction. Some things they need to learn for themselves, but I don't think finances and investing are among those things.

I was thinking they might have a shot at Segura. He would have been OK, but it's not worth getting upset about missing out. I can imagine the response from Tigers fans if they sign Josh Harrison. They had him four years ago and he seemed washed up then. Now, he's going to be 35.

I don't think Harris has a history in that market either. Lee-Jung-Hoo definitely seems to fit the "dominates the strike zone" profile though.

That is probably the biggest problem, but another thing is there are a lot of advisors who try to pressure people into poor investments because it benefits them.

Using social media for advice isn't usually a good idea. but part of the problem is there have been so many dishonest financial advisors working for dishonest companies that people don't trust them anymore. Financial advisors are useful if you can find the right one though. I currently have a self directed account which is good because I do most of my planning myself without paying fees, but I have access to advisors who can do things like find the best short-term CD for me.

That is true.

This guy can hit! Maybe, he can change the Tigers offensive indentity. 😀 Or maybe the Mets, Yankees and Dodgers can stockpile more talent. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/01/kbos-kiwoom-heroes-to-post-lee-jung-hoo-after-2023-season.html

"You guys?" I hope I am not included in that as I never mentioned politics at all!

You can't make blanket statements about any generation. Every generation has a lot people that are irresponsible when young. Maybe the generation that came before the boomers is the exception. They got no breaks at all going through the depression and then WWII. Every generation after that thinks that they had it tough and that the younger generations are too soft. Let's see where the current young generations are at when they grow old.

It's always been a big thing, but more so now. You can never ever have too much starting pitching!

My question is: Is that a generational thing or an age thing? The boomers weren't a particularly reponsible bunch when they were younger either ! Young people are unsettled and irresponsible and then they grow up and complain that young people suck!

I caught the 84Lives fever.

Yeah, I don't think they'll finish .500, but they should do better than last year.

The Tigers had everything go wrong last year and still won 66 games, so I don't think they'll lose 60

All the prospects are going to break out.

It would bother me. The Tigers need to get away from that player profile- no walks and no plus skills. Try something else.

It reminds me of Jack Morris talking about Ohtani with a bad Chinese accent, except I don't think that was premeditated, just stupid. His apology the next inning was even dumber, comically so. "I apologize to Jose Ohtani." LOL

Kim is interesting. Maybe take a flyer on Grisham if he comes cheap.