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Hill's tools are better than Reyes' tools across the board. It's an easy choice.

It is if you're Victor Reyes.

"The suit alleges that ACN used the Trump brand to appeal to teens." That doesn't sound very smart. Is this company still in business?

That is a pretty strong statement.

I think you are overrating Reagan. He was no Willie Mays. Maybe Mickey Stanley.

If Trump said the same thing as Putin, you'd be saying it was a strong speech. Guaranteed.

The best one was Aurelio Lopez, but he got too good for the role.

It was OK at the time. He wasn't good, but he was adequate. I think third base is becoming more of a position where they expect some range. With all the shifts, it's harder to have a catch and throw guy at third base.

I know what you're saying...but Greeks are not relief pitchers.

Yes, Cabrera does seem to be more of a team player than Rodriguez. He has been willing to move around the infield and DH and might not make a fuss if he is dropped in the line-up.

Stieb didn't pitch to the score. He was just padding his stats.

I am not really worried about anyone based on spring training performance. I am basically hoping they (1) stay healthy, especially their young pitchers and (2) Greene and Torkelson hit well enough, so there is no excuse to not bring up north. So far, so good.

We get excited whenever he goes on a little hot streak because we remember how great he was and we hope he makes a comeback, but it's not going to happen. He had a great career, but now he's just hanging on way past his utility. He's been a replacement level player the last five years. I'd rather see guys like Reyes, Cameron, Hill and Paredes get more at bats.

Probably never. You can't disrespect the veteran. Pudge Rodriguez pouted all season when Trammell took him out of the third spot.

OK, I misunderstood. I don't really think Detroit had a rivalry with Boston and New York. I just personally loved seeing them beat those teams. I have always kind of liked the Blue Jays. With so much access to every major league team on tv/radio/internet today, I care less about rivalries now.

I actually think all rivalries are starting to die out now that pennant races no longer exist.

I hear about other rivalries too - Cardinals/Cubs and Dodgers/Giants. I never really heard about a Blue Jays/Tigers rivalry. I don't doubt that it was a rivalry bassd on what people are saying here, but I have a hard time believing it was anything like Yankees/Red Sox. I bet fans don't go to Redwings or Pistons games and chant "Blue Jays suck!"

yeah, this is why I wondered whether it was a big rivalry localy, because it's not something I noticed from afar.

I think I took that test at work too. I take so many tests for HIPAA, human subjects research, equity, etc and I forget the details five minutes after taking the tests. The tests are so boring and the hard part is that you actually have to pass the tests or else you have to keep on doing it which keeps you from getting your real work done. The thing is though, I don't need to take these tests to know that I would get in big trouble if a family member used data to which I had access for nefarious purposes. I know that's probably not a great analogy, but I needed to relate it to my work.

I have been around for the entire Blue Jays history and I don't remember them having a big rivalry with the Tigers. It was not recognized as a rivalry nationally, but maybe it was considered one locally. I think in order for there to be a serious good rivalrvy between two teams, they need to be good at the same time which didn't happen too often with the Tigers and Blue Jays. As a fan, I remember wanting the Tigers to beat the Orioles (when they were really good), Yankees and Red Sox. Other than 1987, I didn't consider the Blue Jays to be a hated opponent.

I like the old minor league parks with their indiosyncrasies. It's part of the experience for me. It's not the same as going to a MLB game packed with over 30,000 people where I just want to be comfortable. Minor league baseball is a different story.

is Rubenesque a lefty or a righty?

If Jimenez doesn't make the roster, who is going to take the role of fat hard throwing reliever?

Or was he going good when he hit lefties?