Tiger337

Every time there is a managerial opening, every candidate is talked about in glowing terms. The fact is Avila hired two managers over him.

I was just going to ask how long it will take before Trump calls him "four eyes"?

It didn't say he was the first choice. It says he was a strong candidate. He hiired Gardenhire over him and then hired Hinch over him.

I don't really know how they rank guys that haven't played pro ball yet. It seems like guess work. I was suprised to see Briceno ranked as high as he was, although his performance certains warrants attention.

Five Tigers in the Top 100:

He got the hits off two Hall of Famers too!

20 losses? That is terrible. With a better manager, they could be 73-40, easily the best record in baseball.

I think throwing arms are important, although not as important as range. I was curious because fans don't usually talk as much about outfielder arms today. When fans talk about players from the 60s, throwing arm seem to be the thing they talk about first. I don't know whether that was talked about more back then or whether it's just something that is more unforgettable when looking back. Of course, defense in general was more important in past eras when there more balls in play. There was probably more variation between good and bad fielders back then too. Because there is so much hitting today, teams could afford to carry one or two defense only players. There were also no DH's then so there might have been more terrible defenders.

I have noticed that fans who grew up during the 60s are always talking about outfield arms. Is that something that was stressed more during that time than it is today?

I think he may be right too, but I don't think Trump is more able to make that kind of progress than other presidents. I don't think our government function requires flattery of any President, let alone a turd like Trump. I do think we would do better with more cooperation in general.

If the Republicans did nothing but claim that Biden and Obama were the smartest men in the world, we would we have had universal healthcare and and a bigger infrastructure package. If we could all just get along, it would be nirvana.

It's Shelby's dad.

It's not looking nearly as bad I feared last night. If you are in crypto (which I still think is a scam) then it's a really bad day.

no, I did too.

It depends on who it is, but 29 versus 31 could be 4 good years versus 2 good years.

19

If you were a fan of the Tigers in 1975, you could imagine a team losing 18 games in a row.

Bob Uecker nailed when he said he was a good bacup catcher until he had to play too much.

Most likely someone who is just as bad like when Kreidler replaced Baez.

I think they have impacts , but not tremendous impacts. If a manager does not have talented players, he can't make them win. That has been proven over and over throughout the history of the game as famous managers move from team to team.

The vast majority of professional athletes care a lot. They are very competitive people which is part how they became professional athletes.

I agree that Hinch know what he is doing, but I also think managers don't matter as much as fans think. It's the players.

Jace Laviolette? I'm sorry, but that name doesn't work.

It's been my fear along that this would happen. The next fear is that the recession runs its course early in his presidency and he takes credit fot it. He'll also take credit for fixing inflation even though it's already getting fixed now.

I doubt he even read it.