Tiger337

Other than masterfully triggering a Trump meltdown in the debate, I think she has been really unimpressive. I am not aware of a single solid proposal from her so far. I am voting for her because she is up against one of the worst known human beings in the country. As I said before, I don't like to tell people who to vote for. If you vote for Cheney, that's one vote that's not going to Trump.

It sounded like a compliment to me too!

Not really. If he doesn't appove of either candidate, he shouldn't vote them. He can still make an impactful vote in other races.

I thought Weld was a reasonable person when he was Governor of Massachusetts. He actually seemed like a middle of the road Republican, not radical.

Go for it. I am not going to tell anyone who to vote for... As long as it's not Trump!

I think the Tigers showed at the end of the year that they aren't going mess with under performers anymore. If Baez does comeback and doesn't hit, I think he'll be gone really quickly.

I really doubt everything came together just because Baez was a cancer and all the young players suddenly felt better after he was gone. They were already starting to play better before he went on the IL. They did even better after he left, because they got his terrible bat out of the line-up and added some other players who had been in the minors or were hurt. If they acquired Bregman or Alonso and they hit, they would help the team. If they didn't hit, they would not help the team. The run they have been on since August 10 has been amazing, but I don't believe they are as good as their record during that span. If they came back with the same group next year, I don't believe they would do as well. At the same time, I do think they are pretty close to being a team that can be a perennial contender and it seems like the the right time to start spending. I do think they need another good bat, which could come from free agency or trade. They also need at another starter and a couple of relievers. I hope they try to acquire all of those things this off-season.

I am not confident that Jung is any better than Torkelson, but Alonso is another player I wouldn't mind seeing them pursue. And if Jung is better that Torkelson, they could put Bregman at third and try Jung at first.

Since, they are an 86-win team entering the second round of the playoffs, I think one player could very well be the last piece of the puzzle. I think Bergman is currently a great fit for the Tigers. How long he will be a great fit (and how many years it will take to sign him) is the question.

I don't either, but a LOT of people equate being loud and obnoxious with being tough when in reality that kind of behavior more likely is being used to cover weaknesses.

I agree a lot of men like him because think he's tough. In fact, I think a lot of men have traditionally voted Republican because they think the Republican ideal represents toughness and Trump takes that to a new level.

I understand that, but I don't care about the NFL! Thus, I don't like them giving us a cheaper product to accommodate the NFL.

I don't like all the days off in the playoffs. I wish it was more like the regular season. I understand they have to have a day(s) off when a series season ends early, but there is no baseball reason for an off day on Sunday. It helps the Tigers because it allows Skubal to pitch in more games, but in general I dislike it.

Somebody might have mentioned it, but I don't believe it was a general feeling. Some didn't like Hinch because of the cheating scandal in Houston, but I don't people believed he would be let go.

More money!

I think the other options were Maeda and Montero. I don't think either of them would be any better.

I saw some criicism of both Hinch and Harris, but I don't remember anyone here saying that they would get fired. Not on this site anyway. Sportz isn't here anymore.

I think platoons have become pretty common again and I don't think they are that hard to figure out. Adding a 26th roster spot and limiting pitchers to 13 has made platooning easier to do. Hinch has done well in general, but his pitching staff management has been exceptional.

I agree. I think managers are overrated in general, but Hinch this year is an exception. The one thing I think managers can do to have an impact is bullpen management and Hinch is nailing it.

yeah, I think it can work with three above average starters and then the other two days can be bullpen games. I have suggested that in the past. I don't think what the Tigers are doing now is something that is likely to work consistenly well over the long term. You'd need to have a collection of top notch relievers and keep them all healthy over a full season which becomes more difficult as relievers get over used. And if every team tried to do the same thing, I don't think there would be enough MLB quality relievers to go around.

Right, what the Tigers are doing is unprecedented.

It wasn't really a strategy of choice, but rather a strategy of necessity caused by not having enough starters. Hinch/Fetter excuted it beautifully and they got some momentum going, but I don't think it's something that's going to work consistently. We might see more bullpen games from teams in the future. but I don't anticipate teams copying the strategy of basically having one regular starter for the last two months and into the playoffs.

There are undecided voters. I know some of them. They aren't looking for attention. They just don't care enough about politics to have any opinion.

Thanks for the confirmation that Rose was an awful human being.

Foley is going to be so upset at himself. I'm not sure they can use him again. 😀