Mr.TaterSalad

Damn, Scottie Scheffler got arrested this morning before the start of Round 2 of the PGA Championship.

9 hours ago, Sports_Freak said:

 

Someone should tell the Rams what Stafford's record is against teams with a winning record. 

The Lions schedule release video was not in the least but funny. But that's not what matters. Winning is what matters. Go Lions!

3 hours ago, romad1 said:

This is a thing

Nikki Haley is STILL getting more than 20% in the primaries.  That's not a good look for the guy who led the coup to overthrow democracy being the people's champion.  Even if a lot of neck beards are upset about transgender astronauts. 

I don't get how this reality matches up with the hypothetical polls. Trump is losing support among primary, base Republican voters, but is performing far better with the average, general election voter. 

3 hours ago, 1984Echoes said:

A 30K bike race would suffice.

Trump couldn't lift his **** without being out of breath, much less get on a bike and ride. 

@lordstanley ESPN is doing a 30 for 30 documentary called I'm Just Here for the Riot on the Vancouver riots after their Stanley Cup Final loss in 2011. It airs starting on June 4th it looks like. 

Jared Goff was a deflected INT and two dropped passes away from a Super Bowl. He's brought us closer to a Super Bowl than any Lions QB in the Super Bowl era. He most definitely deserves the contract he is getting.

I don't get wanting to discourage tanking. I'd be more apt to want to watch my team if I knew they were tanking for an exciting, young player that could give you hope for the future versus watching the endless cycle of mediocrity the Pistons are in.

What happened to the America First part of MAGA?

5 hours ago, oblong said:

Look....I'm not saying Rob Deer was good or anything... but he doesn't deserve to be some kind of poster child either.

Wouldn't you be disappointed as hell if all Tork amounts to is Rob Deer or a poor man's version of Deer? Deer had a career OPS of sub .750 and struck out an average of like 150 times a season. He's the poster child for all power and no smarts when at the plate. A dude just ripping at the ball with poor pitch selection and bad swings.

2 hours ago, Toddwert said:

does anyone remember Deano?

Dean Palmer was second best hitter in Randy Smith's lineup behind Tony Clark in 1999 from what I remember. Maybe better than Tony and better than Higgy.

5 hours ago, casimir said:

A long, long, long, long time ago, I was wandering the concourse of Tiger Stadium before a game.  I have no idea where they came from, but Deer and Trammell were walking ahead of me.  And then they opened some door and vanished just like that.  There were others on the concourse, but nobody bugged them along that short stroll.  I guess everybody else was too gobsmacked to see players walking around there like I was.

No, everyone there beside you was opposing team fans lol because Randy Smith had built such a pathetic team. I remember going to Tiger Stadium as a kid when the Indians would come to town and there would be more Indians fans than Tigers fans because we were so bad. 

Looks like Giovanni Manu, the big boy from British Columbia, the 9th Wonder of the World, is going to be getting reps at Tackle and not Guard. 

https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2024/5/10/24153538/detroit-lions-provide-some-positional-clarity-on-giovanni-manu-sione-vaki

24 minutes ago, bobrob2004 said:

Ok, that's definitely better than mine.  Were you able to use your own lyrics? 

Nope, I just gave AI the parameters I wanted for the song and this is what it came up with. I told it to compare Tork to Rob Deer and sadly it did. 😕

11 hours ago, bobrob2004 said:

So I found this website that can create music.  I gave it a prompt and it spit out this song about the Tigers.  This is 100% AI generated: https://suno.com/song/9ffb6f3d-fbe4-4bd4-9ec3-26fdd42a5ca9

It got the year 1904 wrong (should be 1901), but I guess it had to rhyme. 
 

[Verse]
Beneath the city lights
Where Motor City roars
There's a team that's been fightin'
Since 1904
The Detroit Tigers
With a heart full of fire
They play with such passion
They'll never retire

[Verse]
Ty Cobb was a legend
The Georgia Peach they say
With spikes on his shoes
He'd tear up the clay
Hank Greenberg's bat
Swung with might and grace
A true power hitter
Put fear in every base

[Verse]
From Kaline to Gibson
A legacy so strong
The roar of the jungle
Keeps their spirits along
World Series champions
They've tasted the glory
The Tigers
The pride of Detroit's rich story

 

I also created one . . .

https://suno.com/song/0c466c6d-dd5d-4dea-b882-644ca461307c

[Verse]
Bat in his hand
Torkelson's up to the plate
But when it comes to hitting
Man
He just ain't great
Like a modern-day Rob Deer
He swings so hard and wild
But no matter how he tries
He can't hit it out the park
Child

[Verse 2]
Bad swings and strikeouts
It's becoming a routine
Torkelson at the plate
Man
It's like a comedy scene
His OPS is low
He can't find a groove
When it comes to hitting
Man
He's got something to prove

[Chorus]
Swing and a miss
Torkelson can't connect
He's like a deer in headlights
No respect
Strikeout after strikeout
He's feeling the heat
Torkelson at the plate
Man
It's a repeat

So was Stormy Daniel's testimony ultimately effective and damaging to Trump in the end? Is that the general concensus from the past couple of days?

I watched Late Night With the Devil this weekend and it was a really solid horror film. I loved the unique element of the movie being set in the 1970s on a late night show. It was one of the better horror films I've seen in a while.

Speaking of Utah, you can now vote on their team name on an official survey that the franchise is conducting.

https://survey.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0icZIBPBgCbymns

I get why the NHL would want a franchise in Utah though, season ticket sales are easy to come by. You can sell season ticket packages in 12 packs because you'd have to buy one ticket for each of your wives.

Rashee Rice should be available soon if we want an X Receiver.

2 hours ago, 1984Echoes said:

FYI: Tyler Boyd, 1 year $4.5 mill with the Titans...

I would have signed him for that price for sure.

People always complain that politicians are above the law so then when they actually get prosecuted and a day in court they claim it's all bull****. Unreal!

15 hours ago, holygoat said:

Huh.

 

My bad, I didn't realize there was an updated, official RAS for St. Brown. MB is right, looks like what I shared was unofficial and the official RAS score totaled is a bit lower.

1 hour ago, holygoat said:

You know who else had a mediocre RAS score and a slow 40 time? 

I'm being cheeky, of course, and not saying Williams will be the next ASB, but RAS only tells a part of the overall picture. I do think it's kind of ironic that for how much Holmes seems to put into RAS, one of his very best picks was pretty average according to it.

St. Brown had a great RAS score and was a full second faster than Williams. Again though, it would be gold if this kid works out. 

I really feel for Toronto fans right now. I genuinely feel bad for them.