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  1. HeyAbbott
    Here is hoping Greene's situation is not serious. Another thought, should we be watching for any late transactions involving relief pitching?
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    I'm back from vacation in Oregon and I am just getting caught up on the forum. I thought I have been pessimistic, but I think many here that are gloomier than I. I do think the Tigers have been horrible at training talent, however I think there are reasons to be optimistic. First of all, it looks like an NL team needs 84 wins this year to be in playoff contention. An AL team needs 94. The only way the Tigers make it is to win the division. I suspect they are an 85 win team this year, so I agree they will not make the playoffs. Most of the closure this year toward 94 wins will happen due to better defense. We played a pathetic parade of shortstops last year, and much of the time, they played at a high A level. Defensive runs saved this year will be vastly improved by innings being shortened by fielders actually fielding those ground balls that relief pitchers have produced in the past. I think that the improvements defensively are worth 70 runs saved over the season. We are a solid relief pitcher short, and I'd like to find one more solid outfield bat.Our AL Central won-loss record must be at least 3 wins above .500 to be a contender. I'll believe it when I see it. Tork and Greene are the real deal. I am looking for about 710 runs scored this year, and roughly 670 runs allowed. This will be a good team,but they are a little short to be considered a contender.
  3. HeyAbbott
    I say, Amen brother!!
  4. HeyAbbott
    If one looks over the last 90 years of sports management, I would rate the Cards at the top of the heap. They are a substantially smaller market than the Tigers. They have had a knack to identify, attract, train, and retain talent, with some innovation thrown in for good measure. When taken market size into consideration, one would not be awed by the Tiger's way. Hopefully, this era changes that.
  5. HeyAbbott
    That was operating income. There are other things such as interest expense that would need to be pulled from it to get to a true profit. The Tigers most likely have interest expense as Mike I put up a good chunk of money to build Comerica Park. On the other hand, Parking is probably not in that number.
  6. HeyAbbott
    These comments are spot on. Good management is doing more with less. In my book, when I look at the sweep of the last 90 years of the St. Louis Cards management, I would rate them as the best managed baseball franchise in MLB. Yes, I am aware that there was some shady hocus pocus at least once during the last 20, but that was an aberration. Despite what Detroit fans think, Detroit's biggest problem has been poor identification of talent and abysmal training and instruction of acquired talent. There are some signs that they may be getting better on these 2 points.
  7. HeyAbbott
    Cameron , perhaps as I am beginning to think, will prove to be the Great White Whale of Tigers Baseball. Like Melville's creation in "Moby Dick", the appearance of his vaunted production may prove to be elusive. I hope he puts it all together, as his past flashes of brilliance are exciting.
  8. HeyAbbott
    Boyd is unsigned. So is Norris.
  9. HeyAbbott
    This is solid advice. We need to find 2 arms, a SP and a LH reliever. Maybe both guys are already in camp. I kind of doubt that. As for the OF'er , come the trade dealine there might be better options.
  10. HeyAbbott
    Well, It's about to get wild. I am very happy that I was wrong about how long this would take,
  11. HeyAbbott
    Let's see what happens. As the old adage goes ," There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip"'
  12. HeyAbbott
    Because they do.
  13. HeyAbbott
    One can be worth billions, but one still has to convert it to liquid holdings. If you have new billions of net worth in say, real estate holdings due to market increases, that doesn't mean its convertible to cash, altough they can and will be-- at some point in time.
  14. HeyAbbott
    The only folks I think Manfred really cares about are the gamblers. As for the TV guys, they want the Dodgers, Yankees, BoSox, Giants and maybe the Cubs to always be in the playoffs and win. If collectively they are the Harlem Globetrotters in this morality play, how many Washington Generals do you need? Maybe five at tops.
  15. HeyAbbott
    It is time to clean up the fishing gear. There will be no baseball in April, May, and quite possibly, June.
  16. HeyAbbott
    It will never happen but: 16 games between the 4 teams in the division = 64 games 8 games between the remaining 10 teams in the league = 80 games Total 144 games, no inter league play. This would give time for the expanded playoffs to be played in better weather, and the MLB could cut some of the cold weather dates. If you want inter-league play, play 2 games each against 5 teams of the other three league's divisions would yield 154 games.
  17. HeyAbbott
    Analytics has helped to pin down player value. Here in Detroit, we were spoiled by the Mike Ilitch years. He payed like a fan, not an owner.
  18. HeyAbbott
    As respect to the why, I think a number of teams have adopted some form of analytics and therefore question whether or not paying more for players make a difference. In terms of marginal revenue, a team's revenue except for local attendance isn't going to vary as much as fans think whether they win or lose. For most MLB franchises, I think, that probably 70 to 75 percent of their revenue is from broadcast rights of some type. While more people will come out to see a good team, even if that's 1 million additional fans at $50 a head, that's only 50 million dollars. If I add 2 so so free agents I will spend more then that. With so much money completely divorced from attendance, I would think constant flirtation with .500 (77 to 81 games) would probably maximize revenue for a club. Fans just need to remember that when they attend an MLB Game, they are merely paying to be an extra with his butt firmly planted in an outdoor television studio.
  19. HeyAbbott
    https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2019/01/11/economic-data-shows-mlb-spent-less-on-player-salaries-compared-to-revenues-in-2018/?sh=72905ece39d7 Although the article does not have 2019 data, it does state that the player percentage 0f revenue has declined.
  20. HeyAbbott
    Looking at last year's standings, with a 12 team playoff Cincinnati would have made the playoffs with an 83 win season? Have I got that right?
  21. HeyAbbott
    All either side cares about at this point is putting it to the other side. When this bs passing for negotiations breaks down, a long cooling off period will probably be the order of the day. After Monday, I anticipate no "session" until after St. Paddy's Day.
  22. HeyAbbott
    I wonder what the over/under is on the season starting by May 1? I personally think that an avalanche of animosity will be released at 12:01 AM March 1 when there is no deal. Give them a two week cool down and additional 2 weeks of negotiations and 4 weeks of spring training that makes May 1 probably the early date. I still think no MLB baseball until July 1.
  23. HeyAbbott
    This nothing more than a pissing contest right now. The difference aren't materially different if what is being asked for is being properly reported in the media. Time to clean up the fishing gear for me. There won't be any baseball until July 1, at the earliest.
  24. HeyAbbott
    The average sports nut will find something. During the last major work stoppage I went fishing.
  25. HeyAbbott
    Shift? In the dead ball era, they were employed regularly. Shifts don't work on hitters that use the entire field. I wonder what Orlando Cepeda in his prime would have done against shifts.
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