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RatkoVarda

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  1. first Biden lets terrorists take down the Key Bridge, and now the POW/MIA stand at the Lincoln Memorial is on fire. If you can't see the connections, I can't help you.
  2. FWIW, Eric Longenhagen at FG is pretty bullish on Madden, slotting him at #5 in the system. "Madden has a prototypical starter’s scouting package, with a classic, innings-eating frame and a deep repertoire. ... I consider him a high-probability no. 4/5 starter." Either he's right or he's wrong. Time will tell. It may very well be they don't want to demote someone from the Toledo rotation (to either the BP or Erie) once/if everyone is healthy.
  3. for the DD fans out there, FGs project Phillies BP to be the best in 2024. TIgers at 23. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2024-positional-power-rankings-bullpen-no-1-15/
  4. for one random Tuesday game this August, every player AJ uses on the 1st place Tigers will have been acquired by Avila - which will enrage certain people.
  5. Al’s incompetence is obvious; not sure why we need to pretend that he didn’t have a few successes, almost all of which occurred in the latter years of his reign of befuddlement
  6. no real reason to think that Martin will pass Levi anytime soon. Holmes is like any other GM, his guys will get longer looks, so Levi is going to get every chance to stay in 24. besides, right now he is the 3rd best DT, at worst 4th if you think Paschal is a DT.
  7. 100%. 2 year contract with an exploding salary cap is not ever going to be an obstacle for signing anyone.
  8. Holmes got a OG, CB and DE. Before draft, probably going keep shopping and get DT, WR and maybe a S. Would love that depth but still hoping for impact move that probably is not coming.
  9. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-tigers-rotation-is-suddenly-flush-with-options/ It doesn’t sound like Detroit has an appetite for a six-man rotation to start the season, which means one of Manning, Mize, or Reese Olson could start the year either in the bullpen or in the minors. With Gipson-Long waiting in the wings and a host of other spot starters like Wentz and Alex Faedo on the 40-man roster, the Tigers have the luxury of bringing some of their top pitching prospects along slowly. Wilmer Flores and Ty Madden both reached Double-A last year and look like they’re on the fast track to the majors, and the Tigers’ top pitching prospect, Jackson Jobe, isn’t that far behind. With the depth the team has established, Detroit can really give that trio of young pitchers all the development time they need when they’d otherwise be lined up to make their debuts this year.
  10. politically, easy to spin this as Biden will go to extra ordinary lengths in Gaza but not Southern border. not a good look for him
  11. Dems could not have asked for a better outcome than Lara. Big $$$ people won't return their calls now, and this just seals the deal, as they sit this one out. Down ballot people will get pennies at most.
  12. Trump posts 91.6M bond. Maybe Elmo or Orban gave him the money at MAL over the weekend? The great news is that as soon as appeals are denied, Carroll gets the cash without a fight. That's when Dump will really melt down.
  13. again, Fox Business super, super pissed at good jobs report; suggests numbers are cooked for election year; wait until they cut interest rates to juice economy all summer!
  14. this is real. NYT: POTUS fails to wins over GQP in SOTUS. eff you all NYT.
  15. GQP did it again; reduced expectations for Biden's performance so low people were expecting a incoherent blob of goo; Biden is solid, but really appears to knock it out of the park because of the triumph of low expectations. Thank you GQP! And the visuals of him talking to everyone late into the night were so good
  16. KLaw top 30 out; no mock but Caleb Bonemer (MI HS 3B) is ranked 11th.
  17. if you keep digging, you eventually will get out of this hole. just keep digging. you're doing great. almost there.
  18. The effort some of you are putting into crazy ideas to motivate Baez by humiliating him or benching him in favor of clearly lesser players is really weird. Dude is a dumpster fire and also the best SS the Tigers have by far but the moment people start pointing that out, people feel the need to come up with some crazy ideas that he is not getting the $98M he is guaranteed. Feel free to keep pointing out he sucks at the plate (he does) but your olde timey "solutions" are silly.
  19. Baez had his worst full season in the majors last year, while posting his best strike out rate ever. looks like he is trying to do just what they want him to do, and it has clearly all blown up in their faces
  20. AJ needs to grab him by the collar, and really lay into him. Give 'em the business. Give 'em the what for. Tell him that namby pamby stuff won't be tolerated and to stop being a duke of limbs. I think we can all agree that is the one sure way to compel him to create more contact.
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