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As someone who grew up a Buckeye and has a son who is a ND grad, this is getting quite interesting.

Keith has shown power in the minors though, so I think they believe it's there.

Michigan is just so into Day’s head. He coaches completely different against them than everyone else.

For someone who is looking to sign his last big contract and isn't going to be a Hall of Famer, does it matter to them what counting stats they put up? Or is total $ and fit/chance of winning more important? Meaning, if a number of Bregman's home runs become doubles in Detroit and his slugging drops but OBP rises, does that really matter that much to him if he's looking for a 7 year deal to take him to age 37? If he can only get a 4-5 year deal I get it, but if Detroit would match the Adames deal which added 1 year at the same rate Houston offered, He isn't likely to get another big deal after that one anyway.

Maybe. There are a lot of players with elite skill who never really make it, especially QB’s. He will definitely get many chances because of his undoubtedly extremely rare skill level (maybe costing many coaches their jobs along the way) i have been concerned drafting him.

Maybe, but he doesn't seem to have any real football awareness. Reports are didn't even know they only needed a field goal to tie on Thanksgiving Day. Many of the sacks he's taken show no awareness. He has elite skills which have always gotten him by, but does he have the head to be more than a talented athlete?

Thank you for the correction. That’s is considerably better especially drafting in the position we do.

And Walker costs us our Competitive Balance pick which is the 2nd competitive balance pick and I believe will be pick #31 based on what Edman said with the Mets, Yankees and Dodgers dropping 10 spots and the 2 picks for players winning awards.

According to everything I’ve read, the Lions have all the tiebreakers, so they can go 3-1 and lose any and still have the #1 seed.

Because it was already done.

This in itself is why it’s mainly on the coach. It looked like they never ran a 2 minute drill in practice. Why weren’t they set in 12 seconds? That part is 100 pct coaching. Willisms shouldn’t have changed the play when he did either, and did enough to put them in that place, but the coaching was awful.

Definitely agree. It seems like more often than not, the Lions have not scored on their first possession of the game, but have dominated the 2nd quarter and 2nd half. Not to mention the possibility at the end of the first half playing so you have the last possession as well as the first of the 2nd.

I personally believe that the reason he is coming over now is because he is so confident in himself being a superstar (Ohtani was similar when he chose the Angels) and those people don't often want to be 2nd fiddle to an established star. I see him going to a team where he can be the Japanese star. I think it's most likely San Diego, somewhere on the west coast, or NY/Tor. The only things we have going for us are Maeda who could be a mentor and being an up and coming team with a reputation of developing pitchers.

Or NY/TOR where there are large asian populations and markets, but it's also why he isn't likely to sign with the Dodgers (and maybe the Angels?) as he would have 2 other Japanese stars competing for endorsements.

We are currently projected to sign OF Chris Rodriguez who MLB had as the #3 ranked International signing as of 9/24 & BA also has at #3 as of yesterday) neither list doesn't include Sasaki)

Arnold being Full Practice is good at least.

Yes it is unfortunately. And the city is required to repair the roof-which is why they were voting only on that part and not all the other repairs.

IIRC it’s voted on right after the regular season.

Correct. It needs to be tourism as the revenue is from tourism tax. Living in Sarasota now, I hope they stay in the area as it’s nice being able to see the Tigers a bit over an hour away.

I know you mean against Ohio State, that is the 23rd. Indiana has a bye week this week.

If they would sign Kim, I could definitely see Baez getting a reasonable chance until Kim is ready. If they don't sign Kim, I'd be shocked if they go into the season counting on one of Baez/Kreidler/Leonard having to be the platoon/backup shortstop. I think they at least get another right handed option who can play short in case Baez doesn't show improvement rather than counting on Kreidler or Leonard.

Actually only different GM-same owner and manager.

They may not get the attendance, but they have some of the highest TV ratings IIRC.

It isn't quite that extreme, but they have a $25 mil deductible and max coverage of $50 mil now - they just lowered it in March to save a few hundred thousand per year.

According to an article I read, the roof membrane was a few years past its ability to handle over 130 mph winds. (I think it was still good for 110-115. But since there was no danger of it collapsing on fans, and they knew the Rays weren’t staying there, the city of St Petersburg understandably didn’t want to put the money into replacing it when the odds were minimal of what happened happening.