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  1. bobrob2004
    If the Tigers win today, they'll overtake KC for fourth place.
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    And the Giants haven't technically been eliminated yet. It'll take a lot going right for them to get in, though, jumping over the Brewers and Phillies. The Phillies have lost 4 games in a row and the Brewers are only 1/2 game back. This is really the only race left worth watching. Baltimore hasn't been eliminated yet either, but they've lost 2 in a row. Mets and Braves still have a race going on. This matters because whoever wins the division gets a bye in the first round. Although I don't think anyone outside of New York and Atlanta really cares about this.
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    And with the banning of the shift, it's going to hurt low strikeout pitchers much more as they rely on the defensive placements of the fielders.
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    Personally I think the media coverage for Judge is a great thing. For too long the PR side of baseball has been horrible. There aren't enough household baseball names, not like there was in the 90s and early 2000s. The whole steroid scandal has tarnished the game. Combine that with the not strike earlier this year and several fans have left. If they want to use Judge to try to bring back the fans, then I'm all for it. I embrace it if they want to invade other sports to show people what they are missing. More of it, I say.
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    Only two playoff races left. Baltimore is 3.5 GB from a WC spot and Milwaukee is 1.5 GB of a WC spot. Technically, the White Sox, Twins, and Giants haven't been eliminated yet, but it's likely to happen in the next couple of days.
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    The Tigers have the same winning percentage in 4 of their last 6 years. 2022 - .395 2020 - .397 2018 - .395 2017 - .395
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    Jamie Moyer was still playing in 2012, when Mike Trout won ROY. Moyer made his ML debut in 1986, when Pete Rose was still playing. Rose made his ML debut in 1963, when Warren Spahn was still playing. Spahn made his ML debut in 1942 when Charlie Gehringer was still playing. Gehringer made his ML debut in 1924, when Babe Adams was still playing. Adams made his ML in 1906, when Cy Young was still playing. Young made his ML in 1890, when Cap Anson was still playing. Anson started playing in 1871 and you can't go back any further than that. Less than 10 players separate the current ballplayers from the earliest players.
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    Hinch just needed a better GM to be a better manager.
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    I wouldn't be surprised if Harris tries to trade Baez, similar to how Dombrowski traded Prince for Kinsler. Maybe not right away, but maybe next off-season after Baez regains some value.
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    Those two hits are also very important as it keeps Judge in the lead for batting average (.3170 to .3166 by Xander Bogaerts) and his lead in all 3 triple crown categories.
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    According to WAR, Miggy's last good year was in 2016, around a 5-win player. Since then, he's been a -2-win player over the last 6 years.
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    To be fair, half those guys are always on the injured list.
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    The Tigers had 4 years of losing after Dombrowski took over until they had a winning season. This is after a previous 8 year losing streak. The Tigers are in a similar position now, so I wouldn't expect a winning season until 2027 at the earliest.
  14. bobrob2004
    Do people know the pitching side of homer milestones? Who gave up #700 to Bonds, Aaron, and Ruth? Who gave up #756 to Bonds? Robert Fick hit the last homer in Tiger Stadium. Who did he hit it off of?
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    It's the title Dombrowski currently holds in Philadelphia.
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    Aaron Judge has 59 home runs. He needs 3 more to get to 62, which isn't the record, but it will be the most since the steroid era. Albert Pujols has 698 career home runs and just needs 2 more to be the 4th player to hit 700.
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    I didn't neccesarily mean those specific people. Those are just the ones I know of off-hand. The fact that Ilitch might not know who to hire shouldn't matter as I'm sure there are people in the organization who do (other than Hinch). Which is why I want a clean slate, new GM, new manager, new coaches.
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    Do they still employ "special assistants," such as Jim Leyland, Willie Horton and formally Al Kaline? Shouldn't this group be a heavy influence on who to hire?
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    I don't think Ilitch wants to lose either. The Tigers franchise is going to increase in value and make him money regardless if they win or lose. Of course if he had the choice, he'd chose winning. But I also don't think there's any incentive for him to try to win either. He just hopes that everything falls into place with minimum effort.
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    I think Chris Ilitch is very disinterested in owning the Tigers and is just going through the motions. I don't see the same passion in him as I did with his father. I don't think he wants to sell because it would feel like he would be letting down his father. I don't think he really cares about who the next GM will be, which is why there's talk of Hinch being involved in the selection process (and why I think Menzin will ultimately take over permanently). I think if Ilitch had it his way, Avilia would still be the GM, but he fired him to appease the fan base and not because he thinks it will be better for the Tigers. I don't think he really cares how the Tigers do. If he really wants to have a better team, he would have also fired Hinch and all the coaching staff along with Avila. Ilitch is just doing the bare minimum to try to keep the fans happy. That's just my perspective of things. I could be wrong.
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    I think I saw Hinch batting Willi Castro 3rd once this year. Everyone just saw that as normal.
  22. bobrob2004
    I agree with this. They need to get rid of Schoop and move Baez to 2B and get a SS. They need to move on from Cabrera. They need a new 3B, LF, RF and DH. Maybe Kreidler can fill in at 3B. Maybe Carpenter can fill in at LF. Maybe Meadows can stay healthy and DH. Maybe Reyes can fill in at RF. Maybe none of these work out. I want to see big changes in the off-season. I want to see they new GM make an unexpected trade, like when Dombrowski traded Granderson. I'm tired of "safe," and predictable moves.
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    I think the game start times is a major problem that needs to be addressed. There's no reason why the All-Star Game should start as late at 8:00pm. No playoff game should start at 10:00pm. I know they want to spread the games out throughout the day, but with half the teams making it to the playoffs, there's going to be overlapping games regardless. It's all about corporate greed, getting at much ad money as possible. This is a business that doesn't need corporate greed. Every single owner has a main business that makes them rich. They can all afford to sacrifice a little to make the game more accessible to people. None of the rule changes fixes any actual problems that MLB has.
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    I never played baseball. I was never any good at it. The reason I was drawn to it was because the played at a slow enough pace that I was able to follow along. I could never get into basketball of football because I never could figure out what was going on. I loved that I was able to strategize along with the manager in baseball. I couldn't do that in other sports because it was too fast paced.
  25. bobrob2004
    Ok, compromise. Have some start earlier and others stay the same. Why should all the punishment be on the east coast? The 9:30pm start time on Labor Day should have never been allowed to happen.
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