TJ Rollercoaster

Anyone know how many Greenlanders were successfully treated by the hospital ship sent by Trump?

From BBC reporting

A thread in the politics forum devolving into a baseball discussion - isn't that the opposite of what usually happens?

So..I sense another 'Mission Accomplished' banner being raised on a day that there's an insignificant objective achieved - all so that the manbaby can say he won

Someone want to tell L'il Marco what regime change means?

https://mastodon.social/@k3ym0@infosec.exchange/116161635238275051

Until they gut the Voting Rights Act

$11M of the $13M is apparently deferred and being paid out after 2030

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/ford/2026/02/09/ford-worker-who-heckled-trump-keeps-job-no-discipline-for-incident/88588763007/

How do Tucker's August RBI's compare vs. Higginson's? (referencing an ancient discussion from around these parts)

I had posted this in the 'Media Meltdown and bias' thread, rather than the Trump thread to illustrate that with all the media hits and pieces about how the current administration is making things 'safer', it doesn't seem to match the opinion of a large portion of the American population

I believe the term is... snowflake

44. Josue Briceno, C, Detroit Tigers Age: 21 | Bats: Left | Throws: Right Type: Potential middle-of-the-order hitter you hope can also catch Briceno's big breakout came in the 2024 Arizona Fall League, when he won MVP and almost posted a 1.400 OPS, helping him to a 127th ranking last winter. He followed up that outburst with a strong 2025, hitting 15 homers in 55 games in High-A with an OPS over 1.000, then hitting five in 45 games at Double-A while still 20 years old. There's no doubt now that Briceno's offensive chops are top tier: he's above average at most contact and approach measures with at least plus raw power along with plus in-game power indicators such as swing plane, barrel rate, pull/lift rates, etc. The question is if he's going to play most of his big league games at catcher or first base. His arm is good enough for a catcher, but his framing and blocking are both below average at the moment. This becomes a problem when the Tigers have to choose, if his bat is ready as soon as the end of the 2026 season, if they want to leave him in the minors to work on his defense or pull the rip cord and have a first baseman and emergency catcher hitting in the middle of their order.

35. Bryce Rainer, SS, Detroit Tigers Age: 20 | Bats: Left | Throws: Right Type: Lefty-hitting shortstop with 25- to 30-homer upside but a limited track record This is somewhat speculative as Rainer's debut pro season was cut short by shoulder surgery after only 35 career pro games, but he was a consensus top talent early in his high school career and was the 11th pick in the 2024 draft out of a Southern California high school. He's an above-average runner, is likely to stick at shortstop and has a plus arm that was into the mid-90s on the mound in high school. Rainer's selling point offensively is plus to plus-plus raw power projection with his short pro debut already showing above-average exit velos relative to MLB averages. He was productive in line with expectations in that short sample -- 13% walk rate, 5 homers, 9 stolen bases, .831 OPS -- so his performance in 2026 will go a long way to answering the main question here: is his hit tool good enough to get to his power in games and justify this ranking? One prominent example of a mixed summer showcase performance, strong draft spring in high school leading to mixed predraft takes that were answered loudly in pro ball, was Roman Anthony; the Tigers are hoping for an outcome like that.

8. Max Clark, CF, Detroit Tigers Age: 21 | Bats: Left | Throws: Left Hit: 40/60 Game Power: 40/50 Raw Power: 50/55 Speed: 70/70 Fielding: 45/50 Throwing: 55/55 Reminds me of: A little bit of Pete Crow-Armstrong and a little bit of Kenny Lofton, but not quite that kind of defender Type: Well-rounded combination of all five tools and solid feel Walker Jenkins and Clark were seen as the top two players in the loaded 2023 prep class for years in advance, and it's still looking that way after they both went in the top five picks, although some others have risen to join them near the top of that class. Clark is a filled-out 6-footer with plus-plus speed, an above-average arm, plus contact skills, above-average raw power and an excellent approach. Clark is leaning more into his power than some expected at draft time, hitting nine homers in 2024 and 14 last season with a power spike once he reached Double-A. He might post plus OBPs and hit 20 homers annually while stealing 20 to 30 bases and playing a roughly average center field; he has the speed to be above average in the field but hasn't taken that step forward just yet. It wouldn't surprise me if Clark is knocking on the door in September 2026.

From https://www.tsn.ca/mlb/article/yesavage-one-of-four-blue-jays-in-top-100-mlb-prospects-for-2026-n1-47684202/ (no paywall - assuming that this is from the same article that LongLiveMaroth mentioned above) 2. Kevin McGonigle, SS, Detroit Tigers Age: 21 | Bats: Left | Throws: Right Hit: 50/60 Game Power: 50/60 Raw Power: 60/60 Speed: 50/50 Fielding: 40/45 Throwing: 50/50 Reminds me of: Somewhere on the spectrum of Brice Turang to Jose Ramirez Type: Incredible hitter with real baserunning/defensive value You're going to see a lot of blurbs below that mention the historic 2023 MLB draft. We knew the top of the draft (Paul Skenes, Wyatt Langford, Dylan Crews, Max Clark and Walker Jenkins) was one of the best of all time, but I was closely tracking the incredible group of prep position players just behind that, assuming there'd be a few stars. Instead, almost every single one of those candidates who went in the first couple of rounds have been arrow-up players since the draft, led by McGonigle. He is one of my prouder predraft "the industry isn't appreciating this guy enough" calls, ranking him 21st before he went 37th and received the 31st-highest bonus in the draft. Since then, McGonigle has exceeded all of my wildest expectations. My predraft case was that he was a plus hitter with average power, a strong approach and average speed who was a better defender than people gave him credit for, because at 5-foot-10 with average physical tools, he wasn't an NFL combine-style athlete whom scouts prefer. That's a good to very good every-day second baseman, basically. His speed, defense and arm are still mostly the same as my predraft report, though he has improved enough to be acceptable at shortstop in the big leagues, likely fitting at second base on an every-day basis. McGonigle's career minor league stat line is .308/.410/.512 with 25 homers and 40 stolen bases in 183 games along with almost 39 more walks than strikeouts, all while being young for every level and only playing in the middle infield. I think he'll spend the 2026 season mostly in Triple-A, but it wouldn't surprise me if he bursts through the door to the big leagues to find a spot in that lineup. It isn't crazy to expect a plus batting average, walk rate and power production to all actualize early in his major league career.

Also... Breitbart as a source?

I would imagine a significant percentage of non-Americans are feeling this way at the moment https://mastodon.social/@masek@infosec.exchange/115949438983430296