tiger2022

And there it is... What does that have to do with Detroit having high homicide rates? A minority might not be safe in the deep south, therefore Detroit's homicide rates don't matter. Brilliant. But your emojis really drive home the logic of your argument.

Usually Detroit is in the top 5 annually for homicide rate, along with St. Louis, Washington, and the other usual candidates. People can claim its amazing and super safe, but like all big cities, if you go to the wrong part of town, you're asking for trouble.

Sure. That's why there is like 100k abandoned homes in the city, even with them tearing thousands of them down before they had the Super Bowl a few years back. No urban decay there.

The have the stupid shootout thing in hockey and, I think, soccer...never watched it. A home run contest is just as preposterous as those.

Number of crimes is a terrible way to measure crime. Philly also has like 4x as many people as Detroit. https://getsafeandsound.com/blog/most-dangerous-city-in-america/ Here is a random site that has Detroit 5th. https://freedomforallamericans.org/highest-murders-in-us-by-city/ And this random site has Detroit with the 4th highest homicide rate. Philly is 12th. Not that I would feel safe walking around aimlessly in either city. They are both very dangerous cities, especially if you go to certain areas of the town. You really shouldn't go wandering around any big cities unless you know the area.

Philly has a huge music tradition. Detroit is the poster child for urban decay and is known for its violent crimes.

So basically a bigger version of Detroit?

Suarez is no joke. Dude is a top guy in the league.

Then no one will want to deal with you. Good luck being like that.

Play an extra inning. If it still tied, have a home run contest. Why not?

You have to give up something to get something back. I would suspect that the majority of GMs like it when the deal is fairly even and works for both teams. That way you get a reputation as being fair. I'd much rather deal with someone like that than a guy who is always screwing people over. But you also don't want to be like Avila, some pathetic schmuck way over his head trading quality players for spare parts and awful prospects just to say you made a trade.

.358 avg, 301 HR, 1.010 OPS, 127.3 WAR, 9th all time for batters. McGonigle would be the greatest player, other than Bonds, of the last 50 years. Never heard of Eric Longehagen, but just from that comparison, the guy must be a bleeping idiot.

Tork was always going to be the 1st baseman. There was no way any mlb team would ever go into the season with Colt Keith as their starting 1st baseman. Never in any rational universe.

The Angels and Athletics will be tough, especially having to travel to California against the A's.

Well, I guess there is always that.

The Tigers did about what I expected. Somebody must like Finnegan because he stayed in high leverage roles for the Nats.

Bert, just came in the mail today. Thinking about going out there next year.

Finnegan has been pretty reliable lately. Early on he had games where he gave up 2, 5, 3 & 3 ER. That'll kill the ERA. It does seem like he gives up a lot of hits and walks though. He seems like he plays with fire a lot.

You'll never hear anything about the guy ever again.

Remember when the FO set up success for the nextvdecade by fleecing the Astros by trading a washed up Verlander for a future perennial CY Young candidate, a future multiple All Star OFer, and a solid catcher? Almost as great as when Avila traded Martinez for those amazing prospects that blossomed into stars. Just trade the minors leaguers. Chances are, no one will ever miss them.

How does a medical staff make guys not have injuries? They aren't wizards. Guys blow their elbows and shoulders out all the time and there is nothing you can do about it.

If he's due for a monster rebound, why would they trade him? Do only fans on a message board have access to this info? They aren't trading Rutschman.

It's always a can't miss prospect and 3 other amazing guys traded for a mlber. Usually ends up as 3 guys who did nothing in the majors and an average dude. Remember how the Marlins fleeced us in the Cabrera trade?

Why would they trade those guys? They aren't going through a rebuild. They have many good players. They should be right in the thick of the playoff race. They should be trying to add a few pieces for next season Firing their manager would be a great start for them.