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weather might be an issue on this one...

On 2/14/2026 at 7:23 PM, Stormin said:

Not baseball,  but I still think Chuck Long is the best QB name of all time.

That was my dads name 

I understand that sliver of voters but if they fell for his schtick in '24 then that tells me they are stupid and will fall for anything and can't be counted on.

I have Polish colleagues and there was one who was known by Peter Kielbasa.

I figured they were just ****ing with him to separate him from the other Piotr we had in the group.  Like saying Johnny Bananas

Nope.  That was his name.

Did Harbour wear a fat suit?  Someone with his girth should have a fuller face I think.

Just now, ewsieg said:

I might be annoyed at where they put their 'red' line, but happy when folks realize it's been crossed.

I take it to mean "Ok, you say that now just to move on and not have to defend it, but next week you'll forget about it."

I mean... how much more proof do we need of anything negative you could possibly say about him that wasn't there in 2016?

There is a Weather Channel soundtrack/playlist available on spotify...

yes it was. I was wondering how they were going to pull it off but I liked it.  

Sometimes the obvious answer is the best one, rather than some crazy twist at the end, but if you tell the story correctly it can work.  Loved the Homer character too.

My only complaint is that Clark's ASL skills were too advanced for the limited amount of learning he had.  They did a good job at balancing the flaws but showing us why they have those flaws.

and having a son like Richard sure pulled at the heartstrings.  When they were on the bus after he acted out.... damn.  Been there done that.

I had this goofball thought that I wonder if we'll see a situation where a catcher calls for the wrong kind of ABS... meaning they are so intuned to their task and the immediate reaction becomes instinctive... so Dingler is catching, a ball is called a strike but since he has to think about this **** as both a hitter and a catcher, he taps his helmet.  

I could see Miggy doing that as a hitter.  "No no, that was a strike man, give the P his due.... he earned it.  I'll hit the next pitch for a HR anyway..."

When Trammell played his final game in 1996 it was against the Brewers.  He gave a little speech after the game and Phil, who managed the Brewers, told his players to stay on the field to pay their respects.  That said he was ok with me.  

I lack confidence in the American people to do the right thing when it really counts. They failed us in ‘16, ‘18, ‘22, and ‘24 despite all the handwringing from th Lincoln project and bulwark and podcasters.  Remember when Graham and Cruz and Collins were going to lose?
 

Dobbs was supposed to end the GOP.  That’s ancient history. Yes it’s cute when an R district goes from +47 to + 18 or a Democrat wins dog catcher in Montana.  Until the House and Senate flips and then the White House goes D I’m not getting excited. This country elected Trump again after ‘16 and Jan 6.  It’s who we are.  It wasn’t an outlier. We are at the mercy of idiots. 

When you are a bulldog against sexual predators and all of that you have to be clean. If he was doing this stuff or even other things questionable then he’s an idiot. Of course those in power think they are invincible. 

Smith and Garner were fired the same day.  They started 0-6 and the Monday after the first home series  they made the move. DD assumed GM duties. Pujols was the manager but Alou was also there. He probably was the real manager. 

28 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

I thought AJ‘s remarks regarding Phil Garner in the post game show were really good. 

Is there audio?

I should clarify that I have two life goals. One to be able to go in long walks, or maybe still runs, to them take a nap. Then since I will probably still be living here to then go to the game in my robe and hype up the latest prospect and nobody bother me. Just me and my White Russian and rug. 

Has Melania ever spoken during the 5 plus years the idiot was president?

13 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

I followed this game on my phone today walking 3.2 miles at the Idaho Botanical Garden and was so tired when I got home I had to crash for an hour and a half, and while I was lights totally out asleep, I dreamed that Jeff Bridges as The Dude from The Big Lebowski was walking around in his bathrobe at Comerica Park talking about “how ****ing great Kevin McGonigal is!“

Life goals. 

I spent half the game watching the Artemis Ii crew splashdown. 

56 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

That does not surprise.  He performed well for the first three years, but I never got the impression that he really liked playing for the Tigers.  He seemed to be disrespectful of Trammell which definitely turned me off.  I don't like to say this about players, but he appeared to quit on the team at times.

Right.  Me too.  As it was, we had to offer 4 years, plus an optional 5th, when he wasn't getting 2 from anybody else.  He supposedly wanted to leave the team to see his GF, Tram said no, so he tried to fight him.  Sorry dude.... 

it's obviously Fernando Vina

My friend went to Rodriguez's pizza place in PR a few weeks ago and was mad that there was nothing about the Tiger.  The Rangers and Marlins were represented.

I tried to exchange my tickets for tonight as the weather looks crummy but they changed the window from 24 hours to 48 hours. 
Bastages.

I actually wanted to stay home to watch Artemis II splash down.

1 minute ago, Tiger337 said:

The Phillips/Tettleton/Fielder era was when I was really starting to get into sabermetrics and I saw how underrated Phillips and Tettleton were compared to Fielder.  Nobody cared about Phillps's on base skills or defensive versatilty.  He should have been playing today. 

And Fielder got the credit for all the runs being scored... he and Tettleton for his HR's, but it was the on base skills that did that.  It was Fryman and Phillips and Tettleton, not for his HR's but his walks.