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I like to use the counting cards/blackjack analogy. A good system does work but only in the long view, over thousands of hands. But you can't judge the system on a single hand and throw out the theory when it fails. That's not the intent of the system. And baseball being a game of failure offensively then it gets highlighted more often.

I've always heard that it doesn't involve that. The coaches job is specifically to break down that kind of information from the font office staff into "player speak" so that they don't get wrapped up into the math. Players are smart and learn tendencies and I'm sure keep that in mind when at the plate. Of course it's a 50/50 proposition at that very point in time as to whether the expected pitch is what they throw. Hitters don't have that much time to think or react. The phsyics don't allow for it. Gibson always claims his HR off Eckersley was based on that kind of thinking. But who knows. Sometimes I think fans think it's like a video game where hitters decide to hit a GB to the left side with a man on first and "why did they do that?"

The Tigers tried to make "Thursday Afternoon" a traditional day game but new rules prevented that for some 4 game series. In the beginning of the season especially the Tigers began not having any midweek night games until later in April. That started about 10 years ago. I was surprised that Monday's game was a night game given the later games were day games but I suspect Texas travelling from Texas after a game might have forced their hand. It's related to weather along with the fact that night games are sparsely attended until school gets out.

Just as an example.... here's one. These aren't victims.

It sucks to find out after ****ing around but when people say "Hamas aren't terrorists" and "Jews collobarated with Nazis in WWII" and "Oct 7 was fake".... oh well. I followed that account for along time. Some of the tweest they exposed were blatantly offensive and antisemetic. I am not seeing the issue.

Fauci is one of those litmus tests for me. If a person is going on about him then I can safely dismiss their opinions. They may as well tell me we faked the moon landings.

Benetti seems to like working with Carlos.

I thought the GOP was against cancel culture?

yep

The Kane goal in Chicago was definitely the highlight of the season until last night, or last week if you must, but maybe I'm too level headed than most sports fans and I am not trying to be cocky about it. I get it. It's sports. It's an outlet. Take the highs and lows and vent. Better to do that in sports than real life. My point is just enjoy this because I always say the ride up for a team is so much better than the ride down. IT's all new and fresh and less stressful. The 2006 Tigers were more fun than the 2013-2014 Tigers and for the Wings franchise I always had a soft spot for 87 and 88. 1997 was as awesome of an experience you can get but part of that was due to feeling "It's about freaking time!". Then for 12 years it was Stanley Cup or Bust.

I'm fed up with the naysayers.... did anybody reasonably expect them to make the playoffs higher than a 7 or 8 seed? I've listened or watched parts of every game this year and was fortunate enough to be able to attend 5 games. Regardless of what happens tonight this has been the most fun Red Wing season since they lost to Chicago in the 2013 playoffs, after leading 3-1. Yes they had the losing streaks and blown leads, etc..... but that's the mark of a 7 or 8 seeded team so what did you expect?

To people who don't pay attention closely, I can see how they can't keep track of all these trials he's facing. I'm seeing names from a lifetime ago pop up again, COhen, Stormy, Avanetti.... I can't follow along. And it needs to be blasted that this is the first criminal trial for a former POTUS.

When they showed the concept art it wasn't intended to be what it would look like, especially since that view didn't exist. There's no hill from a freeway with the RenCen in full view like that. The goal was to have a sign on the way to Detroit from the airport. The issue is once you get into Detroit you are below grade and that's your options. THey could have put something up I guess in Allen Park/Dearborn along I 94 but whatever.... The point is the still photos they were showing made it look bad but when you drive by it going east it looks ok.

They are not.

I don't get the logic... so if I am sitting there in Starbucks enjoying a quiet cup of coffee and being productive at my job and maybe helping some people with something, a few people dressed up on cosplay come in and start yelling about something thousands of miles away... that means what? If I stand up and yell "Free Palestine" then sit back down is my conscience clear then? Did I do my job as a good citizen? Is that like taking a communion wafer in church?

The hitters aren't as good as fans think. Fans never think about the other side. "Look how good our pitchers are, why do our hitters stink" You could also say "Look how good their pitchers are and why do their hitters stink?" When your side succeeds it's because of their efforts and performance and when your side fails it's because of their lack of effort/performance. It's NEVER about the other team or players.

that's not a "kid". There's noise ordinances and standards indoors. They are just being rude assholes. I hope they get food poisoning. It's the worst kind of protesting... the safe, "nobody will hurt me here, I'm just showing off how good and moral I am compared to you" kind. They are no different than evangelicans who pretend they are better than the rest of us because they don't drink or smoke. Their goal isnt activism but to show off their alleged virtue.

Bill Hader broke the mold. You really see it during the "Californian" sketches. Lorne addressed it in the big book written about the show by the WaPo guy. If it's funny and natural then that's what you get with a live show. I don't mind the breaking if it is indeed natural.

I drove by the new DETROIT sign on I 94 yesterday on the way to the game and from the freeway it looks good. Don't let the still photographs from across the freeway fool you. They did a fine job.

**** these people. I go to Starbucks every Saturday morning here in Dearborn and it these Jack offs try it here I’m going to be in a viral video.

I just got back from a quick weekend trip to TN for a memorial for an aunt. Drove down by myself. Kentucky and TN are a different world. Very nice people for sure.... but for instance in Kentucky along route 80 and 90, every few miles you'd see a giant cross in a field. Lots of Trump flags on houses. I saw a lot of pictures/paintings of Trump hugging the flag plastered along trailers parked on the side of the road. Also came across 3 roadside stands selling merch, like what you see when a local team makes a championship game.

Fans do this thing where they ignore the fact that the other team wants to win too. Teams will win games they should lose and lose games and hey should win fans ignore the former and just assume it was their awesome grittiness that won the game and win that establishes the baseline. The Tigers are on pace for 97 wins. Did you and do you expect to win that many? Just enjoy the ride man.

Other teams say that too when they get held by pitching. It’s baseball. Pitching often wins the battle.

So do I. One disadvantage the cast has now is name recognition. And that’s not their fault. Blame The DVR. I record them and fast forward the opening credits. That’s how we learn who they are. I know the faces but not the names, especially the white dudes… Boern Yang isn’t hard to pick out. i bet Lorne stops after 50 years and hands it off.