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and doing things in baseball like takeout slides and catchers not blocking the plate are fair game because it's about injuries and not an attempt to alter run scoring or player activity. The purpose behind it is completely different. Imagine in hockey if they said "Only 1 defender can be within 7 feet of the goalie. The left winger can't cross this imaginary line without the puck"

It's not an improvement. And hand checking and targeting are completely different. That relates to obstruction and impeding play of others in a contact sport, like letting a catcher use his glove to block a swing, or a hitter stand in the way of a C making a throw. A more correct analogy would be not allowing a defender to go beyond the 3 point line because they are too good at defending or not allowing more than 2 guys cover a specific receiver downfield. That's what baseball is doing. You are correct in one thing, players grow and the game evolves. These rules in baseball are an attempt to block that growth and evolution because they are combating that increase that comes from knowledge. There's nothing "weird" about allowing people to play smarter. It's ignorant to prevent it.

That is a feature of baseball that they don't. Don't be like other sports.

I despise shuttles. Nothing worse than being on a bus full of a bunch of fat drunk old men pissed off about the Lions. People in this region just will not do mass transit to the degree to make it financially stable. it's not in our culture. The Q Line is nothing but a subsidized tourist attraction. It serves no practical function for anyone that needs to get to work on time. I like being in control. I don't want to wait in line to get on something to take me somewhere else that I then have to drive home. I can leave my house today and be in my seat in 27 minutes. If I knew a train would be there every 7 minutes to drop me off a 1/2 mile from my house, yes I would use that. But that won't exist and I'm not moving for that reason.

I'm not a fan of them at all and I do follow that Terrible Ilitches facebook page. They should be redeveloping existing structures rather than tearing down and building new. That goes for anyone. That's my point. Leave the parking lots they have now as it is and fix what is above the ground sitting empty. They have the beautiful old Moose Lodge building on Elizabeth that could solve their problems but I guess that's not sexy or financially attractive. The new development we see in Detroit is ugly anyway.

I generally don't like that rule for the same reason I don't like the shift. I'm against regulation of players like that. Don't tell them where they are allowed to defend and don't dictate what position eligible players on the roster can play.

I mean.... if you want 50,000 people at Ford Field and 18,000 and LCA and an event at the Fox... where do you want them to park? Don't say Mass Transit because that's just not an option for the extreme majority of people. Anytime there's a big event at Ford Field whether it's a concert or Football game and something else is going on at the same time... it's a zoo.

I go back and forth on the mass of parking lots we now see in their "District Detroit". Aesthetically it looks bad obviously. They promised development. But when I go to a game or a concert at the Fillmore or Fox, they are pretty convenient. I grew to like the ability to book a spot ahead of time. I don't mind walking and will pick a spot a half mile away if it's $8 instead of $30 closer. Not a fan of parking structures and the congestion they provide. They now want to do some development work on the lots on Woodward in front of Comerica Park, and on a few of the bigger parcels along Cass. Of course they need help with it with subsidies. I don't know that it's a bad thing to have a bunch of parking lots behind the main corridor on Woodward.

After 11 innings call it a suspended tie, then whoever wins the next game between the two teams will get 2 wins. If it's the last game then whoever gets a win and the other team loses, it gets added there. For example: Detroit and NYY end their final game in a tie. Next game Detroit vs CHW, Detroit Wins. Next game NYY vs. BOS, NYY wins. Nothing changes. Next game Detroit wins againsg CHW, NYY loses to BOS, then that final game between DET and NYY goes in favor of DET.

Has the rule had the desired effect? I'm not a fan of it in the 10th or 11th. Start that in the 12th if you must do something. At that point put them on third. I can see the need to just get it over with. But not before that. But putting them on third may have the opposite effect as each team could easily score.

Also "blacks" was trending too.

"We have a heart problem. They need Jesus"

the irony of thinking something called an 'amendment' is absolute.

Pro life my ass

Pence is fighting the subpoena and frankly I'm not sure he's wrong to do that. It's not about executive privilege but the speech and debate clause. He's claiming that he's acting as a legislator on Jan 6. My only reason for saying he's not wrong is that it's something the courts should have to sort out now. Get it on record.

Wayne has said numerous times his dream was to play SS for the Detroit Tigers. He wanted to be Alan Trammell.

And I just read that it was the most watched since 2017. Not a coincidence.

I like NY slices because I can have 3 still and be kinda full.

Did someone complain about Stapleton?

and they don't call movies or films "Pictures"

I took a screenshot of this alert 5 years ago.

I follow an American Songwriter page and someone commented on the crotch grabbing and said something like "my kids saw that and started asking a bunch of questions" and it hit me that when people say that it's a real clue that they are full of shit. I love how the halftime show has transitioned between generations and we get the complaints about it's "not real music", and they don't know any of these songs.... The halftime did lead to learning that Rhianna is the second most wealthy female entertainer after Oprah. Depending on the source, it's either 1.4, 1.6 or 1.7 Billion.

Yeah Cloverleaf is in the mix too among that original group. In fact I might have mixed up Shield's and Cloverleaf. At Loui's you will sit amongst old tables that have been there for decades, drink PBR, and sit below the old wine bottles with straw wrapped around them. There's no name taking, you just show up and if needed stand in line and wait for the next available table.

There's a great podcast called Detroit History run by Tim Kiska, 30 min episodes, and they do one on Detroit Style pizza and the relationships between Buddy's/Loui's/Shields. I prefer Loui's but Buddy's is closer and the difference isn't really that much to make the drive to Hazel Park for me. I like the old school ambiance at Loui's. Buddy's is too "chain like" for me. You look around and you could just as easily be in a Chili's or Applebee's.