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Texas can be like 100+ in the shade every day of summer. No day games

It's best feature (the DH) is simply it allows older players who cant run or play the field well to stick around and hit. Pretty much the only positive thing. The unions love it.

Anything is better than the ghost runners

That's about it. I didnt do the in depth math. Actually I heard from a few different sorces that they played .500 ball after that huge start. A little over .500 it turns out. Still it goes to show what a big lead can do.

A little factiod. The Mariners swept the Tiger's rigjt after their 35-5 start in 1984. They then proceeded to play .500 ball the resr of the way en route to their W.S. win.

Pitching pitching pitching. And maybe some defense help at 3rd. That is all.

Tiger's out homered by Seatle 15-6 this year. The Mariners scored as much runs in the ninth innings as the Tiger's all series.

Oh, Kahnal or wtf his spelling is special pitch. I think teams are looking for it now.

Almost like they know what's coming

Ouch. Didn't consider we'de be the Mariner's prison bi××× the whole series

Have a feelin' Tiger's will crush it today. But they are reelin' with the pitching. I'm glad they built a huge lead and have a long time to try to mend tgings until Play-Off time.

No. Biting sarcasm

It could be a good series only to show that we may need a total cleaning of bullpen. The radio guys are building up the Mariners offense but they aren't this good.

Let's just bury this game..er series.. it never happened

It's always about pitching AND defense. This team concerns me more about adding some more BP arms and maybe a good defensive third basemen. Just playing good ball the way they know how to and have been playing. Parker has to get better. He misplayed a ball yesterday. I don't know. I hate seeing games like yesterday. Raliagh guy is a beast.

Tiger's playing like the pre-All-Star blehs. Basking in their 6 selections. Let's get back to that gritty hard working team we know..

Yes. His swing is teetering on Russell Branyan teritory. I mean, extreme upercut in if he makes contact it goes a long way but most of the time it doesn't.

Aren't those 6 out of a hat of 20 or so that you could pick from and not notice the difference. I mean, there's no Alonso or Bonds or Gambini that you can identify with. Edit. Actually Buxton , Raleigh and Acuna Jr. could be HoF guys but it's hard for me to get into this Home Run Derby like in the past.

Why the funky game time?

Speaking of unrelated stats. I was browsing Baseball Reference and was curious to discover Oakland A's great Blue 'Moon' Odom had a higher WAR as a hitter ( 3.4 ) than pitcher ( 2.2 ). I knew he was a good hitting pitcher but thought he had a better pitching career... had some bad seasons I guess..

To be honest I was dead set to see them lose this 1-0. Still would have been happy to see another 1-0 game. Win or lose. Either way the pitching got back to the standards you need for a Championship team this Holiday weekend.

These low scoring games are more like it. The pitching has to get right again. Skubal has to be on his A-game. Hard to sweep a team like the Guardians at home and completely shut them down. I expect them to score a few. Offense has to pick it up

First pitch weak swing

Perez is making a case to keep his spot as a starter fulltime. Meanwhile, a perfect start to the BIG series.

Tiger's still need to trade for a starter and reliever(at least 1). Enns ain't it. The only reason there's not much chirpin' of the last oh 12 games.. is the putrid play of the other divisional teams. Unbelievably, the Tiger's have a losing record last 13 but STILL lead by 12 games. The pitching is not sustainable now in these dog days of summer. Hitters get hotter and pitchers start to wear out. Not all but on average. Really need to do something soon before there's an upsurge with Cleaveland. It will happen.