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1 hour ago, buddha said:

the pistons were 22nd in sos coming into tonight's game against the 2-14 indiana pacers.

make hay while the schedule is forgiving.  build up a cushion.

really. Not going to throw back any wins but you have to wonder if any other NBA team has had their record winning streak against so many teams missing so many players.

didn't see this one but 4 goals on 23 shots? Was Talbot off his feed or just a high ratio of high quality chances for the Devils?

1 minute ago, 1984Echoes said:

Send down Soderblom (what is he doing for the team right now anyways...?)

And call up Wallinder.

Just a few games to let him get his feet wet and see what the NHL is all about. Until Simon gets back.

It'll pay off in the future...

IMO.

I actually want to see more of Elmer, but we haven't because he went to the IR today - retroactive to the 9th

https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/red-wings-elmer-soderblom-lands-on-ir/

9 minutes ago, 1984Echoes said:

Hamonic is worse than JBD.

Right now, and I mean right after this game, I wanna send Hamonic down to GR and call up Holl.

Holl was never this (Hamonic) bad... He didn't play well last year... But as a 3rd pair defensive RHD, Holl is good enough.

Better than Hamonic.

And let JBD work on his game some more...

 

 

 

I don't much like Hamonic or Holl, but they are down a Dman in Simon so sadly  somebody is going to be playing we'd rather not

1 hour ago, Shelton said:

There will not be an extended work stoppage. The thing players want (more money) can’t really be mandated by rules without completely upending the current system, and these people aren’t smart enough to agree on a system that would satisfy anyone. So at most they are getting an increase in league minimum and some minor adjustment to earning free agency. 
 

Owners want to keep making tons of money, which they already are. They can all afford to spend big if they want to, so all a cap does is help the richest teams make higher profits. But no one wants to lose a season. 
 

there just is not enough to gain for either party at this point.

I hope you are right. The take is imminently rational. That doesn't seem to be enough in too many spheres anymore. 

3 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

He once saw Gehringer at a game and he recognized him from his avatar and kept looking at him.  

LOL - the avatar is from Harry Nilsson's "the Point", the artwork for it was by Gary Lund. This forum SW doesn't do sig lines, but when I adopted the "Rockman", it was because his tag line was "you see what you want to see, and you hear what you want to hear." and so that was the sig line that went with the Avatar. I did drop Rockman for Trumps 1st term in favor of the Queen of Diamonds, in honor of the "Manchurian Candidate". 

if anyone is interested, there are two versions of 'the Point' out there, one narrated by Ringo, the other by Nilsson himself. Nilsson's is better -- IMHO.

40 minutes ago, Dan Gilmore said:

Sounds like a concept of a plan.

well, maybe the outline of a concept of a plan.

3 hours ago, CMRivdogs said:

Do it and the Senator jumps to #1 on the Democrats list of possible Presidential contenders.

 

LOL - Kelly should remind Hesgeth to take care he doesn't leave himself subject to war crimes prosecution in the future. He's already at a lot more risk than Kelly is.

8 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

And the OL isn't going to get fixed anytime soon, at least not until the offseason

that's football today. You build a team, then all you can do is watch to see how much of it survives the season. 

8 hours ago, Sports_Freak said:

Wait for it...wait for it...lmao

 

 

Bonds was a nut but he could write copy. 

11 pitchers in history have 3 or more Cy Youngs. The odds of Skubal not regressing are not good, but not impossible.

45 minutes ago, oblong said:

 

ETTD

6 minutes ago, GalagaGuy said:

It's not even about being able to avoid people, it's his inability to do any moving at all.  Watching the Rams last night, Stafford had designed roll outs a bunch of times and there were others that he just moved to get away from oncoming pressure.   I'm not expecting Goff to have the ability to dodge and weave and make impossible throws like Mahomes, but is it really too much to ask that he be able to roll out? 

yeah - planned roll outs should not be that hard. Either they aren't in the play book, Goff just doesn't like to do it, or the thought is that with the turnover on the 0-line and TE it's an added level of complexity they think might lead to more breakdowns.

45 minutes ago, GalagaGuy said:

40 yard dash times

Mahomes - 4.80

Stafford - 4.81  

Goff - 4.82

Ain't no damn reason for Goff to be as much of a statue as he is.  

But Goffs problem isn't straight line speed, it's manueverability. 🦛

On 11/22/2025 at 4:16 PM, Tigeraholic1 said:

 

the GOP could have, but you know they wouldn't have. So what?

If the Trump admin had another billion to spend the only people that would have benefited were more of his cronies - you know it as well as I do.

And what could help those vets are all the VA, drug treatment and social services Trump and the GOP have been cutting and trying to cut, So my blood isn't boiling over the scam in MN at all, at least not compared to how much it already boils over the much, much bigger scam in DC.

24 minutes ago, casimir said:

I don’t understand how people can watch live sports on a phone.  I guess if there’s not another option, you do what you gotta do.

It's all relative. You can probably see more on a galaxy Z-fold than on this guy - which is what I watched my 1st Tiger games on.....👀

12 hours ago, Deleterious said:

My first thought.  The FBI will be looking into this.

 

Not exactly a bunt to break up a no-hitter.😱

13 minutes ago, casimir said:

Yes, I prefer tandems of Stewart with Harris and Duren with Holland.  It doesn’t have to be that all of the time.  And I think now with all of the healthy bodies, it’s time to mix and match and see what different combinations can do.

JB looks looks like he's comfortable doing more mixing and matching instead of playing fixed rotations, which is as it should be since every team you play presents different match-up issues.

2 minutes ago, casimir said:

Leaves on the driveway.  Rake or broom?

Blower

24 minutes ago, papalawrence said:

Per Rosenthal Detroit is interested in Helsley as a SP. 

Wha? Ryan Helsley?  Have I got the wrong guy? 31 yrs old, has never started, sort of fell apart as reliever after trade to the Mets last season. In what universe is that a potential starter?

20 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said:

They say the same thing about RV's. My brother in-law grew up around boats. Home when he was young was Smith Island, Maryland. One of the Chesapeake Bay islands off the Maryland coast that are sinking.

When he retired they bought a boat and spent a bit of time touring along the Coastal Waterway. Sold the boat and bought an RV. Later sold the RV and bought another boat. The biggest hassle for both are finding places to dock them during season without spending a small fortune. 

Unfortunately his health forced them to sell the second, bigger boat before he really had a chance to enjoy it.

We considered the RV route briefly (Sell the house, by an RV) until I calculated how many nights in a decent hotel room we could spend for the cost and upkeep of a decent RV

The SO and I went round all the options on the boat. For a boat big enough to live on, she didn't want to risk having to handle a sail boat if I went over, I'm not sure I could alone either. OTOH, 35' foot (or more) twin screw power boat is going to burn a little less than 20gal/hr of gas, less if it's diesel - but owning diesels is a whole added level of frustrations. It becomes one of those things where you'd like be there, but you don't necessarily want to live there. 🙄

40 minutes ago, oblong said:

I am not a water person. I’ve been to Superior three times.

I love Superior. I half-wish I had spent the money a few years ago and bought a boat up there when the SO and I were still in condition to manage one. Not that we aren't healthy enough (knock knock) but I don't have the energy/ambition anymore for the amount of work maintaining a boat big enough for Superior is. At the time I enjoyed my work and didn't really want to quit. And TBH, I could never quite wrap my head around spending a grand to fill the gas tank! C'est la vie 🤷‍♂️

4 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

I don't know what was said, but it seems traditional for management not to suggest that a rookie has a good chance to make the opening day roster.  

here are all Goldberg's quotes pulled from Petzold's column in the Freep:
 

Quote

I think it's premature to have that conversation,..(making the team in ST)

...There's still more development there,...It's not necessarily a commentary on Kevin, but it's just a commentary on the realities of how hard it is to make that transition and the importance that we foster that environment to put these guys in the best position possible."...

...We saw it with Kevin and Max going from A-ball to Double-A, It's a faster game as you move up. Kevin at the shortstop position, that transition, that faster pace of play, he had to make some adjustments."

.....The importance of reps at each level is part of that development path, That extension from Double-A to Triple-A, getting those reps is part of that development runway to create that environment where we put him in the best position possible to have success when he is in the big leagues."

"We view him as a shortstop, We feel like he has the attributes and the motor to play there, but we've gotten him reps at third base for a reason. As an organization, that versatility is something we're going to continue to value."...

"He's put himself in a position to be considered as a real contributor at some point in 2026, We're still going to prioritize his development to make sure we put him in the best position possible to have success. It was just over 200 plate appearances in Double-A."

16 minutes ago, romad1 said:

MTG who never considers the next 3 steps, knew this was coming.  As do all the GOP house and senate members.  And your drunken, racist uncle at Thanksgiving knows too.  

Manifest it.  

they won't come close to 60 seats, but it would be nice if they at least retake the majority.

2 hours ago, Sports_Freak said:

It seems like Harris is pretty good at building bullpens for Hinch to use. The bullpen was a major reason the Tigers made the playoffs in 2024 and standing pat on questionable arms isn't the best idea. Turnover seems to work best, while a solid bullpen is the difference in a playoff team and a bottom feeding team, building a bullpen is such a crapshoot.

It is a little interesting that they had Goldberg throw the cold water on him last week rather than it being Harris. Easier walk back if it wasn't the boss? 😉