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A public utility maybe, but not one associated with a local gov like the City of Ann Arbor. I don't want the Ann Arbor city government anywhere near the role of utility manager.

My question was actually misdirected anyway, Lange had already faced three batters before he gave up the third walk - he had K'd Moncada.

In the post game Hinch said that with the runner at second he thought the risk of a ground ball single with Foley was a greater than Miller's likelihood of getting swing and miss/pop fly.

I like this idea Do away with the corner three it will probably encourage one or two shooters on a team to stay up court on offense while depopulating the baseline. That might open more room inside the arc for creative midrange play.

no - I'm pretty sure there is no inning roll over requirement. You can face less than three when you finish an inning.

Brilliant!

Kenta should take the whole offense out for Kobe steaks.

perfect approach by Vest - Lee was not going to be able to get around as long as Vest kept forcing him up and in.

Tork comes down with a case of popupitis after the early line drive.

Parker battling.

Did Lange have to face three if he started the inning? A rule I take as ironclad for a manager is never give the reliever the opportunity to load the bases.

Baseball Gods just rained on Palehouse parade.!

just guts a team to have climbed back into a game and then have a reliever do that.

Hinch with two questionable decisions today. Stayed too long with Maeda, should have waited to get Lange into his first game at lower leverage.

Lange has not thrown a FB in the zone yet...

Lange - we're going to live dangerously

Parker being an OBP force.

Nice AB from Kelley. Loses the double, works the count to full and singles.

Faedo's command sucking then he throws one away. EDIT: but gets out of it.

this is a team that is out of gas. Yzerman may be building a young team but he still has an old one.

Maeda might as well just walk Robert instead of wearing himself out on a guy he can't get the ball by. Was there there anyone who didn't think that was going to happen?

Barkov goes right through Petry. 2-1

Seems someone here forgot to send Robert the memo.

Ump called a clear ball a strike on the first pitch, Tork turned and it checked with the ump. Then he decided he better be willing to swing out of the zone, and promptly singled on the next pitch, also close but out of the zone but reachable. I hope to see Tork get just a little less selective early in the count, he gets himself behind more often than he has to. He can take more base hits on pitches like that if he is willing.

3 runs per inning = 27 I'd be good with that