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At least the pick six will give the D more rest 😆

The defense hasn't been great but the problems seem somewhat correctable. And also expected. Offense, OTOH, it's gonna be a long season if they can't sustain drives.

Kinda feel bad for the defense... they are just gassed. The bad O hasn't done them any favors

I agree, I don't see him retiring.

My gut is that whoever they hire, they arent gonna let Meadows walk. Too much upside offensively. And Tigers fans shouldn't be rooting for that outcome either as it opens up (yet another) hole to fill. Unless as Cas suggests he wants to leave on his own terms. But that's a different ball of wax altogether

This is all fair. But I do think with this conflict that there is probably a decent amount of good cop / bad cop going on. And to 84's point, Bucha kinda changed everything; even in that hypothetical, I'm not sure a negotiated peace would have lasted once Bucha would was discovered

That's the danger of going all-in on one message....

Baddoo is a great example of why enthusiasm should be tempered going into Year 2. Although at least with Carpenter's emergence, that gives them another option or someone to consider, which helps going into an offseason where they have more holes than can possibly be filled.

Well stated. Obviously the usual caveats about information we receive about the war, but most of the wavering we've seen from this war isn't coming from Ukraine; it's coming from us and our western allies.

Do you think the average Ukrainian feels the same way that you, sitting from the comfort of your home in a country not being invaded, feels about this war? Or are they pissed off that their imperialist, wannabe Czar next door invaded them and won't let them live in peace? I think we all know the answer, even for the more Russian-speaking populations it's Door 2.

Yep, that was what was known at the time and is consistent with what we know about how Russia "negotiates" more generally. They are not a good faith actor and shouldn't be treated like one. And Zelensky understands that I'm sure.

Also not clear why accepting pre-Feb 24 borders would be seen as a win among the Ukrainian people, particularly after Putin invaded. A more serious "proposal" would be pre-2014 borders, with reparations.

Kerry C is en fuego these days!

Part of the issue is (because of Cabrera) the inability to utilize him at DH... In an ideal world, he'd be getting more ABs on his off days at catcher. I do know that people look at catcher as an area they need to upgrade, and they do need to come up with a longer term solution soon, but I've seen enough out of Haase where I think they can live with Haase/Rogers/Barnhart or FA signing for 2023. And hope that Dingler progresses or they can further upgrade in 2024

John Mearsheimer's takes early on continue to age like a glass of milk in the hot Texas sun

Tigers entered Wednesday with only 80 homers, at risk of less than 100 in a season for the first time in forever. They have now managed 87... should make the task somewhat more achievable with 24 games left to go.

Could be worse... at least Andrew wasn't next in line for succession lol

I know you have... my perception was that he was written off a bit after his ML debut, but that's not necessarily universal

I do think he's more of a 4/5 type, but it blows my mind how little people talk about Wentz in terms of next years rotation. He's kind of the forgotten man. He's absolutely another piece who is in the mix...

Wentz' first outing against Oakland lowered expectations a lot... he's pretty solid. Glad we are getting a chance to see it

Would it be too much to ask the boys to start the King Charles years off with a W?

It's also kind of an unimaginative argument on his part, on a few levels... not just falling back on making this hiring a litmus test for progress in diversifying MLB front offices, but just completely dismissing Byrnes without mentioning that he has a record of drafting and acquiring some really good MLB talent in his career. I don't know if Byrnes is the best possible hire they can make or not, but I don't think it's ridiculous that he's on the short list either.

I don't know that Slater wouldn't come in and make significant changes if he were named the dude, but again, I do think the role he's played with the Cardinals, one which has been more about retooling / keeping the Cardinals relevant and in playoff contention is a much different animal than inheriting one of the worst rosters in baseball and having to retool or execute a rebuild on the fly. I know they are different sports, but that's where I think the Bob Quinn comparison is relevant - when the Lions hired Quinn, they hired a guy who, by the time he had risen to prominence within the Patriots org, was already part of a perennial contender. And when push came to shove and he got the job running a team needing a significant overhaul, he didn't rise to the occasion, and perhaps that was at least in part due to the nature of the job being a lot different than what he was accustomed to. One expects that whoever they hire will be better than Al Avila, but even among all of these candidates (almost all of whom seem to be from winning orgs), one imagines that there are things about their background that differentiate them and make them better or worse options. What the team values and what I value may be different, but when I look at them, the ideal candidate would have previous experience building up a losing ballclub. And Slater doesn't have that as far as I can tell.