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Absolutely correct. The local cops were overmatched, and then you have the state's response which has been a how-to in how not to handle a crisis. People, especially conservatives, look at Texas as being a really well run state, but there are subunits within governments here that can be very poorly managed. DPS is one of them... it's an insular, good ol' boy outfit that is capable of doing good police work, but often times can be outmatched for the situation. And often doesn't find itself in situations where they have to answer tough questions. That press conference yesterday with Escalon kinda encapsulated it well. People are angry and want answers, and the response did anything but provide answers.

His stock has fallen, but he's still listed on Fangraphs and Pipeline. So, yeah.

Sort of nice to see... the team, which has guys like Meadows and Workman who are considered prospects, has been pretty sluggish with the bats up to this point.

I recall people suggesting that he was the worst hitter in the lineup preseason. We'll know they're going places when that is actually the case lol

Really nice win... still leaving too many men on base, but that 9th inning was a thing of beauty. Good hitting by Schoop and Miggy!

Tork has been something in the field... better than expected

Skubal is da man. Now go get him some runs!

Anyone consider that the massive slump by Tiger hitters is a false flag by SE Michigan Arby's franchises?

Yeah, he needs to take his time... he has his whole career ahead of him!

More good PR from the DPS

That would be a surprise. The basic job of LEO in this situation is to lay out basic facts with as much clarity as possible. You don't need to be a PR expert to understand that. They have failed to do so and have only created more questions as to how this incident was responded to. At this point, there needs to be an investigation by the FBI or something into this.

Forgot about Alexander lol

Gotta be honest about that stuff... that sucks

In the case of Mize, I feel like it's gone beyond consideration and more into declaration at this point. I do think Tenacious D' point is fair through, Skubal 2022 is sort of living proof that young pitchers can struggle yet improve over time. These guys are still developing.

I'd be curious to hear G2 or Lee's thoughts, but I'm not sure that I agree with the standard that all #1 draft picks who aren't bona fide studs are failures. Particularly with the fact that there's a not insignificant amount of first round picks who don't even make the big leagues.

The status as a first rounder is something people get really hung up on... particularly with Mize. And I get it, with the higher selection comes higher expectations. But in the alternate world where Mize or Faedo or Manning are studs and the others are serviceable, is the end result any different?

What a mess.

Yup. Can't be trusted to teach history, but also, you need to arm up.

This is kinda where I'm at. I have a lot of concerns about Mize, but if Skubal remains a stud and Manning/Faedo are serviceable, that's a fine result.

Buried the lead... AJ seems happy

Mental health, as always, is always a talking point specially designed to run out the clock until the next outrage that overtakes the newscycle. For that matter, the "hardening schools" talking points fit the same purpose. It's a lot more politically convenient to trot these out than for politicians to explicitly say they don't care about the victims of these tragedies.