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Ron Cey......now he was a good dancer. He scored a 9.5 doing the penguin

According to this article the Red Sox offered Bregman a 3-yr deal and he is holding out for a 5-yr deal. If that's true I don't see Harris going to 5. Maybe 3 or 4. I do have a gut feeling Det still has a big move coming up. Or maybe that's just the aftermath of a Greek omelet https://en.albat.com/thebigs/MLB-The-Contract-Alex-Bregman-Turned-Down-from-the-Red-Sox-and-His-Counteroffer-Revealed-20250115-0012.html

Read a Sasaki article this am. Didn't realize he frequently tops 100 on the gun. I had heard about his devastating splitter. Given those pitching facts it's not a surprise that last year he missed time with shoulder inflammation. And in 2023 he missed time with an oblique injury. Sounds like TJ waiting to happen. Maybe the same is true for Jobe https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japanese-phenom-roki-sasaki's-mlb-deal-could-spur-chaos-in-latin-america.-here's-why

That came up in my feed yesterday. Then another came up where it seems the Tigers are also being sued by some scouts. All scouts were laid off for a period during the pandemic and the Tigers did not apply for the federal program to reward employers for keeping staff on during covid 19. When it was cleared to bring people back, everyone rehired was under age 60. Several age 60+ scouts filed a discrimination suit. It's been delayed and still pending. It's interesting to hear this behind the scenes stuff. I'm only 59, maybe there's still time to find a job with the Tigers.

When I was about 10 I was jumped and bit by a large dog on my paper route. Quit that day

Had a paper route starting at age 8, 1974. Made $4.00 every 2 weeks. That was 40 packs of cards back then. My dad drove to find me on my route one day, brought me a pack of cards the day they first showed up at Prose 5 and dime. Opened the pack and Greg Landry was on top. Very good day

Did Kmart still have blue light specials in '98?

Tracy Jones had a lot of talent and speed but not the right knees. Reds also had Kal Daniel's around that time- he would have been a star were it not for his knees. Tracy spent some brief time with the Tigers toward the end of his brief career.

Sad Sam Jones was rumored to be a great teammate

When LAD signs Sasaki, they'll have added Ohtani, Yamamoto, Snell and Sasaki all via FA since December 2023. Adding 4 potential front end starters in 13 months. And they have Glasnow and should be returning Dustin May, Tony Gonsolin and perhaps Clayton Kershaw. And they have an elite bullpen. Better than the 1990s Braves?

Interesting that BA offers a comp for Rodriguez as a young Eloy Jimenez at age 16. If Det does sign him perhaps he'll be roaming Detroit's OF by the time Riley Greene is age 29-30.............and playing for the Dodgers

I strongly doubt Detroit was ever a real consideration for Sasaki.

The Pistons were 4-36 through 40 last year. Now at 21-19, 17 game improvement. Stating the obvious that Trajan and JB have done an amazing job transforming this team. After a very long decade it's finally great to be a Detroit sports fan - all of the teams might soon be contending

JV was injured early last year (neck?) and admitted he rushed back. Maybe because he wanted to hit the vesting innings quota? Who knows. He's 41, but I don't count him out. Nobody prepares harder than JV. That said, I too think this is new era, and JV would have mostly been a distraction.

I'm only allowed to use the word zeitgeist twice a year. I can use asymptote once every 4 years. I still refrain from the word pillage

I have a hunch Harris did kick the tires and JV declined. As others posted, he is all about 100% focus. In det he would have reporters in his face constantly with the same questions about "returning home." Maybe we'll never find out. Another issue may have been this current squad finally took steps to forge an identity. JV would have been bringing the past era that was a great era, but long gone. The rebuild has been beyond frustrating at times. Hopefully the team continues to build on their new identity and get back to work, starting in about 6 weeks

Pistons in the 8th seed now, and only 1.5 games behind the 4th seed. It's been a very long time since I've had positive thoughts about the recent Pistons. Probably not since the SVG "build a f***ing wall!" game.

I still scratch my head about Harold Baines. His career is mostly about longevity. Highest he ever ranked in mvp voting was 9th

I've long felt Freehan should get more attention. His resume is very impressive. As important and Kaline, Horton, Lolich etc were, Freehan was a consistent rock for those teams

Portland had an independent league team in the 70s. Jim Bouton pitched for them. There is an excellent documentary on the team https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battered_Bastards_of_Baseball

In 2 years Skubal to LAD for 10/800 with 75% deferrals paid out 20 million a year for 40 years. Of course I'm kidding......sort of.

Read that the Dodgers deferrals have topped 1 Billion and there are payments out as far as 2044.

BA on Detroit's big 3. Nothing new, but fun to hear BA gush about them

Lorenzen is a good signing by KC

I live in Minneapolis and am surrounded by Vikings fans. Most of them, even diehards for decades, did not see this Vikings team as a 14-2 team, and most have been waiting for Darnold to get rattled in a pressure game.