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Maybe it’s a clubhouse chemistry thing. I sensed that Harris was eager for Cabrera to finally leave and get his team past that era so they could become their own thing, to themselves and to their city. Bringing in Verlander would move us back into that era. That may or may not be good for the team, but at least the older fans would like it.

I think of the NBA and the NHL, the other more-or-less everyday leagues, and it strikes me how little those regular season games mean to me, and how I almost never look at the standings during the season. Those whole races are about getting into the playoffs, so those sports really only mean anything April through June. And I speak as a casual at best fan. I suppose I might feel different if i were a diehard fan of the Red Wings, a team that’s been more or less assured of missing the playoffs for going on ten years.

I can't grant forgiveness because I'm not looking for contrition. None of this is personal, at least not for me, it isn't. So I think we can agree that Morton has not been horrible, as you said. I can get with "mediocre", provided you don't mean he's been below average, because he has not. He's been slightly above average overall in the things he can control. He's doing what we want him to. The bigger problem in your apparent worldview might be that you think he's been not good, yet you would peg him as our #2 starter for the playoffs, which suggests to me you might believe we're going to get smoked off the field for lack of starting pitching. We might anyway, but I don't see our starting pitching prospects for October as being as dire as all that.

Tgers beat the Royals 5-0 on another stellar Skubal quality star5t. meanwhile, Guardians drop a 4-2 decision to Seattle.

And to send him money to help him get to heaven.

League average WHIP is 1.290. Again, Charlie's WHIP is better than average. Tough crowd.

Nothing confusing about my magic number. It has been only about winning the division title outright, period, and it is now …

Welp, so much for mojo …

Man, we needed that break on the Riley bloop. That could be good mojo …

Honestly, the four guys we would all choose today might not even be the four guys we start in October. For all we know as of this moment, Urquidy will be starting for us in October. 🤷‍♀️

Three quality starts out of five, 36 strikeouts and ten walks in 27.1 innings, and a 91 FIP- is “horrible”? Man, tough crowd.

Paddack for sure wants to stick around. He’s does nothing but talk up the Tigers to reporters who ask him about anything.

Hey guys, remember back in the first inning when you guys thought we were going to get blown out and I worried we were starting a new 1-12 stretch? Yeah, neither do I.

Jesus, does Gleyber have an early dinner reservation after the game or something?

Bednar who!

Jake Rogers patting Dillon Dinger on the back in the dugout, then staring out toward the field watching his career flash before his eyes.

Man, did Fanduel ever botch showing the review on the pickoff.

Nice catch by Carpenter to end the sixth! I mean, he probably didn’t have to jump, but hey, at least he got it!

I know, right? We take a one-run lead in the fourth inning and that’s a knockout punch? Ah, well, it’s not like it’s his team or anything …

Paul Severino can sure deliver the hell out of a live read.

Riley double, Tigers take the lead. Never a doubt … 😁

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This will set someone’s hair on fire here.

The difference being that Paddack is alternating between good and bad starts. Washburn had one really good start, and was meh to awful in the rest of them. Paddack might get one more chance after this, but if he has another stinkeroo next time, he might be outright replaced in the rotation by Troy Melton and then go the Maeda garbage-time route the rest of the season, before getting left off the October roster.