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Well, then we'll see for sure whether whatever the thing is is truly disqualifying.

I don't disagree about Benetti's attention to non-game-related topics, such as ballpark activity, music tastes, long sidebars on pop culture only millennials really understand, things along those lines. I do find that somewhat annoying at times—not always, but sometimes—as it leads to his too-cute-by-half bon mots that I think are rather polarizing (since some fans love love love those). What Benetti is far better than Mario at is talking about the actual game in progress and providing insights on it. Despite his penchant for ghosting his daytime job to go call football games, Benetti is a real baseball guy and he does know the game well. Mario could not provide insights on games to save his job, which is probably why he doesn't have a job right now, and in fact hasn't had one since the Red Sox let him go after the 2019 season. If Mario were actually good at calling baseball games, he'd be doing that for a living right now.

If Trump comes out for him, though, then he'll be bulletproof. Not sure that'll happen, though.

Is any of that an actual disqualifier for running for office as a Republican?

My favorite part might be that the trade proposal included Jace Jung after his amazing slide and the iconic photo that resulted from it.

The problem I had with Mario Impemba was his inability to provide any actual baseball insights during the broadcast. Everything Mario said about the actual game in progress was either a basic description of the pitch or play that just happened; a reciting of the batting or pitching line the player had achieved during the game to that point; or a snippet from the media notes about the team or the player in question. Practically everything else Mario said during the broadcast was either a live read promotion, a throw to the field or studio announcers, or a forced attempt at banter. I didn't fault Mario for the live reads or throws or even the attempted banter, but the bare bones description-only nature of his game commentary was where he really lacked. Mario apparently neither talked to the players, as Jim Price or Rod Allen did, nor dug into the numbers, like Dan does, which leaves only a dry recitation of what he saw in front of him or read from his notes. Mario was a perfectly competent announcer, technically, but I got no sense that he was at all engaged with the game going on in front of him.

So it never was just about "illegal" immigrants? It always was about all immigration period? Cool.

Oh good lord, now this, huh? Is it too soon to wonder whether this helps Trump?

Oh hell yeah, I make that deal as the Blue Jays GM. Guerrero and Bichette are both free agents after next year, and Bichette flat out sucks my ass. So as Toronto GM, I make that deal all day every day and twice on Sunday. Thanks for weighing in, Al. Good first post. Nice to see you're in good spirits after your unceremonious ****canning.

Separated by 40 years. Connected by kismet?

Barron Trump is 18. He’s a grown-ass man. He can take it.

I’m becoming glad Javier Baez was a bust, because had he succeeded out of the gate, Al Avila would still be around, we would still have the same coaching and development crew, our prospects would be stuck in neutral, Jonathan Schoop and Gregory Soto would still be playing for us, Tarik Skubal would have been traded to the Rays for two toolsy low A prospects, Jason Benetti would be doing play-by-play for the Twins, and I’d be working as an overnight janitor for a dollar store chain. Please don’t anybody break this snow globe.

Spencer is the worst example of Avila bringing up a guy too soon, but we were focusing on the pitchers which is why I mentioned Tork only in passing.

There’s an excellent chance loss 121 takes place in Big Shoulders, and a significantly smaller chance it happens in Detroit. Either way, somebody on this board is gonna be there for it.

The best part about this playoff possibility is that we’re charging into it and not backing into it.

Condensed that for ya

Rodney?

Tigers have all the momentum now. Orioles are scuffling, Rays are meh, White Sox are White Sox. Odds look to be in our favor. Counterpoint: baseball gonna baseball.

Yeah, I love the catch, and thank you, Tork, but that catch is not gonna save him if he’s not hitting.

Hiller and Guillermo?

Holy crap, I simply cannot believe what I am seeing in these guys. They are definitely a year ahead of a schedule.

I’m gonna say it now: Tork doesn’t make it onto the Tigers roster next spring. EDIT: lol, and just now he made literally the best catch of his entire life!

Sure, Miller’s not going to win a Rolaids award or anything, but he’s been good during the past six weeks, and that’s all I’ve been talking about. He’s a hot hand at the moment.