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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.

Benetti channeling Ernie with that “two for the price of one” call.

From March:

That was I, and yes, he’s been really good over his last 14 appearances. He’s been striking out guys and avoiding giving free passes.

I don’t think the Tigers are going to DFA him or anything, but if he doesn’t moto next spring and pitch his way into the rotation, he might end up being the bulk reliever. I do think Harris might be looking seriously at opportunities to move him this winter. He’s becoming an afterthought in the planning for playoff contention.

He’s a minus defender, but even a minus defenders in the majors make great plays here and there.

Maybe Kane would be better if he didn’t come to work high.

Hope nobody figures out how to do it here.

This will be resurrected by Trump and Vance and will gain traction as a both-sides-are-the-worst story.