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Do we really believe that Trump will show up to debate Biden on June 27? I sure don't. The question is just how is Trump going to bail? I think the way he might do it is to demand at least one additional debate under his rules, in front of a hand-picked audience with 100% hot mics, and the "talent" coming from his choice of TV network (Newsmax, OAN), and once Biden refuses, Trump claims unfair and bails. And when people bring up that Trump agreed to the original debate rules without even requesting changes, the campaign will simply ignore it until the news cycle flips over.

Remember how conservatives would always blast Democrats for buying votes from black people by promising free welfare and other stuff? Ah yes, good times ...

The red hat constituency knows nothing about basic economics. But they do know they hate Chinese products flooding the USA and putting them out of jobs.

I don't usually agree with much that a bunch of beat writers sitting around are talking about, but 27th out of 28 doesn't seem too harsh. Score of 23.75 is the average of the rankings by the four of them. None of them rank the Tigers as low as 27, but none of them rank us as high as 18, either. On the other hand, they rank San Diego's at #5, so, yikes. An homage to the Motor City’s ingenuity, these unis feature several car-inspired details, including tire treads, VIN tags and road signs. On-field debut: May 10, 2024 Rosecrans: (25): At least in other hype videos, they pretend to like the new uniforms, but in this one half the people are wearing regular Tigers gear and they rap about the Old English D, which only has a cameo on the uniform’s sleeve patch. The tire tracks look like the people wearing this have been run over, which may be an appropriate metaphor for the last decade or so of Tigers baseball, but it’s hardly inspiring. Kepner (26): This predictable “Motor City” theme is begging for the Jaws of Life. It’s yet another dark jersey over dark pants combo, with a cap that looks like a mid-level prize option at a carnival. Nesbitt (26): In case the “Motor City” nickname didn’t get the theme across, you’ve got tire tracks down the placket (?), a VIN tag on the cap and helmet (??), and a sleeve patch designed like the M-1 road sign (???). We get it! Cars! It could have been worse, I guess. Shocked that the designers didn’t just slap “SOUTH DETROIT” across the chest while they were at it. Jones (18): I’m fine with “Motor City” but it goes overboard with the car references. Who wants a jersey with tire marks?! Might as well have used a license plate for names on the back.

Stay classy.

The Tigers had plenty of changes the past couple of years and they’re getting better, so, going in the right direction.

That’s like people who were rooting for 121 losses in 2003. I will never understand that.

Yes, because it’s society you’re mad at, not yourself, and everybody is mocking you by having it better than you. It’s also in part why young white males tend to be the predominant perpetrators of this kind of thing. They’ve been told all their lives that as white men, they are basically in charge because they are the highest up in the pecking order, and when they find out it’s not actually true, when they see that the rest of society is working against that idea, they are sorely disappointed, because no one told them there were limits. They were lied to, it’s just not right, and now someone has to die, goddammit.

Yes, I see that. I would say that even if the underlying stats don't seem to support the 13th most runs (actually 15th most looking at runs per game), the offense is still remarkably better than the bottom-five offense we had last year, and for years before that. We are moving in the right direction, so scoring more runs Funny how, though, fans tend to attribute that to luck and not coaching, since when we fail to score runs in any given situation or game, it's all about the failing coaching ... 😏

Hey man … I get the dog … (I don’t know anything about that second commercial on this reel)

The offense is doing better than they did last year. RatkoVarda hypothesizes that it’s due to clutch or outsized performances papering over the numbers. I’m hypothesizing that our offense is simply better this year.

What are the kids actually doing during this so-called camp? They can’t actually be prepping food and taking orders, can they? Even if their parents ask CFA to make them do it, I can’t imagine there would not be liability issues if something goes upside-down.

And he said it TWICE

The only thing I am kind of sad about is that Dan Dickerson is more like 65 instead of 45.

Absolutely. Not only is it possible for a team to come back from any deficit as long as there are outs left, but also, this is also grown man business and not Little League play. There’s no need to spare anyone’s feelings.

Or maybe they have simply improved versus last year.

I think the idea that Scott Harris is avoiding making trades for All-Stars right now, and is not signing All-Stars to long and expensive free agent contracts right now, because he is somehow afraid to do the job, or even that he has nefarious intent to undermine the organization, is asinine on its face and not at all worth entertaining.

Benetti off doing Cubs today.

After back to back jacks, I gotta say I’m OK with Verlander being out today.

Is it that the approach is strategically bankrupt in general, or is it that we don’t have good enough hitters on the team that can execute it?

It was one of those things where, in the two or so seconds before the ball came down, you knew 100% he was going to jump up and rob the home run.

The minute Sean Spicer falsely claimed, against all the visual evidence, that Trump had the highest attendance ever at an inauguration, we should have known that would be the order of things for those people.

No doubt. Luckiest bastard ever.

Anyone else hear a trash can banging before that Dubon homer?

I don’t know about that, since Meadows ran through a stop sign from the third base coach in the bottom of the ninth with two out and down three to make the final out of the game at the plate in Toledo tonight. So …