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It's asterisks rather than quotes, and I'm guessing he used it because words cannot be bolded or italicizedin Twitter, so that's the way to emphasize a word there.

Shot: Chaser:

I think it’s becoming clear that when Trump says America is going to be “respected”, what he really means is feared, and that “feared” means afraid of.

That’s what she said! Sorry … 😉

I’m starting to wonder whether certain Democrats are trying to find a way to save themselves from the coming pogrom. What does history tell us?

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Well, duh …

Well, of course …

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That’s gonna be an interesting discussion because Tampa has got leverage now, since Baseball definitely does not want the team to leave. And the Tampa pol was quoted in the article saying he wanted a deal that was favorable to the taxpayers. Seems to me at first blush that the Rays’ only chance to soak the taxpayer is embed themselves inside Tampa or Hillsborough government and grease the right people.

If Parker’s out for months at a stretch, that might well torpedo our playoff chances, because we were really counting on him to take a step forward all year long and put up maybe three or more wins. I don’t think we get three wins in center from a gaggle of replacement parts.

If another ownership group can buy the Rays and manage to convince the other owners to let them move to Nashville, that might open the door a crack for Montreal. That would still be a huge long shot, but that would be better than the no shot they have now.

OK, that’s cool, I assumed you were still talking about the specific since that’s where I’d left it before that.

Good lord, another “frustrating situation with little clarity” with another Meadows on this team? Seriously? And no progress since it started? I’m starting to get worried about this.

You’re already concluding that signing Torres to play second for a year and moving Colt to first because Tork has been laying a huge turd there for three years running, all while apparently ignoring instruction, was a strange turn, even before a singe game is played? I don’t agree, seems pretty level-headed to me.

Buying a Cybertruck has got to be some sort of litmus test. People—overwhelmingly bros, I assume—don’t buy it because it’s a well-thought out, well-constructed, well-performing vehicle. They buy it because they like the guy and believe in the guy and want to show they support the guy.

Yes, they're projecting. That's all anybody can do, even the professionals. I'd bet they have taken all your contingencies into account, plus several you haven't even thought of. Nothing is certain. That's why they play the games. If it fails, you can write to Scott Harris and tell him you knew it all along. sharris@tigers.com ... that should get there. 😉

He probably doesn't have more value at second base than Gleyber Torres does.

Here we go! Wheeeee!

Found an interesting article on mlb.com, of all places, discussing teams' player turnover from last year to this. https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-teams-with-most-roster-turnover-in-2025 So many teams have made moves toward contending in 2025. But which clubs have done the most? Let’s take a look at the teams that have changed the most since last season -- whether for better or for worse. Using FanGraphs depth charts projections through March 5, we calculated what percentage of each club’s 2025 plate appearances (for hitters) and batters faced (for pitchers) will go to players who did not appear for that team in 2024 (represented as "turnover rate" below). Here’s the full list of turnover rates from 2024 to 2025. 1. White Sox: 42.3% 2. Angels: 36.5% 3. Red Sox: 35.6% 4. Marlins: 35.2% 5. Nationals: 34.5% 6. Cubs: 34.5% 7. Pirates: 32.7% 8. Dodgers: 32.5% 9. Reds: 31.1% 10. Astros: 30.5% 11-T. Athletics: 29.9% 11-T. Rangers: 29.9% 13. Yankees: 29.6% 14. Mets: 29.2% 15. Guardians: 27.3% 16. Rays: 25.9% 17. Brewers: 25.9% 18. Orioles: 25.6% 19. Blue Jays: 24.4% 20. Padres: 22.7% 21. Braves: 21.1% 22. Phillies: 20.3% 23. D-backs: 19.0% 24. Rockies: 18.0% 25. Giants: 17.2% 26. Tigers: 16.1% 27. Mariners: 16.0% 28. Royals: 15.9% 29. Twins: 13.9% 30. Cardinals: 10.3%

Right, but I also think Democrats give him that kind of pass as well, because they are not doing an effective job of leading us to believe any different.

Defensive stats are notoriously inconsistent, as you know, and the default answer is not necessarily whichever stats show him to be better at the position. Whatever analytics the Tigers use tell them that a combination of 2B Gleyber Torres and 1B Colt Keith projects to be worth more wins, taking their combined defense and Keith's reduced offensive value at first into account, than a combination of 2B Colt and 1B Spencer Torkelson would be, considering their combined defense and Colt's elevated offensive value at second. I'm willing to give the front office the chance to prove they know what they're doing in cases like these, until they demonstrate to me that they don't.

Trump’s established reputation lowered the bar in some ways and disintegrated it in others, so he is never going to be hurt by saying the most outrageous things possible. If he publicly dropped an N-bomb today, it would recede into the background and, if not forgotten, then considered relatively unimportant by next Friday.

It depends in part on how his defense at first compares with his defense at second. If he can be an average first baseman versus a minus-one-win second baseman defensively, that would probably wash out the hitting.