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It is true that the better the record, the more likely Avila stays, if record factors at all into the decision.

I was just thinking how much more comfortable I would be if the first digit in the win column were at least as high as the first digit in the loss column.

Oh my god, I don’t believe we had to rely on Willi practically snow-coning that ball to win! These are the best games to win. Get the big lead, lure them to within two, then drop the hammer on them.

Gotta admit, this is very exciting …

Strikeout! Turned Robert’s aggressiveness against him.

Jesus how did Robert miss the down the middle fastball?

Winning run at the plate …

How about Fulmer for the save? Come on, Rook!

I know. I was making a funny.

Going down 1-2-3 easy is bad for stanching the other team’s momentum.

I see Riley’s OPS is under .700, so he’s truly a Tiger now.

Wow, gift strikeout by Vaughn. We need to score a couple runs here, because I’m not comfortable two is enough.

Yeah, this is bad.

Oh, shit, that shot at TORK! is not a good sign.

Back to within a slam.

Nice flub by Robert. Now I know what fans of other teams experience when they’ve watched us these past few years. It’s wonderful.

You misspelled Milky.

Javy Baez on second base gesturing to the crowd: “How ya like me now!”

Baez is 64th in first-strike percentage since his career started in 2014, one notch below Nick. https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=5&season=2022&month=0&season1=2014&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&startdate=2014-01-01&enddate=2022-12-31&sort=10,d&page=1_100 Look who's eighth on this list! 😅

I'm not sure how I feel about the "vote, vote, vote, vote" to codify Roe part. Red hats love to hate Biden, so if Biden proactively injects himself into campaign messaging for 2022, citing Roe in particular, that might provide even more energy for people to leave the house and vote Republican, whereas if he would stay out of that part, it might lull the red hats to stay home and hang out on their laurels. IOW, a continuing entreaty by Biden on Roe might end up motivating as many/more Republicans to vote as/than Democrats.

Skubal has by far the best record on the team, and is the closest on our roster to All-Star quality, even with his poor recent starts, excepting Riley who may or may not even be eligible. My worry is that the reason Skubal has been doing poorly lately is that he might be hurt. If true, I wouldn't want him anywhere near Dodger Stadium a week from Tuesday, except after buying a ticket. If we're going to send a reliever, might as well be Alex Lange. He and Soto (closer or not) have similar numbers, but Lange has a better K/9 and GB% and, not for nothing, ERA and FIPs.

I thought Miggy stood a legitimate chance of being the Tigers' All Star rep, straight up, if for no other reason than he is batting .300. Unless he has two more horrific starts, I guess that probably means Tarik Skubal goes as the real rep.

The thing that prevents this is Slippery Slope: “If I say that not everyone is capable of gun ownership, They will ban gun ownership for everyone including me, and then only the criminals will have guns, and then we won’t be able to defend ourselves from the runaway street crime.”

Speaking from the vantage point of July 2022, I can’t imagine that, once DeSantis starts campaigning after receiving the ‘24 nom, he won’t trip up and lose people along the way. He’s not so airtight. His Florida record should also drive away moderates.

GQP will claim that Biden is starting to manipulate gas prices downward to help Democrats win in November. You know, because he can.