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True story: growing up with nine years of Catholic school, never once did any religion class teach that the Jews were responsible for Jesus’s crucifixion. What are they teaching in Catholic school now?

They’re moving us back to an age where corporations will be trusted to do the right thing for the American people. Or more exactly, what’s good for corporations will be good for America.

I’ve never associated this term with Wales or the Welsh, but OK, fair enough. Thanks for the tip.

We have very different views of Paredes potential. I would have pegged his top end at All-Star level, 5+ WAR, in the right system. Even in our minors, he had more than 1,000 at bats of wRC+ over 130, and he was winning Mexican League batting championships in the winter. Paredes spent years here showing us how good he could be. I never believed that even at his best, two years of Schoop was always going to be preferable to five years of Paredes, and I think that was the calculation, because I think the team believed that Candelario was going to long term it for us at third. I see this as yet another example of this Tigers regime failing to convert a position player to his potential. It’s been clear for some time that any position player who succeeds here is going to have to do so despite the Tigers’ efforts.

Then maybe it's more that the Tigers didn't know how to unlock him. But he always was considered to have the talent to hit like this. Maybe he won't keep it up. Probably. But I think there's a good chance the kid's got it and the Tigers didn't know what to do with it.

Maybe all, some, or none of this. We'll see. But all I know is that as of right now, this is shaping up to be yet another example of executive malpractice by Al Avila.

Nice crush by Haase. Back and forth game. I like that. Entertaining.

Nice crush by Haase. Back and forth game. I like that. Entertaining.

I don’t know many other infielders who could have pulled off that wild tag play like Baez just did for the last out of the fourth.

He’s always had the talent, but he never got a real chance, so I’m wondering whether the team thought there was a bad cultural fit between them and Paredes. I can’t imagine they thought that either Candelario or Schoop have better futures with the team than Paredes ever could. Unless the Tigers are completely incompetent at assessing baseball talent. Take your pick.

Well, it does help that they are not a good team. 😁

What, Riley, no dive on that third out? What a gyp! 🤣

OK, that Riley dive was a little egregious … 😅

I would like to go back in time and cause flat tires for everyone before they drove to the Bally Sports focus group before they could tell the moderators hey I really like the in-stands interviews, I’d like to see more of those, please.

It’s bad enough to have to see visuals of multiple in-stands interviews on these Tigers telecasts, but I feel sorry for you people who are stuck having to listen to them, too.

This strikes me as kind of, so what, they were probably going to welsh on their current debts anyway.

Robbie with hard contact off Keuchel to start the game. Good sign. Riley would of dove to make that catch.

He’s now 3-for-3 today with two doubles and an RBI.

You probably have already seen that Paredes was 3-for-5 last night and hit his 10th homer. You may not have seen that he is already 2-for-2 with a walk today. His on base is now .308. AL average OBP is .307. So there goes that criticism. Also, his slugging is up over .600. By the way, how’s Austin Meadows doing? Out of COVID protocol and preparing to start a rehab stint? Cool. I know, I know … it’s really too early to compare. Still … all this is happening, though.

This is the Javy I said you will love watching. During his nine-game streak he is 14-for-35, with three doubles, a triple and four homers, good for a slash line of .400/.432/.886. His wOBA is .551 and his wRC+ 272, built with a relatively sustainable BABIP of .357. And bonus: he has struck out only three times during this stretch. This is not a prediction at all, because anything can happen and good times always end eventually, but Javy is capable of keeping up this kind of production for weeks at a time.

Wow that Riley Greene catch was a legitimate top play of the month! Full extension! Amazing! Five stars!

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Jesus, Candy looks terrible.

Even though he pulled it out of his ass, that Baez lineout catch will be on the Plays of the Month show.

what the hell did i just see