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By whom?

Clearly they need to do a better job of screening out non-psychopaths.

He's not that kind of idiot. He knows exactly what he's doing.

You must be talking about the elderly who are pushing 100, because Russia has been our enemy for going on 80 years now. Even 85-year olds remember ducking and covering and doing fallout shelter drills at school. I doubt a lot of them have love for Russia after that.

Yes, but there's more. He is actively working at changing the American people's thinking about Russia, Germany, Japan, and whose side we are on. He is seeking to completely disassociate from our traditional allies and align us with an axis that includes Russia and its satellites, Turkey, Hungary, India, and possibly Israel. This is a complete break from eighty years of a successful world order that won the Cold War and staved of World War III.

This, or else common street criminals who don't know thing one about politics.

Oh man, people are gonna die this weekend. This will be a page turner.

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We've got no place to put TJ Friedl unless Parker's nerve issue pops up again. I could be talked into Madden and Bigbie for Pagan. The main thing I don't love is when Pagan gets hit, it goes a looooong way.

Benetti and Steve Stone were magic for the Sox. Too bad we don't have a Steve Stone here.

I could see that, although I don't think players would see AJ's sin as being the ringleader of a team that cheated its way to a World Series win—which he wasn't, and there's a solid evidence on record that he wasn't—but more that perhaps he was perceived as not supporting his guys and for trying to dodge responsibility for the thing and leave his players to take the blame. This, despite that he was banned from the game for a year for the thing, while every Astros player, meaning those for whom there was solid evidence they were involved or even ringleaders themselves, got off scot free.

I kind of was surprised about no support for Hinch too, at first. As I've thought more about it, I figure maybe it's because so many players just like playing for salt-of-the-earth players' managers, old school guys who graduated from the School of Baseball who will let them pretty much do what they want, approach their job however they want, don't want to be sat down or pinch-hit for because the data says they should be, stuff like that. You know, treated like grown men working as a partner to the manager, not like interchageable widgets being led around like a grunt. That's pretty much Bochy to a T. I do sense that Hinch's players like playing for him, but guys who haven't played for him might have ideas about him they hear secondhand, like, maybe that he's an egghead, or a high-falutin' psych major who gets into your head and tries to make you do stuff you wouldn't want to do, or something. People don't like to feel like they're being manipulated, so I could see a lot of players balking at playing for AJ if they think he's like that, at least as of June, 2025. As for the organization, I actually saw that result as progress. Nobody would have dreamed of wanting to come to Detroit two years ago. If they'd have taken the poll in 2023, we almost certainly would have been in the neighborhood of the White Sox, Rockies, A's, et al. If we take advantage of this window, if we make it to at least one Series and especially if we get a ring, and as our guys become more established and respected throughout the game and they evangelize how great it is to play here, I bet that will change in a couple or three years.

Here is Google AI's overview of Matt Gage. Salt applies here. Matt Gage is a 32-year-old left-handed reliever known for his ability to spot pitches and mess with hitters' heads, rather than relying on overpowering velocity. He's primarily a two-pitch pitcher, using his fastball and cutter, with the cutter being his most distinctive pitch. He also throws a slider and an occasional curveball. Gage's fastball has a unique "invisi-ball" feel with significant vertical ride, sometimes rising 23 inches. His cutter, a 6-6 cutter, moves horizontally like a hard slider. Key Takeaways from the Scouting Report: Focus on Pitch Movement and Spotting: Gage excels at controlling his pitches and making them difficult to hit, rather than relying on raw velocity. Fastball and Cutter Combination: His fastball's vertical ride and cutter's horizontal movement create a deceptive mix for hitters. Reliever Role: Gage is a relief pitcher and his approach is designed for short stints in high-leverage situations. Adjustable Pitching: Gage has shown an ability to adapt and learn, making him open to new approaches. Two-Pitch Pitcher: Gage's fastball and cutter are his primary weapons, though he also throws a slider and curveball. Effective Against Lefties: He's particularly effective against left-handed hitters, with his cutter being a weapon against them. Pitch Profiles: Fastball: 88-92 mph, rides vertically (17-20 inches, up to 23 inches in workouts), considered an "invisi-ball". Cutter: High 80s, sweeping cut action, generates swings and misses, effective against lefties. Slider: Low 80s, sweeps across the zone, exceptional depth. Curveball: Mid-70s, occasional pitch.

Man, I am impressed because it got the meter of the song exactly right.

Did ChatGPT seriously write this? I mean, I assume it was given a song to work off of but did it write the parody?

Says who?

They’ll just move it to 4th of July.

This argument against him is still holding water in courts, but if we can’t turn this ship around, at some point it won’t hold any water anymore.

It would be best if it happened before the death camps open.

To this point, Matt Gaetz must feel like the biggest chump in the world now for pulling out of the Attorney General appointment.

Do you tip the gas attendant? We never did in the 70s when gas was invariably pumped for us. In fact, I worked at Sunoco for a day, and I quit because at the end of the day they presented me some dat saying how much gas I pumped, how much money I’d given them, I was short by two dollars and I owed them the difference. Hey, it was the 70s. Anyhow, pumping gas seems like it would be a tippable service these days. Is it now?

Brieske has become exactly the pitcher I complained he was back in 2023.

I’m not sure I would assume Jobe is going to be better after his TJ using Skubal as a data point, but all we can do at this point is hope he will be.

Also, Victor Reyes is The Man on the Lotte Giants team in Korea.

Plus how often you gonna need a LOOGY for the exact situation of two outs, RISP, close and late, good left-handed hitter up? Maybe half a dozen times a year, a dozen tops? Can you keep a guy on the roster all year basically just for that?