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So much for the impossible problem related to being at “full strength.“

Cleveland 2 Tigers 0

Season.Over just kidding

I’m coming to see you, Elizabeth…

Let’s get some runs you big dummies.

A nine pitch First for Jack with 2K is a good way to begin.

Good post, by “full force” what I meant was having back the guys who haven’t even played yet this year, who came down with injuries in spring training. I’m not expecting to have 9 guys who play 150+ games a year.

When this team returns to “full force,” and it’s hard to tell when or if injuries will hurl it below that threshold once again, some tough decisions will be made. Who gets edged out, or moved to where in the field? I guess it’s a nice problem to have but it’s a problem nonetheless. How many centerfielders and infielders (excluding 1st) does this team have room for?

Nerve irritation in his right pectoral muscle.

Nice. Hopefully he’s not “due“ to redress this imbalance. And all this stuff about things being “due“ or “not due“ mean nothing because you just have to play the game. if there’s anything this Tigers team does, it’s block out everything and focus only on the game at hand.

Wow, when they finally got down to the discussion, six minutes in, it is tremendous. AJ is incredibly impressive and thoughtful. In a way he’s like a military tactician who gets the most out of his soldiers. This is one of the best discussions about baseball I’ve ever heard. More discussion less chitchat is good.

Is this the thread where we were complaining about podcasts? I’ve just started watching Jason and Dan’s “new have a seat” and they start with banal chitchat about cake. Why do podcasts have to be so clumsily folksy and informal? Why is this the default setting. I’m sure it’ll get good when they actually start, but for God’s sake, really?

I saw that Sunday’s game against Cleveland begins at 11:35 AM because it’s a nationally broadcast Roku game. That’ll be 9:35 AM for me. Heck that’s early. Skubal pitches and there will be no non-Roku coverage. But you can listen to Dan on radio.

Yeah, he has a good attitude. It’s too bad that he’ll probably be one of the first to go. I supposed it’s hard to get your mojo going when you play intermittently, but I don’t know if he played every game for two weeks that he would get in a groove.

The American League is doing pretty well against the National League right now. The Minnesota Twins swept three from the Giants then took two of three from the Brewers. The Kansas City Royals just took two of three from the Giants on the road. The Angels swept 3 from the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium last weekend and the Mariners swept 3 from San Diego on the road at the same time.

I’m still reeling with amazement. I am amazed at how much they get out of the entire squad. I have cringed in the past when we played other teams that were alleged to “play the game the right way.“ I was also always suspicious of this phrase in general. I’m willing to accept this description now for the Tigers, but it seems they’re not only “playing the game the right way“ but doing it in a different and better way than other teams have done. I know that’s what’s being inferred and it appears to be true. A while ago, someone here posted that the Tigers are merely doing what Cleveland has been doing for years. I have a feeling we’re doing something different. But I don’t bother following other teams closely enough to make a reasoned comparison.

That would be nice

I’m grateful that when we play Cleveland we don’t have to share the pre-and post game with their FanDuel counterparts. They have their own network thing going on.

Ha. Indeed.

Against Cleveland will be going with Flaherty, Jackson Jobe, Chaos, then Skubal.

Is Dingler really tall and Daniela really short? He is towering over her.

I wonder how collegial the Tigers and Cardinals Live group broadcast is going to be.

I am absolutely amazed, especially after that first game. Wow. I would’ve been totally OK with a 1-2 series in St. Louis and the idea that we go and actually win the series 2-1 is just astonishing.