Jim Cowan

Well yeah the picture is great, but watching it on Youtube it seemed like the people who were extending the middle finger were pretty silent because they were afraid to get the **** beaten out of them. The audio files don't contain even a hint of booing. Lots and lots of cheering though. My only point is that the media that breathlessly reports that Trump got an "unexpected response" were hoping to see something that wasn't really there.

I saw that on Youtube, and did not hear any actual booing.

Also what would have worked was "if you can't think of anyone, choose Edwin Jackson".

I had 8 correct, missed my first guess at a Braves Gold Glove.

Love you forever estrepe1, you with the big goofy smile.

And he gets 2 more walks to add to his already-insane total. He and his .400 OBP are leading off next year, DH every day and LF once a week.

If people in Ireland pronounce 33 as torty-tree, how do they pronounce Charles the Third?

Matt Nokes is the poster child for that 1987 rabbit ball.

What are the emergency room experiences now? Overcrowding, respirators? What do nurses think?

Yes but the question remains...how do you know if your Melba toast is stale?

I doubt it 100%. I tend to believe the people who say that Hinch and Harris are operating together, at least for now. Hinch has to be smart enough to know that if he gets himself fired by the Tigers he'll never work in the majors again, after the humiliating debacle in Houston. Hinch and Harris will reach a consensus on every significant addition to, or subtraction from, the major league roster. Candelario is Exhibit A. And there is no way that Harris is influencing day-to-day lineup construction, telling Hinch to play certain guys. Never in a million years.

People do overlook the fact that Arizona was a homecoming for him, he spent the first 10 years of his pro career there and was there as recently as early 2020. It was a very natural choice for him to make.

Here's something that I want to know: how can you tell if your Melba toast is stale?

If he could actually play second base, that would be great. It didn't sound that way on draft day, it sounded like he was a guy with no position, so another eye-roller pick by the Tigers. An average defender with consistent power, who can stay in the lineup against lefties, that would be the answer to a prayer.

No doubt about it. Maton, Vierling and McKinstry will get plenty of rope. I'm not sure you can carry all 3 of them at once, but 2 of the 3 will be on the 26 all year.

If it weren't for bad luck, he wouldn't have no luck at all.

You actually only missed his production for 2 and a half months. On May 14 his OPS was .630. And the trade return at the deadline was the square root of Sweet FA. So all this angst about keeping him, months after Hinch decided that a bounce back was not likely, I don't get it. If Hinch had wanted him back, he would have been back. It's easy to understand Harris' position, if you stink like Candelario in 2022 you don't get a 40% raise. But if Hinch had wanted him, he would have been back, no question about it. I don't think Hinch was wrong, and the fortunes of the organization were not affected one way or the other.

I am back to 1987 now, that's the next previous occasion to Jamie Johnson. Bernie Anderson, age 23, drew 114 walks for High A Lakeland. Another little guy, no power, no demon on the basepaths, and after catastrophic failure at AA for the next 2 years he disappeared.

Oh you got there at the buzzer! Some great names in that search, Jordan Lennerton, Christin Stewart, Daz Cameron, Zach Short - they all led the organization but didn't break 90.

Jamie Johnson did it at Erie in 2013, 101 walks. He almost did it at West Michigan in 2010 with 98. Raise your hand if you remember Jamie Johnson. He was a 5-9, 180 outfielder without much of a hit tool, no power, and no particular baserunning chops.

But not before he drew a walk, to give him 101 on the season, with an OBP now at .432. That's outstanding. Here's a good b-ref research project, when was the last time a Tigers minor leaguer drew 100 walks?

Gibson ruled the dressing room and he could be a real bastard, according to something that Paul Carey wrote.

Rarity of 18 is impressive.

I agree, let's put that .400 OBP at the top of the order and sneak him into LF in a road game once a week.

Yes he stopped playing 3b weeks ago, and then lately he's been playing 3b again while Keith, the 220 pound gorilla, plays 2b. WTF? We need an every day third baseman. Not a platoon third baseman. One of these guys needs to slot in at third, every day, because the good bat more than makes up for the shaky glove. That just seems to be more likely to be Keith at this point, so can we stop the nonsense about positional flexibility and decide, once and for all, where Keith plays?