Jim Cowan

If shorter means a decrease from 12 years to 10, yeah sure. Does anyone actually think that Harris will be under any sort of job pressure in the foreseeable future?

Was it over when the Nazis bombed Pearl Harbor?

I miss Bill Lajoie

Hi I've just awakened from a coma, the guy who should bat second is a white second baseman with an Eastern European surname and a low OBP, he can take a strike while the leadoff hitter steals 100 bases, he can handle the bat and hit behind the runner, and he can drop down a bunt. He has moxie, and intangibles up to here, and he has the dirtiest uniform.

That's well said. The team's best hitter should bat 3rd if Tony Phillips is leading off, and if Tony Phillips is also batting second. Otherwise, bat him second.

May the Fourth be with you

That's a good point and according to GameDay that wasn't a very buntable pitch, high and outside.

I think it's just a case of Hinch being the smartest guy in the room. Loading them up is such a no-brainer. His in-game tactics dont do much harm, or much good, and his decision there did not affect the outcome of the came. So his action was pretty weird but no harm done.

Disagree, set up the force at home right away. Why wait for one batter? If you don't load them up, and it's not hit decently hard right to you, the guy scores standing up. I don't want to overthink these situations, they are straightforward...set up the force. The strikeout would be ideal, sure, but you can't rely on it. Take the next best thing, set up the force.

Meanwhile, Malloy keeps getting on base, Baddoo is hitting for power and running the bases. Maybe we don't like their gloves or their arms, but at least one of those bats needs a callup. FWIW Baddoo has been playing exclusively in CF.

I would have

Bah, leadoff batter gets on

3 outs

6 outs

Concur

What the f would you know about it, R-Lo?

Riley Greene is on pace for about 37 hrs...if he could keep that up, with the rest of his game, he would be the legitimate star that we were hoping he would be

No, it wasn't you

Greene and Canha are on pace for 30 home runs.

So, 56 AB's...multiply by 10 for a full season, 40 steals and 130 RBI. I know I know, SSS and nobody cares about counting stats but still...he is at least meeting expectations don't you think?

I did the same, and stopped fraying the left wrist on all my sweaters

Winning 12 out of 22 isn't bad at all. I would like just a slight improvement...13 out of every 22 for the rest of the year.

Off've, thats some of your finest work.

The name Bailey Ober makes me think of the pilot Clarence Oveur

I love Wenceel Perez, one of those guys you could follow in the DSL and the GCL, and he was a shortstop back then which made him really interesting. He stalled for a couple of years but came back and had a huge year in 2022, tailed off a wee bit last year, and one offseason genius, I forget which one, did not include him in the Tigers top 30. So whoever that guy was, Wenceel has given him, in the words of the immortal Lou Brown, a nice big sh*tburger to eat.