1984Echoes

I'm almost adamant that the Tigers should carry at least two of these guys every year: one LH'er and one RH'er. Faedo would be perfect as the RH'er IMO (1st time facing batters: .567 OPS, 2nd time: .800 OPS). Lefty two inning pitcher: Tyler Holton (no 2nd time faced sample but has shown he can go 2-ish innings if needed... additionally, "1st time faced" data says OPS of .524 - promising...)

So... There's still a chance...?

Perish the thought!!!

I'd like one high level starter: Eduardo coming back or a similar level replacement. And one high level reliever. Some veteran who still has stuff and can maybe settle these guys down. Or show them a new pitch or two or a new grip. Whatever works...

Numb all pain? You're not soaking your s'mores in rum are you...? Or adding a little weed on top of the chocolate before you top off with the toasted marshmallow and graham crackers...?

BINGO!!! What do I win...?

The SIMPLE answer is that Ukraine is going to take ANY, and ALL, opportunities to attack Russian interests... in any form, anywhere around the globe... as payback for the Russian Nazi's attempted genocide against them.

They're ALL on Obamacare... Tee hee hee.

That... And/or I'll put in a plug for Tyler Mattison to graduate from Erie to "The Show" next year. He will take over the "Closer's" role... Just a WAG.

Anyone have knuckles rapped against the noggin'...? When I would forget my homework (3rd or 4th grade...? Happened quite a bit...) Sister Mary would rap me on the noggin' as hard as she could and: "Knock, knock. Who's there? NOBODY."

I would have to be overwhelmed (which is not going to happen at this point) to be interested. I'm in the "just wait out the development curve" camp.

So the Russian population should now lose 50 kilos each and live on 1 piece of bread and 1 bowl of borscht per day? Great plan Putin! ( /s) As long as they have enough daily vodka for everyone... Putin's impoverishment plan could work?

That's exactly my way-too-early viewpoint of 2024.

12 games to go and we're tied for the 8th spot (8-to-10th tied). Unless there's a big change in the last 12, we're finishing in the top 10, pending whatever happens in the lottery... That, and the crapload of kids coming up in the next two years gives me some hope that the Tigers can build something both "NOW" (2024-ish) and for some time in the future that gets this team out of picking in the top 10 for awhile, and hopefully into the playoffs on an annual basis. Starting next year for us dreamers... This team still has to sustain any future success with Draft & Develop though... So here's also hoping that Harris is the right guy to build a sustainable model for the Detroit Tigers...

That may be true... But I still like the idea of telling him straight up right after the season ends that "we will be phasing you out as a starter". Just the thought of that, being replaced by Short, or Kreidler, or Eddys Leonard... could spur a different decision. But you are probably right... No way he passes up that money for the free market at this point.

And Russian Mafia-Oligarchic support. In other words, the Russian government, headed by one Vladimir Putin.

Agreed. I'll put this a different way for those who want to dump him: What could we expect in return if we traded him? A 1st, or a 2nd round pick? What if the "word" is out and the most Yzerman could get back is a 4th...? My point being: if we're trading him, we're most likely not getting our 1st round pick back. That's a sunk cost. Some might say "something is better than nothing". No, it's not. The worst case is to get "something" back, at a gross devaluation to the 1st, and then another team develops him into an All-Star starting goalie. Or... "Opportunity Cost." IMO: the Opportunity Cost of losing him is higher than any return we will get for him right now. So I say we either develop him and he becomes a competent goalie for the Wings... or bust. And I'd rather bust than dump him cheaply and then in 3 years he's dominating the NHL, for another team.

They are signifying that Mexico is ready to go full-on-throttle Fascist. It's why Russia and China only marched along with Mexican troops in their parade. Nothing more. Nothing less.

Jobe is pitching for Erie today... so far: 4 inn's, 2 hits, 0 bb's, 4 K's...

The problem is that you don't want someone playing so crappy at LT that Goff gets knocked out for the rest of the season. IMO.

I'm going to set aside that for the moment G2... I like what he admitted about his own, Republican, party - the truth about today's Republican Party, Trumpism, and its adherents - on record.

Any combination of the above works for me... in any order.

Hang up the phone.

That's in the ballpark I named...: 720 miles, geographically available recharging stations wherever needed, 1/2 hour to recharge (15 min's wouldn't be needed as much if a full day's drive were within a battery, every overnight would get a full recharge...).

I think if he makes a trade for a significant position player it will be a minor league trade... some blocked player that's in AA or AAA....