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Additionally: The Fed's 1st priority is keeping inflation in check. But their 2nd priority is keeping employment as high as possible. 1st priority obviously takes precedence (it is #1 after all); but with rates at this level, as Hongbit pointed out: Right now, everyone is focusing on the 2ND PRIORITY because if holding rates ta this level tips the economy into a recession... they just screwed up their 2nd priority and it's no longer a "soft landing" but a hard landing with unemployment jumping (already jumped from 3.7-ish % up to 4.3% in the latest report...). Personally, I think the economy is too strong for us to be anywhere near a recession. Zero chance IMO. But that's what ALL the Finance conversation is revolving around today... Recession? Rate cuts? How much? When? I even heard a proposal for an "emergency session" to drop the Fed Rate by 50 basis, like, right now. I think that's a bit ridiculous, just wait till Sept. September meeting will be to drop by 25 or 50 basis points... I think a rate cut is pretty much baked in... could go either way on the 25 or 50... too early to tell at this point...

Oh yeah... PS: Tigers win... 15-1. Wowzer!!!

Nice 3-inning outing by Wentz actually... No runs, 3 K's. He hasn't had too many of those...

Don't blow it Wentz... The pressure is on...!

I say give Skubal a half day off...

I am officially amazed by Kerry Carpenter...

All Cylinders.

+1

PS: Even the Tigers have a travel day today... They don't host the Mariner series until tomorrow...

You mean tomorrow night... Today is Monday.

The stock is worthless so I'm wondering when everyone realizes that and it drops to below $1. I would wager: On November 6th, 2024.

$ 22.84 on April 16th...

Does not disqualify him from being a bandaid utility guy or even a platoon option bandaid. His one advantage is he's a switch-hitter. If his fielding is top notch... then he's no worse than McKinstry... right?

I was just going to say... Gage Workman is waving his hands back and forth (going 3-6 today at Erie with 3 HR's...) saying: "Hey! Look at me!!! Gimme a chance!!!" Trei Cruz also goes 2-4 with 2 doubles, a BB and a SF...

And then he went out and wrote a song called "Silly Love Songs"... Which is actually pretty good... If you have a SO curled up in one's arms...

I am perfectly fine with going with bandaids for a year or two. Jettison Baez: yes. Try Sweeney there (as early as this year but 2025 is also OK), and Workman and Trei Cruz (platoon or utility with Sweeney, starting also in 2025... one of them has GOT to be better than McKinstry, right? ... right?). Just to see if anything sticks. Does Kreidler get one more try as a starter? Or there's nothing left to see there...?

Schadenfreude.

RFK! RFK! HE's your man (to all Trump's White Trash Bigoted followers...): VOTE RFK!!!

So he's good in low leverage situations and that's it...

Isaiah Williams is looking good today...

Nice catch by DPJ.

Agreed. Let him start the next preseason game...

He's been in the game today: 3 targets, no catches (the couple passes I noticed his way from Sudfeld were WAY off & he had no chance...)

Speaking of which... Who's going to grab the #3 WR spot for the Lions this year? Hard to tell anything today with the (mostly) spotty QB passing so far...