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this is what i thought. i have to deal with this with clients all the time. but it cuts both ways. mize has to pay to prepare, too. i don't know how agency contracts work, so i wonder if whatever he pays his agents, standard, includes the agency handling an arb hearing. likewise, i don't know if the tigers would handle this in-house or if there is what amounts to 'outside counsel' that would come in, with additional cost

is that Rhine Reighbourne?

No, no, couldn't possibly be that

Add me to this list. I always liked baseball but when at about age 14 I really started to appreciate all the numbers, it took things to a whole new level. For the others like that, if you haven't already, I'd recommend Alan Schwarz's book The Numbers Game, which provides a sort of history of baseball statistics. It came out in like 2005 so it might be a little dated now, but it was a really good read.

Motion carries

MLBTR is reporting Ohtani to the Jays

it's a bummer. the winter meetings used to be one of my favorite events of the year, but nothing happens at them anymore

yes i recall hearing that, too. my recollection is that he destroyed the monitors to prevent the sign stealing, at least in that instance

Eckersley got one, also

This was the name that came to mind for me, too

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rarity of 2 is really impressive! i've yet to crack double digits

it's right in his name. how the **** did that college man Harris not see it.

I agree, tho I like Maybin, too. His voice isn't the greatest for radio

really?!?

p'shaw! buying gravel for the new lot . . .

"some scouts believe that Samuel is a good athlete," others, meh, not so much

Is anyone concerned that the league has now figured out how to minimize Carpenter? He hasn't homered in over a month. His OPS in that time frame is below .700. His OBP is still pretty good, in the .330s, but his slugging isn't much more than that. Maybe it's just a slump, but the duration is starting to worry me.

I recall that Chris Brown was the guy who couldn't play a game because he slept wrong on his eye. He came in a trade with Keith Moreland, for Walt Terrell

Dan was saying on the broadcast that the team will be in Oakland next year no matter what happens. After that, TBD

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This suggests to me that GM is not going to be a baseball-focused position. Harris will retain responsibility for all that stuff I presume. EDIT: Time with the Cubs shows that perhaps I was too hasty . . .

I was listening, does that make me one of the nine

The Jake Rogers show!

Going to the closing game is a big priority for me. It is the last chance to see the team before the days get short, the weather gets gold, and the daily rhythm of games is gone. Plus, being at the last Tigers home game, I've seen some cool stuff. Shane Halter play nine positions, the White Sox close out the division in 2005 (not that cool for us but kind of a cool event), 2014 clincher, and others. Everybody loves opening day but I think closing day is better.