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Most players don't get better in their platoon splits though. If you let all the lefties that can't hit lefties a chance, you'll lose a lot of games figuring out that they'll never hit them.

Baez hits lefties pretty well, but hasn't faced them much this year.

Carpenter is not hitting well and has no history of being able to hit LHP. You can make a case for Keith batting more often often against LHP.

They've been reading Motown Forums.

I love the rabbit ears photo. That needs to be posted all over the place just to piss him off.

He'll just claim some kind of victory.

Batting outcomes in different temperatures: https://markkolier.medium.com/when-the-weather-heats-up-do-hitters-really-get-hotter-2245bdbe0689 Not surprisingly, home runs are way more common in hot weather. Nothing else is significant except non-zone swing %, but the raw numbers there don't look like they are practically significant.

He once said that he told Putin he would blow up Moscow if he invaded Ukraine. He said Putin was pretty sure he wouldn't do it, but all he needed was a a little doubt and the threat would work. I doubt he ever said that to Putin, but I believe that is why he issues those kinds of threats. I don't think that stuff works when he is dealing with people who are just as crazy as him though. This isn't a real estate deal.

Scales needs to calm down. His commentary has actually gotten better with time, but he does not sound really comfortable as a broadcaster. He doesn't know when to stop talking and he talks too fast.

I was usually a pitcher and first baseman with occasional outfield when I played. My other infield experience would happen only in infield drills during practice or pick-up games with friends. The first baseman's mitt was part of the team equipment. I had one glove for everything else - pitcher, outfield, infield practice. I never played at a high enough level to need to think about different gloves for every position. I was a decent enough athlete, but once I turned 16 there weren't many opportunities to play unless you were really talented. It was a big high school, so it was hard to make the high school team. There was a town team, but that was all the same guys that made the high school team. I tried out for both, but I was clearly not in their league. I'm not sure how easy it would be to have different gloves for everything. Maybe it's the same as having four pairs of glasses (distance, reading, computer, sun)! I don't know. It's easy enough to adjust, but I lose them all the time. 😀

I use twitter primarily for baseball. I seriously do not enjoy politics very much and never have. The Republicans have always thought the Republicans were right about everything and the Democrats have always thought they were right about everything and I rarely saw any useful discussion between the two. Now I see even less, but I have become forced to follow politics the last ten years because of certain individuals trying to destroy my country for their own benefit,

I would be fine with this too, although I fully understand why others would not like it. I went through a period where I was watching all the Tigers games on TV and I enjoyed it, but I started taking it for granted. Now, watching a game on TV is nothing special and I prefer listening to the radio most nights now while I do other stuff. In the old days, I didn't get to watch as many games and being able to watch the Tigers on TV was something special to look forward to. Now, I assume they'll be on and I get irritated when they aren't on for the one night during the week when I want to watch a full game.

"trimming" "certain" "healthcare programs" means gutting programs by firing anyone who is easy to let go and is also part of a demographic which MAGA doesn't like.

I am pretty sure they will add four more teams (which is too many) when they expand but I don't see them adding 8.

The financial stuff that Edman detailed matters in how the transaction was processed (cash deal versus player swap), but I question whether it had much if any impact on the decision to let him go. I would hope it didn't anyway. I think they have the most depth on the 40-man roster than they had in my lifetime and they don't have guys that can easily be dropped now. He's a reliever who may be useful, but probably doesn't have a great deal of upside.

OK, I am there.

So, there is no radio either?

So, I can't watch the game tonight? It seems like I have to log into to the game a different way every night. Then, many times I find out there is no game. It's so confusing. Radio is better except anyway for that guy with the squeaky excitable voice. Bobby Scales

no politics.

How much do you think ratings would have improved if they brough him on in 2021-2022?

He was a good hire, but their ratings are up because they are winning. Fans will tune in to see a winning team regardless of the announcer. A good broadcaster can improve ratings a bit, but I don't believe that Benetti doubled the ratings.

I like Benetti even with his forced humor. I like Dirks. They’re difficult to listen to when they’re together.

Anyone catch this? yeah, Adell did! Also, if he catches the ball before if clears the wall and then falls into the stands, it's an out. It's hard to tell on this one without slowing it down.

Technically, if the starter doesn't go five innings, the official scorer can give it to the pitcher they think deserves it the most.

The bigger question is who gets the W?