Tiger337

I don't think he has ever been regarded as the main player. When I say "build around", I am thinking about a core of several players (like Whitaker, Trammell, Parrish, Lemon, Gibson, Morris). So far, he is petty far from that class of player. It's still possible he could reach that level, but progress has been slow and he doesn't really have a position. He seems more like Johnny Grubb than a building block. And that's not a knock against Grubb. Grubb had a pretty good career as a role player. I am talking about his entire career, not just his years with the Tigers.

I don't think it's a strategic move, but rather a psychological thing where he wants to keep news about Skubal as positive as possible at all times. I don't know who he's trying to fool, but isn't that how marketing works?

I agree with this. Norms of behavior change over time and are often driven by public figures such as entertainers and politicians. The president, as a representative of the United States, certainly has a role in shaping that behavior. I hear a lot of Trump suuporters say that his personailty and bahevior don't matter as long as he "gets things done". I have told Republican friends about the importance of the president as a role model and they say it doesn't matter and that children's morals and ethics come from the church. That's right, the same church that supports everything Trump does! Don't worry, I also make it clear to them that his policies suck as much as his personality.

No doubt. Just looking at performance to date isn't enough. And you you can't really base it on what has happened long-term in AAA for a couple of reasons. There is a very different level of talent between MLB and AAA. Also, there is so much turnover in AAA that pitchers might not get a chance to adjust.

Come back to what? He hits the same way every year. He's a decent hitter, but not somebody you want to build around, especially since he can't field.

So, everybody needs to vote for your candidate? That doesn't sound like democracy,.

Not everyone sees it that way. There are people that believe we are screwed either way. Nobody is entitled to their vote.

Every loss is always Hinch's fault.

I would question our stability. 😀

I like my Gen Z students. They are smarter and more respectful than our generation was at their age. Yes, I have a biased sample.

You need to fall in line and vote for who the Democrat leaders tell you to vote for. You have no choice.

Didn't he say that in 1987 when they got off to a slow start? I am not sure, but they were were 19-21 after 40 games that year. However, they had begun to heat up by game 40 whereas this team appears to be going nowhere until they do a whole lot of healling.

I am glad the Tigers focued on fudamentals in Spring training. It is really paying off.

Strikeouts are about the same as last year so far. They are down from 2018-2024.

ah Crap, now Edman needs to update his CBT list again.

How can that POS talk about beautifying the country when he is allowing drilling for oil is natural presevation areas?

But failed to campaign aggressively in some key states.

Get over it. She lost an election which should have been an easy victory. She campaigned poorly. Her fault.

I think they could have won it all. The went 15 innings in the deciding game. The team that beat them went 7-games in the next series losing the final game by one-run. The team that beat that team went 7 games in the WS losing the final game in 11 innings. But I do agree that most of us don't get as worked up about about games as we get older. We realize that these games are just entertainment and that the experience of enjoying the games is more important than the result.

It was our fault. The speaker spoke like an educated person with no discernible accent. I do wonder if they did it to us on purpose though!

Not really. It could all be true and he could still be out 2-3 months.

Walks are up to 3.63 per game so far which would be the highest rate since 2000. I am not sure whether walks are typically up early in the season, but walks also went way up after they started using it in AAA. Of course, there could could be other factors which cause the increase, but it is plausible that ABS would be the reason.

That's a great attitude which I used to share. I find it more difficult to do now since I have too many competing activities.

Sac bunts, in the AL, dropped steadily from .45 per game in 1978 to .08 in 2024. It was .10 in 2025 and this year it's back up to .13 which is close to what it was in 2016 (.14). I am pretty sure it will never come close to what it was in the 70s, but perhaps they have recognized that they overdid the non-bunting just a little bit.