Tiger337

I agree. It's always been a problem, but it's more widespread because it's so easy and acceptable now. It is now widely promoted as a fun, entertaining activity and it's going to get worse.

I already said "ever" was the wrong word. You made it very clear that you didn't think the Tigers would be able to sign a major free agent this off-season.

Yes, he is very accessible and not condescending like some writers. He also seems to genuinely like baseball and that's another thing I don't get from all baseball writers. I am not going to pay for his newsletter or whatever it's called, but I don't dislike him.

Not "ever" but this off-season. Every time somebody talked about the Tigers signing a good free agent, you said that none of them would sign with the Tigers because they didnt see the Tigers as a winning organization and they'd rather play for big market teams.

I didn't really pay attention back then, but Perot came across as a lot smarter than Trump (the bar is low). Listening to him talk didn't make me want to puke, but again I wasn't paying a lot of attention.

And some people said nobody good would ever even want to sign with the Tigers!

I think you are right. You can't measure it in deaths like you can with opioids but it destroys lives and families.

Right, I think the bigger concern with him is staying healthy. I hope he doesn't share his brother's health genes.

I'm not confident Baez will hit any better than Meadows. In fact, looking over the last three years makes me think Meadows will outhit him.

It will be our next big addiction epidemic if it isn't one already.

I thought about it, but I am not paying $70 to read Lynn Henning.

Perhaps, it is the hope that they can start some kind of momentum. Ross Perot got 19% of the vote in 1992. That's a lot votes. It didn't go anywhere, but perhaps the right person in the right time could change that.

That is the most probable outcome. It sounds like he has a high floor and I think think there is a good chance he makes the opening day roster, but I would expect some troubles initially.

A real example of what I think PFife is talking about (I think): There are a LOT of people (including very smarts ones) who think that we are screwed whether we have a democracy, a dictatorship or something in between because of global warming. They think that neither party comes close to addressing the issue in a meaningful way. Why should they vote for either party? I'm not really with them because I don't know enough about it to know how bad it's going to get or how, so I vote for a democracy. However, if I shared their dire views, I sure wouldn't worry about our form of government over the world surviving.

18-1 as a reliever in 1959. Relief pitcher w/l record is one the most meaningless stats, but I still get a big kick out of that.

That is a real possibility. If so, it will make a big difference.

Or maybe a weak offense played over their heads in the first half. I think it's somewhere in between. I don't believe they have the 7th best offense in baseball, nor do I believe they have a terrible offense.

Right, Flaherty did better in stats which are predictive of future performance including things like stuff+ which attempt to directly measure ability.

Stats don't cause problems. People do.

Yes, if you don't like what you are doing or just getting too old to keep up and you have enough money saved to live reasonably comfortably, retirement is a good option. Many people have been conditioned to believe that work is the most important thing in the world. It doesn't have to be. As long as you have family, friends, hobbies, maybe some volunteering to keep you busy and somewhat stimulated, you should be OK without work.

sacrilegious.

Flaherty has had multiple seasons that were better than what Mize had last year. Making the allstar team does not make someone an allstar caiber player. Baez and McKinstry were allstars last year too. All three had pretty good seasons, but I wouldn't tout any of them as allstars. Mize has a history of mediocre strikeout rates. Last year was his best season so far. Maybe, he is ready to break out.

I was going to add more, but I only talk to Biff when I'm bored.

Never being happy with anything your favorite team does is also not the best way to go through life. On the other hand, predicting that every player on that team is going to fail guarantees that you'll never be disappointed.

I agree on the ordering. I was talking about quality rather than order. You want those two pitching more innings than anyone else.