Tiger337

Yesterday, Haley insulted the elderly and today she's going after social security. Way to alienate most of you base! Even Trump knows that is a stupid idea.

I never paid attention to Musk until he took over Twitter. Just based on what I have seen there, he sounds like a fraud of Trumpian proportions. I don't really care though. I muted him a while ago.

We will see if it actually does prevent injuries. Just based on observation, it doesn't seem like anything they have done over the years to give a break to pitching staffs seems to have reduced injuries. I still think most of what ails the game today revolves around the obsession with home runs. Deaden the ball and I think a lot of problems would be fixed. They won't do that though because chicks dig the long ball $$$$.

He'll still hit more homers than the Tigers starting line-up.

Given all the injuries to pitching staffs still happening, I am not sure it's working, but you are right that this is the reason they are doing it. It has nothing to do with adding strategy or shortening games. It's not real baseball though. If they can't get a winner by the 11th inning, just call it a tie.

League average is a potential all-star representative for the Tigers.

I don't remember seeing it before Jace Jung.

I haven't really collected cards since I was a kid, but that is a pretty good design. I like to buy a pack every year or two just for old times sake and most of the recent designs have been awful.

NRA money is a big part of it, but the fact of the matter is there is a huge percentage of Americans who think that their guns protect them from fascism/left wing tyranny/communism and they are terrified of any type of gun control whatsoever. I think the country has made a big mistake creating the type of gun culture we have but, but I feel there isn't much we can do about it at this point.

The Tigers signed Jace Fry to a minor league contract. They now have two Jaces in the organization.

I didn't laugh either because I knew they were lucky in 2021. I expect them to better than 63 wins this year and better than 66 wins too just with better health. They've got a bad roster though, so I'm a expecting another bad year at the MLB level. It will be another year of hoping that prospects make progress.

Let it go 11 innings. if it's still a tie, suspend the game or just call it a tie. You get two points for a win and one for a tie like they used to do in hockey. With 11 innings there wouldn't be a lot of ties anyway.

They could be worse if none of the young hitters progress, Meadows is still unable to play, and the bullpen (which has been good the last two years) fails. I don't expect them to be worse, but it's not out of the question.

Last year, it said 68 wins and everyone laughed. What does Pecota know?

This means I will not watch any extra innings again this year. I still can't watch that shit.

I have always thought that wanting to play for a winner makes you a loser. If your new team was a winner without you, then what are you adding?

I think "playing for a winner" is often something players will say to make them sound good when they really want the money (which winning teams are more likely to offer).

I don't think it's 100% money, but that is the biggest factor in every negotiation.

They have sucked for years, but Avila was still able to sign players. I think the "players don't want to sign here" angle gets over played.

No doubt 2023 looks like a lost year. I would have liked them to make more short-term improvements to their offense, but I understand Harris' caution. He hasn't been watching the train wreck for the last five years and is likely a lot more patient than us.

Maybe, but I am slightly more optimistic about the future of the franchise now than I was last year at this time. 2021 was good luck. 2022 was bad luck mostly due to injuries. I am cautiously optimistic that Harris will do better than Avila and I am encouraged by apparent steps forward by a number of prospects last year. Maybe players and agents see it differently, but I think they could sign players if they wanted to spend.

Why last year and not this year? Is there no budget? Or maybe Harris doesn't want to waste long-term money on a lost season?

They were able to pick up players with options the last couple of years.

6-month treasury up to 5%.