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It has really only significantly suppressed home runs significantly in recent years. For years, it was close to neutral. I am not sure what happened. Maybe other parks changed dimensions for more offense or maybe the live ball carries better in other parks or something. I remember Harris said that he liked the unusual dimensions because he felt it potentially gave them an advantage with the right players. I am more interested in seeing what he can do with that than bringing in the fences more. It is something they have not really tried since they moved to Comerica.

Of course he will. He always does. We have no justice system. We have a legal system designed to protect the wealthy.

Some treatment centers work a lot better than others, but I agree that treatment can be done in conjunction with cutting off supply.

Thanks for assuring me, but my group at work has been researching the opioid crisis since the beginning. We knew from the prescription drug data that there was going to be a crisis before it became a crisis. There has always been people addicted to drugs. What is unique about the opioid crisis is that it has affected middle class whites more than any other crisis which is the main reason it's considered a crisis. That was a result of doctors over prescribing and not just crooked ones. I was prescribed opioids unnecessarily on a couple of occasions and I refused each time. The fact is there are millions of people addicted now and this has created a a huge market. If it's not Mexican cartels, then it will be Americans - whether it will de-regulated big pharma or American drug dealing gangs or whatever. At this point, the best way to stop the crisis is treatment.

Right, it all started with big pharma and physicians way over prescibing opioids. They got everyone addicted and that created a huge market. If the Mexican cartels get defeated, then people in the US will step in and profit from the addiction and you can bet that big pharma will be right there. That doesn't mean they shouldn't try to stop the cartels from getting drugs up here. It just means that it won't solve the crisis.

Seattle and Tampa Bay have worse BP factors than Detroit and both were able to score runs last year. https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/statcast-park-factors?type=year&year=2023&batSide=&stat=index_wOBA&condition=All&rolling=&sort=3&sortDir=desc

What is the real reason wealthy dudes want to break up NATO? I know it's not some America First BS.

I think if they find a cheap shortstop who is better than Baez, they'll replace him. I can't see them replacing him with Kreidler who hasn't hit at all in the majors, wasn't even that great even in the minors and is 26.

They may seem like a part of the decision if they agree with the behind the scenes analysis

I'd rather see Kreidler at SS than Baez just because I don't like them being stuck with Baez for four years. However, I have no more confidnce in Kreidler than I do in Baez as a regular over a full season.

They should have offered him MotorCityCasino.

How is anyone going to take them seriously if they forbid gambling and promote it at the same time? Let's see if they make a serious investigation of Ohtani or just sweep it under the rug to protect themselves. How do you take them seriously if they do that? They have done a good job punishing wife beaters and sexual predators, but that's only because they don't profit off those activities.

yes, We go through this every year. The Spring stats will be forgotten by the end of the first inning of opening day. There is reason to be concerned about the offense, but it's not because of sprining training performance.

So, Butthead is the smart one?

That works and MTG is butthead.

I used to be dead set against Rose going into the Hall of Fame. Given, how incredibly hypocritical MLB is about gambling though, I really don't care anymore about whether he gets in or not.

I am always skeptical of thst sort of thing, but the team talked about him that when he was in Boston.

Come on mtutiger, enough with your sensible analysis. Let's hear a specific bold prediction.

Kenta Maeda will lead Tigers pitchers in WAR

All Scott Harris.

It sucks having Baez on the roster the next four years, but Kreidler has a .429 career OPS so far. His upside is probably utility infielder.

You didn't like Matt Anderson and Eric Munson?

Randy Smith, for one, found it very hard to find success with high draft picks.

Bringing Olson north is the right move. He pitched better than Manning last year. I felt it was between Mize and Manning all along. They will all be needed eventually.

Same here. There is no wiggle room at all.