RatkoVarda

if they can scrape together 3 runs, they can win

ball hit yellow line - not a home run?

Mike Rogers is registered to vote at a house that does not yet exist.

same number of times he flew with Epstein. Coincidence?

in addition to his late draft round, 2 other memorable stories about Carpenter: he sat for a great MLB Network interview, where he described how his mom and sister convinced him he could actually play pro ball; it wasn't the usual vapid interview; his goal was to join military like Hinch, his dad died before his MLB debut; Hinch talked a little bit about that when Carp cam up

just like that, the Magic is back. what a team.

2 at home and then if needed, Skubal. gee, its almost as if Hinch knows what he is doing

Kwan wasn't sure he caught it clean; nothing on reply to overturn that

cannot waste this performance, guys.

Maybe Malloy blossoms into more than just a RH DH; maybe Ibanez crushes LPH all year instead of 1/2 a season; maybe Dingler puts up a OPS over 500; even so, they need RH power hitter; does not have to be a free agent; easier written than done, but if they can pry from another team an established young bat - maybe one who is on same time line as the current core - they can then spend FA money on pitching

didn't they make a big deal about his health preventing him from continuing in the Land of Cleve?

He was using a cane on picture day in September to get around, so it could be that he is actually not comfortable traveling? Possible he fits as a RH defender behind Keith and Sweeney, but you are 100% correct that his approach just does not fit at all with what the Tigers want to do.

Hinch has been in playoff mode for 2 months now, yet they play so loose. If they scrape together some runs, they will keep winning.

need a Don Kelly 2.0

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AJ just wanted to have lots of guys pop their playoffs cherries

she said she was 14 or 15 when Rose started "dating" (raping) her. rose said she was 16 (age of consent in Ohio) and they only had sex in Ohio (not other states with stricter ages of consent). just a vile human being. another less upsetting Pete Rose story: in the 70s, one winter he went to Japan where they were starting to go crazy over baseball. He did some appearances and card shows, and came back to Cincinnati with $10,000 cash in his suitcase. When customs asked him what was going on, he said he wanted to get paid in cash so he did not have to pay taxes. They called his lawyer and he came to the airport and assured them that Rose would declare the $10K and pay taxes. The next winter, he went back to Japan, did some appearances and card shows, and came back to Cincinnati with another $10,000 cash in his suitcase. When customs asked him what was going on, he said he wanted to get paid in cash so he did not have to pay taxes. Again, they called his lawyer and he came to the airport and assured them that Rose would declare the $10K and pay taxes. just crazy example of guy who has no intention of playing by the rules, even when he is caught, and the system totally enabled him to break the rules.

it is hard not to be pessimistic about our future

there is a significant number of Americans (10%? 15%?) who literally do not live in our reality. It's a horseshoe, and they are not all MAGA, but a majority are. Doomed is right.

Refs helped Lions out when it mattered. That's what happens when you are one of the Chosen Teams! Not that concerned about secondary, assuming Branch is around for playoffs and Arnold gets a bit better. Still have no one opposite Hutch. That was/is/will be a problem.

SFG Giants fired Farhan Zaidi; Buster Posey is now in charge. Could not close the gap with the LAD.

IMO 14 - Rogers, Dingler, Tork, Keith, Sweeney, McKinstry, Jung, Ibanez, Greene, Meadows, Carpenter, Vierling, Perez, Malloy. 12 - Skubal, Olson, Jobe, Montero, Holton, Vest, Foley, Brieske, Guenther, Hurter, Hanifee, Mize Madden and Maeda are out

As AJ said, fantastic to clinch at home, and with a win. Royals I'm sure are thrilled, but they are on the road, and backed in after a loss, waiting a few hours to see the Twins final collapse