Screwball

That's a great point. It seems all the guys loved him. I can understand why. Let me offer this one up; The beauty of all that is how he pumped Gibby, like he needed any pumping. But it was great.

I was a fan of Craig and thought he had more to do with their success than Sparky.

That sounds about right. I was really into it in 84 and I thought he did a bunch of really dumb stuff but came up smelling like a rose. At the same time, those guys just got it done. So it was kind of like the Reds, make out a lineup and let them win games.

Thanks for this. I don't remember the history but I did look. Sparky got the Detroit job in 79 while at the same time Leyland had been in their minor league system for years. Of course Sparky had the name from the Big Red Machine. That drove me nuts. The biggest problem Sparky had every day was finding a pencil to make out the lineup, given their talent. I thought he was a goof. I named a dog after him. He was much smarter. Sparky the baseball manager made me grow old faster.

When I was a kid mowing yards, I saved enough money to buy Baseball Digest each month. I followed him from when he played, then a manager at Lakeland, and beyond. He coached many of the 84 guys. Then Mayo (not sure) left and Sparky got the job. I thought it should be Jim. I was not at all happy. Then years later he goes back there. They get good, my family were huge Tiger fans (required), we were having a ball. Than that debacle. I was so bummed. I want to watch is HOF speech but I can't. I would ball like a baby.

To clarify - to increase profit, not reduce.

You can't negotiate with technology. It will replace the negotiators. 🙂

I'm one of those guys who admit in the beginning of a AA meeting they have a problem. Mine is, I haven't watched a Tiger baseball game in probably 5 years. I found this place three boards ago because of Tiger baseball. I even met some people from here (now all gone). So I was a fan. I was lost in, I think it was around 2013, when they lost to the Sox. The famous Prince Fielder 3rd base blunder. I can still see it. Then within a few days or a week, Jim Leyland retired. He was my guy. He has a field named after him at the high school in Perrysburg, Ohio, about an hour away from me. After all that, I was devastated. I never recovered and lost interest. Then... About 2 weeks ago, I was having a cold one at the local dive bar and they had the Tiger game on. The guy who owns the place starts talking about what they need to do to make the playoffs. WHAT? I remember looking at the standings on my birthday - August 8. They were what, 10 games out? So at this point I had to go do some research and see what is going on. What I find is one of the greatest stories in a long time. If my research is correct, they trade 3 people at the deadline, including their second best pitcher, then go 32-12, or something like that, and here we are. WHAT? That doesn't happen. I can't watch games, but once they got to play Houston I could, so I did. Couple of nail biters those were...Pitch a stud game 1, come back with pitch by committee the next day, anything to create chaos. This is nuts. I remember back three boards ago the Jim Leyland type guys arguing with the number (saber) guys about how to play baseball. These guys don't play it either way. Maybe. This team breaks every rule in the book no matter what side of that argument you are on (2 on, 2 out, 3 and 0 and you give a guy a hit sign). While they are using probabilities, they are also creating chaos. This is a new book. What they have done since mid-August is off the charts incredible, and even more so in the way they have done it. IMO, this is one of the greatest sports stories since the USA hockey team won the 1980 Olympics. I have no regrets for missing what I did, and I'm even happier for the loyal fans who stuck with them through all the tough years. I remember 68 and 84. But another one in the books would be fine. Bucket list thing. Speaking of which; Skubal gets two starts against Cleveland, including game 1, period, end of story.

I haven't followed it very close, but I think this is just an agreement to work, but things are still pending. Could be wrong. What I did find interesting, in these talks, at one time, part of the bargaining was over automation. Ports would be easy to automate given our technology. That reduces cost, therefore prices, and of course profit. At the cost of labor - or the very same people who buy what they just shipped in. Whatever can be automated will be. How does that turn out?

Employment numbers showing a 4-sigma beat to the median estimate is a perfectly normal occurrence.

The bellwether known as Fed Ex getting spanked to the tune of -15% due to poor earnings.

BS! Sure you could. I can't believe anyone would believe this bull****.

The other times they cut by 50 bps or more were in 2007-8 due to the financial crisis and in 2020 due to COVID. So yes, this is a joke, or something else, but then again, we already know who the Fed serves. Now all we need is for these war mongering idiots to provoke a wider conflict and watch crude oil go nuts and negate what may have been gained by rate cuts.

Another live one, this time Dollar Tree. Reported earnings last night. The carnage begins. Down %25 as of 2:54.

To the first two paragraphs; Comcast, or any of the big...what 6? You peddle the lie or you don't have a gig. It ain't about integrity in reporting it's about narrative. And spin. Example; article from a Toledo News channel today, kind of long, rambling, but blowing the horn about how great we are about busting our drug trade, fentanyl in particular. Their numbers for fentanyl confiscation was in grams (180k). Coverted, 400 pounds. BFD. The big number looks good I guess.

You make it sound like we can't believe anyone, so who do we believe?

If you read their earnings report their net sales were up YOY along with foot traffic in the stores. From their filing;

Under the radar today; Dollar General shares crater 25% as retailer cuts outlook, blaming ‘financially constrained’ customers Down a little over 28% as of 11:48

It was NVDA day. One of the MAGS. Only down around 7% AH. Hyped to the max by bubblevision and the usual hucksters. Got a kick out of the image below if I can post it. As it turned out - a dud - in the big picture. Chart porn of action around the release; https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GWGDV4AWkAAW4kN?format=jpg&name=900x900

Imagine that! I guess it's easy to not know anything when they people who provide the numbers don't either (some financial people think these numbers are too low). For those wanting a rate cut, this will probably help.

Harris to propose federal ban on ‘corporate price-gouging’ in food and groceries - CNBC

Not really. What might be this conventional answer?

got it

Why should the Fed cut rates?

at @gehringer_2 - why the funny face?