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I used to go to 1 or 2 games a year and remember Mike Napoli just crushing Tigers pitching a few times. One year he was on the Angels and the next year I went to a game and he was on Texas.

With all of his faults, he still is a huge part of baseball history.

Charlie Hustle, RIP.

The Mets aren't even going to try. They aren't going to burn a top pitcher and most of their stars will be in the bench

Same thing that happened in Detroit during the first 15 years or so of Mike Ilitch owning the team and the previous 10 years under Chris Ilitch. They weren't even trying or, hard to belief they were as pathetic as they were, had Randy Smith/Al Avila using their intelligence and skill to construct a team.

It's almost hard to believe the Astros are -145 on the betting line. Typically, those lines are based on the SP.

Does he have another system to cheat in place? That might explain why the Tigers were so hot down the stretch.

Why? It's a business first and foremost. The attendance was so low that it didn't make sense to stay there. The stadium was a train wreck. It's no different than a person switching companies for a much better personal situation.

Skubal isn't staying in Detroit. He might be traded at the deadline next season depending on how the Tigers do.

Starting Casey Mize is no different than starting Maeda, they will need to plate at least 7 or 8 runs to win.

Sorry, but the starting SS isn't lighting the world on fire and how many top 100 prospects end up sucking? Probably about 85 of them. But who needs a top of the rotation mlb pitcher?

Caution. Teams always don't just keep improving. Last year, my boss was trying to tell me the Lions were a shoo-in for the division championship and were all but guaranteed to get back to the NFC championship game and probably Super Bowl. I thought of Dan Marino and how people said he would be back and win a bunch of Super Bowls. It just is never that linear and simple. Players regress, injuries happen, and the other teams are trying to win too. Plus, what are the Tigers going to do to add talent in the off season? When are they going to trade Skubal? Too many variables to predict success for a marginal team.

The law firm of Santander, Cowser, and McCann kicking Detroit's butt.

Too bad the Tigers don't have a starter like Jack Flaherty down the stretch. That would be beneficial. But hey, cutting salary so Ilitch can save money and getting a minor leaguer who will probably never see Detroit, probably worth it.

Now that Joe West and Angel Hernandez are going, the mantle of worst umpire is probably leaning in favor of the home plate umpire.

How about now?

This game is going to get ugly.

Witt follows in the footsteps of such Royals greats as Angel Salazar, Buddy Biancalana, and Kurt Stillwell.

Possibly Manning, but Mize had average stuff at best. Possibly the worst skill set of a #1 overall pick in my lifetime. Average fastball at best who had decent off speed stuff that got college guys out but gets destroyed in mlb.

10 base runners in 4.1 IP. I know they were pitching around Witt and walked him 3x, but that many runners in that short of span is a recipe for disaster.

When I was 20 I played in a league where it was the norm to run on and off the field, stay in the batter's box between pitches, and the pitcher would catch the ball from the catcher and be ready for the next pitch without screwing around. We played two 7 inning games with a 15 minute break in-between the games quicker than the typical Yankees-Red Sox game would last.

He is the one I have the least amount of confidence in. I always think the offense will need to be at the top of their game and hopefully he can get through 5 with only giving 4 runs.

We'll see. People were ready to coronate the Lions this season but the future is never certain.

Witt owns the Tigers.

Anything other than playoffs after a 10 year rebuild is a failure. Winning a playoff series or even a world series depends a lot on luck and fortune. But 162 games is a lot more telling as to how a team is constructed.