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AJ wants the kill. Holton is probably the best arm we have right now after Skubal so he wants to get some innings there. It will probably just be once through the order. If the Tigers can win tomorrow they get an off day and Holton can reset before Cleveland. If they get a lead I could even see him holding Olson back, or only giving him an inning or two so he is ready to go Saturday. It's going to be crazy watching AJ re-invent playoff pitching management on the fly if they manage to get a little distance in this postseason. For 100 years conventional playoff wisdom has been get your regular rotation lined up and keep everything as much in order as you can. Make sure everyone knows their role so everyone can stay calm. AJ is saying "screw that" - we're going to play every marginal advantage and nobody here is going be rattled because no-one ever knows when they are going out there.

LOL - Where did this guy come from? I can't believe Vance interrupted the moderator to challenge being fact checked. He sounded like someone trying to do a bad impression of Chevy Chase, who wasn't all that funny in that skit to begin with. Making it obvious that you only agreed to be there if you were allow to lie unchallenged is probably not the best debating strategy!

that's his expert opinion I suppose.

After StB came down it looked like the side judge, who was on the side line at about the 10, was was nodding that the catch was good and was speaking - apparently into his headset. So it looked like he 'phoned it in' but for some reason he never signaled it. I don't know what the rest of the crew was doing though. Do side judges give priority to one of the other officials to signal TDs? I've never paid attention to that.

and WTF is he talking about "make a deal within a week after the election" - In 10 seconds he had already lost the thread that this happened on his watch?

as long as that gets to at least 4 losses tomorrow I'm good.

I think that was sort of the reason. Hinch was being a little reasonably greedy. He had a three run lead so if worse had come to worst and Foley gave up a bloop and bomb he still had the lead and Tigers would still have Holton and Brieske untaxed for tomorrow. Unfortunately(nearly anyway) worse came to even worstiest.,

John got himself fired for complaining too loudly when he thought the 'Good Times' scripts were too unrealistic. It cost him. But accepting the cost of doing what you believe is right is a damn rare thing anymore. RIP

I have a service and they get a retainer fee per month on top of the plowing charge. They've make out like bandits the last couple of years so I'm waiting for LaNina puts them to work this season!.

1st amendment rights not withstanding, there has to be some legal remedy in any society against a pathological public liar like Trump. Without some kind of reform of US libel law to give people recourse against internet amplified public calumny like this the republic is doomed.

IIRC they do drop the extra inning runner in the playoffs - can't think of anything else

Randazzo was unusually bad for a playoff selected umpire. Strike zone was all over the place and he absolutely took the Tigers out in the 5th. Good to see them take 6 walks. At least some of the guys were not over-anxious at the plate. Was not impressed by ABC's broadcast. Too much time spent at pointless camera shots and at least in the mix I was getting via ATT, they kept letting the booth get buried under the crowd, even when the crowd wasn't doing all that much. Kurtjian was the only one of the three who knew anything about the Tiger team so the broadcast ended up having an Astro's home feel just because Kay and Frazier know enough about the Astros players to talk a little about them.

Yes.. https://www.mlb.com/glossary/rules/three-batter-minimum

The tigers burned one more pitcher than they wanted to, but the Astros used up Blanco so maybe that's not a losing trade.

OK - no more Foley to close OK? He's a set up man. PLEEASE?

don't speed his bat up - go right after him

Need to get that heater up and in.

Brieske just doesn't look like his body should be able to get 99

RUNNER DOES NOT GO!

he wanted him ready for tomorrow I guess, hope it doesn't turn out to be the wrong move...

two lazy fly balls on good 4 seamers and we're out of this...

Now he puts in the better K pitcher

right, lead runner means nothing. Just treat him as already scored.

you are not the only one.

on the bright side, it gets Alvarez out of the game.