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Del Pozo and Diaz both give up a pair of runs tonight. Madden taken out after 1 IP with 36 pitches and only 18 strikes. he gave up one run on one hit and 3 BB spread between 3Ks. There's your good news bad news outing.

Tigers have won a series.

chalk one up for the old dude.

time not to waste it.

He's still been on base twice today. That's a 400 OBP.

It's still quite the contrast from last year when the chatter on the Tiger IF was mostly in Spanish. Of course Javy didn't have a great year last year either! But just following on Dtrains comment that he looked more like a happy camper on his National Team.

ironic since today Russia is all Oligarchy and facism. It just goes to show that the fascination for the USSR among Western Leftists was never about the Proletariat and always about the Dictatorship.

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As a general philosophy, I'm not a fan of ever leaving a bat that has mastered AAA there. I don't want a guy getting comfortable with his hitting success - I want him to face MLB pitching as soon as he's mastered AAA so he doesn't have a chance to develop any habits or complacency he's going to have to work to break. In Malloy's case there is some extenuating circumstance because you are hoping his D can improve.

Holton got off to a rocky start giving up 2 HR in each of his 1st two appearances. His last two outings were better. He K'd a bunch of guys in ST but also gave up a lot of hits.... Hill is a disappointment so far. Was hoping for a little more there.

To me this is the mystery. I've lived long enough to know that nothing happens in this world without money behind it. As sure as the Sun rises in the East there is money flowing to Putin's US apologists, and someday, probably after a 50 yr US inteligence archive embargo is lifted or people start making death bed confessions, we are finally going to find out how that money was moving - because no-one seems to be working the case for the public today.

Kelley has a book out and has been doing promo radio interviews, this story always comes up. Pompeo comes across as arogant, petulant and boarish so she's probably telling the story accurately.

In an odd twist of circumstance given the overall composition of the MLB, the Tigers have an almost completely anglo position roster right now. The only native Spanish speaker other than Javy among the hitters is Cabrera and he's always kind of in his own world. So maybe it's just not a very social clubhouse for him. He's a Pro, it shouldn't make a difference, but people are still people and you know it can.

this. Uncertainty surrounds Cade until he can stay on the court for a couple thousand more minutes.

Another 'old' guy lke Del Pozo. Diaz has had walk troubles in the past. If we don't see him in one of the first call-ups it's probably because they want more evidence he can keep his free passes in check.

Looks kind of like Cisnero's story. Knocked around the minor for long time without much success but starting doing something better in '21 at age 28 when the Tigers picked him up. His numbers from last yr at Toledo were decent but the Tigers never called him up last year.

Del Pozo looked solid in ST and hasn't shown any regression at Toledo - 0.88 Whip and only one walk in 6 IP.

he has one walk in 50 AB - he's not playing to the strength of his game. He's done a much better job of staying on FBs in the zone this year but maybe because of all those barrels early, he's lost his patience.

Hill still has to go back to Toledo for a different lotto ticket.

we may have something in Maton.

why is Jake trying to bunt when a fly ball ties the game?!?!

Not that worried about Greene. Has has a triple, a walk and 103 mph 4 deg ground out tonight. Tork has stay with the selective approach that got him here.

Torkelson swung at 3 pitches out of the zone.

yeah, I think he's gotten a little long, but I don't care about that as much as what he swings at - he's chasing too much too.

Brieske isn't far off. They'll prolly slot him with Tyler A as longer guys so Lange, Cisnero, Shreve have less to cover.