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Yes, I think the plan is to appeal for cap relief, but I didn't mean to be particularly precise about the release terminology - the point more simply being that they quickly decided to wash their hands of him. In lieu of the charge already being reduced to a misdemeanor however, I wonder if their case for relief has just been undercut. Then again, it may depend more on the conduct language in the CBA than what he is actually charged/convicted of under law.

The only black clouds on the Tiger start so far have been Maeda and Lange. Maeda has a long enough track record and looked good enough in ST that Saturday can be written off as a blip - at least for now. It's nowhere enough to question his place in the rotation yet. But what about Lange? It's not like he was close but being squeezed by the umpire - he was as wild as during his worst stretch last season. Hope for a game out of reach one way or the other in the next couple of days to put him in? Seems like daylight madness to send him out there again in a leverage situation until he shows he can throw at least the occasional strike. This is sort of an unintended consequence of the three batter rule. You can't put him out there to start an inning and pull him if he walks the first hitter or even two.

'Truly Innocent' is sort of an ideality isn't it? There are millions of people who are not 'Truly Innocent' that can't be convicted of any crime. Since NFL deals are largely un-guaranteed, the Lions had the right to cut him before his case was resolved. That also creates a kind of momentum to assume he's as good as convicted. But you never know, it's not unusual for cases to end up being legally more complex than they appear initially.

By the definition in John's letters, an 'antichrist' is someone who starts out in the church, but then falls away from it teaching false or "anti-Christ' doctrine. So I don't know if any secular world leader qualifies under a proper theological definition. Putin does wrap himself in the Orthodox church, and likewise Trump with the evangelicals, so they have that part going for them, but neither 'came out from us' in the strong sense sense implied by John. Xi seems pretty much a secular tyrant. OTOH, I suppose In the more Hollywood/Manichaean/pop-American-demons-are-everywhere/Satan-is-lord-of-this-world kind of theologies - any real baddy can be read as demonic and fit the bill. 👿

and Hanifee let both runners he inherited score on consecutive doubles.

First guess would be that if the UFL contracts didn't give guys rights to sign/jump to NFL deals, they'd have a hard time recruiting players.

Apparently objective cases are a bridge too far even for Wisconsin grads, of whom I would have expected more.....

This morning's forecast has NYC rain moving out by early afternoon. Low chance of any evening rain.

We don't need no stieeenking pythagorean!

Wire to wire, Baby!

If this team ever hits a little watch out.

Not even a breaking ball or near the margins. That why they need to bring in the challenge system. In Dreckman's defense he may have blinked or coughed, whatever - everyone is human - but there is no need for the team to be cost a game because of it.

The Eastern Orthodox will give you arg on that!, though the basic point stands

A public utility maybe, but not one associated with a local gov like the City of Ann Arbor. I don't want the Ann Arbor city government anywhere near the role of utility manager.

My question was actually misdirected anyway, Lange had already faced three batters before he gave up the third walk - he had K'd Moncada.

In the post game Hinch said that with the runner at second he thought the risk of a ground ball single with Foley was a greater than Miller's likelihood of getting swing and miss/pop fly.

I like this idea Do away with the corner three it will probably encourage one or two shooters on a team to stay up court on offense while depopulating the baseline. That might open more room inside the arc for creative midrange play.

no - I'm pretty sure there is no inning roll over requirement. You can face less than three when you finish an inning.

Brilliant!

Kenta should take the whole offense out for Kobe steaks.

perfect approach by Vest - Lee was not going to be able to get around as long as Vest kept forcing him up and in.

Tork comes down with a case of popupitis after the early line drive.

Parker battling.

Did Lange have to face three if he started the inning? A rule I take as ironclad for a manager is never give the reliever the opportunity to load the bases.

Baseball Gods just rained on Palehouse parade.!