gehringer_2

Detroit population peaked as of the 1950 census at about 1.8M, IIRC that made D the 5th largest city in the country at that point (after NYC/CHI/LA/PHIL) It's been falling ever since - 630K as of the 2020 census. Of course most of the SE MI population is still here - it's just not inside the city limit anymore.

it's a good question. Maybe in part because he's never become a willing English speaker, he's still an enigmatic character. There is the publc personna that argues the 'doesn't care to work' side, but OTOH, over the years other players also seem to describe him fairly often as a pretty disciplined guy - so IDK.

It is depressing that given the draft resources Avila committed to pitching how thin Tiger MiLB pitching is again already.

Surprised looking over that list how many players Holland drafted did at least make the NHL. Just too many that weren't very good.

Player notes must really be fun when they play the White Sox.

Moderation in all things - you can't win without either.

!? You get an A for that one Perfesser. yes. and....

Leadership in the B10 isn't abyssmal? Who knew? When you have enough income, competence matters a lot less! >california is still a top 3 recruiting ground for football players By population they'd be #1 by 20%

that's true. The original B10 and Pac10 were AAU conferences. That became part of the controversy over Nebraska, which had been an AAU member but got booted before switching conferences to the B10. The B10 consoled itself that NEB was booted for purely 'political' reasons so it wasn't really making an exception to bring Neb in. It's still the only non-AAU member of the conference. 50-60 years ago the you might have been able to make a case that the AAU schools did run their programs to different standards, but that was ancient history by the time the PAC10 decisisions referenced above were being made (~2011)

Pet Peeve: the SAD EMOJI. It should be labled "welp", or 'gulp", as something like that is closer to the emotion the graphic actually portrays.

Agree. Miguel doesn't seem to have much desire to make a cross over into the anglo world - and in fact has almost made it a matter of priniciple over the last 20 yrs not to, and a FO or coaching position with the Tigers that was anything more than ceremonial would pretty much require that.

does B10 networks have a partner? Serious question - I have no idea.

HS football participation rates have been falling for a decade or more in CA, AZ, OR. While there isn't an easy direct line between that and football conference health, it seems logical that the two things have enough underlying common premises that they might track together.

IDK - I was thinking that a couple of weeks ago. But since then it feels like the probability of more moves has gone up.

Cisnero did not give up a HR in May or June, that is the 4th in 9 IP in July.

Parker Meadows just hit his 16th

Dussst and ashhhhes my precious, dussst and ashhhhes.

looking back at the failed run down I'm not sure why Short threw the ball, He was closing on Berti and almost certainly could have just made the tag. It was being so close that left him in a position for Berti to take advanatage.

I don't think so wrt last year anyway - he was just in too bad a condidtion most of last season. This season it looks like he has just adapted by forgetting about hitting for power and using a set up that does not re-aggravate it all the time.

this why you want guys who can hit pitching from either side. You can't count on getting the match-up you want when you need it.

Garbage call, but it was also a poor play by Rogers to attempt the backhand. The wheels are coming off the season just about the same time as last season.

Torkelson a little out of phase today. A hair off of hitting a couple out.

He'd lost command of the slider and had been missing glove side all game when he tried the curve, but I don't know why they took the high FB off the table. Looks like Rogers wouldn't call for it or Skubal wouldn't try to throw it.

not even the scoring aspect - he's an asset that you are still in protect mode with - he'd thrown too many pitches in the inning. Hinch has this tendency to sometimes go all old school with his pitchers - "stay out there - fight through it till you get it." Unfortunately that's a sentiment for a bygone era. All that does for you today is send guys to the DL.

Skubal still out there. Hinch has lost his mind