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the old forum apparently put administration on autopilot some time ago and the instrumentation has finally failed and run it aground.

absolutely - that ending was definitely SO Lions.

Misstep by Hinch. Niko is the batter that Grossman should have PH for. Niko batting LH is just about the easiest batter in the AL to strike out if you can throw fastball up and the slider at his back foot, both of which Barlow had in his pocket.

The other interesting thing about Greene is that he has been completely unaffected but the change in levels. His BA, slugging, walk rate, K rate - everything is virtually identical at Toledo to what it was at Erie. You would expect the upgrade in the pitching faced to have some effect - but it hasn't.

win #75 folks. Everyone with the over on that number is gonna be a winner.

75 RBI on the year for Cabrera - within 3 of the team lead. Who'd have thought that was possible on May 8th? He's not worth $30 million anymore but they've gotten more back on his salary this season in both fan hype for the HR chase and his actual performance than they had much hope to expect.

Isaac Paredes models Sal Perez's batting stance.

Kyle not not bringing the funk tonight.

I'm going to be surprised if Cameron's bat can keep him in the majors.

Santana demonstrating his DH hands.

If Tork goes to the AFL and hits for average that will be a resume piece that should help going into 22.

I think Hutchison might have had Santana at 3rd - it was a terrible bunt, but he didn't even look.

He got up a long way on that one - that was no sqeaker and yeah - the edit window is definitely quite short.

When we saw Greene is ST he seemed to have great plate discipline. I still wonder if he is being to coached to stay on the overly aggressive side because they want him to learn what he can hit more than they care if he Ks more than he might at this point in his development.

Boyd will be 31, which is not particularly old for a pitcher, reportedly stays in very good condition, will be coming off a surgery with a high success rate - and probably will be able to pitch better with the problem fixed. I would guess he is worth a little more than the average view here. And to be honest. if I'm the Tigers, going to arbitration would not really be a bad route because it limits any commitment to one year. I would think they need both Boyd and Peralta back if they can get them, though neither may be all that cheap. Do not see them making a bid for JV, he's going to go for more years & $ than the Tigers should pay. I hope the guy can pitch until he is 45 and wins 300 games, but I don't want the Tigers carrying the risk.

I don't know when they started using grounded wiring in US house construction. I grew up in a pre WWII house and it did NOT have ground wires going to the outlets. OTOH, my house built in '58 did, so even though it had all 2 prong outlets when I bought it, conversion go 3 prong was trivially easy because the wiring was already there for the 3 wire outlets. If your house does not have the ground wires already there, each outlet you upgrade will have to have a wire run to it from the panel - so things like whether the electrician can get into the wall from below (unfinished basement ceiling) or above (unfinished attic) will figure into how hard/expensive the job is.

we thought he was dead, but he was just pining for the fiords

This game is right up there for the number of wasted hard hit balls by the Tigers.

Schoop is the oddest hitter. When he is slumping it looks like there is no way he should ever have gotten to the majors at all, and when he is on, he's fricking Ted Williams. Where does it come and go to?

Hopefully next time Hinch has an itch to PH with Daz he'll use some Preparation H on it.

yup - Can't blame Ramon, he was giving the right signal, he has third easy if he doesn't let up.

another DP not turned.

The old skipper with a good word for Kreidler just now.

also a good concept, though with Lawler just having undergone shoulder surgery - always potentially tricky - the DBacks may or may not be less ready to give up SS depth.

Valenti being Valenti. Trading to rebuild is profitable if you are trading age for youth or depth for picks. The Lions are already a very young team and depth is a total oxymoron applied to any aspect of the current Lions.