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Watching the annual predictions show on the MLB Network. Verducci has the Mariners over the Phillies in the Series. Al Leiter has Mariners over Dodgers. Brian Kenny has Dodgers over Mariners, although he said could be Yankees, could be Blue Jays, sure. No one as much breathed the word "Tigers" during the segment.

So, so many people demanded an impact RH bat, by trade or or free agent. We will see how that works out.

Well, show sufficient reverence for Harris and I’ll stop. 😉

A.J. will definitely do that, running Javy at SS or CF and Jahmai at DH out there, and perhaps even Zach (who crushes LHPs!) in RF, but since two-thirds of the starters we face will be RHPs, Shelton's current lineup looks to me like it's going to be the default until the IL heats up.

Yeah, I know, this thread is a day early as it relates to our own lid-lifter, but there is an MLB game that counts in the standings later on tonight, so, let's go ahead and declare the 2026 Detroit Tigers regular season to be open. Let's start off with something I know will thrill so many of the posters in this forum: a confirmation that the Tigers are the team that retained the most players from last season, in term of playing time, of any team in the majors, because razzafrazza Scott Harris something something.

I don’t think Baez will be playing short much after he begins the season batting .118 with no walks.

Is it the same secret present he got from his girlfriend from Canada which he totally has?

I don’t know how much this president and media thought leaders can call for the death and destruction of Democrats before people start picking them off one by one, but can it be that much longer?

Colt Keith will be both batting and playing third tomorrow night.

With a real possibility of Las Vegas simply collapsing because of the migration of gambling to people’s phones, as well as the pressures on domestic travel and the foreign tourist business due to politics, could the rush of major league teams to set up camp there for the promise of easy gambling money be aborted?

Trump‘s new congressional rep is a Democrat!

We need to update/upgrade our electrical system. I asked ChatGPT about it back in January and it gave us a really good overview of what we should be looking for and how much it might cost. https://chatgpt.com/c/696c0ab2-c690-832b-a097-db757e97cc79

Enjoy the differences among them before they all consolidate into two majors and homogenize their offerings.

If people think baseball is so boring, let 'em watch the Savannah Bananas.

And it was with me and I flattened him and I've been in exactly two fights and I got flattened in the other one.

So funny how we have moved beyond the idea that Trump should suffer any recriminations for lying about the existence of negotiations as a tool to both pump up his base and pump up the stock market.

So adorable how the "[the justices would] be shocked at how well organized and secure [elections] are" poster proceeds from the assumption that they are honest and impartial actors.

I'm with you on this. The only thing I can imagine is that fans don't like agents who lip off it the press.

Of course, but if I'm the Dodgers, or the Tigers for that matter, if he's leveraging an offer of 10/500 from the Angels to me, I'm replying OK for you if you don't mind never going to the playoffs ever again.

Ha haaa, you got me! I would never be this detailed and high quality on my own! I uploaded files to Claude and asked it to find the games based on the criteria prompt, but I did check the results on the back end before posting.

Here's the record for the past two years of Skubal going 5+ and leaving with a one-run lead, while giving up two or fewer runs. Tarik Skubal - 2024 & 2025 Analysis 2024 Season: Total starts: 31 Starts with 5+ IP, 1-run lead, ≤2 runs allowed: 7 Bullpen held the lead: 5 wins Bullpen lost the lead: 2 losses Tigers' record when bullpen lost lead: 0-2 2025 Season: Total starts: 31 Starts with 5+ IP, 1-run lead, ≤2 runs allowed: 4 Bullpen held the lead: 3 wins Bullpen lost the lead: 1 loss Tigers' record when bullpen lost lead: 0-1 Summaries of Each Qualifying Game: 2024: March 28, 2024 @ Chicago White Sox: Skubal threw a brilliant 6-inning shutout and left with a 1-0 lead, which the bullpen preserved for a 1-0 Tigers victory. July 7, 2024 @ Cincinnati Reds: Skubal dominated for 7 innings allowing just 1 earned run with a 2-1 lead, and the bullpen protected it as Detroit added insurance runs for a 5-1 win. July 12, 2024 vs Los Angeles Dodgers: Skubal pitched 6 solid innings with 2 earned runs and a 3-2 lead, but the bullpen allowed 2 runs as the Tigers fell 4-3. July 27, 2024 vs Minnesota Twins: Skubal threw 7 innings of 2-run ball with a 3-2 lead, and the bullpen slammed the door while Detroit's offense added 4 more runs for a 7-2 victory. August 7, 2024 @ Seattle Mariners: Skubal was outstanding for 7 innings allowing 2 earned runs with a 3-2 lead, and the relievers held firm as the Tigers tacked on 3 insurance runs for a 6-2 win. August 31, 2024 vs Boston Red Sox: Skubal was nearly untouchable through 8 innings with just 1 earned run and a 2-1 lead, and the bullpen protected the narrow margin for a 2-1 Tigers victory. September 12, 2024 vs Colorado Rockies: Skubal pitched 6 strong innings allowing only 1 earned run with a 2-1 lead, but the bullpen surrendered 3 runs and Detroit lost 4-2. 2025: May 9, 2025 vs Texas Rangers: Skubal threw 7 innings of 1-run ball with a 2-1 lead, and the bullpen preserved the slim advantage for a 2-1 Tigers win. June 6, 2025 vs Chicago Cubs: Skubal was nearly flawless for 7.2 innings allowing just 1 earned run with a 2-1 lead, and the bullpen finished it off with Detroit adding an insurance run for a 3-1 victory. July 20, 2025 @ Texas Rangers: Skubal threw 6.2 shutout innings and departed with a 1-0 lead, which the bullpen protected while the Tigers added a late run for a 2-1 win. August 25, 2025 @ Oakland Athletics: Skubal pitched 6.2 strong innings allowing just 1 earned run with a 3-2 lead, but the bullpen imploded for 6 runs and the Tigers were blown out 8-3.

The lure of the return to a society characterized by government-supported white supremacy is very strong. This generation is jealous that their grandparents had that and they don't.

Or his hair buzzed up to sides to the longer hair on top.

Persecution and the claimed threat of mortal violence really do animate those crackpots, don't they?

I think which organization makes the offer matters more than people think. If Arte Moreno were to offer Skubal 10/500 to come to Anaheim and the best offer he were to get otherwise is 8/400 from the Tigers or some (other) perennial contender, I’d bet he'd take the smaller offer to give himself a better chance to win a ring. In a case like that, the marginal utility of the extra hundred million dollars would simply not be enough to consign himself to the second division for the remainder of his career. He's not Mike Trout, after all. 😏