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Already spiking the football on Gage Workman to the full credit of Al Avila, are we? 😁

It's debatable how racist Branch Rickey himself might have been—he was born in 19th Century America, after all, so even if he were in, say, the least racist 10% of the white population of the time, he almost surely still engaged in a paternalism borne of the assurance of an entrenched superior racial status. But it is also completely understandable that Rickey had to be very careful to choose the one black player who would be the most acceptable/least unacceptable to the out racists among his colleagues. There were any number of other players Rickey could have selected who would not have had the fortitude to withstand the brickbats of the first two years and, as importantly, to finally stand up for himself on the field starting in year three. That third year was crucial in the development of black player acceptance, because it paved the way for Jack and the others to be regarded as a player same as everyone else, and not just as a novelty colored player. RIP Jackie Robinson.

Also, the Yankees. Remember what Casey Stengel said about Elston Howard.

Never saw Fidrych pitch live. 😢

And, again, the radio audio overlay was way, way ahead of the video, at least in the first inning, something like ten seconds ahead.

I’d rather they meet at the high end. 😉

Games with six or fewer total strikeouts (both teams combined) in 2025: 7 games out of 2,430 total (0.3% of total games). Compare to 1975: 304 games out of 1,934 total MLB games (15.7%). Nothing short of a strikeout revolution, directly tied to Chicks Dig The Long Ball.

He could be this generation’s Bill Freehan.

The most memorable game I have ever been to is the Magglio walkoff in 2006, and a close second is the Saturday 12-inning walkoff the second to the last day of 1987. Some of the other memorable games I've been to include: Shohei pitching a one-hitter in the first game of a doubleheader in 2023 Henderson Alvarez no-hitter in Miami in 2013 The ALDS clincher against the Yankees in 2006, in which A-Rod batted eighth! Tigers' first-ever regular season game in Wrigley in 2000. (We lost 😢) The second-to-last game ever in Tiger Stadium in 1999 Bobby Higginson three-homer game in 1997 Tram and Lou's last game together in Baltimore 1995 Ken Griffey Sr and Ken Griffey Jr playing in the same game 1990 Cecil Fielder's roof shot in 1990 Kirk Gibson's roof shot in 1983 George Brett's three-homer game in 1983 Hank Aaron's only Tiger Stadium home run in 1975 My first-ever game in 1972 against the Texas Rangers, a game in which Ted Williams had a duty to perform

You're right, of course, that's her calculation, although he can never get there on his own. There would have to be some sort of putsch.

We may have gotten the comp sandwich pick as a consequence of our not-so-goodness, but point is, all 29 other teams had a crack at Kevin, so they could have seen the exact thing we saw. I would love to know what the thinking inside the office was when it came to this pick. Did they have their eye on Kevin the whole time and calculated that everyone else would pass on him because of his presumed price?

On the one hand, I have to ask, is he the best she could do? On the other, if the Intertubes are to be believed, at $12 million, he's worth six times she is. Aim low, that's where you go.

Yes, because any link will tell us the Trump administration always follow the rules.

There might be something to that ...

I thought he had a 70 hit tool? Did they upgrade him or did I misread that somewhere?

Bet you can still make a few bucks off it.

Clark was a high pick, #4 overall, after the 2022 season? Rainer was 11th overall after 2023. McGonigle was 37th, meaning every other team had at least one shot at him. For context, Tork was #1 overall, Casey was #1 overall, and Riley was #5 overall.

The NYTimes publishes a million words from hundreds of people every day. Super easy to find a few dozen words that make people's hair combust. Beyond that, I read the article, and I'm having trouble seeing what the problem is here.

Talk about a nutshell—this says everything about not only Trump, but also the people who worship him. And the best part is, the red hats will insist he's kidding!

Well, if Congress demands it, no way the Trump people would ever dare ignore that.

Fun fact: Cale Iorg played for Canada in the 2013 WBC. 1-for-12, six strikeouts. His highlight was hitting a sac fly.

he's trolling

I have a feeling he’s made peace with it.

I think anyone would love to have a career as dead as that!