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I think we are at the two-alarm fire stage.

Only one out in the first and already we have an anti-Bert.

I don't think it's too soon to complain that the jewels of the Al Avila All-Stars are dragging the team down, even as another couple of them are doing everything they can to keep the team afloat. Unless by some miracle at least two of them shake off the doldrums and start delivering on the draft positions and/or accolades accorded them, there's going to be a reckoning with them, and perhaps sooner than later. As things stand, I don't see us extending any of them.

I don't think it was a completely pointless. A lot of wealthy evil people used the top of their evil game to get a lot more wealthy. Which is probably why nukes didn't end up being used after all: there's no money in dropping nukes. All that would do is destroy a wealth of resources controlled by Iran.

I don't know—I wonder whether one of the October surprises will be Trump and the Republicans doing a lot of 11th-hour stuff passing reform bills (or maybe resolutions?) that explicitly promise to lower gas and grocery prices, or provide checks for thousands of dollars to households—in 2027, of course, and only as long as a Republican Congress is still in power then—and also, will suddenly stop using bat**** talk and start using the language of reasonable politics to draw trad Republicans to the polls for them.

Sure, it seems painful now, but look on the bright side: think of how much sooner Jesus will come! 🤡

And the Republicans know this, and they will move heaven and earth to prevent any election losses in November, and I am not talking about merely good, solid campaigning.

And now for a normal video of the fight instead of a phone-friendly vid in portrait mode:

This is what I remember.

Can I just add here that I really struggle to understand how so many fans here can regard Tork as an above average first baseman, when literally all the fielding metrics show him to be near the bottom of the heap. Even fielding percentage, the stat that reflects what I guess people love about him, the scoops of throws, have him in the bottom third of the league year after year. My personal eye test shows him to be a statue at first base on balls hit to him and the owner of one of the weakest arms in the league when it comes to turn around the relay to home. But sure, he can scoop a throw now and then.

Good one. Maybe Riley will find a spot in the Players' after he retires from his won 12-win career.

Speaking of which how many of us miss the pizza celly after homers? 😝 Or maybe they are still doing it and I haven't noticed, since the team isn't doing much in the way of hitting homers ...

I think it was last year when I really noticed just how dead-eyed Riley Greene is—like, totally vacant, nothing there. I don't know whether that is related to whatever his level of drive for the game is, but even setting that aside as a concept, nothing he has shown me has demonstrated that he has much drive to excel. He strikes me as somewhat of a clock-puncher. Of course, all Riley has to do is repeat 2024 a few times and no one will give the slightest crap how dead his eyes are.

Neither am I, but we can still speculate on it! 😃

To his point, Colt has a future and Carp really doesn’t, so if Hinch always sits Colt against LHPs, he better be darn sure Colt’ll never ever hit them, because it’s going to limit what we’ll be able to get from Colt during his career; and also, last night was the second time in three games we got hamstrung having Jahmai bat against a RHP late after pinching for Colt at DH earlier. He struck out swinging both times. We risk that becoming a potential game-plan by opponents. Fun fact: Colt had a better OPS+ against LHPs than RHPs in 2024.

😉

I don’t see Tork with a long term future here at all, and Riley is 50-50 at best. Our best hope to get anything out of Tork is a trade with the Angels.

Awww, maaan …

All right, one on, one out, one in, tying run at the plate! Let’s go! It’s the freakin’ Twins, for cry eye!

Ah, well …

All right, two on, no out, tying run at the plate! Let’s go! It’s the freakin’ Twins, for cry eye!

I did not know professional hitters swung on 3-and-0.

Glad to see that Skoobs isn’t all about the blue jerseys.

Fun fact: as much as the Tigers are sucking eggs right in front of our very eyes, they are still the only team in the Central with a positive run differential.