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Just showed a couple of shots of Fetter talking to Jobe in the dugout, and Fetter has the look of a stern teacher on his face, instructing a pupil not living up to his potential. I could see them talking about tipping.

I don’t wanna get too carried away here, but man, we are looking good at the plate.

It was a 100% decision on Colt’s part, and the M’s had to execute the absolute perfect play to get him and they almost did.

Colt Keith was almost out on that. It was a fantastic throw and tag by the Ms, except for the ball drop at the end.

If the broadcasters see that, there’s no way the bench is missing it. They might be working on that right now.

You and I grew up at a time when little league coaches didn’t care about your development or your feelings or any of that airy fairy crap. They were in it to win it, and if you sucked as a player, then all you got was garbage time.

That is as good of a defensive play as you will ever see Tork make. A little wild on the throw, probably too much adrenaline at that moment.

Iassogna is terrible.

That was a loud out to end the inning. Seems like when hitters guess right, they can give Jobe a ride.

Honestly, after last season’s miracle run at the end, it feels weird to see Baez in the field for the Tigers. It almost feels like seeing Candelario in the field for the Tigers. You kind of figure he’s gone gone, but then, hey look, there he is.

So, the radio feed was way off by a factor of seconds in the top of the first, but it is practically right on for the top of the second. Maybe just a few microseconds fast. I checked out every other game I could that’s live now, and the radio was well off for the Angels; slightly off for the Braves; and off minimally for the Dodgers. So at least it’s not a Tigers-only thing. But, really, it’s 2025 for cry eye, how can they not get something as seemingly straightforward as synching audio to video?

Man, what a great adjustment by Tork on that changeup for a simgle—something he would not have done any season before this.

You KNOW the roof is falling in on you when even Javy Baez drives the ball to the wall on you! Hancock was even shorter for this game than I had imagined when I wrote that,

Tr Sweeney gets in on the fun, and Dingler the CATCHER hustling around to third on that.

Dingler dinks one in for a rib!

Lots of empty seats. Gotta move closer at some point …

At this rate, Hancock is not long for this game.

And Riley with the oppo blast! Fast start still continues.

Carpenter TOOTBLAN

Fast starts are always nice.

Definitely Manning—that is, if he were ever going to get called up to the majors ever again, which I’m thinking he might not be. I think he might end up in Asia at some point.

My best off-the-cuff guess here is that (1) he wants to outlaw secondary sales between individuals and have that managed only by the big players, so instead of you posting your tickets on StubHub, you will have to sell the ticket back to the ticket broker at face minus fees, provided they have a buyer already lined up to pay face plus fees (something like a stock market exchange); and (2) special pleading and payoffs by the big ticket brokers will exempt them from having to reduce the exorbitant fees they charge on the primary market.

Small sample size theater.

I kind of wonder whether this is a deliberate nod to its audience of mostly young and middle-aged people of modest means who don't have the money or family situations for vacations and new cars anyway? A way to make them feel smart or morally superior for engaging in delayed gratification, even though they practically don't have a choice anyhow? To your point about wealth-building as a "religious undertaking": isn't religion itself, like wealth-building ideology, all about delayed gratification anyway? After all, the radio host Dave Ramsey is a vocal proponent of delayed gratification (although you can be sure he's not delaying his in even the slightest), and I hear all kinds of Christianity dog whistles any time I hear his show. I don't think it's an accident that they are linked with one another, even as it operates in the shadow of prosperity bible theology.