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I agree, but it's a double-edged sword. Dirks's ability to match Benetti has the downside of sending Jason off script too much for my liking. When they're on, though, they're great. Also, I think I'm the only one here who doesn't really like Bobby Scales. He talks way too much and way to fast, IMO. It's baseball, Bobby, not hockey. Airtime is less precious because the pace of the game is slower.

It's a legitimate question. Not only Goff, but the O-line and skill guys around him. All the questions that surround Goff's success in Detroit apply to Ben Johnson, but nobody wants to have that conversation.

You've clearly never met me.

Our pitching staff is so effing bad.

I could've, but my confidence was low.

And that'll do it. Game over.

No matter what happens, this is Morton's last batter.

TTBDNS

Wow, Morton gets out of another jam by K-ing Soto, but his pitch count took a beating.

This is about to get ugly.

"This is not an easy customer" -- Dirks on Manaea one second before Jones launches a first-pitch bomb.

We should just rename this thread Chris McCosky Lionizing Sub-Replacement Level Ex-Tigers at this point.

Montero has quietly become one of our most reliable relievers over the last two weeks.

Holton is terrible, and I don't know why he's still on this team.

LOL Holton

Cool. Another game where the opposing pitcher has thrown fewer pitches through two innings than our guy has thrown in the first.

I agree with the second part, but I'm not so sure about the first. Not saying that I disagree with it, just that I don't lean one way or the other, because I can see either side being motivated to hold off on a new deal until after the coming season

I think they keep Branch. He's their most versatile player on defense, and Campbell and Holmes place a lot of value on versatility. Yes, that would tie up a ton of $$$ in the safety position, but only if you view Branch as just a safety, which I don't think they do.

How do we know that Hutch isn't the one holding up a new contract? If he were to become a free agent after this season, I'd understand the consternation from fans, but he's not. Hutch's camp might believe that it's in his financial best interest to wait until this coming off-season to sign a new deal.

I just listened to 4 hours of people calling up the 97.1 mid day show saying that the Lions will be lucky to make the playoffs, and get booted in the 1st round even if they do. One dude said they had the worst defense in the NFC. Seriously, the calls ran probably 3-1 saying the Lions don't have a chance to make the SB this year.

lol wut?

What are you basing bottom 10 on?

Getting a 6th for Patrick is more than I'd have thought was possible.

I fully expect Hassanein to return.