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Without trying to, I completely forgot about this game because I got caught up in following the entire five hours replay of the Paris-Roubaix race on Peacock, where my boy Wout van Aert defeated Pogacar. When it first aired, I slept in late and caught only the last three minutes, so watching the entire race was incredible. It’s a drag to lose this game, but I’m not surprised we did. It’s a shame how these guys can’t figure out how to score runs. This is turning out to be a disappointing season so far. Heck.

Well, Sunday night the Tigers do indeed play the Royals at 7:20 EDT and, get this, you can only watch it on Peacock or NBCSN. And it’ll be a bullpen game. Wheee!

Optimist! 😉

Ain’t that the truth.

Damn, I don’t want to hate this team. But right now I think I’d rather watch two winos fighting over a bottle of that blueMD 20/20 in an alley.

So if this lead goes into the ninth, are they obligated to let Jansen try to close it?

They took out Montero? Well, I guess you have to look out for the arm of your only remaining ace.

This would be a good time for Colt Keith to hit his first homer of the year

Runs? Now that’s a concept…

Montero appears to be dealing. Ridiculously low pitch count too.

Thank God the Tigers signed Zack Short to a major league deal. It shows this team is not afraid to go for the gold. To reach for the stars. To make a statement. To believe in the future…

My enthusiasm level is at a low ebb. I have an immature, childish enthusiasm for the Tigers, but not a similar enthusiasm for baseball in general. So baseball for baseball’s sake is not in my wheelhouse. I may be MIA for this game. Kudos to all of you with more elevated connection to baseball and to this team.

There’s an interesting article on the resurgence of the use of bunts not just for sacrifices, but for base hits in MLB and the Rays of all people are leading all baseball with bunts. The article asks the question if the disparagement of bunting common for many years is making a comeback for sound strategic and statistical reasons. I would provide a link but mlb.com doesn’t support posting something directly to Safari for some reason and I’m not interested in going directly into Chrome or anything. And if you can’t look it up yourself, you’re pretty remedial.

I’m assuming the plane flight to Kansas City is not going to be very jovial but what do I know? You have to have ice water in your veins too do this 162 times a year and more if you’re actually good and get to the playoffs.

A really disappointing series. Saying much more than that though is waste of words.

Thanks. That’s good of you and that’s how I got it cheap last year but I don’t think they’re offering me that deal this time, to me at least. I had to re-up for $139.99 and what they’re telling me right now is that I’m not eligible for these kind of discounts this time and I think they’ve gotten better at closing the loopholes. But you never know…

Don’t suck Tork!

Enough, but the unibrow and the Albanian accent is just too much for me…

Yeah, but that’s sort of like it’s 2 AM and she’s the only woman left in a dive bar and I’m 24 and she’s 62…

I see the Jack struck out the side again in the top of the fifth. 10 K’s total. In five innings. Pitch count 96 so he’s done. This team is kind of unwatchable right now. And literally for me, because my MLB.TV account expired today and I’m not motivated to spend $139.99 this very moment to watch these guys. Maybe I’ll feel differently in a month.

Sonny Gray is so afraid of Zach McKinstry. He pitched him like he was Ted Williams or something. Nothing even close to the strike zone. They used to do this stuff to Brandon Inge too.

Now it’s five strikeouts in a row. Is there any indication that the body snatchers have got a hold of him? Is there a weird button in the back of his neck or something?

So Jack has struck out four guys in a row. I was hoping that he would hit Story in the back like Framber did, but I’m not allowed to have what I want this world.

So, Jack just struck out the side in the first inning on 11 pitches…

Is it just protocol to suspend and fine the manager in a situation like this? Did AJ go out to the mound just before that pitch and tell Framber to “clothesline that bastard?” I stopped watching by that point.