09/24/2023 4:07pm EDT Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics

[RandyMarsh]

I remember during draft day commenting on the fact that he had "Spenny T" as his twitter handle and how that knocked him down a few pegs in my eyes. 

[gehringer_2]

  On 9/24/2023 at 11:39 PM, Tiger337 said:

Too many walks though.  His control has been off the past month.  I still expect him to get a better deal after he opts out.  

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That would have been a much shorter outing against any 700 run offense.

[Sports_Freak]

  On 9/24/2023 at 2:36 PM, chasfh said:

I think they will honestly try to win the division next year while sticking to their plan of focusing on cleaning the rot out of the system. The key might end up being big steps forward from young guys already in the system, versus getting top tier free agents or dealing from the top of the system for established major league regulars.

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I agree. And it very well may be Rodriguez gives us a discount and extends his contract. He seems to like it here.

[Motor City Sonics]

That wasn't the last game ever in Oakland, was it?      

 

By the way,  a $90 bottle of wine was the gift to Miggy?   Way to Cheap Out, A's.    Plus, he's an alcoholic.    Idiots. 

John "Rachel Phelps" Fisher..........

 

[theroundsquare]

  On 9/25/2023 at 12:17 PM, Motor City Sonics said:

That wasn't the last game ever in Oakland, was it?      

 

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Dan was saying on the broadcast that the team will be in Oakland next year no matter what happens.  After that, TBD

[1776]

  On 9/25/2023 at 12:17 PM, Motor City Sonics said:

 By the way,  a $90 bottle of wine was the gift to Miggy?   Way to Cheap Out, A's.    

 

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As someone here already suggested, it was probably regifted. 

[oblong]

The Marlins gave him booze too.... but a lot of other stuff too.

 

[gehringer_2]

  On 9/25/2023 at 1:48 PM, oblong said:

The Marlins gave him booze too.... but a lot of other stuff too.

 

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hard to judge about this from fan distance. The fact that he is a reformed binge drinker from more than a decade ago doesn't mean he's a tea-totaller today. Alcohol abuse patterns take a lot of different forms with wide differences in addiction susceptibility. Not everyone who abuses at some point ends up a deep addict.

[Tiger337]

  On 9/25/2023 at 2:02 PM, gehringer_2 said:

hard to judge about this from fan distance. The fact that he is a reformed binge drinker from more than a decade ago doesn't mean he's a tea-totaller today. Alcohol abuse patterns take a lot of different forms with wide differences in addiction susceptibility. Not everyone who abuses at some point ends up a deep addict.

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I remember reading about Dicky Noles' alcohol problems.  One time he got drunk and assaulted a police officer.  He went to substance abuse treatment where it was determined that he was not actually an alcoholic.  He just liked to drink.  

Desperate for relief help late in the 1987 pennant race, the Tigers signed him for the last week of the season and he pitched two innings.  

[Edman85]

Also, who cares how much effort/money went into that gift? It's stupid he is even getting gifts and is not entitled. Good on the A's in this regard if this is a middle finger to this new custom.

[Tiger337]

  On 9/25/2023 at 3:29 PM, Edman85 said:

Also, who cares how much effort/money went into that gift? It's stupid he is even getting gifts and is not entitled. Good on the A's in this regard if this is a middle finger to this new custom.

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I see it as just a fun gesture and lot of the gifts are joke gifts.  The cost is irrelevant.  He easily has enough money to buy an entire winery if he so chooses.  

[Motor City Sonics]

  On 9/25/2023 at 1:48 PM, oblong said:

The Marlins gave him booze too.... but a lot of other stuff too.

 

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But didn't they at least give him something high-end?      And the Astros gave him a bottle of wine from Dusty Baker's vineyard, but that's at least persona.    The Marlins and Astros gave him other stuff too.       

 

But the A's...........what a joke.  

[Motor City Sonics]

  On 9/25/2023 at 3:04 PM, Tiger337 said:

I remember reading about Dicky Noles' alcohol problems.  One time he got drunk and assaulted a police officer.  He went to substance abuse treatment where it was determined that he was not actually an alcoholic.  He just liked to drink.  

Desperate for relief help late in the 1987 pennant race, the Tigers signed him for the last week of the season and he pitched two innings.  

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Dicky Noles - who was traded for ............ Dicky Noles

[casimir]

  On 9/25/2023 at 3:29 PM, Edman85 said:

Also, who cares how much effort/money went into that gift? It's stupid he is even getting gifts and is not entitled. Good on the A's in this regard if this is a middle finger to this new custom.

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But you gotta admit, the Twins gifting a rocking chair of broken bats to Mariano Rivera was pretty clever.

Edited September 25, 2023 by casimir

[Tiger337]

  On 9/25/2023 at 4:40 PM, Motor City Sonics said:

Dicky Noles - who was traded for ............ Dicky Noles

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The Blue Jays got pissed because it was like the Cubs just lent the the Tigers a player for one week to help them beat the Blue Jays.  

[casimir]

  On 9/25/2023 at 5:00 PM, Tiger337 said:

The Blue Jays got pissed because it was like the Cubs just lent the the Tigers a player for one week to help them beat the Blue Jays.  

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[Motor City Sonics]

  On 9/25/2023 at 5:00 PM, Tiger337 said:

The Blue Jays got pissed because it was like the Cubs just lent the the Tigers a player for one week to help them beat the Blue Jays.  

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Rules did get changed because of the Noles for Noles trade. 

 

Bill Madlock was far more instrumental with a slide into second base.  

[Tiger337]

  On 9/25/2023 at 8:12 PM, Motor City Sonics said:

Bill Madlock was far more instrumental with a slide into second base.  

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which they also can't do anymore.

Madlock was good for them that year.  

[Motor City Sonics]

  On 9/25/2023 at 8:24 PM, Tiger337 said:

which they also can't do anymore.

Madlock was good for them that year.  

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MAD DOG !