2023-24 Detroit Tigers Offseason Thread

[casimir]

  On 12/11/2023 at 1:02 AM, buddha said:

have you seen the rest of the division?

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Yes.  The Tigers finished 9 games behind.  They've got roster work to do still.

[Jim Cowan]

  On 12/11/2023 at 1:03 AM, buddha said:

people who say they like bailey over loni anderson are just trying to sound cool.  wkrp hipsters.

loni anderson is much better looking than bailey.  its not even close.

lol.

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Yeah you probably like Ginger better than Mary Anne.

[holygoat]

  On 12/11/2023 at 3:14 AM, Jim Cowan said:

Yeah you probably like Ginger better than Mary Anne.

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Guilty. I think the Mary Ann over Ginger thing is even more ridiculous than Bailey over Jennifer.

[buddha]

  On 12/11/2023 at 3:57 AM, holygoat said:

Guilty. I think the Mary Ann over Ginger thing is even more ridiculous than Bailey over Jennifer.

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yup.

[casimir]

Wilma Flintstone vs Betty Rubble.  Discuss.

[Jim Cowan]

Jennifer and Bailey and Ginger and Mary Ann, they are all adequate for the teenaged male fantasist, but none of them can even come close to Mrs. Peel.  

[Toddwert]

  On 12/11/2023 at 1:27 PM, Jim Cowan said:

Jennifer and Bailey and Ginger and Mary Ann, they are all adequate for the teenaged male fantasist, but none of them can even come close to Mrs. Peel.  

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talk about the Hipster take 

[1776]

  On 12/11/2023 at 1:14 PM, casimir said:

Wilma Flintstone vs Betty Rubble.  Discuss.

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No contest. Betty was totally hot. 

[oblong]

I didn't get into Daisy Duke but definitely Victoria Principal.

 

[mtutiger]

  On 12/10/2023 at 6:46 PM, 4hzglory said:

They actually upgraded to Holton  by letting Chafin go.  AZ had to waive Holton  to sign him.

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Can't be emphasized enough.... there is no Tyler Holton breakout if Chafin is on last year's team.

Doesn't mean anything one way or another as to whether they should or shouldn't have brought him back if the opportunity presented itself, but it's an example of there being opportunity costs to free agency as well.

As for signing Chafin in present day, it makes sense for both sides.... Chafin wasn't his usual self last year, but he was comfortable and performed well as a Tiger... and the team fashions itself as a place for players to get right, particularly on the pitching side. Everybody wins here.

Edited December 11, 2023 by mtutiger

[Tenacious D]

What is also lost is that Chafin had opted out of our contract with him.  We didn’t trade or release him.

[Tiger337]

  On 12/11/2023 at 1:27 PM, Jim Cowan said:

Jennifer and Bailey and Ginger and Mary Ann, they are all adequate for the teenaged male fantasist, but none of them can even come close to Mrs. Peel.  

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absolutely true.  

[theroundsquare]

  On 12/11/2023 at 3:57 AM, holygoat said:

Guilty. I think the Mary Ann over Ginger thing is even more ridiculous than Bailey over Jennifer.

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Motion carries 

[Motor City Sonics]

  On 12/11/2023 at 1:27 PM, Jim Cowan said:

Jennifer and Bailey and Ginger and Mary Ann, they are all adequate for the teenaged male fantasist, but none of them can even come close to Mrs. Peel.  

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[Motor City Sonics]

The dreaded "R Word"

But honestly, shouldn't you ALWAYS be in rebuild mode, to a degree? 

 

The Dodgers have been great for nearly a full decade, but they are in perpetual rebuild mode.  Think of the quality of players they have lost recently, but they keep restocking.    That's how you do it.   It helps that they have big money to throw at big names, but a lot of their success has come from their own system.  

[RatkoVarda]

  On 12/11/2023 at 6:23 PM, Motor City Sonics said:

The Dodgers have been great for nearly a full decade, but they are in perpetual rebuild mode.  Think of the quality of players they have lost recently, but they keep restocking.    That's how you do it.   It helps that they have big money to throw at big names, but a lot of their success has come from their own system.  

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and right on cue, the LAD make a prospect trade with the Yankees, getting a well regarded minor league SS/3B for a well regarded minor league 2B and a generic LHR, and clearing 2 40 man rosters spots. they really do get talent into their system in any way you can think of.

[Tiger337]

  On 12/11/2023 at 6:51 PM, RatkoVarda said:

and right on cue, the LAD make a prospect trade with the Yankees, getting a well regarded minor league SS/3B for a well regarded minor league 2B and a generic LHR, and clearing 2 40 man rosters spots. they really do get talent into their system in any way you can think of.

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Wait until you see the waiver claim Harris makes this week.  It will blow your mind.  

[Toddwert]

  On 12/11/2023 at 9:44 PM, Tiger337 said:

Wait until you see the waiver claim Harris makes this week.  It will blow your mind.  

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now your just pulling our legs we all know hes resting after all the excitment during the winter meeting

[Jim Cowan]

  On 12/11/2023 at 9:44 PM, Tiger337 said:

Wait until you see the waiver claim Harris makes this week.  It will blow your mind.  

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A week later he puts the same guy on waivers, and turns to the audience with a look of shocked surprise on his face. 

[Shinzaki]

The Canadian version...  From the sitcom Corner Gas...Karen or Lacey.  I was always a Karen (Tara Spencer Nairn) over Lacey (Gabrielle MIller).  I was always amused by the Bailey vs Jennifer argument...like Jan Smithers (Bailey) was some simple plain girl...she was a fricking model from California

[chasfh]

  On 12/11/2023 at 1:03 AM, buddha said:

people who say they like bailey over loni anderson are just trying to sound cool.  wkrp hipsters.

loni anderson is much better looking than bailey.  its not even close.

lol.

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i like Bailey’s vibe more than Loni.

[chasfh]

  On 12/11/2023 at 3:57 AM, holygoat said:

Guilty. I think the Mary Ann over Ginger thing is even more ridiculous than Bailey over Jennifer.

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I remember when I was a kid, Ginger was a scary grownup lady and Mary Ann was like a pretty girl in class. I took a close look at Ginger when I became a grownup and … awww, yeah.

[chasfh]

  On 12/11/2023 at 1:38 PM, 1776 said:

No contest. Betty was totally hot. 

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Betty seemed like she would get freaky with the night shift guy down the street.

[chasfh]

Also: Betty Cooper over Veronica Lodge.

[chasfh]

  On 12/11/2023 at 2:14 PM, Tenacious D said:

What is also lost is that Chafin had opted out of our contract with him.  We didn’t trade or release him.

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should’of stayed