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3 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

yeah, I understand what it means.  It just seems like an odd phrase.    

I'm sure the phrase "championship season" goes way back to the beginning, but I started hearing the phrase in the wild more in the last six or eight years.

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29 minutes ago, chasfh said:

I'm sure the phrase "championship season" goes way back to the beginning, but I started hearing the phrase in the wild more in the last six or eight years.

On the other side of the same elocution - the one that was like fingernails on a chalkboard to me was Vin Scully's use of 'regular year'. Are there teams out there somewhere playing in an 'irregular' year and we're missing it?

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30 minutes ago, chasfh said:

I'm sure the phrase "championship season" goes way back to the beginning, but I started hearing the phrase in the wild more in the last six or eight years.

I have heard it here and there, but I didn't know it was the official MLB language for the "regular season" which is what I have always called it.  "Championship season" sounds like a name for the playoffs.  

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1 minute ago, gehringer_2 said:

On the other side of the same elocution - the one that was like fingernails on a chalkboard to me was Vin Scully's use of 'regular year'. Are there teams out there somewhere playing in an 'irregular' year and we're missing it?

The Tigers had a lot of those in the Smith and Avila years.  

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2 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

I have heard it here and there, but I didn't know it was the official MLB language for the "regular season" which is what I have always called it.  "Championship season" sounds like a name for the playoffs.  

I suppose if it goes back to the pre-expansion days, winning the pennant was the league championship.

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LAKELAND, Fla. -- Parker Meadows’ tenuous status while waiting on a nerve in his upper arm to awaken now has a little more certainty. The Tigers center fielder will remain sidelined for at least the next four weeks on the recommendation of specialists, including Dr. Raj Singh, after undergoing a nerve conduction test.

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5 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Parker Meadows’ tenuous status while waiting on a nerve in his upper arm to awaken now has a little more certainty. The Tigers center fielder will remain sidelined for at least the next four weeks on the recommendation of specialists, including Dr. Raj Singh, after undergoing a nerve conduction test.

just too bizarre. So *maybe* June.

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I’ve had all sorts of little “nerve“ things going on with elbows and shoulders and after a while they went away, and I can barely remember them, but it took time. 

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2 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

Most likely.  

I was fearing Kreidler.  Then they optioned him.    I don't think Jones will do much, but I'd rather take a shot at the unkown than keep pretending Kreidler's gonna click becuase he had two good months - 4 years ago.    Hopefully Vierling is back soon.     I am fearing bad news - like really bad news on Meadows.    

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Rotation
Flaherty-Jobe-Mize-Olson-Skubal

Bullpen
Brebbia-Brieske-Foley-Hurter-Holton-Kahnle-Maeda-Vest

Catchers
Dingler-Rogers

Infielders
Baez-Ibanez-Keith-McKinstry-Sweeney-Torkelson-Torres

Outfielders
Carpenter-Greene-Malloy-Perez

 

I guess that means they'll use Greene in CF (if they expect Vierling back soon)

If they don't expect Vierling back soon, I would guess they'd find someone else's castoff or make a trade.  

 

You know what this means?   

It means Bad News for The Dodgers !

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6 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

just too bizarre. So *maybe* June.

Yeah, “at least four weeks” probably doesn’t mean four weeks on the button. May if we’re lucky. Don’t want to contemplate what if we’re not.

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6 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

I’ve had all sorts of little “nerve“ things going on with elbows and shoulders and after a while they went away, and I can barely remember them, but it took time. 

yeah, I have nerve issues off and on and they are very unpredictable.  They start and end for no obvious reason.  When I get a muscle injury. I usually have an idea what caused it, about how long it will take to get better and I can feel it getting better gradually.  Nerves just do what they want.  

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7 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Parker Meadows’ tenuous status while waiting on a nerve in his upper arm to awaken now has a little more certainty. The Tigers center fielder will remain sidelined for at least the next four weeks on the recommendation of specialists, including Dr. Raj Singh, after undergoing a nerve conduction test.

Nerve conduction tests are nasty.  They hurt more than the injury they are trying to diagnose.  In the first part of the test, they give you electric shocks that feel like they are repeatedly hitting you with a hammer.  Then the stick needles in you muscles and have you flex.  The pain is excruciating.  

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27 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

Nerve conduction tests are nasty.  They hurt more than the injury they are trying to diagnose.  In the first part of the test, they give you electric shocks that feel like they are repeatedly hitting you with a hammer.  Then the stick needles in you muscles and have you flex.  The pain is excruciating.  

Oh those are SOOOOO MUCH FUN !

 

The doctor could have asked me

We can do more of these nerve tests or we can stab you in the liver.    My next question would be "How long would the knife be?"

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Fortunately, I’m not important enough for nerve conduction tests. For the nerve issue with my shoulder, I was inconvenienced by having a hard time putting on a coat or a shirt for a year and with my elbow, I wore a compression brace for a year.

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10 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

Nerve conduction tests are nasty.  They hurt more than the injury they are trying to diagnose.  In the first part of the test, they give you electric shocks that feel like they are repeatedly hitting you with a hammer.  Then the stick needles in you muscles and have you flex.  The pain is excruciating.  

 

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On 3/21/2025 at 10:38 PM, Tiger337 said:

That's part of it.  I also think teams value versatility more than they did 10 years ago.  

I like it.  I’ve always liked players that could play adequately around at several positions.  Tony Phillips should be the patron saint of everyday players at different defensive positions.  Amen.

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13 hours ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Rotation
Flaherty-Jobe-Mize-Olson-Skubal

Bullpen
Brebbia-Brieske-Foley-Hurter-Holton-Kahnle-Maeda-Vest

Catchers
Dingler-Rogers

Infielders
Baez-Ibanez-Keith-McKinstry-Sweeney-Torkelson-Torres

Outfielders
Carpenter-Greene-Malloy-Perez

 

I guess that means they'll use Greene in CF (if they expect Vierling back soon)

If they don't expect Vierling back soon, I would guess they'd find someone else's castoff or make a trade.  

 

You know what this means?   

It means Bad News for The Dodgers !

Maybe they find a waiver wire CF early in the season that is worth a chance on the reward side and easy to jettison on the risk side?

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23 minutes ago, casimir said:

I like it.  I’ve always liked players that could play adequately around at several positions.  Tony Phillips should be the patron saint of everyday players at different defensive positions.  Amen.

You can lengthen a career doing that.    Mickey Stanley was ahead of his time. 

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17 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

You can lengthen a career doing that.    Mickey Stanley was ahead of his time. 

Mickey Stanley’s 1968 World Series is a great story,  He had all of 68 innings at SS that season before taking the slot in the championship.  Maybe he didn’t hit all that well in the series, but he was easily the better batting option over Oyler.

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