9/21 @ 1:10 Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox

[IdahoBert]

Are the Detroit Tigers the talk of baseball?

[sabretooth]

We abandoned MTS just when things were getting interesting....this feels like the win from 2014 where Ian trolled Sale with the pretend binoculars.

[ewsieg]

Just now, gehringer_2 said:

4 under 500. Is the first time ince April we have finally gotten closer than 5 under?

They may have in July, it was close at least.  Right now though, we have a chance to finish 9-3 in the last 12 games against some of the best teams in baseball.  Just fun to watch (or listen).

[1776]

1 minute ago, sabretooth said:

We abandoned MTS just when things were getting interesting....this feels like the win from 2014 where Ian trolled Sale with the pretend binoculars.

…or did MTS abandon us?

[lordstanley]

5 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

4 under 500. Is the first time ince April we have finally gotten closer than 5 under?

I thought we were 3 under for a fleeting moment in early August. Let me check Baseball Reference.

 

Update: 57-60 on August 12 and 58-61 on August 14.

Edited September 21, 2021 by lordstanley

[IdahoBert]

I am now a “Collaborator.” I guess the memory of the Nazi occupation of France is not a current memory. Collaborator used to be a dirty word. 

[IdahoBert]

1 minute ago, 1776 said:

…or did MTS abandon us?

Exactly. The new ownership obviously doesn’t care. 

[lordstanley]

2 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

I am now a “Collaborator.” I guess the memory of the Nazi occupation of France is not a current memory. Collaborator used to be a dirty word. 

How many points do I need to get to be called a Sympathizer.

[IdahoBert]

2 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

How many points do I need to get to be called a Sympathizer.

I’m not sure but I think the default software setting is on the “flattery will get you everywhere“ mode. 

[Sports_Freak]

Ugh...I thought it was a night game. I saw the GDT and wondered why there were so many pages for pre-game. WTF....just changw times around without telling anyone?

[MotownWebGuy]

1 minute ago, Sports_Freak said:

Ugh...I thought it was a night game. I saw the GDT and wondered why there were so many pages for pre-game. WTF....just changw times around without telling anyone?

Rain expected tonight, so they moved the game up to get it in.

[sabretooth]

15 minutes ago, 1776 said:

…or did MTS abandon us?

I like to think that I'm in control of my destiny...even when it smacks me upside the head

[gehringer_2]

23 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

Exactly. The new ownership obviously doesn’t care. 

To my thinking somewhere the combination of either neglect or incompetence crosses over into just plan rudeness. The site certainly has the capacity to at least acknowledge the problem and make a statement that they either intend to fix it or let the fora close. Pretty indecent to not at least do that much.

[IdahoBert]

1 minute ago, gehringer_2 said:

To my thinking somewhere the combination of either neglect or incompetence crosses over into just plan rudeness. The site certainly has the capacity to at least acknowledge the problem and make a statement that they either intend to fix it or let the fora close. Pretty indecent to not at least do that much.

I have hit the “contact us“ button at least a half dozen times with no response. 

[gehringer_2]

25 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

How many points do I need to get to be called a Sympathizer.

This is a concept MWG could have a little fun with. Set up a hierarchy of double-dealing and collusion: Collaborator, Quisling, Sympathizer, Snake in the Grass, etc --- and most appropriately "defector". 

 

[IdahoBert]

There’s supposedly a 100% chance of rain for the next 24 hours or so. I really doubt that tomorrow’s game is played. So the team will probably have two days off and then the last 3-game homestand of the year against the Royals before hitting the road. I hope this isn’t like the off days that led to the “can’t miss“ 2006 World Series favorite thing. 

[IdahoBert]

5 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

This is a concept MWG could have a little fun with. Set up a hierarchy of double-dealing and collusion: Collaborator, Quisling, Sympathizer, Snake in the Grass, etc --- and most appropriately "defector". 

 

[Jim Cowan]

15 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

This is a concept MWG could have a little fun with. Set up a hierarchy of double-dealing and collusion: Collaborator, Quisling, Sympathizer, Snake in the Grass, etc --- and most appropriately "defector". 

 

Earlier ranks could be "know-it-all", "pain-in-the-ass", etc.

[Dan Gilmore]

Thanks for the game updates. ⚾️

[IdahoBert]

38 minutes ago, Dan Gilmore said:

Thanks for the game updates. ⚾️

Yeah when I don’t get to check the score and if the game thread has been halfway active I can at least get the feel of the game in a mediated real time sort of way. That’s one of the benefits of just doing a tiny bit of play-by-play. 

[romad1]

2 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

To my thinking somewhere the combination of either neglect or incompetence crosses over into just plan rudeness. The site certainly has the capacity to at least acknowledge the problem and make a statement that they either intend to fix it or let the fora close. Pretty indecent to not at least do that much.

a lot less degenerate ads for you to gamble away your kid's college fund on this site.   Even though I had ad-blocker I'd still somehow see them on MTS after the change.

[gehringer_2]

17 minutes ago, romad1 said:

a lot less degenerate ads for you to gamble away your kid's college fund on this site.   Even though I had ad-blocker I'd still somehow see them on MTS after the change.

How can you not miss this guy?

Edited September 21, 2021 by gehringer_2

[Sports_Freak]

2 hours ago, MotownWebGuy said:

Rain expected tonight, so they moved the game up to get it in.

I have never heard of them changing a starting time so close to game time. What time did they announce it?

[Sports_Freak]

2 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

I have hit the “contact us“ button at least a half dozen times with no response. 

So did I. Think Stan bought it? 🤣🤣🤣

[MotownWebGuy]

3 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

I have never heard of them changing a starting time so close to game time. What time did they announce it?

Yesterday. I believe it was said during last nights game on a couple of occasions.