Casimir

Well, it certainly doesn't matter how into the analytics the Tiger manager is with what they'll have at their disposal the next couple of seasons.

There is hope after all...... This thread is hot.

The Boyd no hit bid was the sole beacon of oasis in the desert. And most folks were tuned out by then to follow that game.

I wonder what the medics and actuaries think of these chances? Not that he's into sabremathmetrics.

I just want to know when they start marketing Gardenhire fatheads in the D hat.

I like their chances in the short term much better than the Tigers. I think they will be fine. If there is a fan base that's frustrated, its probably Washington. All of the playoff appearances without getting a series win. Then again, the crookedness that befell the Montreal Expos seeks its rightful karma, and this just might be it.

Oh, I see,...... a Chicago fan in disguise on a Detroit board.

The "3 & 4 or which way do you want it" one? I'm not so sure about that one. They should just go with the tried and true Beth Bernstein commercials.

So, entirely new coaching staff or will there be a few holdovers? I think I am ready for new pitching all around, both the guys throwing the ball and the guys telling the guys throwing the ball how to throw the ball. I don't know which is more culpable for the 7 ERA, but I'm willing to wipe out any of the innocent just for a fresh start. Except for Fulmer and Greene (unless the trading price is right).

A 95 game losing team would be an improvement over the 2017 Tigers.

202?.

Problem solved: A Climax Series. The Japanese playoffs are super unfair

The cars = guns theory..... come on, really? Are we really going to try to equate the two?

Sure,. I understand the difference in schedules. Just eyeballing the competition with the division, I would venture to guess Arizona's schedule was tougher, at least from that perspective. 1/162th is a small difference, no doubt. But if it leads to the difference in playing a 1 game winner take all vs avoiding that, its a bit more magnified.

More than one wild card can get a bye. I'd rack it up according to winning percentage, not geography. I think one game play ins are weird unless they are true game 163s. Colorado finished one game ahead of Milwaukee and got a playoff spot because of it. Arizona finished one game ahead of Chicago but Arizona has to play in the play-in game to get to the round that Chicago starts in. Where is the logic in that?