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Date	Title	Body
21 hours 57 min ago	Something that's filled with	Something that's filled with hoppy goodness that you've never heard of. Cus I'm hipster like that.
1 day 16 hours ago	Ouch	Rough inning for JV.
2 days 21 hours ago	You present a compelling	You present a compelling argument. I feel inclined to be swayed by your sound rhetoric and statistical analysis. Well done, sirrah.
2 days 21 hours ago	Agreed. Though it is somewhat	Agreed. Though it is somewhat mitigated by his high K rate and solid strand rate. But yeah, the walks make me wonder how sustainable that is. I don't disagree with adding another arm, but who do you go for?
2 days 21 hours ago	Oh really? Pretty sure we	Oh really? Pretty sure we made it to the World Series last year with the same bullpen. Please, tell me what you would do to majorly overhaul this bullpen. For reference, this is a list of the current relievers: Al Alburquerque - 14 IP, 2.57 ERA, 1.79 WHIP, 16.07 K/9, 7.71 BB/9, 84.6% LOB, 2.23 FIP Joaquin Benoit - 18 IP, 1.50 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 12 K/9, 4 BB/9, 98.6% LOB, 3.13 FIP Phil Coke - 9.2 IP, 7.45 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 9.31 K/9, 4.66 BB/9, 43.1 % LOB, 3.84 FIP Darin Downs - 17.2 IP, 2.55 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 11.21 K/9, 2.55 BB/9, 85.5% LOB, 3.01 FIP Jose Ortega - 6.1 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0.47 WHIP, 8.53 K/9, 1.42 BB/9, 100% LOB, 2.07 FIP Drew Smyly - 23.1 IP, 1.93 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 9.26 K/9, 2.31 BB/9, 77% LOB, 1.73 FIP Jose Valverde - 7 IP, 1.29 ERA, 0.57 WHIP, 9 K/9, 3.86 BB/9, 75% LOB, 2.30 FIP So, who would you replace, and with whom? And a major overhaul would have to include at least half of those guys. Are there really four guys that you could reasonably replace? Maybe we should just fire Leyland?
3 days 21 hours ago	Yeah, I think this is a	Yeah, I think this is a reaction to the coaches switching their focus to Winovich. Hopefully this means good things on that front. Good luck to Watson though, seems like a solid player.
3 days 23 hours ago	Other plausible	Other plausible explanations: - He IS Brian or one of the mods. - He's a hacker, and we're about to experience a site meltdown.
3 days 23 hours ago	Doubtful. The fact that this	Doubtful. The fact that this person signed up yesterday and has 500+ points (and no posting history) means he's probably been in contact with Brian and/or the mods, and they've verified his veracity. Similar to what they've done with Tay Odoms and Vincent Smith.
3 days 23 hours ago	Bummer, I was hoping for some	Bummer, I was hoping for some bears and monkeys on bicycles.
1 week 1 day ago	I'm running the Riverbank Run	I'm running the Riverbank Run 5k in Grand Rapids tomorrow. Not looking forward to it, mostly due to the weather, but also because I'm slow and out of shape now. On the bright side, I'll be running with family. Also on the bright side:
1 week 1 day ago	When did	When did he injure his leg? And that's totally disgusting.
1 week 5 days ago	You're killin' me smalls!	You're killin' me smalls! Come on!
2 weeks 22 hours ago	"Elephants in the	"Elephants in the game." "We've got a barn burner in the Big House today folks." "Deep down the sidelinnnne. Incomplete."
2 weeks 22 hours ago	Real recognize real.	Real recognize real.
2 weeks 1 day ago	You'll have to decide for yourself
2 weeks 1 day ago	Ah, video embed didn't work	Ah, video embed didn't work in OP. Here it is again: "I can fly...what do you mean?"
2 weeks 1 day ago	I have two: a basic Capital	I have two: a basic Capital One card (don't even remember the name) that gives 2% back on just about all purchases. It's really not that great, since it has a $35 annual fee, but I've more than made up the annual fee in rewards dollars for the time I've had it. It was my first credit card though, so it was a starting point. My wife and I also just got the Visa Hilton Honors card. We've only had it for about a week, but I think I'm going to like it. Gives us points that we can redeem at any Hilton hotel, and there's no annual fee on it. My advice to anyone considering a card: determine what defines "best" to you. Is it the awards? The APR? Low annual fee? To me, I don't really care at all about the APR, because I've always paid off my balance in full each month. So it really boils down to the awards and low annual fee for me.
2 weeks 1 day ago	Yeah, and while we're at it,	Yeah, and while we're at it, my dog has been scooting his butt along the floor lately...why is he doing that???
2 weeks 1 day ago	Isn't he the broom guy? Who's	Isn't he the broom guy? Who's worked with Luck and others? I think ESPN had an article on him a few years ago.
2 weeks 1 day ago	Are there any interviews with	Are there any interviews with and Stanford supporters? I'd be interested to see what he's had to say about them, compared to what he's saying about us, because from the sound of it, he seems like a sure thing to come to Michigan.
2 weeks 2 days ago	Ha yeah... "Oh noes, the Jazz	Ha yeah... "Oh noes, the Jazz are coming to town! They're going to lull us to sleep with their sweet jazz music, and then take advantage of us!" Or the 76'ers: Guy #1: "Ahhhhhh!! Here come the 76'ers!!! They're going to...76...us!!!" Guy #2 (as he's running away): "What does that even meannnn???"
2 weeks 2 days ago	...as a car salesman. No	...as a car salesman. No offense to car salesmen, but how many college grads go on to car sales (unless out of desperation)? Do you think he would be doing the same job if he had gotten a degree?
2 weeks 2 days ago	Welp, can't win em all.	Welp, can't win em all.
2 weeks 3 days ago	FYI, Coke has been placed on	FYI, Coke has been placed on the DL with a groin injury. The Tigers brought up Jose Ortega to take Coke's place. Ortega has been solid in the minors, and OK in limited MLB action last year. His line: 2 2/3 IP, 13 batters faced, 3 hits, 1 ER (a HR), 1 BB, 4 K's. This year with Toledo, he has pitched 14 innings, giving up 5 hits, 1 unearned run, with 19 K's and 7 walks. Eat 'em up Jose!
2 weeks 3 days ago	Yesterday's	He knew it right off the bat too. Just an angry swing.
2 weeks 3 days ago	And they're on a roll right	And they're on a roll right now. 5 straight games where Tigers starters have at least pitched into the 7th inning. These guys are crazy good. And if Porcello can at least be average the rest of the way, this rotation will go down as one of the best in a long time.
2 weeks 3 days ago	I saw an interesting poll on	I saw an interesting poll on the telecast the other night: which Minnesota sports team is the biggest rival to their Detroit counterpart (I think the options were Twins, Timberwolves, Wild, Vikings). I'd say the Twins by a longshot, followed by the Vikings, and then who cares? I don't think the T'Wolves or Wild are rivals of the Pistons/Wings at all.
2 weeks 3 days ago	He's actually not that new.	He's actually not that new. He had a previous handle that was caved a few months ago due to incoherent rants (actually, his above rant is pretty coherent compared to his past ones).
2 weeks 3 days ago	The term has its origins in	The term has its origins in the days before the cyber attack/site meltdown, back when upvotes/downvotes actually did something. Back then, there were also negbangs, and they were just as awesome, if a little more naughty. Posbangs came about as a reaction to the negbangs, to boost people's self-esteem. The negbangs pretty much died off with the new voting system, since you can only get as low as -1, but the posbangs have lived on.
2 weeks 3 days ago	Yes, the more FAKES, the more	Yes, the more FAKES, the more likely the player's recorded 40-time is inaccurate.

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