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Right. And I'm assuming you still think this team should never have used Maggs as trade bait like I wanted for the last three years of his career.

Did you just realize that Dakota Fanning was over 18 or something now?

The Tigers would have very possibly won a World Series if they would have had enough sack to trade Maggs when they could have.

That's what I never get. I mean, you can blame lineups if you so choose, but when you score 1 run and have Cabrera and Fielder? That's on the players that aren't playing. Leyland trots them out and they aren't producing. if Cabrera goes 0-30, that's not Leyland's fault.

This thread could go two ways: 1) prescient; or 2) GRR Spartan Babcock thread.

Time will tell. Good luck to you, Forbin.

What about Inge? They could have gotten a straight Inge for Gehrig trade! Or so I heard.

This team, loaded with talent, has not won back to back games in almost a month.

Who's fault is that?

You're smarter than this. Go have a cheesesteak and wash it down with a Yuengling.

Best answer in the entire thread. Democrats are clearly to blame.

Can't really disagree with you tonight Forbin. Pretty pathetic start to this season. Yes, its a long season, but this ship is not going to turn around without a change somewhere. The hitters are swinging at garbage night in and night out. There is just no discipline at the plate right now, other than Jackson. Zero. I can't believe Cabrera of all people is having such a problem. He looks frustrated, and Fielder seems so nonchalant about it all. To me it looks like there is a real lack of focus with most of the team. The bullpen sucking every other night doesn't help either. Last year the turnaround occurred when Knapp was released, and Fister was signed. Really the only thing that can be done to jump start this mess is firing McClendon or Leyland. Maybe I'm missing something, but that's how I see it. I just don't think this thing will fix itself.

One thing that really drives me nuts about jimmy.

You sit your second hottest hitter tonight to give him rest (Jackson). Then when they are down 0-3 in the 8th he pinch hits him?

Am I the 10% here?

They will turn things around though. They just need to stop swinging for the fences and settle down.

Cabrerra and fielder look like they are trying to hit 500 foot homers every time they get up to the plate.

Also that strike zone was insanely huge tonight. It was going to be tough for a team like Detroit to win that can't bunt, play small ball, or play infield defense.

Damn, the Red Sox finally did that for the first time since August of '11. Beat the Indians too. The Sox aren't the kind of company you want to keep.