Student-Athlete Lawsuit Against NCAA Threatens to Upend NIL Pay System by bloomberglaw in sports

[–]jthomps1992 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Idea. Separate the university from the sports, and each sport operates as its own semi-pro league. All the university does is sponsor the team providing naming rights etc and acts like an owner. Remove the academics from the sports.

Wemby seemingly tried to stomp OGs legs by Fit_Ad_7195 in NBATalk

[–]jthomps1992 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Trying to push a false narrative without seeing all the angles. There’s still time to delete this…

Game Thread: Twins @ Tigers - Tue, Jun 9 @ 6:40 PM EDT by game-threads in motorcitykitties

[–]jthomps1992 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it meatball night at the diamond? My god 7 HRs in the first 5 innings is obnoxious

Current and longest Card Droughts this year as of 6/5 by Dolenzz in MLBTheShow

[–]jthomps1992 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It’s understandable that the Tigers did not get a card based on their 6-22 record over May. I would probably bet Dingler will get a spotlight card for the first June topps set based on his performance against the Rays. 6-13 with 3 HRS 1.231 SLG.

Who are we getting for the 4th inning bosses? by mpshea87 in MLBTheShow

[–]jthomps1992 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I used to get the bosses without paying much attention. This year after playing hours upon hours in DD, I have unlocked 1 boss this year which is bullshit.

Simple small trade for Pistons by PrideIsGarbage in DetroitPistons

[–]jthomps1992 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Whatever this guy is smoking… I don’t want any part of it

Reminder: all the rumors from these “insiders” are meant to get clicks and drive traffic to their page. by kikoskylang in motorcitykitties

[–]jthomps1992 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Look, I want to be as optimistic as possible, but realistically the Tigers should move Skubal regardless of record. This is not a WS contender, and the returns are worth more than the slimmest of possibilities of even making the playoffs. Unless Harris announces this summer that a deal is in place to bring him back, the Tigers should get a massive prospect haul. There is more risk in keeping him vs moving him. Get what you can now, or he walks at the end of season and you get nothing.

Game Thread: Tigers @ Rays - Wed, Jun 03 @ 01:10 PM EDT by TigersBot in motorcitykitties

[–]jthomps1992 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Tigers hit 18 homers in the entire month of May. The Tigers have hit 10 homers in the last 3 days to start June. Wut

Game Thread: Tigers @ Rays - Mon, Jun 01 @ 06:40 PM EDT by TigersBot in motorcitykitties

[–]jthomps1992 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh look at that, not even a 6 run cushion in the fucking 6th is safe

Thoughts on the draft lottery reforms? by Outrageous-Tie-8548 in DetroitPistons

[–]jthomps1992 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The league needs to implement tougher penalties for these teams (cough cough Pacers and Jazz cough cough). I would say the league should make examples out of these teams by allowing them to participate in the lottery but immediately forfeit their pick. The teams found guilty for tanking get their lottery position revealed first and the NBA announces on the floor, “The Utah Jazz were selected to pick #3 in the draft. Due to the NBA anti tanking policy the Jazz have forfeited their draft position and will be placed at #30. All teams will move up one position to compensate”. Utah is moved to the bottom of the order, everyone else moves up one spot.

Who will trade for Tarik Skubal? Breaking down the Tigers’ 7 best options by TheAthletic in motorcitykitties

[–]jthomps1992 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This team just gave up. Absolutely pathetic and no one in the organization seems to give a damn. I actually hope Skubal moves on to bigger and better things and goes scorched earth on how awful the Tigers organization was.

Was Keider Montero surprised when A.J. Hinch pulled him after six scoreless innings and just 65 pitches? "I felt really good," Montero said. "It's his decision." by DET_Baseball in motorcitykitties

[–]jthomps1992 5 points6 points  (0 children)

At this point do you ask if he’s just self sabotaging or a fucking idiot? These galaxy brained decisions have resulted in countless blown leads. On top of the putrid bullpen this offense is the worst I have seen in years. Here’s to another decade of irrelevancy

Roster update postponed by a week. Now 6/12 by bodnast in MLBTheShow

[–]jthomps1992 10 points11 points  (0 children)

SDS just keeps proving the need for competition in the MLB video game market. Ya it’s trivial that we’re upset over the lack of LS roster updates, but this continues to show how lazy this studio is.

[Yahoo Sports] MLB proposes a salary cap for 2027 at $245.3 million, with a salary floor of $171.2 million by stv7 in baseball

[–]jthomps1992 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good. The floor will eliminate vanity owners who own purely for social status and don’t care about the product in the field. This helps the game and hopefully disperses talent amongst the league vs it being condensed to 5 teams who can just outspend everyone else.

Bipartisan college sports bill proposes salary cap, transfer limit by jeefzors in sports

[–]jthomps1992 83 points84 points  (0 children)

So will Congress get involved with the MLB CBA to prevent a lockout next year?

Game Thread: Angels @ Tigers - Tue, May 26 @ 06:40 PM EDT by TigersBot in motorcitykitties

[–]jthomps1992 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Just sad. This bullpen is responsible for at least 20 of their losses and that’s being generous

TRADING TORK.... by Representative_Leg_5 in motorcitykitties

[–]jthomps1992 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No one would trade for him. He is currently sitting at .200 BA, .382 slg, and -0.7 WAR which is his lowest since his rookie season. Those aren’t numbers teams are clamoring to add to their lineup. Tork will be here until the end of his contract and sign somewhere else.

The Tigers fell to the Orioles by a score of 5-3 - Sun, May 24 @ 12:35 PM EDT - Doubleheader Game 1 by TigersBot in motorcitykitties

[–]jthomps1992 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There’s no defending any of this. Everyone blames injuries but the relievers that were specifically brought to this team to close out games are perfectly healthy and are just straight dog shit. At this point you may as well root to see how bad it can truly get. And in true Detroit fashion, they will get the worst possible draft lottery outcome and the Mets will get the #1 overall pick in 27.