Dave Roberts

@jasonbenetti the last walk-off on that 1960 road trip was the last game Jimmy Dykes managed before the @tigers traded him to Cleveland for Joe Gordon. Only manager trade in baseball history!

@JulioIsKing44 Ty Cobb has more hits than anyone in the Hall of Fame

Ranking MLB teams based on their greatest player of all time

@ryangrim @daveweigel This joke is in extremely bad taste.

Obviously what these downed pilots need to do is find an old, abandoned fighter jet in an unguarded hanger and steal it

@mckaycoppins Your article was an inflection point. I’ve hated what the apps have done to my favorite sports. So glad opposition is gaining momentum.

This is what I mean about the cross-ideological possibilities for a coalition against runaway gambling. From AOC to Paul Tonko to Spencer Cox to Ron Johnson—the growing outrage really is bipartisan.

@EvanPetzold @tigers Are there any photos from today’s game anywhere? Love seeing the Tigers wear green!

Final line for #Tigers starter Justin Verlander: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K. 76 pitches, 51 strikes. Generated 12 whiffs/42 swings (28.6% whiff rate): 7 fastballs, 1 curveball, 2 sliders, 2 changeups. Fastball averaged 93.9 mph, maxed at 96.2 mph. He looked really good.

@BFW Detroit is a hard one. When Wings are good it’s the top sport in town, hands down. Same is true for the Tigers. Lions have a deeper fan base, though, so they are always in the top 2 no matter what.

I need examples of a US city with at least three pro sports teams where the NHL team is top two in fandom in the city. Boys here said Detroit, DC and Tampa. I think I’ll give them DC and Tampa, but contest Detroit. Some guys said Minnesota, I think Twins are bigger than Wild.

@capitalweather Question from a typically-transient Washingtonian: how are tornado warnings communicated here? Would I expect an alert on my phone? Air raid sirens?

Noting: While storms may be most widespread late afternoon and evening Monday, a few severe storms -- capable of producing tornadoes -- could develop between midmorning and midafternoon. Some areas could see more than one round of storms. You need to be weather-aware all day.

@TigersJUK Worst case, he’s our Kershaw this year. They’ll work it out.

Hmmm, in all of the excitement I didn’t account for how bad it would be if Justin Verlander is cooked

Pretty great story right here

@PaulMayne6 The photos in that park, with the seats close in and the dark backdrop contrasting with the uniforms, were sublime. No wonder some 10-20% of all Topps cards n the ‘80s were taken there, even for visiting teams. Tiger Stadium was the best, there’ll never be another like it.

The Top 3 HR leaders for your 1984 World Series champs ... Parrish (33), Gibson (27) and Lemon (20) ... 👍⚾️

@BBGreatMoments Love JV but would also be tempted to slot Lolich or Newhouser in as SP. Some dissent from others here on Todd Jones, but he was more consistenly good for longer than Willie, who really only had one (spectacular) year.

@BBGreatMoments Move Greenberg to left, Miggy to 1B, slot Sweet Lou in at DH and let Gehringer take second. Tony Phillips in a UT role. Would at least argue a bit for Mickey Cochrane as Manager; Sparky had 10 good seasons but after ‘88 it was mediocre.

Detroit Tigers All-Time Lineup.

@jflare_ Love it. Keep pressing. Go Tigers!

You guys are so ridiculous Sorry I didn’t pitch well for you guys My bad for having some fun with a bad challenge

@Sumdood88 Probably a niche post, but gives me flashbacks to the 2009 Stanley Cup, when Fleury somehow stopped an open-net look from Lidstrom

I feel like an Angels in the outfield type shit happened here where Johnny Gaudreau’s ghost stopped it from going in

@McCainJack 100%

@McCainJack to degrading its ability to support proxies, up to and including regime collapse - is preferable to the status quo. Some may say it’s not the most responsible way to wage war/risk blood and treasure, but that’s what appears most likely to me.

@McCainJack Complete speculation but would suggest there may be no single articulable strategic objective; but there likely exists a calculation that the range of likely outcomes - from incrementally degrading its military and nuclear capability

@TigersJUK You didn’t need to tell us about your Dingler!

If the Tigers win it all this year it will be possibly the coolest story in all of sports. The guy you drafted 22 years ago to end a rebuild, who was traded away to start the rebuild, coming back as a first ballot hall of famer to finish that rebuild, being caught by the guy he was traded for I’m erect at work just thinking about it

@Dicker_JJ Just earned a follow. Wish I could like this x100.

"Of course that's your contention. You're a 1st-year trainee on the China desk. You're in some thinktank doom loop & so naturally that's what you believe until next month, when the embassy hosts you to a 4-hour banquet and you stagger out convinced the West is in terminal decline."