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It is the JR Sport Reef Show here with you coast to coast. On the infinity A sports network. Here we got a few days left in the Major League Baseball regular season. We've talked about MVP races, we've talked about World Series competitors, uh there's a lot to discuss. Home runs are flying all over the place.
But one thing we have to spend some time on It's a team that looked like that they were on a run. A team that I had people calling me up, going, Hey, you got to talk about them, you got to talk about them. They're great, they're great, they're great. And they've suffered a historic collapse. They still have an opportunity to turn things around.
I do not expect it. But joining us right now to talk about the Detroit Tigers and maybe some positive things in Detroit with the Lions, maybe also the Pistons, is someone that you can hear on the weekends here. On the Infinity Sports Network.
Sometimes throughout the course of the week, you can also catch 'em, all the damn time, on 971 the ticket in Detroit. Joining us right now is Mark Ryan. Mark, how are you, man? My friend JR, first time, long time. Great to be on with you, man.
I appreciate it.
Well, I appreciate you being here. Certainly a a very, very familiar voice. Things aren't good in Detroit right now. 185, 184 days in first place and the Tigers collapsed 15 and a half game. Is it just injuries?
What the hell happened with the Tigers, man? You know what they are? It is a total system shutdown. It is a total total system failure. uh every single part of a franchise that could go wrong Has gone wrong.
I'll give you an example. The ERA through July 8th in baseball was number one. Since then it's been twenty-seven. How do you explain that? Why does that happen?
The offense was fourth in Major League Baseball runs per game. on that particular day, July 8th. It's been 13th since then. How do you explain that? You know, some fans here in Detroit have said water is finding its level and they're regressing to the mean.
But JR. This is a team that from July 1st of last year to July 1st of this year went 101 and 61. That's a 162 game sample size.
So you tell me they had a 99.8% chance to miss the playoffs last year and they made it. They had a 99.9% chance. to win the division this year and they blew it. How do you make any sense of this? Is that the baseball gods, or is that just a little bit of karma, huh?
Well, I'll tell you what, it's this kind of stuff. And this is what I'm going to be talking about on my local show tonight. This is the c this is the reason why the country doesn't take us seriously. why the country doesn't take Detroit seriously. Because we are susceptible to that.
On any sort of footnote or asterisk or punchline, the answer is always Detroit. Owen 16, Detroit. Biggest blown lead, Detroit. Most consecutive games lost in the NBA. Detroit.
Why is it always Detroit? Yeah, it's kinda it's kinda nuts. You talk about making the postseason. They made it last year, and there's still a chance for them to make it uh this year. But to think that they've been to the postseason once in almost a a decade is just kind of uh It's mind numbing.
What do you think about their chances? Have have fans in Detroit already kind of shut the door on this team, being that they're in this, what, eight, nine game losing streak right now? Yeah, well, you know what? They are. They've got to decide that they want to be in it first.
The fan base is somewhat split on that. I'd say probably 80% want them to be in it. 20%. Are furious that the president of baseball operations did very little at the trade deadline, and they feel like. You know what, if the Tigers make the playoffs?
The President will be justified in having done nothing.
So they actually want them to miss it. But right now, top of the seventh inning, They actually lead the Guardians 4-1. What does the wind here mean? A win here means it's back to being a tie for the AL Central lead. The Guardians hold the tiebreaker.
The Guardians finish with three against the Rangers, who are out of it. The Tigers have to go to Boston. We're still fighting for playoff positioning and seating.
So, um You know, the reality and you're also competing with Houston. Yeah, you're a game up on Houston and you have the tiebreaker on Houston.
So you just need to finish tied with Houston. If Detroit goes on to win this game tonight. There'll still be a game up on Houston with the tiebreaker with three to go. You just can't lose by two games in that final stretch.
So. The Astros face the angels. If they sweep the angels. You got to go two and one against Boston. You got to win the series.
And that's what we're looking at right now. Mark Ryan is joining us from 97-1, the ticket in Detroit. You can also hear him here. on the Infinity Sports Network. I I know it might be premature.
This is going to have to bear out over the next several days and maybe a little bit longer than that. What are some of the offseason implications if things don't end well, regardless of whether they make the postseason?
Well, you know, to me, And I I'm curious how you feel about this, JR. Like There are certain things in life that you can't come back from. In relationships, for me, those are cheating, abuse, or drugs. If any of those three exist, I can't, there's nothing I can do. that that relationship is over.
We've reached the stage of a reconcilable difference. I think if you. choke away the biggest lead in Major League Baseball history. I think you've got to blow it up. Because I think there is permanent brain damage there.
Um If you make the playoff. What I think this team needs is to actually go get Alex Bregman this time. They need a starting pitcher, they need a reliever. But that's doable. You can get a reliever, a starting pitcher, and one bat in an offseason.
But to me, if if you blow this the whole way through, This is the kind of damage that you saw in Houston with David Carr. Good quarterback. played behind the worst offensive line in NFL history and always heard footsteps. get brain damage from playing behind that line. hopefully not literally, but definitely figuratively.
And I think These guys, should should they complete this choke job? I would press the reset button completely, JR. Wow, Mark Ryan here was That 365 is paying out before the final whistle. Check out Bet365's unrivaled early payout offer. When you bet on the team to win and they take a 17-point lead, you get paid no matter the final score.
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Hi, this is Jill Schlesinger, CBS News business analyst, certified financial planner, and the host of the Jill on Money podcast. This is the show where your money is not scary. It's a show that's all about you. It's your questions that make it possible for me to provide unconventional and entertaining insights on your money and more importantly, on your life. Listen and follow Jill on Money on the Odyssey app or wherever you get your podcasts.
With us, 97 won the ticket. You talk about this choke job. Can we count on the Illich family? We've seen them open up the checkbook in the past, not all that, not up to everybody. Are they going to throw around money like that?
Well, you know what? It's interesting. Their average payroll ranking out of 30 teams with Chris Illich. has been 21st out of 30 teams. His father, before he passed away, JR, it was sixth.
Out of thirty teams.
So, fans here are upset about that, but I would caution you: you know, the Guardians are 25th ranked payroll. The Brewers are twenty-third. Those are division leaders right now. The Tigers tried, they offered Alex Fregman. Six years and $171.5 million, $29 million a year.
He took $40 million a year from Boston.
So I am more patient and cautiously optimistic than the rest of the fan base is. The fan base here feels like The ownership needs to prove to them that they're going to spend money. Hmm. Yeah, well, you know what, Mark? Let's get off of these Tigers.
We got to see. You know what they'll do over the next several days and maybe over the next week. Let's talk about something positive. At least the Detroit Lions, right now, you talk about a history of being bad. We know that they've been able to turn things around over the past several years under Dan Campbell.
Sometimes he's gambling a little too much for my liking. But a good start, a good win on Monday against the Baltimore Ravens. The Detroit Lions expected to compete for a playoff spot and maybe do a little bit more than that. What are your thoughts on what this team can do so they don't feel like they're just on a treadmill?
So JR, you and I just may have stumbled on something. You and I seek a patent or a trademark on this together. Can we seek a patent or a trademark on Dan Gamble? Oh, gambling Dan. Yeah, let's do it.
Let's do it, man. I'll make the calls to the trademark office tomorrow, man. Yeah, I'm fine. Yeah, call USTPO. I don't know how long they'll take, but you can call them.
You may be on hold for about eight hours. Hey, I figure if Anthony Davis can patent the Unibrow, we can patent Dan Gamble, man. That's what I'm rolling with. That was a get-well win. You know, it was unbelievable to me here in Detroit, the number of local.
That wanted to pack it up, pack it in, let me begin to. look at the offseason after one week against the Green Bay Packers. You have two new coordinators. You have three new starters on the offensive line. This is a team that doesn't play anybody in the preseason.
Perhaps they should. But don't you think it might take a few weeks to get these guys going? The the way this city feels about this team. Did a complete 180. with a performance on on Monday night.
Now I think, you know. Baltimore, boy, that's it. I'm sure you've been talking about this too. It's like Because the loser of that game missed the playoffs this weekend, Kansas City and Baltimore. Problem is, they play no defense whatsoever, and they've spent way too much.
In terms of draft picks and in terms of salary cap, On that side of the ball, Be as porous as they are. The Lions had their best defensive game against Baltimore. Seven sacks against Lamar Jackson. That's unheard of. And the offensive line is beginning to gel a very welcome sign.
No, Mark, you you you bring up uh You know, pack it up. You bring up House of Pain. The things could definitely be a house of pain for the Lions. Do you have faith? and mister Jared Goff that he could help deliver a championship to the Lions.
I do because you consider the quarterbacks who have won Super Bowls. Nick Foles has won a Super Bowl. Trent Dilford. has won a Super Bowl. Peyton Manning won a Super Bowl.
What do you throw the ball 15 yards down the field anymore. and had terrible stats.
So does more need to be right? On your team for Jared Gock won a Super Bowl. Probably. I upset everybody here, JR, because I tell them anytime they'll listen that the Rams won the Jared Goff trade. They have the ring.
That's all that matters. Yeah. You can tie them with one ring. you can beat them with two rings. But I do think Jared Goff is good enough to win if you have an above average defense.
And one of the top offensive lines in the NFL. If the NFL, if the offensive line, permanently falls to mediocre. You're not going to win with that because Jared Goff is a guy that has to play on script. There is no Caleb Williams in Jared Goff's game. Yeah, we know he ain't running around nowhere.
People would like it if he could run around a little bit more, but that ain't happening. Mark, before we get out of here, I do have to ask you about the other Detroit team. They're certainly on the up and up, and that happens to be the Pistons. We saw what they did in the postseason last year. I know there should be some expectations that maybe they take another step.
This is such a young group. What are your thoughts on what we can see from the Pistons this season? You know what? I think Trajan Langdon And it is. R has been the Artist behind a master stroke with these guys.
They're the first team in NBA history that ever tripled their win total. And whereas many in this city were clamoring for them to make a big, bold move this offseason, I think Trajan was right to say. It's not the time to push all our tips in yet. Why is that JR? Because you don't yet know what the ceiling is.
But so many of your young guys. Jaden Ivey, Asar Thompson. Ron Holland. What's the ceiling on these guys? Shouldn't you know what you have?
Before you press the button to make a trade for a Devin Booker or someone of that ilk. Um I do think with some maturity Some evolution of the games of Asar Thompson, some growth from Ron Holland. This is a team that could be looking at the second round of the playoffs this year. Remember, they were oh so close to doing that a season ago. And I think Duncan Robinson is a perfect fit.
Yeah, be going out there knocking down those threes. It's going to be fun to watch to see at least how the Lions season progresses. We got the Pistons starting in about a month, and God knows what we'll see from these Tigers. Hey, Mark, I appreciate the time and your expertise telling us about everything going on in the D. Hey, tell everybody where they could find you on the ticket, online, when they can listen here on the Infinity Sports Network.
Fill them in. I appreciate that, JR. On X or Twitter, I'm at Mark Ryan on air. That's at M-A-R-C-Ryan on air. I'm on tonight on 97-won the ticket immediately after the Tigers game.
And my Infinity Sports Network show can be heard weekly, 5 to 10 p.m. Eastern Time, right where you're listening to the great JR Sports Brief right now. Hey, Mark, we appreciate you. We'll catch you on down the line, okay? Great chat.
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