March 31st, this year. That means we have 34 days before Opening Day.

As I'm sitting here, watching it snow, I'm getting restless. Baseball season means winter is over. I need baseball to start. Fuck winter, it's time for baseball.


34 days

I agree with one thing...

Fuck winter.
o and that baseball thing i guess

I'm looking forward to tomorrow's update.

I got something special planned for tomorrow. Just you wait.

Can't we do this hourly or something? The suspense is killing me.

I got something special planned for tomorrow. Just you wait.

A teal era Grant Hill jersey?

That wasn't it, but that's a damn good idea.

I have an ex that's got a signed teal Stackhouse jersey.

Then the suspense remains...

I thought Winter was bad in Michigan, then I moved to Kentucky......

I'll take snow and cold over tornadoes any day of the week.

I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL OPENING DAY!

Sideways titties?

I'm not leaving this thread until 12:01 AM. Motown better not disappoint.

MoTown's woman is never disappointed, so why would you be?

What the fuck?

What the fuck?

Don't question it. Just go with it.

34 is a good number, just saying..

What's the time this shit is going down, MoTown? 12:00? 12:00:30? 12:01?

Go Tigers!
this might get a one week ban

DON'T STEAL MY FUCKING THUNDER TAHOE!!!!!


Sorry to get hostile Tahoe. No disrespect.

TAHOE

12:00 e-ray. The start of day -33.

White text alert

You are the wind beneath my wings.

Thread title change in order here? I'd really prefer..."MoTown's Countdown..."

I think that's a fair request.

:tigers:33 Days:tigers:

I changed it to Tigers colors!


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That was such bullshit. I'm going to bed.

Damnit.

I try to impress yet all I can do is disappoint. I let you all down, especially Vinny. I'm announcing my retirement effective immediately.

Let me just say: Sprite is not going to be happy with me. I kind of made some promises.

I'll make up for it tomorrow. Sprite will be impressed.

You've let ME down as well.

That was 3 minutes early.

I saw that. However, I was going by the clock at Time Square. WTF showed it's imperfection.

Sir Mailman - I can not express my apologies enough.

It looks like the pressure is mounting. I need to do something great for 32 days.

Sir Mailman



?!?!?!?!?!

No good? Alright. Sir Douche Baggins. I'm at a new level of disappointment lately.

Slipping.

There's still hope though. You're fucking MoTown.

Slipping.

There's still hope though. You're fucking MoTown.
That's what MoTown says to his women.

Yes folks, we're only 33 days away from opening day. Seems like a long time, I know, but trust me, it'll be here before you know it. In the mean time, can I interest you in a refreshing beverage? How about a Sprite? It's the only one with tasty Limon you know, a cool thirst quenching innovation with a little bit of kick for flavor. Not thirsty you say? GO ahead, just take one anyways. Come on, take it. I SAID TAKE IT!
Ahhh, thank you. Now isn't that better?

Meanwhile, go Tigers!

(Good recovery. Sprite will like that.)

Sprite sponsors LeBron. HEATHEN!!!!!!!!!!

Let's move it to the Fla Southern thread and make that it.









obeyyourthirst

I think it's become apparent that anything goes in this thread, as long as I get to say how many days there are left.

And last I checked, Bonderman was getting rocked in the first, lol.

Sorry I have to do this a little early. I'm getting tired.








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Is that better, Vinny?

It'd be amazing if we could get one of those clock things and sticky it.

Hey, days start and end when MoTown say they do in this thread.

You gotta problem with MoTown, you gotta problem with me.

No problem with Mo.

Don't misremember... I'm part of his entourage as well.

I'm loving this.

Mo, don't forget I've been to prison. I can scrap. I can handle pretty much anybody that has a problem with you.

Tahoe too. I've seen dude's pic. He's a beast as well.

No problem with Mo.

Don't misremember... I'm part of his entourage as well.

My bad. That wasn't directed at you, just a general warning.

SDB - I need you to dress in a black suit with black sunglasses. I also need you to be on your cell phone 90% of the day.

Tahoe - I need you to be in a black suit as well, but have the sleeves ripped off. If you don't have scars above your eye, I need you to get one. A tattoo that counts the number of people you've killed will only help.

Are we going to be like WTF's Mossad?

http://www.bodyguard-training.org/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/bodyguards-training.jpg

Actually, yes. Exactly like that. Except without the Star of David.

Actually, yes. Exactly like that. Except without the Star of David.

I was going to say that the guy in that pic looks like a wuss to me, but if thats good enough for you, I can roll like that.

Stright outta Rochester

Tahoe, I just used that pic as an idea of what we'd look like.

I wasn't really paying attention to the guy. More so his accessory.

I already knew you were much more badass than that.

MoTown, you won't even NEED to have a bullet proof vest on.

Tahoe, I just used that pic as an idea of what we'd look like.

Gotcha...You are saying we aren't going under cover looking like 2 vacationer guys or anything like. Our badass is delcared and shit.

It all depends on what Mo wants us to do.

Hmmm... what, oh what, could sweet 31 entail...
megabust

Hmmm... what, oh what, could sweet 31 entail...
megabust

whatever the hell he wants

I think Motown might make a maize n blue affair to mark bukky's return.

You know, a tribute to all the UofMers that have been a part of the Detroit Tigers.

You're not supposed to do the talking, Tahoe. Let your boss do that.

^ he talked to me about that on my last review.

I have visions of neighborhood children shooting cans of 7-Up and Sierra Mist with their BB guns.

Sierra Mist and 7-Up? Yes.
BB Guns? No.

I've been to prison, Jethro. I'm capable of much more than that.

Just ask my girlfriend. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!

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Darko says: 31 Days until opening day!
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30 days!!!!



Sorry it's not more eccentric. I'm in Cali for the week.

You're gahbage.

You're gahbage.

Sir Douche Baggins and Tahoe will take care of you. Sleep well.

Will be hard for him to sleep with cement shoes, if you know what I mean.

Hey, it's not my fault you suck at life.

Tahoe is currently inspecting your residence.

I think e-ray's jealous he's not part of this...

I'm just trying to mix things up a bit

You can run with the crew if SDB and Tahoe like you enough.



ps 29 days...

You can run with the crew if SDB and Tahoe like you enough.



ps 29 days...

Every time you abbreviate it "SDB" some fundamental disconnect in my brain translates it into "Super Douche Bag" or "Super Douche" for short and I picture some super douchie super hero in the shape of a douche bag but then I realize that I don't actually have any idea what a douche bag looks like. Man I'm tired.

If anyone could be a superhero, it would be SDB.

I haven't checked in on this thread in a few hours, where are we at Mo?

:emo kid: Sprite Dropped Us.

:emo kid: Sprite Dropped Us.

That's not news that I was hoping to hear.

Thanks to the fine folks at Big K Bottling Co., Inc. for stepping up, though.

That's not news that I was hoping to hear.

Thanks to the fine folks at Big K Bottling Co., Inc. for stepping up, though.

Yes, it was very nice of them. There were a few conditions though. Motown, here's your new Av:

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Fuck.


Oh well, I'll make due.

Fuck.


Oh well, I'll make due.



Exxxxccccellent.

:emo kid: Sprite Dropped Us.

I'll never drink a Sprite again.

Me neither.

I'll drink its cousins Twist and Crisp.

Sierra Mist kicks ass.

In fact, I am going downstairs to get either a Sierra Mist or a Sprite right now. Decisions, decisions.

God damnit, they were ALL sold out. Are you fucking kidding me? Fuck a vending machine.

A sign?

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e-ray is now a part of the Mossad. Congrats e-ray, and welcome.

Sierra Mist does kick ass.

e-ray is now a part of the Mossad. Congrats e-ray, and welcome.

Sierra Mist does kick ass.

Oh yes! Now I can live a life of leadership and change for the better. As we all strive to become one.

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As the newest member, I will let you continue the countdown. Go ahead, e-ray, it's your turn to shine.

There would be only 27 days left if this were not a cot damn leap year.

Do the math.

27 days.

26 days.

25 days.

This is electric.

Can you feel the excitement?

I think I got a goosebump somewheres in-between 27 days and 26 days.

Those were my two favorite posts in this thread.

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Exxxxccccellent.
Solid first post. Fits that Av perfectly.

Anybody got any leads on how far we are from opening day?

Also, how old is LeBron?

22 Days!!!!

Fuck 23.

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(Everyone pretend that I posted that)

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Fixed.

Apologies to our fine sponsor.

Fixed.

Apologies to our fine sponsor.

Where the hell did you find that picture?? Do you have any idea how long I (uhhhh....I mean our good friend Dr. K) spent looking for a Big K Cola picture on google? It was at least three minutes. I finally had to settle for the root beer one....

Where the hell did you find that picture?? Do you have any idea how long I (uhhhh....I mean our good friend Dr. K) spent looking for a Big K Cola picture on google? It was at least three minutes. I finally had to settle for the root beer one....

It wasn't easy.

I actually spent 10 minutes and found that with a "big k" kroger image search.

I saw this thread a few times on Google searching for Big K, too.

They are getting some serious bang out of their advertising buck here.

They better hope as we go down to the wire we don't feel like dropping them for a "larger" sponsor.

(Yeah, Big K, I'm waiting for a larger deal. Pay up)

19 Days

:tigers:

:srt4b:

18 days

Diecisiete. (17)

Until Mario and Rod! Hell, until John Keating!

14 DAYS!!!

13

16 and 15 feel very neglected

16 is a worthless number and 15 reminds me of Vince Carter.


:motown owns:

14,13,12....

11, 10...

9

Mo, this thread is greatly appreciated. Just thought you should know.

You being appreciative is greatly appreciated.

I apreciate you apreciating Zek's apreciation Mo.

And, I apprecia...

Ah, fuck it.

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One Week.

6

5

Here's the team capsule for the Tigers. I can't believe that Polanco broke the HR record (with 96) last year and they never mentioned it:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/preview08/team?team=det

Impressive, a guy with 183 (based on that .323 average) hits can hit 96 home runs.
I swore he hit better than .323 last year

He hit like .340.

They also have other stats in there wrong. Inge only has 200 something at bats on there when he actually had over 500 I think. Not sure why their numbers are jacked up on that, because they are correct if you go to that player's page.

4, btw.

There's only 4 days left, Mo. You can't loose your flair and style now!

If you look up in the upper right hand corner of the stats, you will see those are 2008 Fantasy projections.

Reading: letters move left to right to form words, words move left to right to form sentences.

Polanco's HR numbers have been fixed.

They think Cabrera is going to bat over .340 with 40 home runs? Dear god I hope so.

There's only 4 days left, Mo. You can't loose your flair and style now!

I'll make up for it tomorrow, trust me.




(Vinny get back on the phone. We need a new sponsor. Big K just won't cut it for the last 3 days. MAKE IT FUCKING HAPPEN)

Why in the hell do they project Dontrelle as our only pitcher to top 200 innings?

I am not feeling good about Willis whatsoever, he's had a poor spring.

If he's the number 5 pitcher, can he do better than Maroth or the slew of young guys we plugged in there last year? That's all he's got to do to be an improvement.

He has the ability to be number 2 or 3, that's what bothers me.

If he ever gets his mechanics right. If he figures it out, he could at least bump Nate to the 5th spot.

If he's the number 5 pitcher, can he do better than Maroth or the slew of young guys we plugged in there last year? That's all he's got to do to be an improvement.

In other news, I believe Maroth was optioned to AAA today.

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Big K Cola sent us girls in sparkling dresses?!

I guess they're serious about keeping us for the last couple of days...

On a side note, it is supposed to be in the mid 50s on Monday. Also, a 50% chance of rain.

If the game gets postponed I will: :emo kid:

If the game gets postponed I will: :emo kid:


BUT WE WOULD GET A BONUS DAY OF THE COUNTDOWN THREAD, THAT'S NOT ALL BAD

Thx, Glenn. Always keeping things positive.

Anyone want to tell me why they released Byrdak?

Anyone want to tell me why they released Byrdak?

He had the suck.

He was a disgrace to your name.

I just heard a rumor that AccuWeather was interested in sponsoring us for the last 3 days. Any truth to this rumor, Vinny?

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Anyone want to tell me why they released Byrdak?

Ask and you shall receive...


The reasoning on Byrdak
Yes, Jim Leyland said today, he did say last night that Byrdak was on the team at that point. It was after saying that to reporters that GM Dave Dombrowski came in for a discussion on Byrdak's issues and whether they wanted to move forward. Essentially, they had to make a decision today whether to stick with him or release him to have a chance to fill the spot. They agreed to sleep on it, and Leyland still felt like he could take Byrdak. But in the end, he really couldn't, not the way Byrdak was struggling.

So with Byrdak out, the Tigers could break camp with the pitchers they have, keeping both Yorman Bazardo and Aquilino Lopez and going with one left-hander. However, Leyland would rather go with two lefties if they could. The Tigers are going to try to make a move to pick up one, either through trade or the waiver wire. They're unlikely to pick up a big contract like what is owed to Cincinnati's Mike Stanton or San Francisco's Steve Kline, but they'll undoubtedly check out some of the other lefties that teams try to pass through waivers.

At this point, they're unlikely to go in-house for a lefty. Clay Rapada is only throwing off of flat ground at this point after he felt more shoulder stiffness in his return to game action last week. They haven't really given serious thought to Macay McBride, who they spent all spring preparing to work as a starter at Triple-A Toledo and breaking some of those relief habits. But then, it was a similar need that made McBride a lefty reliever in Atlanta a few years ago, too.

As for the final position guy, that seems to be boiling down to extra outfielder or extra catcher. Clete Thomas is again with the big club, starting in RF, and Sardinha is starting at catcher with Pudge spending the day back in Lakeland.

So basically, this appears to be a roster that won't be set until sometime this weekend in Houston. They don't have to physically set their 25-man roster until Sunday afternoon.

I just heard a rumor that AccuWeather was interested in sponsoring us for the last 3 days. Any truth to this rumor, Vinny?

http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc2004/pub/images/header2/adc_clouds2.jpg

Bring 'em on, Dr K's been on me for weeks to get his money back ever since he found out there's only like 15 people on here opposed to the 650 I promised.

Ask and you shall receive...

I had no clue he was struggling. Guess I should pay attention to Spring Training more.

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Our AccuWeather Report says 53° with an 80% chance of rain on Monday.

Also AccuWeather reports that there's a 20% chance that opening day is 2 days away.

1 DAY

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Tomorrow's AccuWeather Forcast:

An 80% of showers and thunderstorms. High around 55°.

55? Sweet! I'm gonna go out jogging in my boxers.

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:zekyl:

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Today's AccuWeather Forecast:

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High: 56°
Chance of rain: 50%

Overcast with showers at times. High 56F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50%.

Make it a great day!

It's your choice!

Glenn you already unstickied this?

For shame!

I'd like to give a shout out to all of our sponsors, we couldn't have done it without them, folks! Thanks to Sprite, Big K Cola, and all the folks at Accuweather Detroit!

I'd like to give a big thanks to Vinny for making this happen. It was his hard work developing those sponsors - without him this would have been a futile effort.

Glenn you already unstickied this?

For shame!
It was stealing glory from the OST.

It had to be difficult to come up with that informative update every day like that.

This thread is only part of the reason why MoTown is so apreciated around here.