Travis Smith

I don’t know everything about everything but I know a little bit about a little bit

[Chris Castellani @Castellani2014]

Corbin Carroll is now 13 for 17 in his career with the bases loaded.

To put that into perspective, he could go hitless in his next 119 AB’s with the bases loaded and still have a higher career average in that situation than Spencer Torkelson.

[Lucas Navarrete @LucasNavarreteM]

Single-handedly ruining the game of basketball. Truly a disgrace to the sport.

[david @arthritic_papi]

guy spent 5 mins trying to convince him his ID was legit... losing my mind

[Ian Hartitz @Ihartitz]

Jameson Williams

[Mike Greenberg @Espngreeny]

What he said.

[Ryan Mathews @Ryan_POD]

here’s where i’m at with the NFL Draft and how it relates to Detroit:

1. feel like they’ll have a shot at one of the following o-linemen, and i’d be cool with any of them: Fano, Vega, Miller, or Freeling.

2. if it’s not one of those guys, take a swing on a defensive playmaker.

[Curt Cignetti @CCignettiIU]

Correct, not even close.

#GOIU #IUFB

[Jason Kelce @JasonKelce]

This is interesting. It feels like it’s obvious that Frank retired because he was physically fighting through injuries and pain, and it got to a point that he no longer could play the game in an enjoyable, effective, or healthy way.
The whole purpose of a signing bonus is to be a guarantee up front that insures a salary irregardless of performance metrics, or most importantly injuries that could compromise your career in the future.

What makes this interesting is that Frank likely retired “voluntarily”, meaning, he wasn’t declared medically unfit to play by a doctor, which allows the team to ask for a prorated amount of his signing bonus back. Had he been medically deemed unfit to play football by a doctor before he retired, the team wouldn’t be able to recoup part of the signing bonus.

Let me say this first, if a player truly just retires without reason, or because they’ve lost the desire to play, I completely get and acknowledge teams should be able to recoup compensation when players don’t fulfill there contractual obligations and agreements.

However, Frank was known for being hurt and playing through injuries most players wouldn’t play through constantly. Broken foot, a torn pec, multiple knee injuries, back issues. There was always something, and I’m sure he was continuously dealing with multiple ailments to try and continue playing the game. His body clearly had deteriorated to a degree that made football no longer a viable option, physically, and probably mentally. In my opinion, the signing bonus is supposed to protect players from future physical ailments limiting their availability on the field, that’s one of the reasons you want more guaranteed money upfront.

So while I get that the team has a right to ask for money back, in the spirit of the agreement, I think it’s bullshit Frank is being asked to return money. This was clearly a player that the game had physically taken its toll on, and his body was clearly no longer holding up to the rigors of the NFL. It wasn’t just some player deciding he didn’t want to play anymore, it wasn’t that simple, and these signing bonuses are there to protect players from the inevitable injuries they incur on the field.

[Nino @qdiggs6]

Love the Lions but with seeing how other franchises have handled these situations it may be time to change how you’ve done things in the past.

[Jeremy Reisman @DetroitOnLion]

Granted this is just Decker's perspective, but this is an extremely disappointing read.

For a franchise that prides itself on its direct communication and telling players like it is--even when it's a hard truth--someone dropped the ball here... repeatedly.

[Travis Smith @Travis_Smith40]

This guy sucks

[The Field of 68 @TheFieldOf68]

Nate Oats postgame 👀

"We know we gotta get bigger... We saw the opportunity to bring some size on, after Nnaji was declared eligible, and most people, including ourselves, thought Bediako would be eligible. We had one judge who thought so. He would've definitely helped the situation with the rebounding... We wouldn't have gotten out-rebounded by 13 tonight had we been able to continue to play him"

[Henpecked Hal @HenpeckedHal]

My son on why Caleb is his best friend at kindergarten: "He doesn't really speak English, so we can skip all the talking and just get right to the karate."

[Detroit Tigers @tigers]

it's time

[Pride of Detroit @PrideOfDetroit]

You can still change your mind, @MontgomerDavid

[Corey Quinn @QuinnyPig]

I, apparently a naive idiot, had assumed that this was what “we background check our drivers” always meant.

[Cons @CaptainCons]

I am gonna go out on a limb and say there are more pressing matters they could handle

[Mitchell Schwartz @MitchSchwartz71]

I know he won last week but I just don’t get how it’s financially worth it for these guys to be under contract and play clubs they don’t trust and aren’t comfortable or adjusted to over their older models. Just sign a deal for 8 clubs or however many you use (irons and P) and be done with it. 10 years ago, even 5 years ago, I get it. It’s a ton of money. But now with how much he wins, how big purses are, Nike endorsement, etc., there’s just zero reason to compromise your game for a few extra bucks from Taylormade.

[Mike Golic Jr @mikegolicjr]

so he’s:

- gigantic Iowa OL
- has a sick ginger mullet
- loves Culver’s
- pounds coffee

Yeah I’ve seen enough, this is the number 1 pick in the draft.

[jason fitz @jasonfitz]

I feel like we need a Looney Rule. Every team must interview one WTF candidate 😂