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Tarik SkubalTarik Skubal

AJ Hinch is the best manager in baseball and is always thinking multiple plays ahead

I probably won't. He's got, he's, he's so smart. AJ's, I mean, he's the best manager in the game. So wherever he wants to take the game or whatever he wants to do... it feels like every move that is made during the game... it feels like it's always in our advantage... he's really good at his job.

Whether Hinch is the 'best' is subjective, though his track record and peer reputation are very high.

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Jun 11, 2025
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Getting into a line brawl is the best way to shift momentum when you're losing a playoff series

As a hockey expert, my plan, whenever you're getting your ass kicked in a series and you wanna shift it around, just get into a massive line brawl at the end of that game and just try to change the energies up somehow.

The Oilers did enter a brawl at the end of Game 3 but went on to lose the series in 7 games after being down 3-0.
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Jun 11, 2025
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I would rather be down 3-0 in a series than 3-1 because of the lack of pressure

It does sound stupid, but I just think vibes wise, 3-0, I know what you're saying. 3-0, you can kind of sneak up on 'em. 3-1, you can't... when you're down 3-0, if you can win game four and five, all the pressure flips back.

Statistically, teams down 3-1 have a much higher comeback rate than teams down 3-0, which has only happened 4 times in NHL history.
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Jun 11, 2025
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The Thunder will beat the Pacers 4-2 in the Finals

I think I'm gonna stay with four, two Thunder.

The Thunder beat the Pacers in 7 games (4-3), not 4-2 as predicted. The series went the full distance.

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Tarik SkubalTarik Skubal

I would love to return to the Detroit Tigers as a free agent in November

I would love to play my whole career in Detroit. And hopefully those negotiations can pick back up in November once the playoffs are done and we'll see where that goes.

Pending Skubal's free agency decision in the upcoming offseason.
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Pitchers shouldn't let a stadium's dimensions dictate how they approach hitters

I've always thought the environment can't change how you pitch. I just don't believe in that. ... You can't really let stadiums dictate how you're gonna go out, guys. You're gonna pitch to your strength, you know who you are and you're gonna attack hitter's weaknesses. ... We're both playing on the same field, so everything should kind of even out.

A subjective philosophy on pitching.
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Winning is a band-aid that cures everything in sports, regardless of the problem

Winning cures everything. You know, winning is, it's a band-aid that, you know, it doesn't matter if it's a bullet hole, whatever, you know, it cures everything and you just kind of go play baseball.

This is a subjective athlete philosophy.