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To get college hitters out, throw slow fastballs (45 mph) down the middle

My advice would be to throw it very slow. Once you get to like 65, 70 miles an hour, that's when guys are gonna start unleashing on it. So my advice would be to hone in a really slow pitch over the zone. Throw it right down the middle and it'll cut sometimes and it'll sink sometimes. Dial in a 45 mile an hour fastball and throw it on the two seams, don't throw it on the four seams.

The effectiveness of this advice for Max's specific challenge is subjective and depends on the hitters' ability to adjust to 'junk' pitching.

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Nov 22, 2024
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Building a dome in Cleveland is wrong because it ruins snow football

The lake came to play tonight. The snow was, it was gorgeous. It was artistic out there. They're trying to take snow football away from you. They're trying to build a dome in Cleveland and that's not gonna look right at all. Seeing the Browns playing good weather, like indoor weather in late November, December, maybe January. That's not gonna look right to me.

The city of Cleveland and the Browns have been in negotiations regarding a potential dome in Brook Park, though plans are not finalized. The opinion is subjective.
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Nov 22, 2024
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The Steelers are just 'pretty good plus sometimes'

I'll make a deal with your, you here. I think I'm comfortable saying the Steelers are pretty good. Plus pretty good plus pretty good plus I could do pretty good. Plus I can meet you a pretty good plus about really pretty good plus kind of sometimes. Really pretty good. Plus sometimes.

The Steelers' actual quality is a matter of ongoing debate and depends on end-of-season results.
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The Colts will keep it close against the Lions

I actually think the Colts are gonna be in this game. I don't think the Colts are gonna win this game, but I think they're gonna keep it close. And it might be the dumbest thing ever. But I'm, I actually, no, I haven't, I haven't been bad. I just think seven and a half Colts really need these games.

The Lions won 24-6, covering the 7.5 spread comfortably.

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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.