Well, it's 12:30 in the morning and I'm just now watching the bottom of the fifth inning of tonight's game. Sure, I know how it ends but that makes it worthwhile - a series win (sweep even), back-to-back wins for the first time this year, and the promise of a late-inning comeback in just two innings.
Of course, this brings me back to the one topic that has consumed Tigers fans in Case Hall at Michigan State University for the past week - I hate not watching the game live. But, you know what, seeing the game on tape delay has brought us all four wins this season. Every game on FSN proper has resulted in (mostly) terrible losses. I mean, don't get me wrong, I'd rather watch the game live but a win is a win and maybe something is clicking here. We'll see tomorrow when the Tigs play Cleveland on FSN+ again.
Thankfully, the middle three Tiger hitters are starting to turn it around. Sheff, Mags, and Miggy all went yard today, Cabrera's eventually being the game winner. Rod Allen mentioned that he was taking extra batting practice yesterday and today, so hopefully him and Lloyd McClendon have finally started to fix the problems he's having. He said in the paper he felt like "everybody is sitting behind me and laughing," and I'm praying that feeling is finally gone.
I am very glad that I didn't have to watch the Todd Jones Rollercoaster today. Typical Jonesy, in all honesty - can't do anything easily, just haaaas to push the limit. I guess as long as the Tigers win, nothing really matters all that much, right?
Believe it or not, Tiger fans, the two-game series against Cleveland could pull the Tigs out of last place. Yes, Cleveland is dwelling in the cellar just as much as the Tigers are, sitting pretty at 5-9 and just lost both games against Boston. Typical "two teams going opposite ways" storyline. The only thing that would make beating Cleveland sweeter would be beating Cleveland to put them totally down into last and get all the "What's Wrong With The Tigers?" stories changed to "What's Wrong With The Indians?"
One more game, and that's a winning streak. Thank God.
Of course, this brings me back to the one topic that has consumed Tigers fans in Case Hall at Michigan State University for the past week - I hate not watching the game live. But, you know what, seeing the game on tape delay has brought us all four wins this season. Every game on FSN proper has resulted in (mostly) terrible losses. I mean, don't get me wrong, I'd rather watch the game live but a win is a win and maybe something is clicking here. We'll see tomorrow when the Tigs play Cleveland on FSN+ again.
Thankfully, the middle three Tiger hitters are starting to turn it around. Sheff, Mags, and Miggy all went yard today, Cabrera's eventually being the game winner. Rod Allen mentioned that he was taking extra batting practice yesterday and today, so hopefully him and Lloyd McClendon have finally started to fix the problems he's having. He said in the paper he felt like "everybody is sitting behind me and laughing," and I'm praying that feeling is finally gone.
I am very glad that I didn't have to watch the Todd Jones Rollercoaster today. Typical Jonesy, in all honesty - can't do anything easily, just haaaas to push the limit. I guess as long as the Tigers win, nothing really matters all that much, right?
Believe it or not, Tiger fans, the two-game series against Cleveland could pull the Tigs out of last place. Yes, Cleveland is dwelling in the cellar just as much as the Tigers are, sitting pretty at 5-9 and just lost both games against Boston. Typical "two teams going opposite ways" storyline. The only thing that would make beating Cleveland sweeter would be beating Cleveland to put them totally down into last and get all the "What's Wrong With The Tigers?" stories changed to "What's Wrong With The Indians?"
One more game, and that's a winning streak. Thank God.