The Unthinkable Happened - Tigers Win 4th ALCS Game, Go to 2006 World Series.

Oct 14, 2006 20:00



Gramps, we were wrong.

LOL, it's rare to feel this great about it.

This had to be the most nervous game I've watched for baseball in over 20 years.

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sauce1977 October 15 2006, 02:02:32 UTC
I do not want the Tigers to face a stone-cold general in LaRussa in the WS.

Magic can end when another monster of the dugout brings his team to the plate.

Tigers did capitalize off really mediocre pitching by the Yanks, and they took great advantage of a sack of crap for hitting by the A's.

I think either opponent would be tough, but I'd rather see Detroit take their chances against a 2nd year manager in Willie Randolph. LaRussa is as calculated as Leyland, and he's due another WS ring any year now.

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They did better . . . Series tied 2-2 sauce1977 October 16 2006, 11:50:16 UTC
That 12-5 conflagration of the Cards points to some life.

Man, that Beltran . . . pitch to him, and shit tends to hit the fan.

NYMs may not have Pedro or the best pitching staff, but they did win a bunch more during the regular season than the Cards. I'm not sure why the Cards only managed 83 wins . . . maybe they had an injury or whatever . . . this MLB stuff, I've only vaguely followed since August, with most of my focus on the Tigers.

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Re: They did better . . . Series tied 2-2 anonymous October 16 2006, 18:42:32 UTC
with a possible rain delay tonight, and the possibility of a game 7, it looks like the Tigers will be playing a tired, beat up NL team. whoever wins.

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Re: They did better . . . Series tied 2-2 sauce1977 October 16 2006, 18:48:58 UTC
That's possible.

There was something on the radio where they went through the question of whether or not too much time off would hurt Detroit.

It may hurt hitters, but anyone with a nagging but playable injury will have the extra time to heal a bit. Also, the pitching arms will all be well-rested.

If the hitters carry over their impatience from ALCS Game 4, however, this could be just enough advantage for either NL team's pitching staff to stay alive in the WS.

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Re: They did better . . . Series tied 2-2 sauce1977 October 16 2006, 18:57:19 UTC
Another key to watch is Joel Zumaya's health.

He was kept out of Game 4 ALCS with a wrist problem . . . they really could have used him in that 7th or 8th inning. Zumaya's clearly the best reliever on that team, even better than Jones, not considering Jones's experience. The rest of those Tigers relievers are good, but they're beatable. Zumaya's a devastating 1-2 punch when teamed up with Jones because, as a batter, they go from blazing 100 MPH pitches with plenty of action to someone in Jones who has a selection and is more finesse. It's really hard to adjust to that . . . their 1-2 is kind of a people changeup.

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