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OK, so due to some sloppy defense, the Tigers are looking down the barrel of an imminent loss of baseball's championship series. They can't lose any more games, either tonight in St. Louis, or this weekend back in Detroit, if they want to win their first series in twenty two years.
But this isn't the first time they've been in this position. Thirty eight years ago, they were down three and one to the same team (well, at least a team with the same name, in the same town--at least two generations of ballplayers have come and gone since then). They came back and won it all. Here's hoping they can do it again.
Posted by Rand Simberg at October 27, 2006 06:32 AM
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As a lifelong St. Louis fan, I would be quite upset should that happen.
Posted by Kevin Adams at October 27, 2006 07:31 AM
Well, the St. Louis fans were pretty upset the last time it happened, too...
Posted by Rand Simberg at October 27, 2006 07:33 AM
If detroit doesn't pull it off, it will be very irritating to me, since detroit came out of the best division in baseball. Then again, the twins didn't waste any time in choking.
Posted by Wickedpinto at October 27, 2006 09:15 AM
I'm torn between my disgust for the designated hitter rule, my disgust for the Cardinals (I was born and raised in Chicago), and my desire to see yet ANOTHER Detroit team have the best record in the league and lose it all.
I suppose you have one thing to look forward to, Rand. Even if the Tigers and Wolverines suffer the same fates as the Redwings and Pistons, there's no need to worry that anything close to that will happen with the Lions ;)
Posted by John Breen III at October 27, 2006 01:49 PM
True. It's impossible for the Lions to disappoint any more.
Posted by Rand Simberg at October 27, 2006 02:02 PM
"my desire to see yet ANOTHER Detroit team have the best record in the league and lose it all."
Huh? Take another look at the standings, John. The Tigers didn't have the best record in the American League, the Yankees did. The Tigers didn't even have the best record in the AL Central. They lost the division to the Twins. So I think you're left with only the DH vs. the Cardinals. I hope that makes your decision easier. :-)
Posted by KeithK at October 27, 2006 02:48 PM
Ahh, my bad. I just remember how Rand was touting their standings when they DID have the best record. For however many days that lasted. ;)
I still despise both the DH AND the Cardinals. Last year was even harder with the White Sox in the race, but I let my love for the city of Chicago outweigh my disgust for both the White Sox AND the DH...
Posted by John Breen III at October 27, 2006 04:11 PM
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