September 25, 201511 yr The Tigers... If you want to make the playoffs these are the type of teams that you have to roll over.Here are some things to think about: 1. Detroit -- When people in Michigan try to describe where they are from... they always point at their right hand to show you exactly where because lower Michigan looks like a big hand or glove or mitten. The People from Detroit point at the big meaty fleshy part below the thumb and this is perfect because when you jam your thumb that's the part that gets sore and purple. In the end... Michigan is a big jammed thumb and Detroit is the sore spot.2. Tigers -- It's the largest cat species... They can grow to be 11 feet and over 800 pounds. For example... Cecil Fielder was once a Tiger. There are subspecies of tiger... The Siberian tiger, which is found roaming the snow, and the Bengal tiger, which are primarily found in the Cincinnati Area. The Detroit Tiger subspecies are primarily power hitters with a questionable pitching staff.3. The Playoff Race -- 10 games to go and 1.5 back in the Wild Card race. If anyone thinks that isn't doable you are so negative that you'd have to be positive for 3 full years to get back to zero.4. Matt Boyd - We like left-handers and we got one tonight in Matt Boyd... He's a young left-hander but he has some impressive minor league numbers. Drafted in the 6th round by the Blue Jays out of Oregon State, Matt has performed at each level and has moved steadily upward; and the door was opened wide when he was acquired by the Tigers in the David Price deal. His current ERA is 7.40 so it looks like he has everything figured out.5. Tiger Stadium on Sunday -- I will be at Comerica on Sunday to watch the game. I'll be in South Bend on Saturday to watch a Notre Dame Football game so I was asking folks around here about the best route from South Bend to Detroit. One guy replied... drive east until it smells like crap and then north until you step in it.--------------------Game-time forecast: 72 deg F, partly cloudy with 0% chance of precipitation, winds from the ENE at 9mph.Lineups:TWINSHicks CFDozier 2BMauer 1BSano DHPlouffe 3BHunter RFRosario LFSuzuki CEscobar SSPelfrey PTIGERSGose CFKinsler 2BCabrera 1BV. Martinez DHJD Martinez RFCastellanos 3BMcCann CRomine SSDavis LFBoyd PGo Twins! Play ball!Click here to view the article
September 25, 201511 yr 5. Tiger Stadium on Sunday -- I will be at Comerica on Sunday to watch the game. I'll be in South Bend on Saturday to watch a Notre Dame Football game so I was asking folks around here about the best route from South Bend to Detroit. One guy replied... Drive East until it smells like Crap and then North Until you step in it. I always think it is conscientious to give directions that do not rely on advanced technology. This fellow has a way with words. I'm also reminded of friend who always tried to give directions that minimized left turns, based on the fact on normal streets, they are usually more complicated to make.
September 25, 201511 yr ---3. The Playoff Race -- 10 games to go and 1.5 back in the Wild Card race. If anyone thinks that isn't doable you are so negative that you'd have to be positive for 3 full years to get back to zero.---Riverbrian, I've been positive for 4 straight years (i.e. telling my family that if we could win an x amount of games we would still have a chance at the playoffs until the very day we were eliminated, etc. etc., in which case I'd be so surprised <that bit right there was tongue in cheek, fyi> I'd almost cry). Does that make my saying today that it's not so doable as it may seem positivity on my part? Just curious.
September 25, 201511 yr Author Riverbrian, I've been positive for 4 straight years (i.e. telling my family that if we could win an x amount of games we would still have a chance at the playoffs until the very day we were eliminated, etc. etc., in which case I'd be so surprised <that bit right there was tongue in cheek, fyi> I'd almost cry). Does that make my saying today that it's not so doable as it may seem positivity on my part? Just curious. I think it makes you positively negative and negatively positive. Don't sweat it tho... We've always found your conflicted nature charming.
September 25, 201511 yr I think it makes you positively negative and negatively positive. Don't sweat it tho... We've always found your conflicted nature charming. True dat. What's important is the absolute value...
September 25, 201511 yr Ah, yes. The game has started... What should we have for dinner?Chicken, natch. / as opposed to chicken scratch
September 25, 201511 yr Mike Pelfrey strikes out the side. Save your ticket stubs kids, that's a one-in-a-million occurrence right there.
September 25, 201511 yr Book it.Where it comes to Mike Pelfrey, is striking out the side in the first a good omen or bad? 0-0 after 1. CBU.
September 25, 201511 yr Where it comes to Mike Pelfrey, is striking out the side in the first a good omen or bad? 0-0 after 1. CBU. Yes.
September 25, 201511 yr 3. The Playoff Race -- 10 games to go and 1.5 back in the Wild Card race. If anyone thinks that isn't doable you are so negative that you'd have to be positive for 3 full years to get back to zero. So in other words, what the Twins would have to do to get to a .500 record in the 2011-2020 decade.
September 25, 201511 yr Where it comes to Mike Pelfrey, is striking out the side in the first a good omen or bad? 0-0 after 1. CBU.omens are ominous, you never know which way they'll go.
September 25, 201511 yr Chicken, natch. / as opposed to chicken scratch Does a dinner of the TV version count? "Roast Garlic Chicken" says it on the box...
September 25, 201511 yr News flash: Did anyone else notice that Delmon Young finally turned 30 years old last week? The sun has been setting on that guy's career since it came up.
September 25, 201511 yr The sun has been setting on that guy's career since it came up.In a sense true of every player ever born, of course.
September 25, 201511 yr Omens are cheap. Something bad is bound to happen somewhere, and then you claim all the credit.
September 25, 201511 yr In a sense true of every player ever born, of course. Who knew Sylvia Plath was a Twins fan?
September 25, 201511 yr In a sense true of every player ever born, of course. Not true. The sun goes retrograde for some players. Julio Franco, for example.
September 25, 201511 yr Man, Eddie Rosario's arm is really bad. Every team that plays the Twins should definitely try to take an extra base every time a ball is hit to Eddie.
September 25, 201511 yr Where it comes to Mike Pelfrey, is striking out the side in the first a good omen or bad? 0-0 after 1. CBU. Actually, it reminds me of ... "Are you a good witch, or a bad witch?"
September 25, 201511 yr Author Actually, it reminds me of ..."Are you a good witch, or a bad witch?" Which Witch are you talking about?
September 25, 201511 yr Not true. The sun goes retrograde for some players. Julio Franco, for example. Epicycles?
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