Dig That Long Ball: Tigers 8, Indians 6

by Ian Casselberry on Jul 10, 2008 12:19 AM EDT in Detroit Tigers News

I know tonight's game didn't just come down to one moment. It was a roller coaster ride of emotion, from the lows of Detroit falling behind 4-0 (during which you could see Eddie Bonine throwing his major league gig away) to the building anticipation for a rally that culminated with a game-tying homer from Matt Joyce. And how about a tip of the cap to Casey Fossum for putting out the blaze that Bonine lit and giving his team a chance to stage that comeback? (And how about those strikeouts? Six in 3 1/3 innings? When did Fossum become Cole Hamels?)

Up until the sixth inning, were you beginning to question whether or not this Tigers team really had it in them to make the sort of run we're all hoping for? Did the reality of just how fragile, how precarious this season really is seem horrifyingly clear until Detroit began to put some runs on the board?

But with one swing of the bat in the bottom of the ninth, Miguel Cabrera wiped that dread away. That two-run, walk-off homer gave us one hell of a moment to savor until game time tomorrow afternoon. Damn, how much fun was that to watch?

Roll Call

Issues with my internet connection prevented me from enjoying that moment with everyone in the GameThread tonight (ARGH!), but the rest of the BYB Brigade got through those nine innings of emotion together.

Cheers to Zappatista, ThaWalrus9, explosivo2k2, wepri31, BigAl, densogirl, Grant E., Wingz, TFerg1103, Juskimo, Boney, ahtrap, Tony K, and bradm for showing solidarity. So who had the rally caps on?

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Cool

That’s one for the ages. Can’t believe it. 0-6 in the 6th and 8-6 in the 9th. TJ is now 4-0 in Wins. Unbelievable. Very proud .

Sorry that I couldn’t post the previous days due to illness. But such wins will get me healthy faster.

Greetings from Germany. Dirk

by Germantiger on Jul 10, 2008 4:20 AM EDT reply actions

Dirk, you got a FEVER!

And the only cure is more wins.

Bless You Boys

by Ian Casselberry on Jul 10, 2008 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions

Wow, and I was thinking how much it would have sucked to split a series with Cleveland.

Go Tigers!

by Tony K on Jul 10, 2008 10:07 AM EDT reply actions

Home runs and fireworks

I couldn’t be with all of you last night because I was at the West Michigan Whitecaps game. It was also Dave Rozema bobblehead/karate kick bobbleleg night. When Guilen made that great play to cut the runner out at home, the exact same thing happened at the exact same time during the Whitecaps game. After the Whitecaps win, 5-3, it was also fireworks night. I had my radio with me and when the fireworks got under way just after 10:00pm, I heard Cabrera hit his home run. It was an awesome night!

by MSU4LIF on Jul 10, 2008 11:53 AM EDT reply actions