Heartbreak in Two-and-a-Half Minutes

I watched the ESPN replay this morning too and it brought all the emotion running back through me. The extreme highs of watching Porcello own the Twins, the Cabrera and Ordonez HRs, the Tigers going up in extra innings…and the lows of watching the Twins plink their way back to tie it up, watching Raburn slide past that fly ball, and the inevitable ending of watching them run on to the field.

Unlike having to TV with two seconds to go so I wouldn’t have to watch the Penguins celebrate their Stanley Cup, I made myself watch the celebration.

I know it doesn’t do anything for the team, but it put into perspective just how wound up I’d gotten the past few weeks watching the end of the season…and also knowing full well I’d do it all over again.

Think about how long we as Tigers fans have struggled alongside our team. Yeah I’ve been a Tigers fan since I was a kid watching them celebrate a World Series victory. Even through the leaner years of…well ALL of the 90s and through the 119 loss season watching Maroth eat 21 of them. Yes I’d wear my hat around the house on days I knew they were playing…but that was it.

Then along came 2006 and the firestorm that was the Detroit Tigers and so many of us were able to come out of the closet. Yeah, I said it. Tell me I’m wrong. But since then I’ve been able to wear that sweaty ol nasty Tigers hat in PUBLIC for THREE years and not get laughed at…well…too much.

This was a good year for the Tigers. Think about all the younger guys who were able to step up and contribute; giving us all hope for a good season next year even with the possibility of a few of our veterans not being there. Hmm…sounds like another Mike Illitch project doesn’t it?

So lets tip our hats and applaud our boys for a hell of a ride.

last nights game was absolutely amazing to watch. A true battle that shall be remembered by both clubs for a long time.

Not nearly long or good enough.

I turned the TV off as soon as Gomez crossed the plate, and I went and bought some needed items at a 24-hour store, and stayed at a friend’s house who has no interest in baseball. I made the necessary plans beforehand in case we did lose.

Oh well. I’ll come home from class today and root for the Yankees. There’s no AL Central feeling of comradery here.

But these weren’t the 11 o clock highlights…which means he said it TWICE!

Also, during the 11 o’clock highlights he also called Miner, “Verlander” on the bench (and followed it up with “I believe” instead of just correcting himself, and completely butchered the highlights the entire time. SC also failed to show the HBP on Inge (saving Randy Marsh?).

And I agree completely, they spent about 3 minutes on this game. Makes me feel good because we lost, but definitely not enough time for this classic.

Not a yankees fan. And should Boston and Minnesota advance to the ALCS, I’ll be rooting for the Twinkies again.

And if it happens to be a Dodgers-Twins World Series….

Any other National League team vs the Twins, and I’ll probably jump on their bandwagon for the WS. But then again, if they’ve made it that far…I might just want them to go all the way, so as to be able to say that the Tigers lost to a team of destiny, or something.

But I’m expecting them to go out 3-1 to the Yankees.

Let alone what is going to happen in the offseason. Plenty of time later to pick over the bones of the corpse and decide what to discard. :(

I don’t think I’m ready to watch the playoffs yet, though I know I will before too long.

how can I be expected to work today? ugh

He said “We fell short of our goal, but we exceeded our expectations.”

2009 in a nutshell.

I hope “my favorite baseball team just lost in extra innings and I’m shellshocked” is an excuse to get out of class today- I’m skipping two to do the studying I should have done last night….