BYOBYB: Off-Day Open Thread

but nothing tops a game saving over the wall 9th inning grab. Thanks again Grandy.

usually I am, but I’m so pumped about this month and what may happen.. at least the rangers are playing tonight.

Waiting for fog to lift in chicago. My favorite moment so far-guillens walk off single against the sox. That was the weekend everyone thought we would collapse.

I think I may be able to swim without getting goosebumps but it’s going to be debatable. Alas, such is life on the big lake.

As for moments this season, there’s just so many it would be hard to rank. That Grandy catch obviously resonates. The grand slam was pretty nice. So were the walkoffs by Raburn and Clete.

I escaped a couple of hours early on Friday, so I might have to wander in and set some stuff up for tomorrow’s adventures….I’m fighting my conscience, but so far it’s winning :/

And I should really, really mow my lawn, but really, really don’t want to. It isn’t high enough to get a weed ordinance violation yet, just shaggy-looking, so I’ll probably just ignore it for a few more days.

in reality, it’s probably Clete’s or Raburn’s walk off HRs. But I’m going to go all the way back to April 12th, game 7 of the 2009 season. Here’s the game thread.

You may recall that game as the one where the Tigers erupted for 6 runs in the bottom of the 8th to erase a 4-0 deficit and complete a series sweep of the Rangers. It was that game that showed me that this years team had more fight in them than the 2008 version, which definitely would’ve laid down.

I don’t have school or work today, so I could watch a game. I’d rather Thursday be the off-day because it’s a day game (I think) and I have lab from 2 to 5.

And as for today, the family’s all gathering at my grandparents’ for a barbecue (well, if you want to call the George Foreman grill a "barbecue).

my favorite moment so far was the day-night doubleheader sweep of the White Sox, a)because it was the Sox, and b)at the time everyone was wondering if this team had what it took to not be overcome by the pressure. They haven’t looked back since!

Actually everything about this year has been my favorite, because it’s all so unexpected (especially after such a dud of a season last year).

And I get to come home to debate cases and reading. So I guess I’m performing labor on Labor Day.

I thought I’d stroll down memory lane and go back to March, 2009.

Oh, us of little faith!

I’m not sure I can pick one, it all kind of blurs together. Clete’s walkoff because he was so full of wide-eyed amazement afterwards and it made me laugh. Maggs figuring out how to use a bat again. Granderson’s catch against the wall to preserve the win. Verlander’s mean game face, and how effective it has been in his performance and how at odds it seems with his personality. Inge playing on two knees stuck together with duct tape and still being voted into the All-Star game on the strength of the pro-Shane Victorino contingent and Tiger fans flirting with carpal tunnel syndrome. Porcello learning how to pitch in the majors. Polanco being clutch and errorless. Laird’s cannon behind the plate. Avila making an impression in a good way from his first game. Even the Fernando Rodneycoaster and his stunning effectiveness despite the heart failure. I like all of it.

But if I had to pick one thing only, it would be Clete’s walkoff home run because his reaction to it was so cute.

if for no other reason than the look on Grady Sizemore’s face when he got robbed.

spent an hour doing my hardest workout of the year. shouldn’t I be stuffing myself and getting drunk? hahaha

prince fielder & the brewers celebrate his walk-off home run..

Boom!

Both the Twins and the White Sox won.

wherein football takes precedence over baseball. it’s cutting into rangers live pre-game. LAME.

sorry, I hate football.

without that, we would have been swept on the road.

Just as well. I probably should work on my paper anyways.

What a jerk!

Verlander pitching 8 shut out innings against Boston on 8/13. I don’t get to watch very many games and I usually only get to watch the game updaters. On this day though I was driving from Chicago to Lansing and caught most of the game in the Radio. This game I believe turned things around for us. We have gone 16-7 ever since then and we have seen are divisional lead increase to 6.5 games. I second for me was the bloop double Grandy got off the White Sox in late July to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth. It was great because you could hear the life being sucked out of the Hawk.

ESPN is still listing Galarraga as our starter on Saturday. With the way he pitched against Tampa and with how well Robertson pitched in his last start I thought for sure Robertson would be given another turn. Anyone hear anything about this?

I love this movie!

which is ok actually, I love that show. I’m drinking wine out of a mug and eating pita chips with tapatio on them.

all class all the time in the casa de kazoo.

finally replaced the one that got stolen. haven’t used it yet, but we will on wednesday.

honestly, my favorite moment of the season was opening day at comerica park. watching the tigers lay the smackdown was something else. gave me hope for this season that i haven’t had in years.

But the moments that stick out are the ones that prove how tough this team is. Rick throwing youk to the ground, the comback victories, the ninth inning rallies, the extra inning victories, the countless players who have just stepped up for the W. Nobody aside from JV, Jack, and Rodney, have had career years. But somehow this team wins. A team with this kind of fight should be remembered as the highest form of competitors. This is what I will remember this team as, competitors.

Jimmy Leyland is not only the best manager in the AL, I believe he is the best in baseball, with Tony LaRussa a close second.