2 October 06
Closing Day
The baseball season ended yesterday. Most noteworthy was the collapse of the Detroit Tigers, who after leading their division the entire season, relinquished first place in the last game of the season to the resurgent Minnesota Twins. I’ve been rooting for the Tigers all along this year, since three or so years ago they barely avoided setting the record for worst season ever in all of baseball history.
The Tigers will still be in the playoffs as the American League wild card. The good news is they will not be playing the Oakland A’s in the first matchup of the playoffs, thus leading to a personal rooting conflict. The bad news is they have to play the Yankees straight away, which for a slumping team will be a challenge. Go you Tigers!
I’m off to Colorado for a business trip this week, but this means I’ll get to watch some of the playoffs on the telly.
- What a turn of events since your post about the Tigers. I was so happy for them last night, not only because they beat those Damn Yankees, but because they deserved to win. So now we get the A’s and the Tigers after all. Even though our Red Sox didn’t make it to the post season, it’s already a fun and exciting ride to the World Series!— Sue 8. October 2006, 04:33 Link
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