Go Tigers!
As my shirt says, I support two teams - the Red Sox and whoever is playing the Yankees. So today that was the Tigers. Okay, I went to UofMich, so I kind of feel some allegiance to the Tiggers. But I wasn't sure they could overcome their last week or so. They were seriously slumping.
But Kenny Rogers overpowered them last night, putting the Tigers up 2-1. And today, they came to play! The beat the Yanks, 8-3 tonight. The Yanks' vaunted "murderer's row" apparently left their super powers at home.
There's part of me that reveled in the victory. A-Rod really embarassed himself - fielding errors, strikeouts. One poster on SOSH speculated that Steinbrenner would have him traded by noon tomorrow. You have to think that's probably going to happen. As it was, the Yanks' classy fans were all over him, booing him and taunting him. It can only get worse for him after this post-season series. He did not produce in the clutch (struck out with bases loaded last night). Heck, he didn't produce at all.
Paul O'Neill on the YES postgame just recalling flying home in 1995 and knowing that most of the guys on the flight would be gone by Spring Training. He's saying the same is going to probably happen here. Jeter, Damon - they'll be back. But you know the auction block will open up on the rest of the lineup. But, they've got an incredible offensive power. There's nothing they can improve there. They need pitching - hello, don't we all?
So the two big off-season trade rumors and speculation will be Manny and A-rod. A straight-up switch? I will be violently ill if ARod ends up on the Sox. He's vile, and I cannot abide him. I'd rather put up with Manny and all his little idiosyncrasies than having to suck it up and pretend to like Slappy.
But Kenny Rogers overpowered them last night, putting the Tigers up 2-1. And today, they came to play! The beat the Yanks, 8-3 tonight. The Yanks' vaunted "murderer's row" apparently left their super powers at home.
There's part of me that reveled in the victory. A-Rod really embarassed himself - fielding errors, strikeouts. One poster on SOSH speculated that Steinbrenner would have him traded by noon tomorrow. You have to think that's probably going to happen. As it was, the Yanks' classy fans were all over him, booing him and taunting him. It can only get worse for him after this post-season series. He did not produce in the clutch (struck out with bases loaded last night). Heck, he didn't produce at all.
Paul O'Neill on the YES postgame just recalling flying home in 1995 and knowing that most of the guys on the flight would be gone by Spring Training. He's saying the same is going to probably happen here. Jeter, Damon - they'll be back. But you know the auction block will open up on the rest of the lineup. But, they've got an incredible offensive power. There's nothing they can improve there. They need pitching - hello, don't we all?
So the two big off-season trade rumors and speculation will be Manny and A-rod. A straight-up switch? I will be violently ill if ARod ends up on the Sox. He's vile, and I cannot abide him. I'd rather put up with Manny and all his little idiosyncrasies than having to suck it up and pretend to like Slappy.
posted by Beth at 6:54 PM
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