Comments on: Game 157: Blue Jays at Tigers

By: Coach Jim

Coach Jim — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:25:58 +0000

I missed most of the game because of band practice. I turned on the TV just in time to see the double play. That’s a nice change because I’ve had a habit this year of turning on the TV just in time to see the opponent score.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 04:49:05 +0000

With Rich Harden apparently healthy again, the A’s have the second best rotation in the playoffs behind the Tigers. People just can’t overlook that even if their lineup isn’t all that great at producing runs.

By: Dave from 'The ATL'

Dave from 'The ATL' — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 03:44:40 +0000

T Smith,

I agree with you! I don’t like the idea facing the Yanks to start the playoffs.

Yahoo sports guy is saying he’d rather have the Twins as the wild-card. That’s fine with me too!

However, nobody seems to be saying much about Oakland.

By: T Smith

T Smith — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 03:24:41 +0000

Dave, in previous threads I have expressed that it would definately effect the Tigers, as a wildcard, going into Yankee Stadium. To me, the Tigers seem to be a team that rides on highs and lows. I’m not sure if that’s because they are a newly successful team, or what. But I think it’s a valid observation. They have not fared well against the Yankees all year, and when we do face them, I’m hoping it will be on a high, at CoAmerica park. The Yankees now have Shetfield and Matsui back in the lineup–their lineup will tax our pitchers (except Nate–he seems fearless).

Of course it’s been suggested that we will have to go through the Yanks at some point regardless. Conventional wisdom in short series always favors the better pitching team. We can have our ace pitcher in two of those games. Going against Oakland, that would be Rogers, but with the Yankees lineup, I guess that may be Bondo…I’m not sure.

I don’t want to find out, regardless. Let’s take the division, and the best record in baseball along with it, and give the boys the best chance to procure The Ring.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 03:13:16 +0000

Dave, hard to say……… this has been a long and somewhat emotional year. If they lose the division are they just so PO’d the go win out in NY or are they emotionally drained and go 0-3.

Im not big on play off experiance as the games they play next week all have 27 outs per side just like this week, and after an at bat or a fielded ball the nerves are gone.

I live in Rochester NY and there are about 87 Yankee fans per 100 people here so I would for one love to see the Tiger (or even the Twins, Rochester is the AAA farm) go to New York and beat them. I cant stand Yankee fans much less the bandwagoneers.

By: T Smith

T Smith — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 03:06:02 +0000

What’s up with Chicago? Are they even going to show up at the Metrodome?

By: Dave from 'The ATL'

Dave from 'The ATL' — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 03:05:21 +0000

Do you think if we don’t win the division title it will effect the Tigers negatively going into a series against the Yankees?

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 02:59:55 +0000

Sorry T it looks like Dan is out plus after the last rebuke by Joey C, Billfer would need a new server for the latest beatdown.

Let me take a statistical shot. The odds are you will have a better chance of getting hit by lightning than the Royals winning one more game.

Steve

By: T Smith

T Smith — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 02:56:17 +0000

Just kidding

By: T Smith

T Smith — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 02:55:45 +0000

Hey Bilfer, if you let Dan post, maybe he can answer my last question, since he is the self-proclaimed baseball expert in this forum