- If the Tigers close in the ninth, enjoy this moment. The Tigers will have won just six pennants in the last 72 years. They also have proven to be superior to the Yankees in the last seven years. They may be lacking a world title since 1984, but the Tigers have still established themselves as one of baseball's best franchises.
- I can tell you this: There is no way Jim Leyland would ever handle struggling star players like Alex Rodriguez and Curtis Granderson like Joe Giradi did. I cringed when both appeared in this game as pinch hitters. It was just so wrong.
- Phil Coke, the most trusted man with a lead, big or small, in Detroit. Who would have thought?