tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post4039354773726028921..comments2023-09-06T07:56:47.820-04:00Comments on Open Book: A Sports Blog: Most important team standing in Detroit Tigers path to AL Central Title (and it's not the White Sox)Pat Caputohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102662407927366439noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-1242013655266022242012-08-30T18:44:45.711-04:002012-08-30T18:44:45.711-04:00Fred is right ... one could say that we are monday...Fred is right ... one could say that we are monday morning QBs but Verlander was like throwing batting practice. Yeah, Verlander does rebound a lot but Leyland should have taken the ball and just said "hey this happens, go take a rest". We have our work cut out in pitching the rest of the way.<br /><br />Pat, what gets me is that you are like Leyland. It's like "oh, this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-17080453510695740822012-08-29T12:32:08.984-04:002012-08-29T12:32:08.984-04:00Book - this Anonymous commentor at top - he's ...Book - this Anonymous commentor at top - he's right. We should demand this team seal this deal long before we ever got to August. And to lose like that late in the season to KC - with as good a team as this - it's unprecdedented except for every year at least since 2006.<br /><br />And that Verlander guy - Cy Young MVP my &^%&( - we need to trade him for a slew of left handed leftFred Brillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10731385357714489031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-9004484306047679362012-08-29T08:06:52.738-04:002012-08-29T08:06:52.738-04:00Anonymous, that's been the irony of the last 6...Anonymous, that's been the irony of the last 6 seasons. In 2006 KC swept the Tigers in the final series to let the Twinkies win the AL Central, but the boys went on anyway to beat the Yankers and the A's ... See chapter 2 of Tiger fan handbook entitled - <i>We alwsys lose to weaker teams</i>.<br /><br />Chapter 3 is "<i>Who are we gonna blame now</i>".Fred Brillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10731385357714489031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-32894819357239417012012-08-28T18:27:05.614-04:002012-08-28T18:27:05.614-04:00I don't know but if the Tigers can't beat ...I don't know but if the Tigers can't beat a 0.441 winning percentage' team then let's just clear the lockers and go golfing. <br /><br />It's prime time and if the horses don't perform, good bye. See ya next year.<br /><br />How are you going to beat the Yankees or Texas if you can't beat KC?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com