Leaderboard

That mostly takes the stench out of the late season collapse. Not totally because I care about the regular season and I wanted a division title, but they are now in pretty much the same position as they would have been without the collapse. This season will no longer be remembered by most fans as the biggest choke ever. So, now we can relax and enjoy the rest of the post-season!

Tickets are in my app.

I’m liking that Ramirez got thrown or tagged out three times in the last 10 innings.

My wife and I are taking a break from driving Route 66 in Pasadena, California, just to come into this game thread and say oh my effing God

But selfishly, works for me, road trip!

I know he's the enemy but I like Jose Ramirez. He a great player that gives 110% and he's kind of old school. He chose to resign with Cleveland probably for a lesser amount than go for a big payday in the FA market. That's very rare today. As a bonus he knocked the snot out of Tim Anderson. I just wish he played for the Tigers. Great game today for the Tigers. So glad they got it together at the plate. Perez finally got a hit when they needed it and Hinch left Carpenter in against the leftie and it paid off.

You better hope you aren't the oldest child in your family

I'll make sure to play Centerfield by John Fogerty at the start of my on-air shift. It worked on Tuesday. Maybe that's the answer.

I ain’t starting the next game thread. I think it’s Oblongs turn.

I actually don’t care what happens after this. This is so sweet, anything after this is gravy. It would be great to keep moving on, but I’m just savoring this right now. Beating Cleveland, the team that beat us 16 times one year or whatever? Damn this makes me happy.

Dan D’s call of final out. Tigers Eliminate Guardians.m4a

“You gotta believe!” *phew*. YAY. 👍. Congrats to the team and all the fans. 🎉

Hey Cleveland,

Take your AL Central title and shove it, Cleveland!

Having an actual countdown timer for the first pitch of the BOS/NYY game is peak ESPN.

That's 100% on Tork. No pitcher would have been ready for him to fire it over like that. Was totally unnecessary.

My measure of a great season is the Tigers still being alive on my birthday.

Gaddis got Berted!!!

Can the pen record 12 outs without a run? I'm doubtful. They need more.

Genuinely feels like it will take the pitching staff being perfect the rest of the way and the Guardians pen making a mistake that a little leaguer could take advantage of.

Impressive job by Perez to just end the inning himself instead of making us watch Tork strikeout again first.

I want them to win today but I’m not going to be upset if they lose. Without going full TP, I’m pretty much done with this team and their infuriating approach at the plate.

For me it's usually measure twice, cut once, quiet curse, return to menards, buy more material, measure 3 times, start to cut, assess, continue cutting and complete.

Who at the deadline at their play level at the time would’ve you replaced? Who was out there that was an upgrade and what would it have cost? I personally think Harris was in a tough place there to make any changes offensively and decided the best course of action was to ride the horses that built your lead there. Now looking back on it sure should we have made changes, probably. The problem with our offense now isn’t the players that were over performing to their careers. The biggest problem is our better players who would’ve never been replaced anyway simply aren’t performing even at replacement level for over a month now.

He can't hit lefties, so Hinch took a calculated risk that Jones would get a hit in a key spot as a pinch hitter. It's the first time he's done that with Greene, but it wasn't a terrible idea.

The "Christian Church" as a whole in the US is lost. The remnants that reject its current state are even seeking to abandon the term "Christian" as their identifier altogether as hopelessly polluted and are looking for a reformulation of what to call themselves.

May this day be forever remembered in Tigers lore as The Jack Flaherty Game.

I don't think and don't want them to make a big trade for a corner. With McNeil (and other defensive players) coming back soon and Reed coming back this season, I don't want them to make a big trade for a corner. Now if they decided to go all in for a DE or are nervous about Decker and go with a OT, I would consider that. What I think we might see is a trade for a veteran corner that has a contract that is easy to get out of if Arnold or Robertson go out for a significant period of time as well. This is where I think Holmes excels at. Earlier in the season everyone was getting all worked up about getting another DE but now CB might be the highest need. The key is to be patient, especially when your winning. The defense has looked good. No reason to trade draft capitol and take on salaries if your winning. What happens if someone on the OL gets injured, that could then be the new hot thing everyone wants to trade for. Its a long season and your positions of need could change in one week. No reason to get desperate if your winning.

I agree with Flaherty. But this game is on the offense. Its time to be seen.

I am not on the air Sautrday, but I am the Program Director and I can do whatever I want. So I am going to make sure that Centerfield by Fogerty plays before or during the game. And if they win Saturday, I will play that song before EVERY playoff game.

Was thinking the same on Javy

Most years that’s true for me too. ‘Course, my birthday is April 30…

October 2nd. 😁

BERT ACHIEVED!

Finally the reverse psychology works

Yee-haw. Hinch is a genius!!

Ding f'ing ding!

Just put up a huge crooked number, please. Score 6 or 7 runs and take away all of this stress. Please...

Let's just get Kid Rock, not to sing, just shoot some cases of Bud light with an AR-15. Let's go full Idiocracy.

Bad Bunny is the most streamed artist in the world. Seems like a good reason to select him to perform at the super bowl

We've had a gaping hole at 3B all season, no matter if you are/were a McKinstry/Colt believer or not. And there were certainly third basemen that were available (some moved, some didn't). Personally I also believed that Baez was not sustainable, since he has a plenty long track record. I can understand though why that would have been more difficult to do, given the changes he made defensively and in his role without complaint. That said, there were other teams (Seattle, for one) that identified their needs, and went and did something about it. (The Yankees also did this, but with not great results.) The Tigers decided not to, and are paying the price for it today.

Skubal is going to be a free agent. He will not sign a contract with Detroit or any other team he gets traded to. He's spoken about his business obligation. The only way I see him signing before free agency is if he gets an absurd contract that's 20% above the current record for a P. He knows he's in a position to set a new standard for free agent pitchers.

I will award you many bonus points and blessings to your spawn should this come to fruition.

I love your optimism, Romad. But I truly think we are in for dark times that may not end in our lifetime. This guy is a monster and his voters are cultists who will love him no matter what. Just like those Germans that still loved Hitler after WWII was over. Even after all the destruction he brought. Trumpers are a lost cause. Even after Trump croaks, others that are much smarter than him will continue this new fascism period. Right now in the world, there is no one that will stop the bad people from doing the things they want to do. The America that I love is on the verge of falling. If not already fallen.

I think if they trade him, it means that they don't think they'll be in the playoffs in 2026. So, it doesn't matter who gets him. Then he is going to be a free agent after they year regardless and in that case the Tigers won't have control over who gets him. The only thing they can control is keeping him through 2026 and hoping that he leads them to one World Championship.

Might as well win and pack for Seattle.