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Am back home in Vancouver. I tell ya, even before this loss, Mariners fans have a serious case of expecting impending doom, given the team’s history of failures notably in the 116-win year. They were so excited today, no trash talking at all (except for one guy who told me to “go s*ck Eminem’s c*ck" and whose appalled friends immediately shushed him), and after the final out many just sat there in stunned silence and sadness, they weren’t angry or anything. I was so freakin’ pumped I absolutely flew the 150 miles on the highway between T-Mobile Park and my home. Soundtrack for part of it was listening to the final innings of Dan & Dan’s radio broadcast archived at mlb.com. Now I’m still antsy, might grab my headlamp and go for a jog. Go get ‘em, Tigers!

@lordstanley has to be on cloud nine right now. I think he deserves a playoff share. Clearly his aura fed into the win.

Incredible view of Carp's HR

And some people think that bringing up any mention of Nazis is lazy, accusatory, or automatically disqualifying of the argument at hand. But it’s totally appropriate when the analogy fits. It may have been an overused trope back in the 90’s but **** Godwin’s law. A threshold has been crossed. This admin is doing Nazi **** and they deserve to be called out on it and those defending it need to have the balls to defend it or admit to it.

That's something I've always wondered, too. I was always taught to pray in private, but that's a whole different story.

Not to them. If Jesus did indeed come back soon he’d be deported to El Salvador because anybody named Jesus is obviously Mexican or something.

M’s have pressure for sure. But tbese are all good players and I don’t think anything will be the result of pressure. My thoughts relate to fan thinking. It doesn’t project to the players. If it did this team would be home by now. They aren’t looking ahead or assuming that game 2 is a gimme. And Seattle isn’t either. We have a good chance to go up 2-0 coming home. That’s gold Jerry!

Man, I’m literally on cloud nine.

My wife and I are at a Chili’s in Kingman, Arizona, watching the game, which they were gracious enough to turn a channel to. Trail Skubal went to high school in Kingman Arizona. I am not making this up, and I did not set it up to be this way. Complete coincidence.

When the U.S. customs officer asked me at the Peace Arch if I had anything to declare and what is the purpose of my visit to the States, I said “I am a fan of the Detroit Tigers and I am here to collect Bert’s six runs”.

And just like now, there were people then defending the 'right' of the Germans to strip people of their citizenship/legal status and deport them. And some of the people I know who defend the actions of today post things like 'Never Forget' on Holocaust Remembrance Day.

I’m no Danielle Bruce, but I am live and on the scene. There are NO Tigers fans here, not even behind our dugout. Ratio of around 5,000 to 7 by my count so far.

When my cat catches prey, he tends to play with it before killing it. These are Lions after all. They are just playing with their prey.

Excellent

Dickerson's call of the Carpenter home run;

If Ilitch cared about winning, he would send a clear message this morning by firing Scott Harris.

Might as well win the 2nd game too

Now the important thing is not to take the game tomorrow for granted just because we have the best pitcher in baseball on the mound. Not that our state of mind has any effect upon this.

I don’t know why anyone cares. If the Tigers win the games, that’s all that matters.

Why the FS1 guys so glum on their post game comments show. All four look like their dogs died.

Hinch is a genius again.

that's right, show us the fans' sad faces.

I can’t freaking believe it. I can’t believe it. I’m glad I stayed up for it. Oh my God.

Another radical leftist judge appointed by Trump. Quoting James Madison even. Heaven forbid

Senor Smoke? I am sorry, but there is only one Senor Smoke. You can't take that name.

“If you play against him you hate him. If you play with him, you just hate him a little less.” And that’s OZZIE GUILLEN of all douchebags!

When you play real offenses, they will make your failures on offense hurt.

I feel like this so often at Lions games. Dude in front of me at the Browns game was probably 6’7. If he was standing, I was standing.

I am so tired of umps that expand the strike zone.

..and as far as I know we still have a right to disagree with the reasons and say so. I wouldn't be surprised if we soon won't have that right any more but for now we do. And anybody who thinks it's okay to randomly bust into buildings, bust down doors, and remove naked children from apartments in the middle of the night? That's a person who has no soul.

I’ll be at the Tuesday game.

After reading the horrific story about a young, drunk lantino guy attacking a senior citizen workman, I assume Trump will send national guard troops in to address the violent crime situation.

Speaking of American Woman. Lenny Kravitz is the whitest black person I know this side of Wayne Brady. How can a black guitarist have such little soul? Was never a fan of his.

It feels like the offense is toying with them. The trick play. Resting Decker. Legitimately feels like they said “we can beat them at 50% so why bother giving 100”

I found it unwatchable. Let alone for a full game.

@Motown Bombers better start calling his congressman now. There is still time to stop them before the season starts.

It was great sharing this game with my fellow morans.

Claude AI says teams that win the first game of a best of five series on the road win the series almost 75% of the time.

I‘ve rewatched the Carp HR about ten times now. He absolutely crushed that ball. He has one of the best HR faces.

That Carp interview was one of the best I've seen. Enjoyed every minute of that

Feels like at least in extras Seattle swung for the fences and Detroit swung for the single. Made the difference. The offense may not be splashy but if it works it works. 0.5(Bert) for the win!

The Tigers may have stolen the series before Skubal takes the mound.

Stole the game. Pitching chaos worked.

Vest finished at under 20 pitches. That's a victory.

“Not a single person has left.” It’s 2-2 in a playoff game, why the **** would anyone have left

Tough luck that inning, but to be fair the Mariners have had some warning track outs tonight.

Driven every kind of rig that's ever been made

Especially if the Tigers score Bert's 6 runs in the 3rd.

Enforcement has become a pretext for cruelty and chaos.