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Guardians lead 2-1 on Ramirez blast.

Bibee’s pitch count was rising, with 34 through 1 1/3, but then was only 37 through 2 1/3.

Exactly. Living dangerously. Thank your lucky stars he only gave up one and the game is tied. Enough arms to put in someone else for the 4th.

Bibee let off the hook.

The QT one stands out for me, ugh, such a clash. At least it’s not the NHL, yet, which allows stains like this to the front of the jersey.

So this setup is similar to ALDS against the Yankees in 2006 - Tigers up 2 games to 1 with a chance to end the series with a Game 4 win. We remember how great that turned out. Everyone remembers for the Kenny Rogers et al. post-game celebrations with the fans, as do I, but I also remember it as the last game I ever attended with my dad. And I think it was his final time at a Tigers game, ever, even though he lived another 6 years.

Poor Bob. Poor us the viewers. It’s getting painful.

Leafs get shut out by the Habs 1-0 in the season opener for both teams. Leafs offensively played like the Cleveland Guardians on ice.

Sean Casey saluting Tigers fans.

Mets win and advance to the NLDS. What a terrible call by Costas on the Isbel double. He was asleep until the ball landed. He is having a rough playoffs. 2-2 Yankees-Royals in the 5th inning.

Lindor is something else. Grand slam in 6th inning gives Mets a 4-1 lead as they try to end series tonight.

Baseball has never been ad-free. 100 years ago cigarette companies and others had big ads on outfield walls. Radio broadcasts from the 1930s available on YouTube have the play by plays plugging multiple products per at-bat. Only ads that really annoy me are logos embedded into the pitcher’s mound (like Corona during Mets-Phillies right now) and the Nike swoosh because it disrupts the front of the jersey I’m fine with side patches and helmet ads I’d pay money to have the option to turn off all graphics when I don’t need them. The strike zone box, the score box, the network’s logo. Would like a clean view of the field.

And I’m not sure the Yankees are a much tougher matchup than the Royals right now. Especially if Judge struggles. KC’s pitching matches the Yankees’.

First few seconds of this short clip is the Guardians after Game 1. The balance is the Tigers in games 2 and 3.

That’s what I was getting on the MLB radio app but I switched to Sirius XM amd listening to Dan D and Andy Dirks now.

Yep. 31-13 to end the regular season. 4-1 to start the season. Possible to win the Series going 9-7 the rest of the way.

Tigers win!

Tell them to toss it up in the air and see if the wind takes it all the way.

This will be the fourth time these playoffs the Tigers will take a 3-run lead to the 9th. Game 1 at Astros was scary but won 3-1. Game 2 at Astros and Game 2 at Guardians were routine 9ths. Is this game Foley-proof?

3 outs to go.

DEE-FENSE! 3-0 at 7th inning stretch.

Vest coming on with 2 on 2 out.

Walks the #9 hitter.

Big moment. 2 on 1 out with heart of Guardians’ order coming up. Escape artist Beau Briske coming in.