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Cleveland wins. They’ve made up 6 games on the Tigers in the past 11 games. The division lead is down into single digits, at 9 games. Tigers are tied with the Jays for the AL lead.

Loss. Hobbes in hiding.

Tying run comes to the plate. 8-5 Pirates, 9th inning, 2 on, 1 out. Perez at bat, Greene on deck.

Everything is going wrong. Run off the board.

The last time I really listened to sports talk radio it seems 40% of the airtime was devoted to people impatiently waiting for Drew Henson to start games.

Sure, and in a salary cap world or if I thought Illitch would deploy $60mm elswhere, there are probably more valuable ways to spend what Skubal would cost. My concern is that Illitch would just keep the money in his pocket if he doesn't pay Skubal. Might be good for Illitch, sucks for me as a fan though.

The AL lead is about to go down to 0.5 games over Toronto and the AL Central lead is about to go down to 10 over Cleveland.

Tigers have first two men on in the 2nd inning. 1 out now. Still, need run(s) here.

3-0 Pirates after 2. Flaherty has given up 7 baserunners, he is at 57 pitches.

Bases loaded. Ge the feeling the Pirates are a single away from ending this game.

Pirates get their run.

If I were Illitch, I'd aim to position the Tigers for sale for the year 2030. Maximize attendance, TV ratings, and merch until then. Signing Skubal and winning a championship or two would drive that. A new owner in 2030 won't be scared off by the remaining few years of Skubal's contract, will just see it as a cost of entry for acquiring the team.

Great, actually. No one can take away the joy and excitement of 4 Cup triumphs over a 12-year span. Give me 2 World Series and 2 Super Bowls over the next decade. That will take me to 68 years old. Both the Tigers and Lions can suck for the rest of my lifetime after that. Would make that deal in a heartbeat.

If you had told us before the game that a Tiger would leave the game due to “left shoulder flare-up” we’d have had fans jumping off of the Gordie Howe Bridge.

ESPN and Boras are in cahoots

Tigers improve to 9-8 in their past 17 games.

I’m in Victoria, BC now and while my wife and I were having afternoon tea at the Empress I stopped in at a pub a few blocks away. Bartender had the game on and was wearing a Tigers cap with the orange English D. I asked him if he was a Tigers fan or just liked the hat. He replied adamantly that he is a Tigers fan, originally from Windsor. We agreed that the Tigers really need the win tonight but fortunately in Skubal we both trust. A shared moment thousands of miles away from Comerica.

The AL went 7-0 against the NL today. Which means a lot of teams that I don’t like won.

Milwaukee will be the new media darling.

Did Dylan Larkin and other Red Wings players start hanging around the Tigers’ clubhouse a couple of weeks ago and rubbed off on them?

A hit!

4-0. I remember the good ol’ days of May and June when a typical 5th inning score was Tigers 3 Losers 1.