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Tigers win! Vest made it nice and boring.

Vest struck him out - at least once, maybe twice.

2nd time this game he had a chance to bust the game open but struck out. Previous time was in the 4th, I believe, with the bases loaded.

Took about 4 seconds to complete the top of the 9th.

I would sure love an insurance here. Vest for the 9th?

Yes, and kicks himself for it. https://talkindetroitsports.wordpress.com/2019/12/23/al-kaline-hit-401-home-runs-but-rain-washed-out-two-and-left-him-at-399/#:~:text=On June 1%2C 1958%2C Kaline,from the game were erased. In the final game of his career, Kaline pulled himself from the game after his first two at-bats. It cost him two chances at becoming the American League’s first member of the 400-home run, 3,000-hit club. “It was my fault,” Kaline said in The Detroit News in 2015. “It was one of the worst, if not the worst, decisions I’ve ever made in my life. Sometimes when you make bad decisions, you don’t realize how it might hurt other people.” Kaline was speaking of Tigers outfielder Ben Oglivie, who replaced him in the game and was booed by the fans wanting a few more glimpses of Kaline. “I really felt bad for Ben,” Kaline said. He also wishes he had known about that 400-homer, 3,000-hit club. “Back in those days, statistics weren’t as important,” he said. “You didn’t have ESPN, And I didn’t realize 400 homers would be such a milestone The record book shows that Kaline finished with 399 home runs, and that is official. But No. 6 circled the bases 401 times in his major-league career. And that’s a fact.

I think when games are delayed like this in the opening game of a series, the managers should be given a chance to negotiate a settlement. Like in tonight's situation, the White Sox manager could say, we'll give you tonight's game but in exchange we want to be spotted with a 2-run lead for tomorrow's game. The Tigers could counter by saying we'll take the win, thanks, but since we only needed 3 outs anyways it's not worth runs tomorrow but we'll give you runners on 1st and 2nd to start the game. The White Sox manager will then threaten no deal, let's just play things out. Hinch will say, fine, we will take tonight's win and give you a 1-0 lead for tomorrow. Final offer. Deal or no deal? It's a deal, everyone goes home for the night.

Al Kaline lost two home runs to rainouts, but both of them were hit in the 2nd inning before the games were official.

It's never a bad time to make Jeff Riger look bad.

Dan kind of did too. tork homers off foul pole.mp3

Tork smashes one off the foul pole! Tigers lead 2-1.

Tied heading to the 9th. Tigers have Perez, Greene and Tork coming up. No time like the present to score a run or two and win this.

10 straight Tigers hitters have been retired.

Good outing for Paddack. Went 5 2/3 innings, 1R, 3H, 1BB, 4K, 76 pitches.

Meanwhile on the out of town scoreboard …

Paddack with 2 scoreless innings. But I still don’t trust a pitcher with a blue glove.

Ask and you shall receive.

Riley getting hot?

Presley died 48 years old this week. The night he died, my parents, my three siblings and I got washed out of a KOA campground in Lake Placid, NY. We packed up the tent in a torrential downpour at 2am and piled into our car and hoofed it out of there towards Vermont. The first half hour on the radio was one Elvis song after another, commercial-free. I remember thinking, hmm, I didn’t know Elvis was so huge in NY state. Then the DJ came on and explained to listeners like me that the King was dead.

Tigers win. Astros win. Guardians lose. Royals lose. The Tigers were 7 up on Cleveland with 56 games to go, now the Tigers are 6 up on Cleveland with 43 games to go.

Tigers need 3 outs, with 4 runs to play with.

Carp busts it open!

I believe the Tigers have lost 6 of their past 7 series. Really need a win today.

Some Detroit sportscasters are surprisingly old and long-tenured. I guess anyone under 30 would consider them to have been around forever. George Blaha - 80. Pistons PBP since 1976. Mickey Redmond - 77. Red Wings tv color since 1986. Paul Woods - 77. Red Wings radio color since 1987. Mark Champion - 75. Pistons PBP since 2001. Ken Kal - 67. Red Wings PBP since 1995. Dan Dickerson - 66. Tigers PBP since 2000. Ken Daniels - 66. Red Wings PBP since 1997. Dan Miller - 63. Lions PBP since 2005. Here is how old famous Detroit broadcasters were when they retired. Ernie Harwell - 84. Tigers PBP 1960-2002. Jim Price - 81 (died, was broadcaster in the season of his death). Tigers color 1993-2023. George Kell - 74. Tigers PBP 1959-1996. Jim Brandstatter - 71. Michigan color/PBP 1979-2021. Al Kaline - 67. Tigers color 1975-2002. Bob Reynolds - 67. Lions PBP 1952-1982. Bruce Martyn - 65. Red Wings PBP 1964-1995. Frank Beckmann - 64. Michigan PBP 1981-2013. Paul Caray - 63. Tigers PBP 1973-1991. Bob Ufer - 61 (died, was broadcaster in the season of his death). PBP 1945-1981.