The last time we faced him, he struck out 12 in 6 innings. It was the game we struck out 19 times, September 23rd. The Tigers need to put the ball in play...
Another chance for Skubal to show he's a big-time pitcher. Somebody the Tigers can count on to come through in a big game. The Cleveland gameplan should be to try to get him to throw a lot of early inning pitches and get to our bullpen. Maybe bunt some more to see if he can field today. The Tigers gameplan should just to put the ball in play. Double digit strikeouts won't help us score many runs.
The Reds really backed into a playoff spot. They lost game 162 but clinched the last wildcard spot when the Mets lost to Miami. They finished with identical records but the Reda must have had the tiebreaker. They get to play (lose) against the Dodgers.
And now Lamar is hurt. Changing of the guard in the AFC? Baltimore is going thru what Detroit went thru last year. And somehow, we still won 15 games!
When Dallas beats Green Bay tonight, the Lions will be all alone in 1st place.
I remember in 2006, we blew the division on the last weekend. It forced us to play the Yankees in a short series. That was the best thing that could happen, in hindsight.
I wasn't going to say anything but all of these whole alcohol celebrations bother me, as a non-drinker. A lot of kids watch these guys play and look up to them. It went from a celebration of popping champagne to a piss water beer explosion. Not sending a very good message...