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Colt Keith is a young man of focus, commitment, and sheer will. I once saw him hit three home runs in a high school game with a pencil. A ******* pencil.

At least this will make the comeback all the more exciting.

It’s happening again.

The Twins are not going gentle in that good night…

Good first inning for Olsen.

I miss the gauntlet of front row Stepford Wives blondes who used to populate the stands at Kauffman. Perhaps they were retired by their owners.

Reese returns.

I remember dissing him when he came up after being recalled from Toledo with his 5.03 ERA. I think I accused the Tigers of wanting to throw gas on the fire. The guy has started 28 games this year and is at 136.1 innings between AAA and MLB. I think that obviously explains his recent short outing. I haven’t read anything about shutting him down but I don’t read absolutely everything so that means nothing.

There are a lot of must win games for sure to achieve what was once the unlikely milestone of a wild card. Now that I’m buying into “playoff fever“ I would be a little disappointed if we didn’t at least get to the first round of this journey, but the last 30+ games have been such a delight it will be hard to feel too terribly cheated.

I watched the whole thing and it was pretty good.

Ignore the hype, keep your head down, and don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.

Wow! You nailed it. That is realistic and prescient. Only someone who has been around the block with this team a lot could put that together so succinctly. You have earned your stripes today.

Yeah, I like that kind of stuff too. Although I’ll admit, I really partial to having Dan on TV.

I just tried to buy a movie on Apple TV on my actual TV and they won’t let me do it. I don’t know if that’s because I’m going through the firestick or what. But instead of getting on my “device” I simply went to Amazon and bought bought the movie there with no trouble. Apple TV seems to make things harder than other people.

If the Tigers win each of the next four series and I’m allowing them to merely win, not sweep the White Sox in the last series of the season, they will be 85–77 which would be pretty good.

Pick the stick is an excuse to fill up time between commercials when you have nothing better to say. Friday’s game with the Orioles will be on Apple TV. I’ve heard people piss and moan about Apple TV but I’m surprised at how much they know about the Tigers when I’ve watched games there this season.

Twins leading 4–2 after six.

Riley again!

Colt Keith singles on a line drive to left fielder Colton Cowser. Matt Vierling scores.

I missed Riley’s home run while I was complaining.

I’m getting blacked out. I’m trying to catch this game on my phone before I get home, but I’m operating off a 5G plus signal from AT&T and that signal is telling MLB that the entity with which it is associated is in either Baltimore or Detroit. it will let me watch any other game except this one. Usually, I only get blacked out when I am within the viewing territory of the Seattle Mariners.

When I look at this lineup, I still find myself saying “who?” But through some strange alchemy they are playing meaningful games in September. I look back on the players we once heralded then forgot about such as The Van Man for instance, and then the teams that ended up disappointing that were full of All Stars, Cy Young winners, and future Hall of Famers. But I find this team’s season so gratifying I just want to say “thank you” in a manner that completely surprises me.