romad1 Posted September 24 Posted September 24 19 minutes ago, oblong said: if the Tigers end up with a playoff spot... do they even celebrate? I bet not. If they subsequently win a series they can celebrate. Quote
Tigermojo Posted September 24 Posted September 24 Probably would get to play Cleveland in a short series yikes. Quote
Klondike Posted September 24 Posted September 24 1 hour ago, oblong said: if the Tigers end up with a playoff spot... do they even celebrate? I bet not. They'll get swept by the Guardians and then sweep Boston Quote
chasfh Posted September 24 Author Posted September 24 1 hour ago, oblong said: if the Tigers end up with a playoff spot... do they even celebrate? I bet not. They will celebrate twice as hard for overcoming such a horrific stretch that everyone was convinced would doom them. Quote
oblong Posted September 24 Posted September 24 6 minutes ago, chasfh said: They will celebrate twice as hard for overcoming such a horrific stretch that everyone was convinced would doom them. If somehow they win the division, they will. But if they keep losing and end up a WC team this weekend in Boston because others lost... I don't think they will. But who knows... I'm sure I'll be wrong again. Quote
chasfh Posted September 24 Author Posted September 24 1 minute ago, oblong said: If somehow they win the division, they will. But if they keep losing and end up a WC team this weekend in Boston because others lost... I don't think they will. But who knows... I'm sure I'll be wrong again. I'm sure they'll celebrate, although it probably wouldn't be with the wild abandon of the 2024 celebration. 1 Quote
RedTeamGo! Posted September 24 Posted September 24 Living in Cleveland I watch Guardians games and this is not a good team. I honestly do not understand how they have gone on this run. Quote
1776 Posted September 24 Posted September 24 37 minutes ago, RedTeamGo! said: Living in Cleveland I watch Guardians games and this is not a good team. I honestly do not understand how they have gone on this run. From my limited observations of Cleveland, they’re not beating themselves. The Tigers literally self imploded last night. btw, I’m really hoping the Reds get in. Quote
papalawrence Posted September 24 Posted September 24 Glass half full: The Tigers now sit in the final WC spot, a game up on Houston with the tie breaker. They're going to make the playoffs and turn this around. Greene's home run signaled his turn around. It's going to happen! 1 Quote
CMRivdogs Posted September 24 Posted September 24 1 hour ago, 1776 said: From my limited observations of Cleveland, they’re not beating themselves. The Tigers literally self imploded last night. That's been the case in several games this last stretch. A bunch of little things. Bloop here, error there. Last night was a major meltdown. It's almost like I'm watching my OOTP Go team implode on me Quote
tiger2022 Posted September 24 Posted September 24 2 hours ago, RedTeamGo! said: Living in Cleveland I watch Guardians games and this is not a good team. I honestly do not understand how they have gone on this run. Their pitching has been very good the last month. Quote
tiger2022 Posted September 24 Posted September 24 1 hour ago, papalawrence said: They're going to make the playoffs and turn this around. Greene's home run signaled his turn around. It's going to happen! Quote
lordstanley Posted September 24 Posted September 24 3 hours ago, oblong said: If somehow they win the division, they will. But if they keep losing and end up a WC team this weekend in Boston because others lost... I don't think they will. But who knows... I'm sure I'll be wrong again. Celebrate on the field, on the same scale as you would after a big walkoff win. But would be ridiculous to have a clubhouse celebration. In fact I wouldn't have a clubhouse celebration for the division unless it was clinched Saturday, since if on Sunday there'd be a game the next day. Quote
papalawrence Posted September 24 Posted September 24 1 hour ago, tiger2022 said: Lol, I help people get off the stuff! 1 Quote
oblong Posted September 24 Posted September 24 30 minutes ago, lordstanley said: Celebrate on the field, on the same scale as you would after a big walkoff win. But would be ridiculous to have a clubhouse celebration. In fact I wouldn't have a clubhouse celebration for the division unless it was clinched Saturday, since if on Sunday there'd be a game the next day. I am trying to be philosophical about it. You play 162. During that time you have hot stretches and cold stretches. Some come in May or June or July or the last 2 weeks of September. Quote
lordstanley Posted September 24 Posted September 24 25 minutes ago, oblong said: I am trying to be philosophical about it. You play 162. During that time you have hot stretches and cold stretches. Some come in May or June or July or the last 2 weeks of September. They had a 1-12 stretch in July and a 1-10 stretch in September. The rest of the season they had the best record, or close to it, in MLB. As recently as September 11 the Tigers had the best record in the American League. It's pretty remarkable. Quote
Tiger337 Posted September 24 Posted September 24 What did they do when they lost the division, but made the playoffs in 2006? I know they had a big celebration after the first round win and brought it straight to the fans. I don't remember what they did after clinching a playoff spot. Quote
theroundsquare Posted September 24 Posted September 24 my recollection is nothing when the season ended. i was at that last regular season game that year (per my habit) and it went from a party atmosphere when they were winning to a funeral when the Royals went ahead. A week before, though, when the Tigers clinched the playoff spot, they had a big celebration in KC Quote
oblong Posted September 24 Posted September 24 1 hour ago, Tiger337 said: What did they do when they lost the division, but made the playoffs in 2006? I know they had a big celebration after the first round win and brought it straight to the fans. I don't remember what they did after clinching a playoff spot. They clinched the playoff spot in KC and celebrated. It was a Sunday. It was the first time in the playoffs in 19 years. Then they came home and lost the final 5 in a 6 game home stand to finish a game out of first. In that scenario it’s backwards from today. They lost the division after winning a playoff spot. But the division lead then wasn’t as large. Quote
lordstanley Posted September 24 Posted September 24 (edited) 1 hour ago, Tiger337 said: What did they do when they lost the division, but made the playoffs in 2006? I know they had a big celebration after the first round win and brought it straight to the fans. I don't remember what they did after clinching a playoff spot. Next to last Sunday of the year they clinched at least a playoff spot while the division was still in play. I remember Andrew Miller striking out a Royal for the final out, on the road, and everyone from the Tigers' dugout streaming onto the field. Goggles in the clubhouse too. Attached is Mario Impemba's call of the final out. Video of it is from 16:07 to 16:37 of this YT clip. finalstrike.mp3 Edited September 24 by lordstanley Quote
oblong Posted September 24 Posted September 24 1 hour ago, lordstanley said: Next to last Sunday of the year they clinched at least a playoff spot while the division was still in play. I remember Andrew Miller striking out a Royal for the final out, on the road, and everyone from the Tigers' dugout streaming onto the field. Goggles in the clubhouse too. Attached is Mario Impemba's call of the final out. Video of it is from 16:07 to 16:37 of this YT clip. finalstrike.mp3 549 kB · 0 downloads Right before they came back from commercial before the final half inning they showed the final out in ‘87 against Toronto. I actually got choked up. I was in high school. I started to think about how I was now (in 2006) married with 2 kids and a job and a house…. 19 years can be a small amount of years, like 2006 to now feels, or pretty much a lifetime, as 87 to 06 felt to me then. 2 Quote
Tiger337 Posted September 24 Posted September 24 2 hours ago, oblong said: They clinched the playoff spot in KC and celebrated. It was a Sunday. It was the first time in the playoffs in 19 years. Then they came home and lost the final 5 in a 6 game home stand to finish a game out of first. In that scenario it’s backwards from today. They lost the division after winning a playoff spot. But the division lead then wasn’t as large. OK, now I remember. I was so happy they made the playoffs that I wasn't really upset about them losing the division title. Yeah, that's a different situation from this year. Quote
lordstanley Posted September 25 Posted September 25 Tigers’ magic number for the division remains at 6 but Cleveland is in pole position with a magic number of 3. But Houston has lost so the Tigers’ magic number for a wildcard spot is down to 3. Playoff fever …catch it! Quote
lordstanley Posted September 25 Posted September 25 If the Red Sox win tomorrow (or the Astros lose) the Red Sox will have clinched a playoff spot and will have little to play for this weekend, as chances of winning the division are slim. Quote
tiger2022 Posted September 25 Posted September 25 It doesn't look like the Astros want to make the playoffs either. The Tigers will probably back into the playoffs and get to play Cleveland again. Quote
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