IdahoBert

Twins are leading the Guardians in the 4th 1-0

I have picked MY stick for this game.

I remember rolling my eyes as the playoffs expanded to include more than just the champions of each division and being perhaps un-deservedly “philosophical“ about it cheapening the regular season. Being in a position where my team after a long drought can now benefit from it, however, I kind of like it.

I’m glad they didn’t leave Olsen in too long yesterday and I hope they don’t leave Casey in if he begins to falter. I have bad memories of how Brad Ausmus used to leave a guy in long past the time that anybody, friend or foe in the stands, thought it wise.

I remember early on in his first season in 2006 that Verlander seem to just get the ball and throw it quickly. Granted, I noticed this when I was in a bar in Montana, watching it on a screen from a distance and I didn’t have many chances to see games then on TV, but he didn’t seem to evince a particularly contemplative pose between pitches. This changed later into the season when I caught another few televised games, but early on when he was green he just seemed to have no compunctions about getting the ball and throwing it. Maybe it was just my small sample size of viewing possibilities at the time.

That is a stellar insight.

I think you’re right. I’m not sure they need more time, but I do. It just goes against my grain and disrupts the pastoral fantasy that I have of the game and submits it to the work ethic of the factory, which I find antithetical to the poetry of the game.

Yes. I’ve noticed slip ups. Heck, I’m slipping, but yeah, I’ve noticed them. I could’ve sworn last night that Johnny Kane said Colt Keith hit a three run homer instead of a two run homer. Maybe they’re all losing their minds.

The pitch clock seems a little bit hurried to me at times, and I wouldn’t have a problem if they added few seconds to it. it just feels patently unnatural. Five additional seconds would increase games by 25 minutes if there are 300 pitches per game. Maybe that’s too much. Three seconds would add 15 minutes which isn’t too bad. I wouldn’t be surprised if I’m in the minority on this. I certainly don’t want to go back to nearly 4 hour long games.

This really is quite surprising. You would think the way some teams are so stacked and have spent so much money that the odds are that someone could just “buy” 100 wins, but no. I wonder what the source of this new parity is or if this is an anomalous circumstance.

Such a great night, such a great comeback such a great surprise. Where I live in Idaho, it’s raining for the first time in months and I love the pattering sound of it, probably something the rest of you from more rainy climates consider banal. But after weeks of 100° days and choking, smoky skies from range and forest fires, the sound of the rain is intoxicating. It’s like listening to an ASMR rainfall recording on YouTube. It’s a perfect night with the Tigers winning and finally, rain. “And that’s the way it is,” as my good friend Walter Cronkite used to say.

These guys just know how to cobble together surprising victories. They’re almost like pickpockets you can respect.

This game is simply epic. I will admit I kind of faltered in my faith after that grand slam. But our team did not.

Wow. Just short of three hours.

Win

2 outs.

One out

No Tork!

Beau knows 100 mph. THEN we get the DP.

Whew.

Too too bad, they squandered that two men on and two out thing. Good Lord this game is taking forever comparatively.

In the real world, one of the social workers at my kid’s school is from Detroit and Charlie Gehringer was one of her uncles. For years, her whole family has been honored with box seats on opening day because the Tigers look out for these families of former greats, especially Hall of Famers.

7-6 Tigers and Minny loses.