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Kepler goes 2nd when Copernicus flies out to right.

I’’m here, I’m horospheric, and people need to get over it.

Yeah it’s sort of like me discussing non-Euclidean geometry.

They hit Babe Goodrum to avoid further embarrassment.

I noticed the ball popped out of Garver’s glove behind the plate. Nothing came of it. I wonder how many Dustin Garneau will have tonight. This seems to be happening with fair frequency. That one just now didn’t count I think he tried to catch it on a bounce. That next one counted.

RedRum homers!

It looks like Target Field doesn’t use that red clay dirt that a lot of other teams use for the infield.

After only 10 pitches a two strikeouts Ryan finishes with the Tigers. I am still confident that we will win although lead off hitter Brian Buxton just hit a 900 foot home run.

Tigers are up against a rookie they’ve never seen before. Usually this is a recipe for disaster. In four games the guy is even pretty good. The Tigers are also doing poorly against teams in their own division. So I’m going to wager that the Tigers can’t suck forever (a rational mathematical assertion) and they will rebound against this guy and hit him hard (an emotional assertion).

I just remember hating the advantage that playing in the Metrodome appeared to have for the Twins. It was galling. That’s a part of baseball, but given that my attachment to the team is almost completely emotional I have a hard time rising above that to appreciate other things that I can be appreciated as good.

In the “there’s some good news in the world but I don’t know where to put it” department, Britney Spears is now free. I’ve always held her in high regard. She’s a good person thrown into the spotlight of fame who hasn’t always been able to keep her head above water. She’s a hotter version of Judy Garland.

‘87 brings back painful memories. I still have my satin Tigers warm-up jacket that I bought that year. But even though I’ve never washed it it’s somehow shrunk and very tight fitting now. Very poor construction.

The only rational explanation for all this is that everyone else in the division is using garbage can lids and we’re not.

If the Tigers had played at the same clip against their own division as they have against the rest of baseball they would be 85-72.

The Tigers are 28-43 against teams in their own division - with a losing record against all 4 teams - and 47-39 against everyone else in baseball. In that early bad streak they were 4-13 within the division. So even after that first 32 games and they began to hit their stride they were still only 24-30. You would think the Tigers would have some edge against other teams due to familiarity. But other teams in the division appear to know how to handle the Tigers better than they do them. It can’t be bad luck. AL Central teams must see weaknesses that other teams outside the division cannot exploit as well.

Yeah they begin the season in Oakland and Seattle. Wow. If history has any effect upon the present it will be interesting to see how this plays out.

I feel like the guy that runs for mayor in New York City and always says “the rent is too damn high.“ The season is too damn long.

In all honesty if the season ended a week ago I would’ve been totally fine with that. I’m feeling kind of spent on it. It’s like the last course of a big meal and it’s a dessert wine I’m disinterested in. They gave me a lot of joy this year. Lots of excitement lots of unexpected things and a lot to look forward to. I’m done but they’re not.

The Tigers are putting up zeros again. What the hell is that all about?

Last three games of the season against the White Sox in Chicago. I’m not interested in any heroics that get players hurt that I want to see play next year.