9/24/24 6:40PM Rays @ Tigers

[lordstanley]

Mariners lose. Tigers’ magic number over them is down to 2. 

[Motor City Sonics]

4

[Motor City Sonics]

In honor of the Magic Number being 4 - I give you a childhood favorite of mine - who wore the number.   Aurelio Rodriguez

 

 

[Motor City Sonics]

Tomorrow it's Tram,  then Lou on Thursday and Friday we celebrate

[oblong]

I’d like to see them on Friday with a magic number of 1 or 2. I want a win at home to clinch it. Not a loss by someone else.  Twins play Thursday night and their games Friday and Saturday are after the Tigers play. Everybody starts at 3ish on Sunday.  

[lordstanley]

12 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

4

 

[oblong]

To be honest today is the first time I felt certain they’re going to make it. I don’t know what the odds will show tomorrow but it’s got to be 90 now?  
 

a week from tonight we will be watching our team in the playoffs.  

[Graterol]

2 minutes ago, oblong said:

To be honest today is the first time I felt certain they’re going to make it. I don’t know what the odds will show tomorrow but it’s got to be 90 now?  
 

a week from tonight we will be watching our team in the playoffs.  

Fangraphs has it at 87 pct.

[chasfh]

[bobrob2004]

10 hours ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Tomorrow it's Tram,  then Lou on Thursday and Friday we celebrate

Friday: Ty Cobb.

[monkeytargets39]

11 hours ago, Motor City Sonics said:

In honor of the Magic Number being 4 - I give you a childhood favorite of mine - who wore the number.   Aurelio Rodriguez

 

 

Didn’t Tony Phillips wear #4 also?

[Motor City Sonics]

13 minutes ago, monkeytargets39 said:

Didn’t Tony Phillips wear #4 also?

Yes he did.  And I loved the way Tony Phillips played.   Mr. OBP.       But Aurelio has a much stronger bond to me.  What I remember about Rodriguez is he always seemed to be smiling.  

[gehringer_2]

22 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Yes he did.  And I loved the way Tony Phillips played.   Mr. OBP.       But Aurelio has a much stronger bond to me.  What I remember about Rodriguez is he always seemed to be smiling.  

That was the grin of an evil dude. Aurelio would field the ball and then sort of loaf until the runner was starting to hope he might beat it out, then gun him down.

[casimir]

11 hours ago, oblong said:

I’d like to see them on Friday with a magic number of 1 or 2. I want a win at home to clinch it. Not a loss by someone else.  Twins play Thursday night and their games Friday and Saturday are after the Tigers play. Everybody starts at 3ish on Sunday.  

The home town season ticket holders that have gone through the several season losing streak certainly deserve to see an on field celebration.

[oblong]

5 minutes ago, casimir said:

The home town season ticket holders that have gone through the several season losing streak certainly deserve to see an on field celebration.

certainly I am being selfish but I also think the players deserve an on the field celebration in front of the fans, with fireworks going off.  It would make great TV.  I don't expect a repeat of the ALDS celebration over the Yankees in 2006 (That was 19 years and a disappointing final week pent up frustration at play).  

But MN is playing like a dejected team so I'm not sure they're going to win the next two games and I can't root for the Tigers to lose so we'll see.

[Motor City Sonics]

3 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

That was the grin of an evil dude. Aurelio would field the ball and then sort of loaf until the runner was starting to hope he might beat it out, then gun him down.

I thought the grin was because he was high all the time.    #4 loved his weed. 

[lordstanley]

Aurelio Rodriguez and Aurelio Lopez. Both killed in car accidents.

[LongLiveMaroth]

 

 

[papalawrence]

2 hours ago, lordstanley said:

Aurelio Rodriguez and Aurelio Lopez. Both killed in car accidents.

Yes, so tragic. I still feel bad about Aurelio

[Tenacious D]

59 minutes ago, papalawrence said:

Yes, so tragic. I still feel bad about Aurelio

Which one? Or did you pluralize them?