Thursday, August 19, 2010

Sorry about that, Tigers!

My jumping back on the ship has caused it to sink a little more...my bad!  My Tiger has been raking, at least, and keeping alive any hope for the Triple Crown (albeit those hopes are very remote with Jose Bautista channeling Brady Anderson , 1996 edition).  But even Jim Leyland has abandoned most hope:
"[The Yankees are] going to the playoffs. We're not going anywhere. Somebody is going to get hurt."

Read more: Pitch hits Miguel Cabrera, irks Jim Leyland in Tigers' loss | freep.com | Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/article/20100819/SPORTS02/8190588/1050/Tigers-plunked-by-Yanks-Cabrera-hit-Leyland-irked#ixzz0x5OBCnnq
Do his comment bother me?  Some, but I think managers say whatever it takes in those arguments with umpires to get their point across.  I also think what he said is true, and he's just saying what everyone else is thinking and feeling anyway.

I'll keep listening when I can, but barring a miracle - and the White Sox and Twins choking - it will have to wait till next year...

1 comment:

Andy said...

I was at that game when Bondo plunked Gardner. It was pretty clear to everyone there that it was payback for Monday.

As for Leyland's comment, he sounds frustrated. But I think his job is to hold the team together for a little longer. When we're on the brink of mathematical elimination, maybe he can start talking about the season being over. Actually, even then he shouldn't be talking like that. Fans pay a lot to see their team play and he should always talk about how the team plans to win. Even when they're 12.5 games out. (Holy crap they're 12.5 games out!)