randomguy 0 Report post Posted October 14, 2006 Looks like Payton should have been deeper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted October 14, 2006 Well if your gonna get swept might as well go out with a bang. Thank you Huston, you didn't make me regret turning the t.v. off after the 6th and just following online. I blame A-Rod. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobobrazil1984 0 Report post Posted October 14, 2006 Wow. WOW! That was some fuckin' game. too bad it was a 3-0 series and not 3-3, or this may have been one of the best games I've ever seen. Awesome ending. GO TIGERS!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Felonies! Report post Posted October 14, 2006 Tigers have been lucky to win at home like this. It's pretty cool to watch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted October 14, 2006 Great game/cool ending. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Annabelle 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2006 the tigers pitching has been so good that it has over-shadowed how brutal magglio & pudge's hitting has been this post-season. sorta take this back. i really take this back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruiser Chong 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2006 Didn't want to see the A's lose, but quite the finish there. Fitting end, to say the least. Again, I don't see how the Tigers are losing the World Series. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
devo 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2006 Okay, this is touching and all, but I want to watch the Mets now. There we go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Annabelle 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2006 the only weak spot is the offense from the short stop and relievers jason grilli & zach miner. either than that, the tigers are rock solid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrVenkman PhD 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2006 I wasn't liking the early going when Tigers were down 0-3 and Magglio was swinging at crap, but wow did he turn his day aroudn after his first at bat. That was an awesome ending. Really glad they won it at home on a day I was able to watch the game. The local NBC went to split screen with NASCAR and showed a bunch of people celebrating. Just awesome stuff after so many disasterous years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JangoFett4Hire 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2006 The local NBC went to split screen with NASCAR and showed a bunch of people burning the city down. Just awesome stuff after so many disasterous years. EFA/EFF Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrVenkman PhD 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2006 I don't care for being misquoted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Open the Muggy Gate 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2006 THE MOTHERFUCKING DETROIT TIGERS ARE GOING TO THE MOTHER FUCKING WORLD SERIES! Okay, now that I got that out of the way, I gotta say, that was one fucking awesome ending. I was standing in the break room at work watching that, and I got goosebumps watching that ball fly out. And I'm not even a big follower of this team! I just jumped on since they beat the Yankees! Congrats to the Tigers on making it to the Series. Ya'll deserve it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Open the Muggy Gate 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2006 EDIT: THIS MOTHER FUCKING POST IS HAS JUST BEEN MOTHER FUCKING EDITED. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2006 I'm an advocate for misquoting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Felonies! Report post Posted October 15, 2006 Muggy, don't get too caught up in Tiger Fever; it makes you look like an ass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Open the Muggy Gate 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2006 Oh I posted that last year after Chicago won and the Red Sox won. But yeah, I'll scale it down. It was overdone. I'll leave the insanity for the fans who had to suffer the 119 loss season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Precious Roy 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2006 GO TIGERS! I still can't believe the Tigers are in the WS. Never thought I'd see it.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rendclaw 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2006 Magglio Ordonez and Jim Leyland will never have to buy another drink or meal in the state of Michigan ever again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2006 Leyland still has to buy drinks in Florida though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rendclaw 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2006 That's out of pity for the poor service industry who have to make their living off of tips. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2006 Fun fact: Leyland is now the seventh manager to guide both an AL and NL team to the WS. If he wins, he would become the second to win in both leagues, funny enough, following Detroit's last WS winning manager, Sparky Anderson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Annabelle 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2006 shit, even alexis gomez may never have to buy a meal in detroit again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JangoFett4Hire 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2006 Who was MVP? Rogers? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
devo 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2006 Placido Polanco, I think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2006 Placido Polanco, I think. Too bad we traded him. I wonder how Ugueth Urbina did this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2006 Polanco actually had a shitty year in the regular season. And besides the Phillies had to trade him because they had Chase Utley at 2nd and over at 3rd they had...um, nevermind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naiwf 0 Report post Posted October 16, 2006 Tigers triumph with a Latin vibe Hispanic players make impact in ALCS By Angel Rodríguez / MLB.com DETROIT -- With the sounds of reggaeton filling the clubhouse and bottles of champagne, even several of Brugal Rum, the Detroit Tigers celebrated their first trip to the World Series in 22 years after sweeping the Oakland A's out of the American League Championship Series on Saturday night. The party in the clubhouse had a distinct Latin flavor, and one only had to take a look back at the previous four games to see how important the Latin players were to the outcome of the series. The winner of the ALCS Most Valuable Player was Placido Polanco from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The winning pitcher of the deciding Game 4 was Wilfredo Ledezma from Guarico, Venezuela. The two most dominant relievers in the series were Fernando Rodney from Samana, Dominican Republic and Joel Zumaya, a Mexican-American from Chula Vista, California. The hero of Game 2, with a homer and four RBIs, was Alexis Gomez from Loma de Cabrera, Dominican Republic. The leader on and off the field was Carlos Guillen from Maracay, Venezuela. The guy behind the plate who handled a dominant pitching staff was Ivan Rodriguez from Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. And the player that sent the city of Detroit into baseball heaven was Caracas, Venezuela's new favorite son, Magglio Ordonez, who will never have to pay for a drink in the state of Michigan again after hitting one of the most memorable postseason homers in history. If the Major Leagues needed another example of the impact of players from all corners of Latin America, then this ALCS can be used as a highlight film. "This is very exciting, and this is the best moment of my life, by far," Ordonez said after hitting two homers in the deciding Game 4, including the game-winner with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning that will send the Tigers to the World Series for the first time since 1984. "This moment is unforgettable. The city, all my teammates, the manager, the owner, they all deserved this win," Ordonez said. Even though los Tigres wasted several opportunities late in the game to take the lead, the players had a feeling that they would pull this win off and that Ordonez would be a hero at the end of the day. "Wow," was all the MVP Polanco could get out of his mouth when asked about seeing Ordonez's homer clear the wall in left field. "Magglio had been looking really good the whole series and he picked the perfect moment to get hot." Polanco, who battled shoulder injuries late in the season, finished with nine hits in 17 at-bats in the four-game series and played sparkling defense throughout to be the clear winner of the MVP award. While the strong presence of the Latin players was clearly obvious on and off the field for the Tigers, assistant general manager Al Avila said that the key to the victory in the series was the unity among all the players. "Obviously, we have a lot of Latins on the team, and they are all great guys, but this is a complete team that was all pulling in the same direction," Avila said. "All the players believe in their teammates and this is one big family." Avila should know. His father, Ralph Avila, was one of the pioneers of the Latin movement in the Major Leagues as he played a major part in the creation of the Dodgers' academy in the Dominican Republic over 30 years ago. With Saturday night's win, the Tigers have a little time to rest as they wait on what happens in the National League Championship Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets, two teams that have a roster filled with Latin stars as well. Amidst the celebration in the Tigers clubhouse, the players said they didn't care who they faced in the World Series because they will be ready to face either one of the two teams. "Not too many teams can beat us when we are ready to play," said shortstop Ramon Santiago, from Las Matas de Farfan, Dominican Republic. "We need to keep playing as a team, and that is how we are going to win the World Series, God willing." But the quote of the night might have come from Gomez, who summed up the whole evening while sipping champagne and puffing on a cigar. "This is a dream come true and not many people get to live this," Gomez said. "Thank God we are here and we are going to try to bring home the World Series title." With the Tigers earning one of the slots in the World Series and the Mets and Cardinals battling it out in the NLCS, this October Classic will be played to the tunes of reggaeton and with a Latin vibe that will be reminiscent of a Caribbean World Series or a World Baseball Classic. Just for Czech, who I know just loves Los Mets & Ozzie Guillen. In the words of the immortal Jose Lima, "BELIEVE IT!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tominator89 0 Report post Posted October 16, 2006 Placido Polanco, I think. Too bad we traded him. I wonder how Ugueth Urbina did this year. What did ever happen to him? I heard about him trying to kill someone... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChris 0 Report post Posted October 16, 2006 Placido Polanco, I think. Too bad we traded him. I wonder how Ugueth Urbina did this year. What did ever happen to him? I heard about him trying to kill someone... Yep. He's in prison in Venezuela awaiting trial. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
