Monday, August 07, 2006

Over The Hill ?

40. That dreaded age where you somehow cross over from "younger" to "older". I bring this number up because of the Tigers record after tonights win. 76-36. 40 games over .500. Does this mean the Tiger's have crossed over from years of poor play to a new beginning of constant winning? Only time will tell and so far this season has been one thrill after another. I spent most of my weekend in my friends basement watching the Tigers somehow find a way to plug away at the Indians and come out winners in all 3 games. Craig Monroe one night....Pudge the next (in extremely dramatic fashion)....a 1-0 pitchers duel on Sunday afternoon when we didn't even have our normal starter on the mound and tonight a 9-3 win over Francisco Liriano and the Twins.

This season has sparked a new interest in Tiger's baseball for many and it's great to see everyone so into it. The post season is right around the corner and the excitement will only continue to grow and grow. By now you can ask most people the question "Who's your Tiger?" and they will most likely have an answer for you right away as opposed to a few years ago when those same people might have only been able to name one or two players on the team. I like Brandon Inge myself. He seems to be pretty smooth over at 3rd base this year and I also heard he's a pretty good golfer.

Well that's all for now. It's bedtime for me. Who's your Tiger ?

1 comment:

Mrs. Patterson said...

Inge is mine as well. The big question is . . . . who will you be rooting for in Boston? We had the good fortune of being at the game last night, it's surreal.