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This all started on Tuesday, There was no need for Benoit to come in during the 8th inning when Fister had a 5-1 lead with one guy on base. That of course led to Valverde in the next inning, and he also wasn't needed. Now, Leyland is in a pickle.
The SEC didn't start the conference raiding, the Big East did. Back in the early 80s, the Big East started pilfering teams from other conferences. UConn was in the old Yankee Conference. Pitt. Villanova, WVU and Rutgers were all in the Atlantic 10. There are 16 teams now in the Big East and 10 of them used to be in other leagues. The Big East built its brand by stealing teams from other leagues
This story is about 10 days too early. Any manager that can blow a 3-game lead with 4 to play is capable of anything
Leyland continues to be the anchor that will drag this team down. A team with as many holes as this one has needs a manager who can do things to scratch out a few extra wins. Instead, Leyland's decision-making just adds to the team's problems, and they've already got enough problems.
Forget it. This team has been exposed this week for what they are. They're headed for a 3rd- or 4th-place finish. They've won only 7 games in the past 4 weeks that Verlander hasn't pitched in.
Guess the Tigers didn't realize when the trade was made that Mrs. Purcey was about to give birth.
Put this franchise out of its misery for the season. What a disastrous job in the second half, again.
The Orioles, under new manager Buck Showalter, have won 9 games in the past 10 days. The Tigers, under (very) old manager Jim Leyland, have won 7 games in the past 5 weeks.
The mosque is not, N-O-T, not being built at Ground Zero. It is 2-3 blocks away. This is a local issue for NYC and its zoning ordinances to decide, not a national one. Continued religious intolerance like this is exactly what the terrorists accuse Americans of. It's playing right into their hands. I wonder, if there had already been a mosque in this location BEFORE Sept. 11, would the same people be yelling now to tear it down?? Even Bush said years ago that we are NOT fighting against Islam, we are fighting terrorists. If you don't know the difference, you're just stupid.
This is nonsense. The Tigers didn't overachieve in the first half, they just played a very weak schedule. When the schedule got tough, they faded away. This team needs massive changes, starting at the top.
The first half was a mirage. The Tigers were 10 games over .500 because they played 6 straight home series in June and early July against last-place teams. They went 15-3 against Cleveland, Pitt, Washington, Arizona, Seattle and Baltimore. When the schedule got tough, the Tigers true colors emerged.
Stop calling it the AL Central "race." There's no race as far as the Tigers are concerned unless it's a race to oblivion.
If Ilitch doesn't care that these 2 idiots keep flushing his money down the toilet, why should I?
Stop with these ridiculous stories about mathematical possibilities. The season is over and it's been over since they lost 6 straight after the break (before any hitter got hurt). It's now August and August and September is when Leyland's teams die, every year, year after year. Nothing is going to change. The only reason the Tigers had a decent record a month ago is because they played one of the softest schedules in MLB back in June. When the schedule got tougher, the Tigers melted away as usual
Leyland's legacy of losing:
2006: 10 games ahead with 50 games to go. Tigers go 19-31 and finish second.
2007: Best record in MLB at the all-star break. No playoff spot.
2008: 5 games out of first at the end of July. Finish in last place, 14 under .500.
2009: 7 games ahead on Labor Day. Followed by greatest collapse in AL history.
2010: 10 games over. 500 after 88 games. 4-14 since then.
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