Tigers beat Yankees 6-4 in 12 innings. http://tinyurl.com/9oks2dl
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" <raunchydog@...> wrote: > > The last time I paid any attention to baseball was 1968 when the Detroit > Tigers won the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, the year after > the 1967 riots. We were a little "gun shy" about celebrating, but celebrate > we did. A confluence of beer swilling fans, the honking of horns and the > yelling of "Go Get 'Em Tigers!" blasted happiness into the city as the > nightmare of 1967 reseeded briefly from memory. No one got killed rioting or > looting. National Guard tanks didn't roll into the city to protect barricaded > police stations under siege. Detroit measured its victory by lack of > disaster. > > My brother lives in Michigan, a crazed Tigers fan, excited about another > World Series win. Despite my long absence from Tigers worship, the World > Series and Robin's mention of Steve's interest in the Albert Pujols and > Yadier Molina St. Louis Cardinal's bromance, baseball has once again captured > my imagination. http://youtu.be/7HkAQE98efw > > Damn! I wish my mother hadn't thrown out my 1950's baseball cards! Al Kaline, > Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle...Damn! > > "The Tigers are four victories from the World Series. Most of you figured > this is where they belonged when the season started. The question is: How > many of you thought this four weeks ago? When a loss always seemed to follow > a victory and the Tigers couldn't catch those pesky White Sox? Detroit's > uneven -- and frustrating -- regular season felt a long way away Thursday > night in Oakland as the Tigers celebrated their second consecutive trip to > the American League Championship Series. This time it's to face the Yankees. > Game 1 will be 8:07 tonight at Yankee Stadium." > http://www.freep.com/article/20121013/SPORTS02/310130130/After-more-champagne-Tigers-turned-to-unfinished-business-against-Yankees > > My sister moved near St. Louis and defected to the Cardinals. Traitor! >
