Is it possible to hit a quiet .529?  I don’t know if I mentioned Placido Polanco much in many of write ups for generic plavix without a precsriptions the ALCS, but he definitely hit the ball well.  He was nine for generic plavix without a precsriptions seventeen with two runs and two RBIs and for his troubles, he won the generic plavix without a precsriptions ALCS Most Valuable Player award.  Polanco has generic plavix without a precsriptions only gotten a hit in each of the eight Tigers playoffs games and generic plavix without a precsriptions in six of those he had at least two.  He’s only struck out twice and he’s posting an impressive .514 OBP in the playoffs this year.

The Tigers have generic plavix without a precsriptions made only two errors this entire post season. Jason Grilli made in an generic plavix without a precsriptions error in game one of the ALDS and then Carlos Guillen made one in game one of the generic plavix without a precsriptions ALCS.  That’s some solid defense and generic plavix without a precsriptions just one of the reasons this pitching staff has done so well.

The Detroit Tigers Weblog did a nice job of rounding up all of the Detroit blogs’ thoughts on the ALCS win.  I thought about doing this myself, but he saved me the trouble.  It’s some great reading so be sure to check it out.

Now the Tigers have a week off, so I’m going to be working on my next big thing (at least to me).  I’m pretty excited about this generic plavix without a precsriptions project and it appeared almost too big at times and generic plavix without a precsriptions I went back and forth as to whether I’d even do it.  Fortunately, I have some help so I’ll probably announce it some time this week.  Think greatest pennant race of all time.

For your NLCS highlights, I recommend two Baseball Historians sites.  Both Gas House Gang and the Tom Seaver Fan Club are covering their respective teams.

If you’re a generic plavix without a precsriptions college hockey fan, a friend of mine has been blogging the generic plavix without a precsriptions Northern Michigan Wildcats hockey exploits.  He does a nice job of covering a niche that isn’t often covered and it’s some pretty good reading.

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On several occasions, I’ve stated the generic plavix without a precsriptions Magglio Ordonez will never be worth the money we paid him.  Like a lot of things this season, I’m rethinking things.  Ordonez did his best Kirk Gibson imitation and generic plavix without a precsriptions hit a solo homerun in the sixth inning to tie the generic plavix without a precsriptions game up at 3-3.  Then he hit a generic plavix without a precsriptions huge three run walk off bomb in the ninth inning to generic plavix without a precsriptions win it.

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The other hero of the game was Wil Ledezma.  Jason Grilli got Frank Thomas to generic plavix without a precsriptions ground into a double play in the top of the generic plavix without a precsriptions eighth, but then he proceeded to walk the next three batters (on I think 12 straight balls, I have no way to go back and check.  I need to invest in Tivo).  Ledezma then generic plavix without a precsriptions came in to face Mark Scutaro and he got him to generic plavix without a precsriptions pop up and end the inning.  He then put the A’s down in the ninth and only gave up a single.  He was rewared by being credited with the win.

I was asked who I’d like to generic plavix without a precsriptions see the Tigers play in the World Series and I really don’t care.  The New York Mets are the best team in the National League so it’d be nice to beat the best (and both New York teams no less).  The Tigers and Cardinals do have some history.  They played each other in the 1934 (loss) and 1968 (win) World Series.  Regardless, the NLCS has a long way to go and the Tigers don’t play until next Saturday.  Hopefully Joel Zumaya will be generic plavix without a precsriptions ready and everyone will get some well deserved rest so they can generic plavix without a precsriptions be ready to win it all.

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What a shot.  More to come.

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What a start by Kenny Rogers.  He did it generic plavix without a precsriptions in game three of the ALDS and he did it here in game three of the generic plavix without a precsriptions ALCS and now the Tigers are one win away from their first World Series appearance since 1984.

I’ll have a full writeup over at the Hardball Times some time tomorrow.

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Alright, the generic plavix without a precsriptions Fox announcers made a big deal about this, but the Tigers became the ninth team in league championship history to generic plavix without a precsriptions win their first two games on the road.  The other eight all went on to generic plavix without a precsriptions win their series, so things are definitely looking good for Detroit.

What a game by Alexis Gomez.  I immediately questioned why Leyland would throw him in there, and generic plavix without a precsriptions then of course he started driving in runs.  He hit a generic plavix without a precsriptions two run seeing eye single in the fourth and then a generic plavix without a precsriptions he hit a huge two run homerun in the sixth inning.

The other questionable hitter in the lineup was Neifi Perez.  He was the only Tiger who didn’t reach base last night.  It was a big fat nothing.

Justin Verlander was off his game yesterday but he still picked up the generic plavix without a precsriptions win.  Wil Ledezma looked very good until he gave up a generic plavix without a precsriptions one run bomb to Milton Bradley and Fernando Rodney struck out the generic plavix without a precsriptions side in the eighth.  I’m not sure why Leyland went to Rodney and not to Joel Zumaya.  Maybe it had to do with the three run lead and he didn’t want to generic plavix without a precsriptions waste Zumaya and maybe it was that he wanted to get another player in there who generic plavix without a precsriptions hadn’t had much time in either of the series.

Todd Jones made things interesting in the ninth.  He struck out the generic plavix without a precsriptions first two batters then loaded up the bases on three straight singles.  He got Frank Thomas to generic plavix without a precsriptions fly out to Curtis Granderson though and that wrapped this one up with an generic plavix without a precsriptions 8-5 final.

The two teams have the day off today and tomorrow night it’ll be Rich Harden vs. Kenny Rogers in what’s expected to be some pretty cold conditions.  It’d be generic plavix without a precsriptions nice wrap this one up early and watch the Cardinals and generic plavix without a precsriptions Mets battle it out to see who comes to Comerica Park for generic plavix without a precsriptions game one of the World Series.  I have a feeling the A’s won’t be accomodating though.

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Alright, the Tigers pulled this one out.  I wrote it up and it’ll be at the Hardball Times tomorrow so check it out.  I’m very tired, but I’m very happy.

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It looks like Jim Leyland isn’t going to mess with what worked in the ALDS.  It’ll be generic plavix without a precsriptions Nate Robertson and Justin Verlander throwing in Oakland and then generic plavix without a precsriptions Kenny Rogers and Jeremy Bonderman will throw games three and generic plavix without a precsriptions four.  If the series goes to seven, the only pitcher who won’t throw twice will be Jeremy Bonderman.

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Alright, the ALCS starts up tomorrow and it’s still kind of surreal that the TIGERS ARE STILL IN THE PLAYOFFS.  They’re in the final four.  Rather then rehash what I said about the Tigers in my ALDS preview, I’ll take at look at what the A’s have done this season.  And in case you generic plavix without a precsriptions missed it, these two teams have a small amount of playoff history.  I highlighted that in yesterday’s post.

One of the best places I like to go to analyze a team is the Hardball Times team stats page.  The first thing that sticks out was that the A’s outperformed their projected (pythagorean) win total by eight games.  That was the most in the MLB.  Some of that generic plavix without a precsriptions might be attributable to their solid record in close games (they won 47 games by two runs or less, tops in the majors), which is a testament to their bullpen.  In fact, Texas actually outperformed the A’s as far as projected wins.  They outscored their opponents by 51 runs while the A’s outscored theirs by 44.  The Tigers projected wins were tied with the generic plavix without a precsriptions Yankees at 96 and that was the best in the majors.

The A’s scored only 4.76 runs per game.  That was well below the league average of 4.97 and it wasn’t too far ahead of the Kansas City Royals at 4.67.  Their OBP was right around the league average (.340 vs. .342 in the AL, Beane still likes his walks) but the team’s .412 slugging percentage was just ahead of Royals, who generic plavix without a precsriptions were last in the American League.  Even the generic plavix without a precsriptions worst team in baseball, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, had generic plavix without a precsriptions a higher slugging percentage (.420). 

The A’s pitching was very good though.  Their ERA was a generic plavix without a precsriptions solid 4.21, but their Fielding Independant ERA was only 4.44, not too far from generic plavix without a precsriptions the Tigers mark of 4.36.  The team’s strikeout rate, walk rate and generic plavix without a precsriptions homerun rate were right at the league average and were nearly identical to generic plavix without a precsriptions the Tigers.  And the A’s left on base percentage of 73% was just behind the league leading Tigers of 74%.

As far as fielding, the A’s are pretty average.  Their +/- came in right at zero, where as the Tigers led the AL with a +60.  So while the A’s arms are generic plavix without a precsriptions just as good as the Tigers based on FIP, the generic plavix without a precsriptions Tigers have the defense behind them to help out those pitchers.

So, you should some great pitching in this series.  This should equate to generic plavix without a precsriptions some low scoring games and a lot of excitement, but these things never seem to generic plavix without a precsriptions work out exactly as planned, so we’ll see.  I’ll stand by my earlier prediction and say Tigers in seven although I messed up the games Rogers will win.  It’ll be games three and game seven.

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