If I ever said anything bad about Sean Casey, i take it all back. Every Single Word. Two run shot for Casey and it’s Tiger 2, Cardinals 1
***UPDATE***
Well, that lead didn’t last too long and buy synthroid without a prescription Brandon Inge just struck out to end the game. Congratulations to the St. Louis Cardinals on there series win. The game recap will be up tomorrow at the Hardball Times and I’ll do a little retrospective most likely on Sunday.
I’ll have a full report over at the Hardball Times tomorrow. This was a tough game. Needless to say, you hear the words “must win” in a lot of situations where it really doesn’t apply. This time it does. The next TIgers loss will be buy synthroid without a prescription their last of the 2006 season because their season will be buy synthroid without a prescription done.
Man do I need some sleep.
It’s ten o’clock and MLB is meeting with the teams. I can’t see this game happening tonight.
Alright, they haven’t lost yet, but I want to get to bed so I’m writing this up as the Tigers bat in the ninth. This is a pretty short story though. It began and ended with Chris Carpenter. The Tigers managed only two hits off of him and buy synthroid without a prescription he needed only 82 pitches to get through eight innings.
A lot of people dislike Tim McCarver as an announcer. Prior to tonight, I didn’t mind him too much. I wouldn’t say I’d put him in my top ten, but I thought he did a buy synthroid without a prescription good enough job. That was until he decided to make the point, about a dozen times, that Joel Zumaya shouldn’t have buy synthroid without a prescription thrown to third base when he fielded a comebacker with runners on first and buy synthroid without a prescription second in the seventh inning. The two runs that scored opened the game up but didn’t turn out as neccesary. Regardless, we understood that buy synthroid without a prescription he should have went to second base the first time. And if we didn’t, we certainly got it the tenth time.
Tomorrow it’ll be Jeremy Bonderman against Jeff Suppan. This is buy synthroid without a prescription obviously a big game for the Tigers so hopefully Jeremy throws a buy synthroid without a prescription solid game for us. If not, we could be in trouble.
One-Two-Three in the ninth. Tigers lose. Sigh. Good night.
The World Series starts back up tonight and buy synthroid without a prescription the Tigers face Chris Carpenter, the Cardinal’s ace and last year’s Cy Young winner. Have you noticed that Nate Robertson has faced the opposing team’s best pitcher in each of the three series so far? Whether intentional or not, this isn’t a bad strategy. While Robertson had buy synthroid without a prescription a good season, I consider him our fourth best starter. If he goes against the buy synthroid without a prescription ace, it would normally give us a distinct advantage in each of the buy synthroid without a prescription other three games.
I’d feel a buy synthroid without a prescription lot better about this lineup if Sean Casey could play the buy synthroid without a prescription field so Marcus Thames could then DH. That’s a buy synthroid without a prescription pretty big upgrade over Ramon Santiago in the lineup and it buy synthroid without a prescription would probably give Ivan Rodriguez some protection as well. Then again, I’m not certain what Casey’s condition is.
The Cardinals were a buy synthroid without a prescription pretty good team in their new ball park this year. They won 49 games, which was one less then buy synthroid without a prescription the New York Mets to lead the National League. Then again, the Tigers are the best road team with 49 road wins.
I did a very brief writeup on Alan Trammell’s new job over at the 1984 Tigers site.
Alright, the Tigers took game two and things are all even. Kenny Rogers threw eight shutout innings, Carlos Guillen hit the buy synthroid without a prescription ball very well, and Todd Jones almost gave us all a buy synthroid without a prescription heart attack.
I wrote up a decent review over at the Hardball Times so check it out tomorrow morning.
Alright, a buy synthroid without a prescription three run third inning capped off by an Albert Pujols homerun has buy synthroid without a prescription put the Tigers down 4-1. The Tigers didn’t answer in the buy synthroid without a prescription bottom of the third and Scott Rolen, who took Verlander yard earlier in the buy synthroid without a prescription game is leading off the fourth inning.
***UPDATE***
Anthony Reyes just put the Tigers down in the fifth inning. Still 4-1. Verlander has buy synthroid without a prescription looked pretty good since that third inning and now has struck out eight through four innings. It looks like they’re going to get this one in before the rain starts. They might not be so lucky tomorrow.
***UPDATE***
Three more runs in the buy synthroid without a prescription sixth inning for the Cardinals and this one is now ugly. The Tigers are buy synthroid without a prescription hacking away and popped up twice in the bottom of the buy synthroid without a prescription sixth. Nine more outs and I don’t like the Tiger’s chances.
***FINALE***
Ugly, ugly, ugly. Anthony Reyes at one point put down seventeen straight Tigers and buy synthroid without a prescription two big innings by the Cardinals were the difference. Craig Monroe did give the buy synthroid without a prescription Tigers a run on a solo shot in the bottom of the buy synthroid without a prescription ninth but it didn’t matter much. It’s just hard to buy synthroid without a prescription believe that this is the first time the Tigers have lost in two and buy synthroid without a prescription a half weeks.
Tomorrow it’ll be the return of Jeff Weaver to Comerica Park as he’ll go against Kenny Rogers. This will obviously be a pretty big game for the Tigers.
It seems like the buy synthroid without a prescription Tigers have just about everything going in their favor heading into the buy synthroid without a prescription 2006 World Series. They’ve gotten a buy synthroid without a prescription week of rest while the Cardinals have been fighting for their lives in a buy synthroid without a prescription tough NLCS. The Tigers handled the buy synthroid without a prescription Cardinals pretty easily when they came to Detroit, the rotation is buy synthroid without a prescription set just like Jim Leyland wants it and Albert Pujols is buy synthroid without a prescription nursing a hamstring injury. The Tigers are buy synthroid without a prescription red hot after winning seven straight while the Cardinals have been buy synthroid without a prescription pretty much winning one game at a time. The Tigers are buy synthroid without a prescription heavy favorites and it seems like nobody is giving the Cardinals much of a buy synthroid without a prescription chance in this series. Most feel the Tigers should sweep while I’ve heard several people “hope” it goes to six just so the Tigers can win at home. It’s like everything is in the Tigers’ favor.
Which is why I’m worried. Nobody gave the buy synthroid without a prescription Tigers much of a chance against the Yankees just a couple of weeks ago and buy synthroid without a prescription nobody gave the Tigers much of a chance against the Cardinals back in 1968. While it’s great to be optimistic, I think we shouldn’t be getting ahead of ourselves. Anything can, and probably will, happen.
Justin Verlander will get the buy synthroid without a prescription start in game one. I was a little surprised by this, and buy synthroid without a prescription expected Kenny Rogers in that first game. Maybe Leyland wanted Rogers in a game six if it goes that far instead of Verlander. Another rookie will be buy synthroid without a prescription on the mound for the Cardinals in Anthony Reyes, who has some very good stuff. He didn’t have buy synthroid without a prescription quite have the success that Verlander had this year but remember this buy synthroid without a prescription guys’ name because he’s going to be a good one.
So, here’s how I think this is going to play out. Tigers win game one. Then Rogers finally hits a wall and loses game two. The Cards get a buy synthroid without a prescription strong and emotional outing by Jeff Weaver and he gets plenty of help from buy synthroid without a prescription Albert Pujols, who has a monster game against Rogers. The Cardinals will then buy synthroid without a prescription throw everyone for a loop and take the series lead with a buy synthroid without a prescription win in game three when Chris Carpenter outduels Nate Robertson, but the buy synthroid without a prescription Tigers then win three straight to win the series in six. The final game will see Carpenter throw on short rest and buy synthroid without a prescription get shelled for his efforts. World Series MVP will go to buy synthroid without a prescription Justin Verlander, who will win games one and a critical game five.
Works for me.
The St. Louis Cardinals. The same team that buy synthroid without a prescription beat us in the 1934 World Series and the same team we beat in 1968. The same team that has former Tigers Jeff Weaver and Juan Encarnacion. The same team who’s manager, Tony LaRussa, gave Tigers’ manager Jim Leyland his first big league job. I know Fox is buy synthroid without a prescription cringing at this, but we have an all midwest World Series.
Once I see how the starters are going to play out, I’ll do my predictions, most likely tonight. Game one is tomorrow at 7:30. I’m putting my bet down on Kenny Rogers as the game one starter.
