Hey, Hey, Tigers - The Tribe is In Your Head!
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by user Woodsmeister
After last night's game, I am firmly convinced that the Cleveland Indians are in the Detroit Tigers' heads something fierce and this may start to affect the way the AL Central race plays out.
First off, the Tribe is now 4-0 in the Oversized Litter Box, 6-2 against the Motor City Kitties overall. They've now come back in dramatic fashion twice in this season series, including a 12-11 victory in Cleveland earlier this month where the Tigers' closer Todd Jones completely imploded even worse than usual, giving up 5 runs in the 9th.
Second, we're now seeing the Tigers and Jim Leyland resort to penny ante bush league stuff. They're bitching about Rafael Betancourt taking too long to throw pitches, and they got the sorry-ass umpiring crew to play along, as two automatic balls were called on Betancourt, despite the fact that their betters were continually stepping out of the box. Betancourt still pitched two scoreless innings. I
Third - they're pressing. They had Tom Mastny on the ropes in the 10th -- bases loaded with 1 out, and Carlos Guillen and Ivan Rodriguez both blinked, Guillen with a weak infield popup and Rodriguez with a weak comebacker to the mound.
Fourth - their newest bullpen hope, Jose Capellan, gave up the winning home run in the 11th. It is worth noting that Leyland did not believe their closer was a good play in a tie game in extra innings. Their bullpen continues to implode, a la the Cleveland Indians circa 2006.
It should be a fun series from here on out. Will Scuffball Kenny Rogers' recent deal with Satan (2-0, 0.75 ERA) continue? Tune in and see.
