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"Brian Matthews" wrote in message

> On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:10:45 -0400, "Bill Kawalec"
> wrote:
>
>>The MFYs are up by a whopping five games in the loss column. What this
>>means
>>is that, if the MFYs were to split their reaming 18 games, the Tigers can
>>lose no more than 4, just to tie for the wild card.
>
>
> Well, Tampa is on FIRE lately, winning 15 out of 22. And they play the
> MFYs 3 times. And the MFYs have to go to Boston for 3.


Remember, they just swept the Sox. Of course, that was in nyc. Remember,
too, however, that we're talking the MFYs losing 9, while the Tigers lose
just 4, and that would only get a tie. Barring miracles, I am not
optimistic.
(Go Red Sox!)





But the MFYs DO
> play Baltimore 6 times. So it looks like you're right, the MFYs have a
> major advantage. All in all, even if the Tigers miss the playoffs,
> we've had a good year. Got some of the young players experience, had
> meaningful games in September and made the season interesting.
> Remember, it was only last year many fans were hoping to finish .500.
> Now the future looks bright and we're building a new generation of
> fans. Up until last year, my son had never witnessed the Tigers in the
> playoffs. And he's 20 years old!
>
> Brian<--my spell checker doesn't like MFYs
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"Brian Matthews" wrote in message

> On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:32:50 -0400, "Bill Kawalec"
> wrote:
>
>>> Well, Tampa is on FIRE lately, winning 15 out of 22. And they play the
>>> MFYs 3 times. And the MFYs have to go to Boston for 3.
>>
>>
>>Remember, they just swept the Sox. Of course, that was in nyc. Remember,
>>too, however, that we're talking the MFYs losing 9, while the Tigers lose
>>just 4, and that would only get a tie. Barring miracles, I am not
>>optimistic.
>>(Go Red Sox!)
>
>
> Yeah, it doesn't look real good. But we still have a chance at
> Cleveland, who has to go out to Seattle for 4 games

....and the Mariners have been doing SO well...
I wrote off the division days ago. SEVEN back in the loss column. You do the
math...







and finish up with
> 7 games in 6 days on the road. We really would need to sweep them in
> the three games series in Cleveland though. If the Tigers could win 14
> out of their last 16 we'll have a shot. But I really don't see that
> happening. My guess would be September 24th as the day we're
> officially eliminated.
>
> The thing I hate the MOST is the fact the Yankees will be in the post
> season AGAIN. How many years in a row does THAT make?
>
> On the bright side? Three more wins for Detroit and we'll finish the
> season above .500 for the second straight year. It's been a lot of
> years since we did that. Big deal, huh? : )
>
> Brian<---wait til next year, we'll show 'em
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"Brian Matthews" wrote in message

> On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:32:50 -0400, "Bill Kawalec"
> wrote:
>
>>> Well, Tampa is on FIRE lately, winning 15 out of 22. And they play the
>>> MFYs 3 times. And the MFYs have to go to Boston for 3.
>>
>>
>>Remember, they just swept the Sox. Of course, that was in nyc. Remember,
>>too, however, that we're talking the MFYs losing 9, while the Tigers lose
>>just 4, and that would only get a tie. Barring miracles, I am not
>>optimistic.
>>(Go Red Sox!)
>
>
> Yeah, it doesn't look real good. But we still have a chance at
> Cleveland, who has to go out to Seattle for 4 games and finish up with
> 7 games in 6 days on the road. We really would need to sweep them in
> the three games series in Cleveland though. If the Tigers could win 14
> out of their last 16 we'll have a shot. But I really don't see that
> happening. My guess would be September 24th as the day we're
> officially eliminated.



Cleveland has 6 left vs KC! KC and Seattle are the worst in the league over
the last ten games, at 2-8...




>
> The thing I hate the MOST is the fact the Yankees will be in the post
> season AGAIN. How many years in a row does THAT make?
>
> On the bright side? Three more wins for Detroit and we'll finish the
> season above .500 for the second straight year. It's been a lot of
> years since we did that. Big deal, huh? : )
>
> Brian<---wait til next year, we'll show 'em
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"Brian Matthews" wrote in message

> On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 23:05:24 -0400, "Bill Kawalec"
> wrote:
>
>>
>>...and the Mariners have been doing SO well...
>>I wrote off the division days ago. SEVEN back in the loss column. You do
>>the
>>math...
>
>
> Yeah, it would take a major meltdown by N.Y. or Cleveland. And Detroit
> would still have to win to capitalize on it. In my opinion, it's not
> gonna happen. But as a long time Tiger fan, I'm glad we're back to
> being a force to be reckoned with and I have faith Illitch and
> Dombrowski will fill in the pieces we need this off season.
> I hate to make excuses because every team has injuries, but some key
> players were missing from this team this year. And if I had my way,
> Chuck Hernandez would be headed back to Tampa and we would get a new
> pitching coach.
>



I'm not so sure. How different might things have been if Rogers, Zumaya and
Rodney had been healthy all season?




> Brian
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In article , Brian Matthews says...
>
>On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 01:08:46 -0400, "Bill Kawalec"
> wrote:
>
>>
>>I'm not so sure. How different might things have been if Rogers, Zumaya and
>>Rodney had been healthy all season?
>
>
>That's part of my point about finding a new pitching coach. How long
>was Rodney hurt before they finally put him on the shelf? He was on
>the DL two times, but was pitching ineffectively for several weeks and
>hurting the team before he was shut down. Same with Bonderman. He's
>been awful since the All Star break. If they would have shut both
>these players down for a couple/few weeks when they first started
>hurting, they may have made the difference by pitching stronger for a
>longer stretch.
>
>And what about Bonderman's 1st inning struggles? What did Hernandez do
>to try and correct that mess? A good pitching coach will recognize a
>problem and come up with some answers. And how can a team go from
>being the #1 team in all of baseball to just middle of the pack in
>ERA?
>
>I'm not blaming the whole problem on Chuck. Like you've said before,
>games in April are as important as games any other week/month of the
>season. And the Tigers were pitching very good in April and we lost
>games because we weren't hitting. Winning 6 to 8 more games in April
>and May would have changed this entire wild card/division race.
>
>Brian

BONDERMAN SEZ:
"I didn't tell anybody how bad I was because l wanted to go out and pitch," he
said. "Maybe some people don't think I did the smartest thing in the world, but
the team gave me a contract and they need me to go out and pitch."

Bondo was 10-1 at one point. He finished 11-8. So because of
his selfishness and wanting to be in the limelight he went
1-7 and contributed alot to the Team trailing the Tribe by
about six games. Bondo, Binge, Monroe, Leyland, it's amazing
we will finish above .500 this year. This group wasted
magnificient performances from Grandy and Maggs and it's
something that may not be duplicated again. THE SHOW MUST
GO ON UNDER THE BIG TOP.

Dave
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damn i was hoping you guys would knock the MFY out.

you still have the best shot at it.


Go Tigers!!!!!



- nate
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On Sep 11, 9:10 pm, "Bill Kawalec" wrote:
>
> The MFYs are up by a whopping five games in the loss column. What this means
> is that, if the MFYs were to split their reaming 18 games, the Tigers can
> lose no more than 4, just to tie for the wild card.


And the Twins will probably play spoiler, again, for Detroit...taking
a few
of the upcoming games. Or at least I certainly hope so.
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> On Sep 11, 9:10 pm, "Bill Kawalec" wrote:
>>
>> The MFYs are up by a whopping five games in the loss column. What this
>> means
>> is that, if the MFYs were to split their reaming 18 games, the Tigers can
>> lose no more than 4, just to tie for the wild card.
>
>
> And the Twins will probably play spoiler, again, for Detroit..



again?? like in '06, when the twinkies won the AL championship??
OH... WAIT.....




















..taking
> a few
> of the upcoming games. Or at least I certainly hope so.
>
>
>
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