ALCS: Tigers Win 6-3, Sweep A's 4-0; Advance to World Series

[Omar]

TIGERS!!! That was an amazing ending. They look unstoppable.

[Andy]

The best part about watching long-suffering fans celebrate is that someday ours is going to make the rest of them look like a family picnic in the park.

 

22 years is not long-suffering. If I was alive when a team last won a World Series, it's not a long drought.

But if I wasn't, then it is. :D

[Soriano12]

The Ordonez gamble pays off for Detroit.

 

shoulda gone after him Jim.

 

but what else is new.

[Productive Outs]

The Ordonez gamble pays off for Detroit.

 

shoulda gone after him Jim.

 

but what else is new.

 

16 million for an .827 OPS? no thanks.

[Brian]

great sig

 

or

 

greatest sig

 

?

[soccer10k]

The Ordonez gamble pays off for Detroit.

 

shoulda gone after him Jim.

 

but what else is new.

 

He gets one big hit in the playoffs and that justifies his huge contract? I don't think so.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Playoff hyperbole...gotta love it!

 

I guess Jim should have signed Scott Speizio as well.

[shnsajax]

Congrats to the Tigers. Hopefully they will finish it off now.

[Omar]

Out of the 2006 Cubs, Neifi Perez will be in the world series and likely win it.

 

Discuss.

[CubRock2]

The Ordonez gamble pays off for Detroit.

 

shoulda gone after him Jim.

 

but what else is new.

 

16 million for an .827 OPS? no thanks.

 

For a clutch, Pennant Winning HR?

 

Yes, Please.

[Andy]

The Ordonez gamble pays off for Detroit.

 

shoulda gone after him Jim.

 

but what else is new.

 

16 million for an .827 OPS? no thanks.

 

For a clutch, Pennant Winning HR?

 

Yes, Please.

An .827 OPS in right field probably won't allow you to get to that situation in the first place.

[Guest]

The Ordonez gamble pays off for Detroit.

 

shoulda gone after him Jim.

 

but what else is new.

 

16 million for an .827 OPS? no thanks.

 

For a clutch, Pennant Winning HR?

 

Yes, Please.

 

I bet Aaron Boone would accept that contract . . .

[CubRock2]

The Ordonez gamble pays off for Detroit.

 

shoulda gone after him Jim.

 

but what else is new.

 

16 million for an .827 OPS? no thanks.

 

For a clutch, Pennant Winning HR?

 

Yes, Please.

An .827 OPS in right field probably won't allow you to get to that situation in the first place.

 

Umm... didn't exactly that just happen?

[Andy]

The Ordonez gamble pays off for Detroit.

 

shoulda gone after him Jim.

 

but what else is new.

 

16 million for an .827 OPS? no thanks.

 

For a clutch, Pennant Winning HR?

 

Yes, Please.

An .827 OPS in right field probably won't allow you to get to that situation in the first place.

 

Umm... didn't exactly that just happen?

Exception proves the rule.

[Guest]

The Ordonez gamble pays off for Detroit.

 

shoulda gone after him Jim.

 

but what else is new.

 

16 million for an .827 OPS? no thanks.

 

For a clutch, Pennant Winning HR?

 

Yes, Please.

An .827 OPS in right field probably won't allow you to get to that situation in the first place.

 

Umm... didn't exactly that just happen?

 

yes! Lets get Jim Leyritz too!

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

The Ordonez gamble pays off for Detroit.

 

shoulda gone after him Jim.

 

but what else is new.

 

16 million for an .827 OPS? no thanks.

 

For a clutch, Pennant Winning HR?

 

Yes, Please.

An .827 OPS in right field probably won't allow you to get to that situation in the first place.

 

Umm... didn't exactly that just happen?

 

yes! Lets get Jim Leyritz too!

 

Don't forget Mark Lemke!

[soccer10k]

The Ordonez gamble pays off for Detroit.

 

shoulda gone after him Jim.

 

but what else is new.

 

16 million for an .827 OPS? no thanks.

 

For a clutch, Pennant Winning HR?

 

Yes, Please.

An .827 OPS in right field probably won't allow you to get to that situation in the first place.

 

Umm... didn't exactly that just happen?

 

Umm...Ordonez wasn't the reason the Tigers got to this situation.

[CubRock2]

All I'm saying, is that I wouldn't complain a bit about a guy's paycheck if he hits a Pennant Winning HR. I understand baseball is a lot more complicated and requires many factors agreeing to propel a team that far, but would you complain if the Cubs paid CLee $26 mil per year, and he ends up hitting a shot like that? Does it really matter what salary looks like if your team just got into the World Series like that?

 

Sure, he may get paid too much, but hitting a walkoff in a spot that a lot would fail in validates any overspending, IMO. I'm not saying assembling a team full of the most obscure clutch hitters wins a WS, but if someone does that for your team, I'm pretty sure you're not complaining about a stat or dollar sign in the world.

[Drew Doughty]

sure you are.

 

Aaron Boone should not be employed on a major league roster and the fact that he hit one home run in a clutch situation does not justify the fact that he has been decidedly below average for a few years.