Archive for October, 2011

October 23, 2011

Fungo Flash Poll: What should be the Tigers’ priority this offseason?

October 23, 2011

We’ll Return Shortly-ish

It’s taken me almost a week to recover from the fan fatigue that overcame me during the ALCS. Truth is, there wasn’t much time for recovery after the ALDS so what could one reasonably expect? Come to think of it, I’m fairly certain I haven’t completely bounced back. After watching the Rangers bludgeon the Tigers [...]

October 17, 2011

Fungo Flash Poll: Now that the ALCS dust has settled, what’s your mood?

October 15, 2011

Instant Reaction: Crushed

With a quick 2-0 lead in Game 6 of the ALCS, the Tigers had us believing that Game 7 could be more than wishful thinking. A couple of innings later, the season effectively came to an end. It’s not good form to blame a nine-run inning on umpiring – Max Scherzer did most of the [...]

October 13, 2011

Fungo Flash Poll: How are You Feeling about Game 6?

October 13, 2011

Tigers Wild Ride in ALCS Continues

And this evening I gleefully eat crow. Justin Verlander or no, I didn’t expect the Tigers to win Game 5. After Wednesday night’s deflating extra-inning loss, my typically optimistic self thought the Tigers had run out of gas and that the Rangers were just too hot to lose. Texas was making the most of their [...]

October 12, 2011

Instant Reaction: Insult to Injury

As Rick Porcello was crafting a beautiful outing through the first five innings, I allowed myself think about the Tigers heading back to Texas with a 3-2 series lead. I should’ve known better; the Tigers were up only 2-0 and the Rangers were just waiting in the weeds for the right moment to get back [...]