Tigers in the World Series

Boy, I don't get to type things that make me that happy very often. mmmm, good feeling. And I am glad to say that I take back most of the things I said about Ordonez, he is not the least clutch player in the history of the game - turns out he just needed the appropriate stage. He went 2-4 with 2 home runs - the first to tie the game and then the other, with two on, to end the game, end the series and send the Tigers, yes, the Detroit Tigers, to the World Series. They have given us an amazing ride, and one of the best things is that, regardless of the outcome, it is very unlikely Mr. I will make Dombrowski dissolve the team, like he had to after the Marlins won in 1997. This might be a good (special?) team for a number of years. Mr. I has shown he will spend the money to be a winner, and now he has a team worth spending money on.
I was not at this game, but I was at the ALDS clinching game, and the way the team came out to celebrate with the fans just shows everyone the special relationship Detroit fans, of any sport, have with their teams, and the hysteria around a winner.
It was a great day all around, as far as I was concerned, except for the $100 bucks I lost at the casino - in the morning, did a charity walk to raise money for breast cancer, I didn't collapse during the walk, the Tigers won, the Gators lost and Michigan won, and moved to No. 2 in the AP poll. And I got to bed early (around midnight) since I didn't feel like writing this post last night.

Just a few notes about the Making Strides against Breast Cancer - this was a nice event that seemed to have plenty of support people to cheer on walkers and provide water along the way. I had not participated in something like this since I was 12 or something like that, so I was happy with the way things went, except for two things. One was the parking, trying to get that many people onto Belle Isle at one time is really hard, and the fact it was held in mid-October. People said it was better weather than in the past (sunny, little windy, mid-40's), but what do you expect? You schedule something on a small island in the middle of October in the winter, you are going to have weather issues. I would personally like to thank the sponsers and especially the people providing water and bathrooms on the course, and the snacks at the end.

Talk to you later. Maybe even later tonight.