...and it doesn't end well.
I'm pretty sure we've all seen this movie before:
2006 - Great year, great team, and got HOT going into the playoffs. World Series comes and they get embarrassed
2009 - Great year, choke the final 10 days, fail to make playoffs in Game 163 at Minnesota
2011 - Great year, unbelievable team, slammed by Texas in ALCS
2012 - Underachieving year until September 15 when they finally pull ahead to win Division. Get HOTT in the playoffs. World Series comes and they get embarrassed.
2013 - Basically in 1st place all year, yet never pulled away and then nearly gave it away in the final two weeks. (Were in sole possession of 1st place since July 3.) September 15 comes and they forget how to hit. Advance to ALCS and still can't hit.
I know how this movie ends.
By the way, will anyone EVER see playoff pitching like we've seen in the last four Tiger games, let alone the ALCS, again? Verlander...One ER in the last 23 IP and the Tigers are 1-2.
Is the glass half-full or half-empty? The Tigers were down 1-2 with game #4 at Detroit in a 5 game series with a hot Oakland. Tigers are down 1-2 with game #4 at Detroit in a 7 game series with a Boston team that can't hit.
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I don't feel like they're going to come back, but it's not crazy to think they might.
I was listening to the radio today where they were giving some of the pitching stats and they are ridiculous. We may not see the like of them again.
Also I have to say as a guy who appreciates baseball more than really likes it, these games have been awesome. I've never been close to being this locked in to a series. They might kill me though.
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