Random Thoughts of a Muddled Mind

You probably heard me yelling when Magglio Ordonez took Oakland pitcher Hudson Street’s pitch over the left field fence to secure a 6-3 win, and secure a spot in the 2006 World Series.

Twenty-two years ago I was a bandwagon fan of the Detroit Tigers as they defeated the San Diego Padres in the 1984 World Series (I spent that summer in Toledo, Ohio, which is just 40 miles from Tiger Stadium, and it was a magical season). Since then, there has been one team that has had my alliegence. I suffered through the loss to the Twins in the ‘87 ALCS (I still hate the Twins for that one)…through the 13 years of losing records (including 1996, a team which is considered by ESPN to be the second worst in MLB history, and the 2003 team, which lost 119 games…119)

For now, all of that is a distant memory. After winning 95 games, struggling through a late season swoon, and losing the division lead on the last day of the season, the Tigers have now won 7 of 8, beating “The Payroll”, and then sweeping the Oakland A’s. The only bad thing now, is that we have to wait until next Saturday for the Series to begin.