Like a salve for my baseball-savaged heart, football has returned! Yes, I know Michigan lost to Utah. Yes, I know that we would need to splice the two quarterbacks together to get one solid quarterback. But the special teams were neat, the defense made adjustments at halftime that WORKED (when was the last time that happened, Wolverine fans?) and as long as we can get the opposite team to commit something like 15 penalties in a game, we can hang in on offense. Just don't make them go the length of the field. And a special "way to go" to Morgan Trent on defense with a few great hits! There is something magic about fall and football and marching bands and I need something to distract me from the chaos that has become my beloved Tigers (Detroit, that is).
The Detroit Tigers. My Sean Casey-less team. The team that took my favorite player (Brandon Inge) who was an athletic genius at third base out of the day-to-day line up until they put him in at catcher (where he certainly has the game smarts to play but is not necessarily optimally used) after trading away Pudge. The team that paid top dollar for a roster full of hitters who weren't hitting, then took the best defensive player on the team off the starting line up. The team that let my second favorite player sign with Boston. Captain Single, aka Sean Casey, The Mayor. But last year at Comerica Park, I got to see Sean Casey hit a triple with the whole bench going nuts for his effort. I've seen nothing like that this season. Oh well. Maybe next year. Just goes to prove you can't buy chemistry. But keep Cabrera (I've turned into a fan - as long as he doesn't play third base). Polanco. Galarraga. Granderson. Inge if you can (and if you can't, the team he lands on will become one of my favorites similar to Brad Ausmus and the Astros). Just fix the team and give us something to cheer about in August and September next year.
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