OT - 9-17-12 Tigers vs White Sox. Must win for Tigers

Submitted by Blue boy johnson on

Must win game for Tigers and a crucial game for White Sox. Tigers will either be one game back or 3 games back after today

Fister matching up with Quintana

Tigers up 3-0 in the 3rd, but these Sox are tough, and now have bases loaded with one out to start the bottom 3

JHendo

September 17th, 2012 at 6:29 PM ^

Who the hell said I was throwing in the towel?  Read what I said, because I'm damn sure I said I can't watch anymore games on tv and will just follow box scores from now on.  Besides, my fanhood will not be under scrutiny from a nameless, faceless stranger on a blog. 

Go Tigers, and enjoy whatever damn opinion you decide you want to bestow upon my fanhood.

Buck Killer

September 17th, 2012 at 6:56 PM ^

And $hit in the other. Let me know which one fills up first. You sound like a Leland fan. Everything is great with plenty of time left. Boycott every game until he is fired. I have watched way too many games, and am done. My money will speak for itself. If they don't want to hold Jim accountable then the fans can.

WMUgoblue

September 17th, 2012 at 5:18 PM ^

And I'm throwing in the towel. Not mathematically eliminated but this team looks finished, it truly feels like a chore watching this team flounder with mediocrity.

MGoBlue96

September 17th, 2012 at 5:34 PM ^

the same time it isn't  over yet. The odds aren't in their favor obviously, but after what happened last year with Wild Card races we learnd that it isn't over until it's over. Hopefully LA and TB can beat up on Chicago. Not to mention some help from  KC is possible as they have had Chicago's number. Of course, that doesn't matter unless the Tigers put together a great last 16 games.

Also the Tigers play the next 10 at home. They have been a completely different team at home. So in short it doesn't look good, but it's not time to throw in the towel yet. I don't see  a team that has given up, if they had given up they would be getting blown out, not losing close one run ball games.

MGoBlue96

September 17th, 2012 at 5:53 PM ^

the Tigers have been very good at home in the second half. I am pretty sure they have had a couple of 12-4 type stretches on the year, so I fail to see how they aren't capable of that, given the fact that Oakland is the only team they play above .500.

Like I said,  Chicago doesn't have a cakewalk down the stretch, KC has had their number all year and they  have 7 against LA and TB. I could definatly see the White Sox only going .500 in the last 16.

Moonlight Graham

September 17th, 2012 at 5:54 PM ^

"should win." Hey, Detroit has an easier schedule in the final weeks, right? Tigers go 13-3, getting swept by the resurgent A's but sweeping the Twins and Royals. White Sox go 9-7, getting swept by the Rays and Angels but sweep the Royals and Indians. Or figure the rest of the games will go *something* like that, based on the SOS. Even in that unlikely scenario, the Tigers only win the Central by a game. A GAME!!! Anyone who says there are still plenty of games left, hey that's fine but yesterday and today were monumentally important and now the Tigers have a steeeeeeep uphill climb, no longer in control of their own destiny. 

StephenRKass

September 17th, 2012 at 7:38 PM ^

Short of injury, I don't think the White Sox will lose to the Tigers. They're hungry (after coming in 2nd last year.) More than that, Dunn is now healthy, and they won't throw away games defensively. I have real doubts about how far they'll go, but you never know in the post season. They actually have decent bats, good pitching, and good defense. They certainly could catch lightning in a bottle, and go further than many expect. Doubtful, but it could happen.