At least there's one good football team in Michigan. Maybe the Wolverines should have played Chicago today. The Lions are already down 17-zip in the first half.

[Update with three minutes to go in the game]

Down 34-7. Hey, they can still come back. They only need one touchdown every forty-give seconds.

And the Tigers are losing to the Orioles in the bottom of the eighth, with Minnesota winning. so their lead in the Central Division will be down to one game. Looks like they're going to blow it, and they may not even make it as a wild card.

Glad we at least have the Wolverines today.

[Update a little after 4 PM EDT]

Hey, they Tigers have tied it up at eight each in the bottom of the eighth. Maybe they can pull it out.

[Update at 4:30]

They're in extra innings. Unfortunately, in the top of the tenth, the Twins have a man on second with nobody out. A single would bring in the go-ahead run.

[Couple minutes later]

Crap. The Tigers' bull pen is letting them down. Two runs in, bases loaded, with only one out. They're going to have to have a heck of an inning at the bottom of the tenth to recover.

[Update]

Sigh. You know, maybe it's just as well. The way they've been playing for the last few weeks, they'd never make it through the playoffs anyway.

Chicago as in the former Big Ten powerhouse Maroons?

Eh, even just making to the playoffs for a team that hasn't been there in ages is well enough. I know when the Rangers busted through in the lat 90's it was followed by fanfare equivalent to winning the penant itself. Though, the Rangers bowed out in the first round. So, many fans complained of exhaustion brought on by over exuberance. However, we had to face the Yanks in the first round so it was written in the cards already.

eff football, at least right now. I will SNAP, SNAP I say, if a team from the AL Central doesn't win the series.

the 3 best teams in baseball are in one division, if the AL Central division winner, or the Wildcard from the AL Central doesn't win the World Series? Then they flogging CHOKED!

Chicago as in the former Big Ten powerhouse Maroons?
Posted by Raoul Ortega

You Better take that back Raoul!
They might be playing weak, which they are, it is more cuz they are the WS champs, and are battling two teams that all of baseball scoffs at. That will challenge anyones morale. Kinda like people praising france as a great military power, while we are in an occupational war.

It is something that shouldn't happen, but might, and when it starts? it becomes true cuz noone! NO!ONE! wants to be second or third to one of the teams that were gonna be contracted in 2002, and a team that only exists because of tax exxemptions.