Category Archives: Popular Culture

Popular Culture

Tigers And Twins

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Tied in the bottom of the eighth. Detroit, and Michigan could sure use a win here for morale, given their economic straits.

[Update a few minutes later]

Whooooaa. The Tigers are roaring. Top of the ninth. Men at first and third, no outs, with Polcanco one and one.

[Update]

Dang. Ordonez must have hit into a double play (I’m just following a game track). It’s the bottom of the ninth, still tied. The pressure is on the Detroit pitcher to keep the game going.

[Update a few minutes later]

Well, the pitcher(s) (they made a change in the inning) did their job. It’s the top of the tenth.

If the Tigers lose this, Ordonez, despite the fact that he got them here, will be the goat. It was theirs to win in the ninth, and they choked.

[Update]

OK, Detroit got a run in the top of the tenth, breaking the tie. Now it’s all up to the defense. Unfortunately, the Twins got a triple in the first at bat…

[Update]

Well, they’re tied again, with runners at first and third, with one out. The Twins may be about to put the Tigers out of their, and our, misery.

[Update]

Well, Detroit keeps it alive, and gets out of the inning.

[Update]

Top of the twelfth, and the Tigers have the base loaded, with one out. If they can’t win now, they don’t deserve to.

[A few minutes later]

Bases loaded, and once again, they stranded everyone. And I can’t find TBS on DirecTV.

[A few miutes later]

OK, I found TBS on channel 247, but contrary to reports, it’s not showing the game.

[late update]

Well, it looks like Detroit played true to form, and let the Twins have it in the bottom of the twelfth, by a run. At least fans don’t have to torture themselves figuring out how they’ll screw up next.

Media Criticism, Political Commentary, Popular Culture

Just In Case You’re In A Boycotting Mood

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Here’s a list of projects in which Hollywood people who have defended the child rapist are currently involved.

Of course, I’ve been boycotting Hollywood for years, but not necessarily for political reasons — I just don’t find the cost or time worth going out to the movies for most Hollywood products. If I were dating, of course (as I haven’t for years), I might feel differently. But probably not. I’m creative enough to find other things to do on a date.

Popular Culture

Hanging On By Their Fingernails

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The Tigers seemed determined to blow their lead in the division for the last month, and they managed to do it yesterday, letting the Twins tie them. But they finally shook the dust off their bats and beat the White Sox today. If Minnesota holds on to win against the Royals (as they are ahead currently in the seventh), I guess there’ll be a one-game playoff. So they have one more chance to blow it. They have my full confidence in their ability to do so.

Meanwhile, after blowing their record last week, the Lions have started a new losing streak today. We’ll see if they can top the previous one.

Popular Culture

Deja Vu

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I’m watching Michigan demonstrate why it’s the worst 4-0 team in the country against the Spartans. They seem to be reverting to the team that they were last year. Last week’s win against Indiana may have been their last this season.

[Post-game update — the above was posted in the third quarter]

Well, they almost pulled off another one, like Notre Dame and Indiana, but their luck ran out in overtime.

General, Popular Culture

The Division Series Is Underway

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It wasn’t planned that way, but the schedule of Detroit and Minnesota worked out such that the last meeting of the season for both teams is a shoot out for the title. Going into it, Minnesota had to win three out of four to win, while Detroit only needs to win half the games. You’d think that would be good news for the Tigers (and a win would be a morale boost for the benighted Michigan residents, with the highest unemployment rate in the nation, albeit of their own making, due to poor political choices over the decades). But the momentum is with the Twins, who are on a hot streak, while Detroit has been slumping, particularly at bat. Their pitching staff has been great, but they haven’t gotten the runs they need to win, which is why they were separated by only two games going into the series this weekend, dropped from a seven-game lead early in September.

They were rain postponed last night, so today was a double header, and their unfortunate trend continues. They lost the first game this afternoon, 3-2 (again, can’t really blame the pitching staff). If the Twins sweep, they only need one more win, tomorrow or Thursday, to win the division. The Tigers would still be the wild card, but if they can’t win this series, there’s not much chance they can do the job when they have to win the league title, and then the championship. As a Tigers fan, I sure hope they can at least split today. As I type this, they’re up one to nothing.