Anthony Reyes is a man. Justin Verlander looked like a rookie. Tony LaRussa is a manager. Jim Leyland looked like he took the week off.
You have to wonder how long its going to take for an AL Manager to believe that Albert Pujols is for real. It's pretty much the same story time and time again when it comes to interleague play. Managers and pitchers alike think they see guys like Albert Pujols all the time, and the act of putting him on base with a base empty seems far-fetched to them. They think that since he plays in the National League he's not really all that good, just another one of the boys. Well, cheers to Justin Verlander and Jim Leyland. Pujols did it again.
But the big story here isn't Albert Pujols. Its rookie pitcher Anthony Reyes providing 8 innings of one run ball, a Jeff Suppan-esqe performance. All the critics will tell you that it was because Detroit had the week off, they were rusty. The credit will fall Anthony Reyes way very limitly. But it was pitching, and not the week off, that held the Tigers at bay. You can usually tell within the first two inning if Reyes will have his stuff. If he's letting balls rise in the strike zone, then be careful and keep him on a short leash. If he's hitting his locations, which he was last night, then be careful if you're the opposing team. I believe Reyes has earned himself another start in this world series, *if neccessary, of course.
*Did anyone notice Fox's oopsy last night during the broadcast??? At a comercial break, a World Series ticket stub was located near the top of the screen. It read: World Series Game 1. Mets v. Tigers. No joke. I must credit my friend, Andy Arnzen, on the discovery.
To answer a comment from "onetickedoffredbirdfan," I too get extremely frustrated with the lack of credit given to the St. Louis Cardinals. But its the way it is, and all we can do is keep winning ballgames. I researched your article, read it, and the first thing I noticed was that it was written by a guy with the last name of Schmuck - which pretty much immediately discredits him. He's not a smart man, or he wouldn't be writing the stuff he's writing. Don't listen to him.
Other ideas to keep you sane while the Cardinals win the World Series:
*Keep the TV off ESPN
*Avoid FOX if at all neccessary
*Don't read anything not coming out of St. Louis, and even then take precaution when reading Bryan Burwell articles
*Daydream of hanging curve balls thrown by Tiger pitchers
*Remimber that Albert Pujols, Chris Carpenter, and Jeff Suppan are all on your side
*And think about the Chicago Cubs
Game Two set to go. Kenny Rogers vs. Jeff Weaver. My prediction, Tigers 17-1. They win it in five. Jeter gets game winning hit and Curt Schilling has miracle outing with painted red sock out of the bullpen. Roger Clemens goes 5-5 from the plate for the Tigers in their DH spot. Bud Selig stands up and applaudes. Fox shows edited clip of Joe Torre and Alex Rodriguez hugging in World Series celebration.
No, seriously.
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Even after that great display of pitching by Reyes, and hitting by the offense, "experts" still have no faith in the Birds. Oh well, that will just make it even sweeter.
i cannot believe major league baseball after last night's 3-1 loss. obviously, Rogers had something illegal on his hands, no pitcher just pitches with a clump of dirt on his hands. how dumb. i dont understand why the birds aren't making a little bit bigger deal out of tihs. i mean you want to let it go and move on, but for God sake's the guy had some foreign substance on his hand, which is illegal. it's a shame grown men have to cheat when everything is on the line.
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