tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post2344028518050946481..comments2024-02-29T23:31:03.341-05:00Comments on Out Of Left Field: How far were the Tigers back with 16 to play in '87?sagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-85191829143559047242008-09-12T15:04:00.000-04:002008-09-12T15:04:00.000-04:00Actually, I was going to link that comment to Drun...Actually, I was going to link that comment to Drunk Jays Fans, but they kind of scare me a bit.Duane Rollinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512076277116230020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-32883472337744669512008-09-12T14:47:00.000-04:002008-09-12T14:47:00.000-04:00(Actually, not really...but it was fun to feel lik...(Actually, not really...but it was fun to feel like a drunken angry frat boy for a second there.)Tao of Stiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-39281343934086141412008-09-12T14:44:00.000-04:002008-09-12T14:44:00.000-04:00"some delusional Blue Jays fanboy blogger"Not to b...<I>"some delusional Blue Jays fanboy blogger"</I><BR/><BR/>Not to be spooky, but we know where to find you Rollins, and we don't cotton to your flippant putdowns.<BR/><BR/>Guard your grill and knuckle up, buttercup.Tao of Stiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-70030253246672744102008-09-12T14:03:00.000-04:002008-09-12T14:03:00.000-04:00Fair enough yourself. You are talking to a Canadia...Fair enough yourself. You are talking to a Canadian/TFC soccer guy here. I have first hand knowledge of how something can be interesting even when it doesn't have any "real" scoreboard implications.<BR/><BR/>But, you have to admit...all sports are <I> more </I> interesting when there is something on the line. And, as a kid that grew up watching Jays teams that <I> always </I> were in the race, I long to Just. Have. To. Know. The. Score. again....<BR/><BR/>Besides, my grandmother has watched every game the Jays have played for the last decade. She deserves it.Duane Rollinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512076277116230020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-86740181750811354452008-09-12T12:49:00.000-04:002008-09-12T12:49:00.000-04:00Fair enough, but baseball can be interesting even ...Fair enough, but baseball can be interesting even when your team doesn't have a chance to make the playoffs.<BR/><BR/>Besides, baseball's undermined the integrity of the post-season with the 3-division setup and the unbalanced schedule. Putting any stock in making the playoffs is like putting any stock in the Oscars when it comes to movies or the Grammys when it comes to music. I hope like hell they get it, I'm rooting for them, but I'm still not going to abide by an intellectually dishonest process.sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-22201865793363056132008-09-12T12:40:00.000-04:002008-09-12T12:40:00.000-04:00Realistically what I'm hoping for is that they do ...Realistically what I'm hoping for is that they do two things.<BR/><BR/>1) Pass Minnesota. It would be nice to be <I> the </I> chasing team. And..<BR/><BR/>2) Get it below four at least once. <BR/><BR/>Then it would really feel like it was a race. Now, it just seems like it <I> could </I> be one.<BR/><BR/>Still, it's better than it was a month ago...Duane Rollinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512076277116230020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-32499551768600399922008-09-12T12:13:00.000-04:002008-09-12T12:13:00.000-04:00The Jays would pretty much need to take six of the...The Jays would pretty much need to take six of the seven games they have left with the Bostons.<BR/><BR/>How much of a nerd am I that I knew -- although I checked to confrim -- that with 16 games left in 1987, the Tigers were a half-game <I>ahead</I> of the Jays.<BR/><BR/>The Jays got out to a 3 1/2-game lead by taking the first 3 games of a 4-game set in Toronto on the second-last weekend ... and let's just trail off right there.sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.com