Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Motown sweeps Evil Empire

Tom Davis managed the 87 Tigers, Ed Mikhli managed the 02 Yankees

The first game was a hitting contest, with several lead changes and ties. The Tigers though pulled away fro the Yankees whenever they got close and ended winning 11-8 or so. The second game was a matchup between Jack Morris and Rogers Clemens and, as expected was a pitching duel Clemens left in the seventh or so, but Morris pitched into the extra innings and got the win at home in the 10th. The third game was a masterful gem won by Doyle Alexander as the Tiger bats stayed alive in Yankee stadium. The final score was 7 for the Tigers and not half enough for the Yankees. The last game featured the only lefthanded starters used int he series. Frank Tanana was staked to a nice lead, but Mike Henneman blew the save in the bottom of the 8th. Eric King came in to pitch the extra frames for detroit and allowed only one hit, winning in the 11th on a Darrell Evans homer.List the turning point. Probably came in the first game. The Yankees had rallied to tie the game at 8-8 in the 8th but in the bottom of the frame, Tom Brookens, the unsung hero of this Tigers team, got a two run double to spark a three run rally. after that, the Tigers were never in awe of the Yankee pitching and figured they would eventually score runsWho would you consider the MVP and why ? I would probably have to give it to Tom Brookens for his continued clutch hitting. batting in the ninth spot, he has started rallies and driven in big runs all season long and this series was no exception. But it would be close over Matt Nokes and Kirk Gibson who both had strong series. --submitted by Tom Davis--

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