Detroit Tigers Played Like Victims In Dud Of A World Series
Taking nothing away from the San Fransisco Giants, who played like champs and beat the Detroit Tigers' brains in for four straight games, the Tigers played the World Series like a sad-sack group of victims. Their defeatist attitude was reminiscent of the same woe-is-me feeling that the Yankees had recently brought to Detroit.
Looking back, it sure feels like the Detroit Tigers lost the World Series just a few innings into the first game in San Fransisco.
In Game 1, the Tigers sent Justin Verlander to the mound to oppose Barry Zito in what pundits called one of the most lopsided pitching matchups in World Series memory. It was a battle between the best pitcher in baseball in the past few seasons, against probably the worst pitcher in baseball over that same span.
What happened? Verlander got roughed up by the red-hot Giants lineup, Zito baffled the r...
Anger At Jose Valverde Turns To Pity From Detroit Tigers Fans
There probably aren't many people around Major League Baseball who feel sorry for Jose Valverde. The Tigers' former closer can't get anyone out and can't figure it out, but after dancing all over the pitcher's mound for the past ten years as he as he saved 277 games in his career, there's a lot of people who are now dancing upon his grave, nodding in satisfaction at what the baseball gods have wrought upon him.
Tigers fans' frustrations with Valverde have been steadily rising all season, coming to a head when he blew a four-run ninth-inning lead against the Yankees in game 1 of the ALCS. But after giving up hits to four of the five hitters he faced in mop-up time against the Giants last night, a dumbfounded, dismayed and very very lonely Valverde could be seen in the Tigers dugout talking in obvious confusion with Tigers pitching coach Jeff Jones. At this point, Tigers fans' a...
Watch This: Miguel Cabrera Dances After Hitting Off Papa Grande
Any number of big leaguers have been wanting to do this to Jose Valverde over the past few years. But this was probably the only way it was going to happen without starting a bench-clearing brawl.
The story is still not a week old, but we already have our first YouTube parody video, "Upton Girl," set, of course, to the music of Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl." We can only assume that there will be a string of more parody videos to come, culminated with a Justin Verlander-Kate Upton sex tape that will crash the internet.
Anyway, until then, 'Upton Girl' is really, surprisingly good.
Lyrics written and copyrighted by Jimmy Lewis, Touch Em All Productions, SCS, Michigan:
UPTON GIRL
Upton Girl She’s been living in her Upton world I bet she’s never had an M V P I bet she’s never met one like J.V. He’s gotta be with an
Upton Girl He’s been living in his baseball world As long as anyone with fastballs has And now he’s looking for his big curve lass She’s got the ass
And when he throws ‘One Oh One’ He can pitch No No’s But now it seems like This Kate might be his Yoko Suddenly he’s not tough Just because he’s been up on an
Upton Girl You know I’ve seen her in that Swimsuit World If just her photographs can wear me out Imagine what the real girl’s about She’ll wipe him out
And when she’s walking She’s flaunting the goods That’s when J.V. becomes baseball’s Tiger Woods We’ll see he’s not so tough Just because he’s in love with an
Upton Girl She’s been living in her Upton world As long as anyone with double D’s Can slowly take down a great M V P She’s got J.V.
Upton Girl J.V.’s Upton Girl Don’t you know he’s in love with an Upton Girl J.V.’s Upton Girl …
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