<![CDATA[Tigers Reach The Promised Land, Jeff Suppan Dominates Everything - Deadspin Comments]]> <![CDATA[Tigers Reach The Promised Land, Jeff Suppan Dominates Everything - Deadspin Comments]]> <![CDATA[Tigers Reach The Promised Land, Jeff Suppan Dominates Everything]]> I never root for the Wild Card. Period.

MRM10128

]]> <![CDATA[Tigers Reach The Promised Land, Jeff Suppan Dominates Everything]]> I get sick of people saying how much they hate reading articles of any kind. No one is making you read anything. If it makes you sick, stop reading. It was obvious after the first paragraph what the article was going to sound like.

I agree that there's some hyperbole here, but I think the Tigers are an easy team to get behind (but I've been a fan for my whole life).

And what are the "despicable actions of Kenny Rogers and Ivan Rodriguez?" Kenny Rogers "attacking" a cameraman who was annoying him may have been wrong, but I hardly see it as 'despicable.' And I don't even know where the Rodriguez comment comes from.

Russkiejedi

]]> <![CDATA[Tigers Reach The Promised Land, Jeff Suppan Dominates Everything]]> You've got to give Detroit it's props. What other sports city has hosted the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, and NHL Finals all in the past 5 years? Or in any 5 year span for that matter? None that I can think of. And 3 out of 4 of those involved their own teams. (fucking Lions) They've truely become America's sports city lately. Glad to see it too since the city gets such a bad rap. Hopefully the urban renewal can continue there.

Hit Bull Win Steak

]]> <![CDATA[Tigers Reach The Promised Land, Jeff Suppan Dominates Everything]]> That's true. There has been a different sort of redeption quality around the Tigers than there was with the 'Stones. I was always amazed at the sleeping giant of Tiger fandom. My old boss had pictures of Tigers players on the wall in his office. You could tell they frustrated him a little bit. Once the Tigers even got competitive, I was sure that Comerica would be rocking.

Gordon Bombay

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RashaanEnis, in response to your comment:
And what exactly are the "big words of the big sports folks"? What does that even mean?

While I'll admit my comments were obviously a bit hyperbolic, I feel they were firmly rooted in some of the commentary I'd read like George Vecsey's commentary at the New York Times as Detroit began their series versus the Bronx Bombers.

Ray Wert

]]> <![CDATA[Tigers Reach The Promised Land, Jeff Suppan Dominates Everything]]> Well, I don't think the Pistons championship had the same emotional gravitas for many here in Metro Detroit as seeing the Tigers win the ALCS -- much less the impact of a potential win in the World Series would have -- partially for that reason -- the Pistons are an example of suburban white flight. But really the main reason is that for so many people baseball's still "America's game" -- and the old folks who'd given up on seeing another World Series after the disaster that was the '03 season, are finding themselves surprised to have the possibility in front of them.

Ray Wert

]]> <![CDATA[Tigers Reach The Promised Land, Jeff Suppan Dominates Everything]]> I couldn't agree with you more, Khamel. Although I can respect how excited mr. wert is about his team, the fact that the stadium they play in happens to be in a festering wound of a city really doesn't mean I have to like them or root for them or any of the other bullshit cliches that post was filled with.

More importantly, it's a city that did it without the big bucks, without the big words of the big sports folks, and without any help but that which they received from their own hard-working and hard-knock fans.

Yeah, like that couldn't be said when talking about Green Bay, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Cleveland, or a half-dozen other cities. And what exactly are the "big words of the big sports folks"? What does that even mean?. I have nothing against the tigers, I really don't, but for some reason the tone of ray's "Aren't we great, and hey this really means something" post annoyed the fuck out of me.

RashaanEnis

]]> <![CDATA[Tigers Reach The Promised Land, Jeff Suppan Dominates Everything]]> I think the same thing was written about the Pistons two years ago. That doesn't make it untrue, I just thought it's interesting how the responses to these two teams have been very similiar. (Even if the Pistons are an example of the white flight, being in Auburn Hills and all.)

Gordon Bombay

]]> <![CDATA[Tigers Reach The Promised Land, Jeff Suppan Dominates Everything]]> I'm on the bus and i'm bringing a keg. party on.

Leyland winning in Detriot gives Pirates fans a sliver of hope. That is, if we had a Real GM (tm)

Moonshine Mike

]]> <![CDATA[Tigers Reach The Promised Land, Jeff Suppan Dominates Everything]]> After the game, the entire Tigers roster, front office, luxury suite and season ticket holders headed north of 8 mile in their heated foreign automobiles, passing all the ushers and concessionaires at the bus stop.

Where will this great "team" hang their WILD CARD ENTRANT banner that Brandon Inge managed to acquire all by himself against the Kansas City Royals?

There are two reasons that people outside of Detroit might like the Tigers, 1) they're not NY or BOS and 2) Jim Leyland. Just be thankful that this somehow overshadows the loathsome acts of Kenny Rogers and Ivan Rodriguez.

Eat your heart out Mitch Albom.

WiserTime

]]> <![CDATA[Tigers Reach The Promised Land, Jeff Suppan Dominates Everything]]> I don't know if it shows up this way for every visitor, but the Gawker Artists ad here displays a pretty grim-looking scene of guerrilla-style urban warfare -- sort of how inner-city Detroit probably appears in the imagination of Sergio Leone.

SixtoLezcano

]]> <![CDATA[Tigers Reach The Promised Land, Jeff Suppan Dominates Everything]]> detroit really is a shithole. and the tigers represent that slice of america that makes millions of dollars a year to play a game.

i hate how people claim that you have to respect a certain team or how a team represents america. no sports team represents even a plurality of america. they represent highly talented people who get paid lots of money to do something only they can do.

so they represent hedge fund managers.

Khamel

]]> <![CDATA[Tigers Reach The Promised Land, Jeff Suppan Dominates Everything]]> I just remember shouting "ONE RUN! ONE RUN!" in the middle of the ninth, then Mags' swing, my father yelling "IT'S OVER" as I caught the ball on its majestic arc. I looked right at Payton (the left fielder) who wasn't even moving and saw the ball deposit into the left field stands amidst the white towels and raised arms. I got onto my chair and thrust my own hands into the air, thankful for the opportunity to witness a moment that will go down as one of the city's best in its long and storied history. And I already have my World Series tickets. And thank you to Michael Young...because of your ASG triple, I can make it back to Detroit for each of the WS games without failing any of my college courses.

WingedWheeler

]]> <![CDATA[Tigers Reach The Promised Land, Jeff Suppan Dominates Everything]]> Excellent post. It captured beautifully the reasons I both love and hate my place of birth.

Prada James

]]> <![CDATA[Tigers Reach The Promised Land, Jeff Suppan Dominates Everything]]> As a Detroit natvie

Prada James

]]> <![CDATA[Tigers Reach The Promised Land, Jeff Suppan Dominates Everything]]> You know, I've only been to Detroit once and it is kind of a sinkhole. But when the Tigers win it all (and you're crazy if you think they won't), I'll be happy for them.

The Red Wings, though, can still lick my scrotum.

Phony Gwynn

]]> <![CDATA[Tigers Reach The Promised Land, Jeff Suppan Dominates Everything]]> Mags didn't come to Detroit because they might win down the line, he came there because they offered him far, far more money than any other team. Dead on with the Detroit dynamic though, it's truly amazing just how bad the race relations are there, and nice to see some life in the city for a change other than the few events that draw people from the burbs and other areas into the city (DEMF, the hoedown, the auto show, etc).

This team looks just like the White Sox did last year, which portends well for the Series, especially since they'll be able to line up the rotation and rest Zumaya.

Yinka Double Dare

]]> <![CDATA[Tigers Reach The Promised Land, Jeff Suppan Dominates Everything]]> Chris -- was it because the A's couldn't hit, or was it because the Tigers could throw?

Ray Wert

]]> <![CDATA[Tigers Reach The Promised Land, Jeff Suppan Dominates Everything]]> I like the Tigers too. Middlesex is my favorite book from this millenium.

spinachdip

]]> <![CDATA[Tigers Reach The Promised Land, Jeff Suppan Dominates Everything]]> I'm all for the Tigers, though I'm thoroughly tired of the "winning team as morally superior" b.s. The A's lost because they couldn't hit. Ironically, hitting is only allowed to be performed on an "individual" basis. Though I'm sure Sean Casey's grit and leadership (from the bench) were the real key to Polanco's hitting.

Chris

]]> <![CDATA[Tigers Reach The Promised Land, Jeff Suppan Dominates Everything]]> What's not to love? These guys' grit and determination (along with the sense I have that they're just good guys) makes them the natural choice. Why would you pull for the overblown, overpaid New Yorkers when you can get behind real workers like the Tigers and Twins.

Philistine

]]> <![CDATA[Tigers Reach The Promised Land, Jeff Suppan Dominates Everything]]> What's not to love? These guys' grit and determination (along with the sense I have that they're just good guys) makes them the natural choice. Why would you pull for the overblown, overpaid New Yorkers when you can get behind real workers like the Tigers and Twins?

Philistine

]]> <![CDATA[Tigers Reach The Promised Land, Jeff Suppan Dominates Everything]]> Nicely said Ray. I'm on the bus if you guys got a keg.

Spectacular Sam

]]> <![CDATA[Tigers Reach The Promised Land, Jeff Suppan Dominates Everything]]> Well, that sure made me stand up and slow clap. Well said, Ray.

Pete Gaines

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