2 weeks ago my wife and I sat in front of this very computer that I am typing from now and clicked on "Best Seats Avalible" the order was for 2, Little did I think about where we would be sitting nor little did I care.

I highlighted to my wife that the Tigers were making the Motor City and the State of Michigan hold on for fan appreciation weekend, she has recently became one of the biggest fans to the Boys of that Old English D this spring when we went to spring training. Before then she only had slight interest in them because she knew it is the team I have loved my whole life. Now this season she is calling me at work and giving me play by play updates and where the White Sox and Twinkies were in the standings.

Our seats for what was to be the most memorible game of the season were located in Section 330 row 14 (Nose Bleeds) We did not care, we had to be there... Right?

The Game started like any other both teams trying to get a feel for the studs on the bump low and behold we got a feel in a hurry racing out to a 6-0 lead with Bondo flat out dealing. Both of us in complete joy and shock that it was coming, I mean after all even if the Twinkies won it would not matter we were gonna bring home that division crown. Soon it became 7-4 and like that you could feel the tension in the air considering that we had gave up a 5-0 lead on Friday. Ok were alright here comes the Skipper calling to the pen for "The Man" Zoom Zoom Zumaya suddenly it felt ok again.

Now it's 7-6 and like the blur in front of your eyes when you get sucker punched I had no idea how it seemed to be slipping away, then tragity struck as a routine ground ball turned "Cubish" 2 men on 1 out and into the mit of the senior Tiger Brandon Inge the choice - Tag the runner and settle for 2 outs or try to hurry a inning ending double play. I sat in horror as I watched the ball sail into Right field.

As quick as the energy entered Comerica on this warm and sunny Sunday it was sucked out. Now all we could do was sit and play in our minds what we as fans could do to get this game won, I reached into my back pocket and yanked out the Big League Chew (Original) shoving as much of it in my mouth as possible so did my wife "#### up".

Flipping the hats inside out the whole section of nose bleeders began the rally caps, there were mothers, fathers, kids, and grandparents all screaming at the top of there lungs and beating there hands red.

On this day, this "Fan Appreciation Day" we as fans were dealt the ultimate punch in the gut and swept right out of 1st place by the lowly 100 loss team 3 years running KC Royals... Thanks, Thanks alot glad you feel good about it, glad you ended your season on a "high note".

Now we can put things into percepctive, fly out and face the "Evil Empire" for a best of 5 series in witch ESPN and others give a better chance of the Royals having a winning team in the next decade then for the Tigers to take the best of 5 from NY.

I lay this argument out there for you, the 7 games that these 2 met this year on paper was obviously in favor of Steinbrenners over paid posse of multi-millionares, but I watched all of them and witnessed something that the Over Paid Pinstripers did not have...Heart and Fight to play a entire game. I feel it will come back to bite them, maybe not against my team but it will come and get them. If what I hope comes true then I will be sitting some where in front of a big screen and watching a "Grudge" match so to speak when the Twinkies and Tigers square off in the ALCS, after all if it did happen should'nt it be the 2 Cinderella stories?

So in conclusion I say this to some of the other teams fan base.

1) To the KC Royals fans. Keep your brown bags handy because looking at what little you have going for you in the farms indicate your gonna need to hide your faces for years to come.

2) To the Twinkie fans. Thanks for taking what shoulda been ours, we did not do the job that needed to be done to get it and you snuck up and grabbed it AGAIN (and I am not forgetting 1987)

3) To the Chicago White Sox fans Most of you seem to be rude and suddenly spoiled by a Championship but when you realized it was not gonna happen for you then you quickly pulled for the Tigers, THANK YOU. See you next year for what should start to become a "REAL RIVAL".

4) To the Toronto Blue Jay fans (I doubt your reading this after all when you fail to finish in the playoffs it's right back to the Leafs) well let me just say I think that you can say now we are even, your 2 out of 3  last week secured the same type of fall we handed to you in 1987 so EVEN it is OK? P.S. LETS GO RED WINGS!

5) To the "EVIL EMPIRE" fans, 39 pennants and 26 World Championships... You don't need another one for awhile longer so I wish for you a Error Riddled 3 baseman who strikes out in clutch situation (opps you already got one) Good Luck in the ALDS hope you lose (no offense).

Well when the season is over for the beloved boys in the Old English "D" I will have one heck of a blog to put a cap on my season of Tigers Baseball. Till then GO TIGERS!!!

I am over the anger now my Wife says she doesnt think she is gonna throw up like she felt on Sunday and we are both still wearing the Old D's on our heads! A new season is upon us and I hope that we are playing in all 19 of them!