The Tigers

Last year, I did a post detailing why the Tigers were as bad as they were during the season. Well, Things seem to even themselves out in the end. The tigers have been able to keep most games close. While not overly impressive they have a winning record (26-20) in one-run games.

The thing that is the most surprising right now is that they have been outscored by one run in total this season. That means their adjusted record should be 75-75. The Minnesota Twins have outscored their opponents by 29 runs. That translates to the same record they have 78-73 (according to baseball-reference.com best website ever.), which would give the Twins a 4-game lead. Somehow, the tigers have overcome their offensive deficiencies and have been able to outplay expectations.

I can't wait to see how this last 2 weeks plays out, I would love to see playoff baseball this time around.

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There was only one thing that could bring me back to blogging..... football.

This weekend was the weekend of "don't turn that channel."

Thursday- There probably couldn't have been a better opening game for the NFL. The Titans and Steelers took the game all the way to overtime.

The Turning Point (point when if you changed the channel you would've missed everything)- Hines Ward catches athe ball with no one in front of him under 2 minutes left

What you missed- Michael Griffin popped the ball out from behind to preserve the tie and send it to overtime. Still, the steelers won the toss and took the ball down the field to score the GW FG.

Friday- This is the game that will haunt me until Wed. Nov. 11 when Toledo comes to Kelly-Shorts stadium. Toledo had a coming out party and stomped all over the Colorado Buffaloes 54-38. It was a small coming out party for the MAC and for Toledo's offense led by Sr. QB Aaron Opelt.

The Turning Point- Before the game, because you saw Toledo playing Colorado and thought no way this game would be interesting. You were kind of right.

What you missed- Toledo's dominance of the game from the first whistle. Also, Aaron Opelt's 319 yds passing, 109 yds rushing and 6 total TDs.

Saturday- Wow, plenty of choices, I'm going with two of them.

1.) CMU was keeping the game close with MSU all day long. Late in the 4th Quarter CMU was down 27-20 and got the ball with 7:30 left in the game and started to drive downfield. That drive culminated in an 11-yd TD pass from Dan LeFevour To Paris Cotton. Head Coach Butch Jones made the right call to go for the 2-point conversion in that situation. Unfortunately, the right call doesn't always work out.

The Turning Point- When Dan Lefevour threw the ball right where Antonio Brown Could get it for 2 but, it was a little out of bounds.

What you missed- The best onside kick I've ever seen by Andrew Aguila that was recovered by Bryan Anderson followed by a short drive that ended with Aguila's 2 FG attempt to sail through the uprights for a 29-27 CMU victory.

2.) Michigan needed a win against Notre Dame at home to calm down the fanbase after all the trials and tribulations that have come along with Rich Rodriguez coaching staff.

The Turning Point- When Rich Rod made the call to punt the ball away with 3 minutes to go and down three points. I mean ND had scored 34 points, what's gonna stop them from running out the clock?

What you missed- Answer: The michigan Defense. They made a stop and got the ball back letting freshman QB Tate Forcier put together a game-winning drive that involved and awesome 5-yd TD pass to Greg Matthews. Michigan pulled out the 38-34 win.

Sunday- Denver vs. Cincinnati didn't exactly look like the most appealing match-up of week one of the NFL. It definitely provided the most drama.

The Turning Point- When Leon Hall made a great athletic play to bat away a pass that was intended for Brandon Marshall with about 30 seconds to go.

What you missed- Brandon Stokley being in the right place at the right time and catching that pass and scampering down the field for what turned into an 87-yd TD that gave Denver a 12-7 lead with 11 seconds left that they held onto.

Monday- Two monday night games that looked lopsided going in turned into two great games.

1.) New England played Buffalo in the first game. I thought it wasn't even gonna be close and the Pats would blow out the Bills. Boy was I wrong.

The Turning Point- Buffalo kicked a FG with 5:32 left to make it a 2 score game. The Bills D had given up 266 yds to Tom Brady but had more importantly kept him out of the end zone.

What you missed- Tom Brady was the golden boy once again. Thanks to a Leodis Mckelvin fumble sandwiched between two Brady-to-Watson TD passes in a span of 1:16, the Pats beat the Bills 25-24.

2.) San Diego took on the Oakland Raiders in the late game. San Diego obviously means whale's vagina in German and that's how big the gap was between the two teams before the game. But everything went right for Oakland and everything went wrong for SD so it was a close game.

The Turning Point-JaMarcus Russel throws a 57-yard TD pass to Louis Murphy on 4th down with 2:34 left in the game.

What you missed- San Diego driving 89 yards down the field without LT to score with 18 seconds left. All they needed was a field goal, but Darren Sproles ran it in from 5 yds out to cap off the scoring and give SD a 24-20 win.

This weekend taught me everything. Don't change the channel and watch as much football as possible. Check and Check.