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aruba
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Grexpedition to see the Detroit Tigers
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Sep 25 13:54 UTC 2003 |
The Detroit Tigers have had a rough season. Let's have a Grexpedition to
their last game and show our support. The game is:
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| Sunday, September 28th, 1:05 PM |
| vs. the Minnesota Twins |
| Comerica Park, Downtown Detroit |
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I suggest people in Ann Arbor carpool, and meet up with other Grexers at
the ballpark. If people are into it, we could do an early dinner
afterward.
Who's in?
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response 1 of 26:
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Sep 25 14:21 UTC 2003 |
A rough season? Wow, you are so nice. If we don't win 3 of these 4 last
games, we tie the major league record for most losses in a season.
We already set a new AL record. sigh...
I'd go, but Tracey is being moved into rehab today and I want to participate
in her first few days of intensive therapy.
The Grexpedition does sound like a lot of fun though.
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jep
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response 2 of 26:
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Sep 25 15:18 UTC 2003 |
I want to go.
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eprom
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response 3 of 26:
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Sep 25 17:12 UTC 2003 |
I'm rooting for the Tigers.......to lose. We need to bring the record back
to Detroit.
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jep
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response 4 of 26:
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Sep 25 17:35 UTC 2003 |
I'll be going to celebrate the end of this season. It's been hard;
harder even than other recent seasons because it's been clear it was
possible for the team to end up worse than the 1962 Mets.
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jep
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response 5 of 26:
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Sep 25 17:38 UTC 2003 |
Please note, this is Fan Appreciation Weekend, and also Shirt Off Our
Back Day.
Fan Appreciation Weekend means that a lot of the tickets are only $5.
Some normally $20 tickets will be sold for $5 each. I think all of the
upper deck seats are $5.
Shirt Off Our Back means that selected fans will be given the jersey
worn by a player during the game. I imagine they have a lottery for
the jerseys.
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happyboy
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response 6 of 26:
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Sep 25 20:38 UTC 2003 |
y'all should wear your star trek uniforms...
...really!
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maryeliz
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response 7 of 26:
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Sep 26 00:39 UTC 2003 |
Not to sound rude, but what's the point of going ? they're just going to loose
another game.
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krj
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response 8 of 26:
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Sep 26 01:00 UTC 2003 |
It might be a nice sunny day. The hot dogs might be tasty.
You can tell your grandchildren you saw the 2003 Tigers play a game.
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mynxcat
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response 9 of 26:
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Sep 26 01:32 UTC 2003 |
Right mary, why go anywhere if they're going to lose. Great support that is.
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albaugh
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response 10 of 26:
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Sep 26 02:40 UTC 2003 |
They have perked up recently, winning their last 3 games (including tonight),
endind the Twins' 11-game winning streak. If you put 3 wins against their
10 straight losses, that's just about .250, their winning rate for the season.
If they don't in fact win the next 2, to reach "safety", but win *1* of them,
that will make the finale on Sunday crucial, so you might actually see some
spunk, and the fans will be pumped.
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aruba
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response 11 of 26:
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Sep 26 02:54 UTC 2003 |
I think it'll be a lot of fun. jep's in, I'm in - who else?
The Tigers pulled off a great win tonight - they didn't quit when they
were down 4-3 in the eighth. Craig Monroe tied it with a homer in the
bottom of the eigth, and the pitchers proceeded to shut down the Twins
until Shane Halter hit another homer in the 12th to win. They're playing
better than they have all season.
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jep
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response 12 of 26:
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Sep 26 03:11 UTC 2003 |
This season has been the awfulest full season in Tiger history. (The
strike years were worse; the 1994 strike that called off the World
Series was very nearly unforgiveable.) I'm going in order to say
goodbye to the season.
If you've never been to the ball park, but are not actively against
the idea of attending a baseball game, I urge you to give it a try.
Comerica Park is a nice place to spend the afternoon; a pretty and
well-designed ballpark. There is a ferris wheel with baseball-shaped
gondolas, and a carousel on which you can ride on a tiger, if you're
inclined toward such things. There are bronze statues of the Tigers
in the Hall of Fame, plus Willie Horton. There's also a bronze statue
of Ernie Harwell in the concourse.
And then, of course, there's the baseball game itself. The Tigers are
the worst team in baseball; the Twins are the best in the AL Central.
The Tigers will, in fact, probably lose. (They've won only 2 of their
last 27 games against the Twins.) But even so, baseball is a great
game.
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aruba
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response 13 of 26:
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Sep 26 03:20 UTC 2003 |
I'll second jep's assessment of Comerica Park. It's a nice place to spend
an afternoon.
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scg
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response 14 of 26:
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Sep 26 06:20 UTC 2003 |
Are you talking about the Willie Horton of the George Bush Senior campaign
ads, or some other Willie Horton?
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bru
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response 15 of 26:
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Sep 26 12:59 UTC 2003 |
Willie Horton of the tigers, not the criminal.
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jep
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response 16 of 26:
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Sep 26 13:26 UTC 2003 |
The Tigers have a statue honoring Willie Horton, who was an outfielder
with the team from 1963-1977.
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aruba
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response 17 of 26:
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Sep 28 00:15 UTC 2003 |
OK, the plan is to meet at my house at 11:30AM tomorrow. If anyone's
interested but hasn't mentioned it yet, please call me at 741-9351 so we'll
wait for you.
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jep
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response 18 of 26:
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Sep 28 02:23 UTC 2003 |
The Tigers just won their 42nd game. They were down 8-0 in the 5th
inning, and they came back, then won the game. They're now 42-119 and
will not break the 120 loss record of the 1962 New York Mets.
Yayayayay!
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gelinas
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response 19 of 26:
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Sep 28 02:58 UTC 2003 |
Even if they tie that record, they did better by two wins. Another nothing
season. Ah well.
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jep
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response 20 of 26:
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Sep 28 12:49 UTC 2003 |
I've known this was a nothing season since May. The Tigers are not
competitive and won't be for at least a couple of years. 40 win
seasons happen because of severe shortcomings; a huge lack of guys in
the organization who can play baseball well.
But it's baseball. I've been a Tigers fan all my life, excepting only
a couple of years after the 1994 strike which called off the World
Series. It hurts me a lot when the team is not even competitive, like
this year, but it's baseball and it's my Tigers and I still watch.
Last night's win was important to me in this nothing season. I
*don't* want my team to be known as having had the worst team ever.
They aren't going to be, and it's because they've played with a lot of
heart for the last several days, especially including last night.
This team, bad as they are, is finishing up the season playing pretty
good baseball. It's a lot of fun to watch pretty good baseball.
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aruba
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response 21 of 26:
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Sep 28 13:44 UTC 2003 |
Ditto what John said. Should be an exciting game today!
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asddsa
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response 22 of 26:
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Sep 28 16:37 UTC 2003 |
re 21 More exciting than last might?
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aruba
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response 23 of 26:
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Sep 28 23:08 UTC 2003 |
The Tigers won 9-4 today, and so avoided tying the major league record for
losses. Yay!
jep, danr and I had a very nice time. We got a little wet in the 5th, but
otherwise it was a nice day, and the sun came out toward the end. Our seats
were in the front row of section 210, near the right field foul pole. Late
in the game, the sun was very bright behind us, and I took this picture:
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| http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mconger/tigers.html |
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I'll send it to Morena.
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jep
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response 24 of 26:
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Sep 28 23:34 UTC 2003 |
Mark had legitimate, if shadowy, pictures of himself, Dan and I on the
ballfield while play was going on at today's game. We all had a good
game, with no errors in the field. Manager Alan Trammell wouldn't let
us bat, though. I believe he felt we had done enough.
With our assistance, the Tigers held off their 120th win for the
season, and should definitely *not* be known as the worst team ever.
A good time was had by all of us. After the game, Dan took us on a
short tour of Mexicantown, including an excellent dinner at a
restaurant there.
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