DonkSlayer 1 Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writ...real/index.html Link to post Share on other sites
wsox8 10 Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Detroit will not make the playoffs, I guarantee it. Link to post Share on other sites
greatwhite 0 Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 If Detroit does make it to the playoffs they won't make it to the World Series. I believe there are 3 teams that are better than them, the White Sox, Red Sox, and the Yankees. While the Tigers have been impressive early they have been beating up the Twins and Royals. Against the White Sox they are 0-3 and have not played as well against teams above .500. They are a good young ball club and I think they are a year or two away from making a good run at the Championship. Link to post Share on other sites
CobaltBlue 662 Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 As much as I like the White Sox, I'd love to see Detroit make it to the playoffs for purely underdog reasons. Ideally, Chicago would take the AL Central and Detroit would pick up the Wild Card and shut the Yankees out. Link to post Share on other sites
mk 11 Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Verlander and Robertson have been performing WAAAAAY beyond any reasonable expectations, and I believe they will both come back to earth and finish with 4.50 - 5.00ish ERAs. I don't think their staff is truly deep enough to perform this well late into October. I think they have a shot at the wild card, but would not be surprised to see them get shut out of the playoffs. Link to post Share on other sites
greatwhite 0 Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Verlander and Robertson have been performing WAAAAAY beyond any reasonable expectations, and I believe they will both come back to earth and finish with 4.50 - 5.00ish ERAs. I don't think their staff is truly deep enough to perform this well late into October. I think they have a shot at the wild card, but would not be surprised to see them get shut out of the playoffs.I don't expect Robertson to keep up at this level although he has been getting better every year. However, Verlander might. No one knows how good Verlander will be yet since he is new to the Major League. Since he is a rookie and has such a low ERA after a fair amount of innings, I would think that he has a chance to become a great pitcher. Link to post Share on other sites
zsta2k6 0 Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Yeah, sure, the tigers will make it to the playoffs this year... just like the Lions will make it to the super bowl... the pistons will fail to make the 2007 playoffs... and the red wings will have the worst record in the NHL. Link to post Share on other sites
DonkSlayer 1 Posted June 1, 2006 Author Share Posted June 1, 2006 Yeah, sure, the tigers will make it to the playoffs this year... just like the Lions will make it to the super bowl... the pistons will fail to make the 2007 playoffs... and the red wings will have the worst record in the NHL.Noob. Link to post Share on other sites
DonkSlayer 1 Posted June 2, 2006 Author Share Posted June 2, 2006 Great game on right now, NY @ Tigs. Verlander gave up some runs but pitched 97 mph + through the 6th inning, and now it's a 1-run ballgame. Link to post Share on other sites
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