Hangover Of The Week: Tigers Finish Weaker Than Rosie On Broadway
The Detroit Tigers lost their last five games of the season, the closer in spectacular fashion, and relinquished the American League Central crown to the Minnesota Twins on the last day of the season. Not since the ABC sitcom “Emily’s Reasons Why Not” has anything closed so poorly. In addition to losing the division crown, they Tigers lost momentum, home field advantage, good parking spaces, frequent flyer miles, rollover minutes, at least 30,000 friends on MySpace, Hertz Gold Club status, their Costco Membership and their Starbucks’ “Caf-free” cards. On the heels of Michigan State’s stunning collapse to both Notre Dame and Illinois the last two weeks, Michigan area suicide hotlines have added the call-waiting feature to all lines.
