Listen, I’m not going to sugar coat or dance around anything with this blog.
Tarik Skubal is a good pitcher.
The Tigers are playing good baseball.
Tonight, for the first time all season, there is immense pressure.
Or was he playing in big games at Seattle University?
And I know damn well the Tigers haven’t made the playoffs in a decade.
1.5 out with 10 to play?
And a game tonight against a team ahead of them?
Folks….some people are calling this a must win game.
They just have to win games they have to win.
And if Tarik Skubal is pitching with only 10 games remaining, they have to win.
…..and it’s not just the Wild Card spot at stake tonight.
I think he’s also pitching for the Cy Young Award.
Emmanuel Clase has 5 appearances, 5 saves, and 0 ER in September.
Skubal hasn’t won a game this month.
One is getting stronger, the other is slowing down.
How about we use the World Wide Leader in Sports predictor for the award?
They should have at least a little bit of credible insight on the topic:
Interesting.
They agree that this race is not close.
Because Clase should run away with it!!!!!
What if he goes 4 and 2/3, gives up 5, and they lose?
They lose not just the game but the season.
And he loses not just the season but the award.
A lot riding on tonight’s game, Tarik.
Let’s see what the kid’s got….
