Saturday, October 14, 2006 |
Magglio Murders The A's: Tigers 6, A's 3
Bradley, who had been an integral part of the A's offense, one of the few sticks Oakland had in working order (.500 in the postseason), played most of this game valiently, injuring his quad while pulling up to first base on a third inning single. He nonetheless made a fine running catch of Curtis Granderson's line drive to right, which saved Street from surrendering a double at least.
But he didn't get Granderson and he didn't get Monroe, both of whom singled, leading up to Ordoñez's moment of glory, the shining jewel so far on an all-but-unblemished tiara of a season for a team so long in baseball's also-rans they seemed dead. Jeremy Bonderman, the man who Billy Beane threw a chair over (figuratively), had no effect on the game other than to keep it tied against Danny Haren, who pitched better (seven strikeouts versus Bonderman's three, though Bonderman lasted longer). Congratulations to the Tigers, who have earned themselves a World Series berth, their first since 1984, and more, earned them some long-overdue respect.
Update: Reaction at Athletics Nation and David Pinto. Still waiting for a substantive comment from one of the Tigers bloggers.
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