Beat The Tigers

The Tigers have one last chance to prove themselves.  As they head to New York to take on the Yankees (against whom they’re 1-3), the Twins and White Sox are both within 5-1/2 games of Detroit.  That’s less than the Yankees lead over Boston, which is back to 6-1/2 thanks to the Red Sux being unable to win even one game over last place Seattle.

Having to face the team with the best record in baseball (notice how I didn’t say the best team in baseball, merely the one with the best record) is not a prospect I would normally get excited over.  However, I got word today from MTB that Leyland has decided to start Wil Ledezma against the Yankees on Wednesday.  If anyone can get Alex Rodriguez off his slump, it’s Wil.  Alex is 4-4 against Ledezma, with all four hits being home runs.  Do I expect that streak to continue?  No, but if he can just homer once or twice, I’d be totally cool with that.

In other cool news, DirecTV comes through for me again.  For the US Open, they’ve introduced a mix channel that allows you to watch SIX matches at once.  On top of that, there’s 5 additional channels (in addition to normal coverage on USA) where you can watch other matches that are being played.  Best part:  IT’S FREE!!!  Yes, it’s good to have DirecTV.

Anyway, that’s the news for now.