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Did they burn cars in ‘68 too, or is Bobby mixing his championship metaphors?

Brandon Inge, after today’s game:
“Right now, Verlander and [Edwin] Jackson have been carrying us, and there will be a time where we carry them.”

To steal a line from Fungo contributor Doug Hill, it’s time to clear out a cluttered mental notebook:

The Tigers were so bad for so long in the ’90s and early ’00s that it’s hard for me to believe they managed to sustain a winning record against any club. But, after today’s win against the Brewers, [...]

I don’t like to leave this space empty for days at a time as I’ve done lately, but this Tigers team has made me one grumpy fan — yes, I’m unhappy with a first-place team.
There. I said it.
There’s been plenty of frustration expressed about this light-hitting lineup in the blogosphere, the Twittersphere, and [...]

On this date in 2005, the Tigers traded reliever/troublemaker Ugueth Urbina and infielder Ramon Martinez to the Phillies for infielder Placido Polanco. We all know how that traded worked out.
In his five-ish seasons in Detroit, Polanco has been merely a machine: .313 average, .357 OBP, playing in about 140 games a year, hitting .529 in [...]

The Tigers are in first place, but they stink.