I have said it before, the Tigers need to cut Valverde loose. He is just not cut out for being a closer. He makes too many mistakes and every time he comes into the game I feel like the opposition has a good chance at winning the game. Fister certainly showed up for this game, although he walked 4 batters, he only gave up 6 hits and pitched the way he needed to for his team to win, and he deserved to get the W. The Tigers earned this win and I think we will see more games like this out of this team, but hopefully with less excitement at the end from Valverde.
Now onto the big story of the game, Derek Jeters ankle. This is a huge blow to the Yankees already anemic looking offense. Jeter had been hitting about .360 during the postseason and solidified his place as possibly the best hitter ever in the playoffs after knocking out his 200th career postseason hit before he was injured. I already thought the Tigers were gong to win this series, but now it becomes even more apparent that they will be the team to come out on top unless the Yankees can rally around this and step up and make up for the loss of their captain. If they can do it, that alone will make them a difficult team to beat simply because of the emotion involved in their game. But lets remember they still have to face Justin Verlander probably twice, Fister twice, and Scherzer twice. That is quite the uphill battle to face without the best player in postseason history.
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