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One of the happiest moments in Tigers history needs a deep rewind | Detroit v Oakland 2006 ALCS

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  1. [5]
    BadGuyLoki
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    I remember watching this game. That walk off was so awesome. The World Series, well, not so awesome.

    I remember watching this game. That walk off was so awesome.

    The World Series, well, not so awesome.

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      th0mcat
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      Lapsed Cardinals fan here, gonna have to happily disagree. I loved watching the "Tigers in 3" people eat copious amounts of crow.

      Lapsed Cardinals fan here, gonna have to happily disagree. I loved watching the "Tigers in 3" people eat copious amounts of crow.

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      1. BadGuyLoki
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        And that's why I remained pessimistic in 2012 so that I wasn't as disappointed as I could have been.

        And that's why I remained pessimistic in 2012 so that I wasn't as disappointed as I could have been.

        2 votes
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      Parliament
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      The black smudge controversy is the memory that sticks out most from the series for me. It was analyzed to death.

      The black smudge controversy is the memory that sticks out most from the series for me. It was analyzed to death.

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      1. BadGuyLoki
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        Yeah that was weird. Not to mention Kenny pitched better it was cleaned off.

        Yeah that was weird. Not to mention Kenny pitched better it was cleaned off.

        2 votes
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    gregCubed
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    This has gotta be up there with some of the greatest all-time walk off HRs to win a game, let alone a series. The call is also excellent; so many critical moments are ruined by the call. Not even...

    This has gotta be up there with some of the greatest all-time walk off HRs to win a game, let alone a series.

    The call is also excellent; so many critical moments are ruined by the call. Not even a Tigers fan, but one of my favorite calls for a moment that doesn't involve my favorite team.

    1 vote
    1. BadGuyLoki
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      Yeah our current play by play guy is a piece of stale toast. He can suck the joy away from anything and ruins a good number of great homers.

      Yeah our current play by play guy is a piece of stale toast. He can suck the joy away from anything and ruins a good number of great homers.

      1 vote