A Night With My Brothers and the Tigers are in a Penant Race

So I go to Novi for the second ever Ave Maria alums working in Southeast Michigan networking gathering. And the second I sit down to dinner I get a call from my brother. Both brothers and Brian's wife Abigail are on their way to the Tigers game, staring in 5 minutes, and they have an extra ticket.

Now friends, I must explain that to my knowledge I've never attended ANY baseball game in the month of September. To see a game the Tigers are playing this late in the season, in the midst of a verifiable penant race, well that is truly a rare occurrence. And to see it with my two brothers, that is the icing on the cake.

Here we are in a group photo moments after Carlos Guillen hit a walk off homer in the bottom of the ninth to break a tie and secure a Tigers win. A September win, that is. It was a moment I will remember for quite some time.

Here's the Freep photo of Guillen rounding third to win the game. Since Jeff was doing his best Beastie Boys video impression, I missed this scene in person.

And now for the standings

Detroit ........................................... --

Minnesota .......................................1.5

Chicago ...........................................3.5

Cleveland ........................................18

Kansas City .....................................32