Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Lets not kid ourselves, baseball is a very time consuming, and for the most part slow progressing game. Every now and then you get a real pitchers duel and the game may squeeze in just under two hours. But, every so often there are things like weather, and pitching changes, and injuries that can really slow a game down. Well we did something that horse race gamblers would kill for; we hit the trifecta the last two nights. Not only did we have a few rain delays, but both teams used a variety of pitching, and there was at least one or two stoppages for one reason or another. This all snowballed into I don’t know how long a delay, but all I do know is that I got home at 12:30…a.m. There are times, like today, when I am sitting in the bullpen thinking, “God I feel like I’ve been here at the field for two or three straight days.” Late games not only put a damper on possible post game plans but if there’s an early game the next day, let me just say as a player, you really need to love the game then more than ever. My guess is that as you progress through the organization, these drag-on games don’t seem as bad. I wonder if any of the Tigers say after a late running game, “Man I can’t wait to get out of this great clubhouse with absolutely everything in it so that I can beat traffic.” Who knows? Maybe a few years down the road when I break into the big leagues I will be writing about this exact topic again. Then, anyone who has read this particular piece can come and I will give everyone free tickets, you know, to keep me humble.