Alright, after letting emotions settle over the weekend it’s time for a quick unpacking of the Tigers loss to the Mariners in the ALDS. As you’d expect, there’s been a lot of over-cooked rage bait on sports talk radio and the media generally, but that’s only natural after a painful loss in an extra innings, winner-take-all game. Now that some of that has settled down and I’ve had a chance to go back and re-watch a few particular innings again, let’s talk about the marathon classic that was Game 5.

Leaving aside how it played out for a moment, the Mariners were obviously favored from the start. Not only did they have home field advantage, but they were by far the hotter team late in the season. The Tigers’ September collapse while the Mariners stormed through the final month of the season

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