Mitch Albom visited the Tigers' clubhouse after they were swept by the San Francisco and asks, "why, you might ask, weren't they taking things a bit more ... emotionally?"
Down the hallway, the Giants were dancing, joking, slapping backs, he writes. Funny thing is, besides the champagne, you couldn't tell the difference between their postgame celebration and their pregame ritual, where Hunter Pence riles them up like a Red Bull commercial.
Could that have had something to do with the outcome?
The fire next time. The Tigers tried hard to win this World Series, but, if you ask me, they could use a little sand between their toes, some grit, some agitation. Manager Jim Leyland has said numerous times this year that he wished his team were a bit more vocal. He said it again over the telephone on Monday.
"I don't think there was any question they were pumped up and ready to play," he said. "But ... a lot of our guys really don't talk a lot. Some of our guys are a little bashful and it's the case (with) some of our stars, to be honest with you. ...
