Originally Posted by gblowfish (Post 9626022)

Today is why we got Shields. You have to match up with the teams in your division. With Shields, we got a horse that can give Verlander a run for his money. Verlander is very, very good. I think he's the best in the American League, and I wish we had him. Moose got a legit double today, so that's good. The team scratched its way into extra innings, and lowered the boom when they got into Detroit's bullpen, which is their weakness, and our strength. This game could be pivotal for our season. Getting swept in Detroit would have been bad. Now these guys know they can play with anybody in the division. No reason to think we should take a back seat to anyone.