I got an unexpected Saturday night off yesterday.
Because of a power outage at The Evening News printing plant on Huber Drive, we had to get Sunday’s paper done by 3:30 p.m. so that it could be shipped to Adrian for printing.
That meant I got out of work early, but I didn’t have power at my house, either. That didn’t leave many options for the evening.
After taking the family out to dinner, going on a walk and playing Lego with my daughter, I pulled out a battery radio and prepared to enjoy the Tiger game.
There wasn’t much to enjoy.
The game was tight for the first few innings, then Jeremy Bonderman blew up with a four-run sixth inning allowing the Yankees to build a 7-2 lead.
I wrote an item in this blog a few days ago about how Justin Verlander wasn’t acting much like an ace. The same is true of Bonderman. Both of them have been mediocre or worse since the All-Star break.
The Tigers can’t make the playoffs with their two big guns pitching that way.