What a miserable weekend it was for sports fans in southeast Michigan.
Two frustrating Detroit Tiger losses were combined with a humiliating loss for the University of Michigan football team.
It might have signalled the end of championship hopes for both.
Michigan still has a lot of season to play, but teams that lose to Appalachian State don’t generally win national championships.
As for the Tigers, the weekend summed up how frustrating the season has become.
They made a nice comeback to tie Oakland in the ninth inning Friday night, only to lose in the 10th.
Then on Sunday, they built a 7-0 lead only to let it slip away in a 10-inning loss. It was a golden opportunity to gain ground on the rest of the teams in the playoff hunt with the Yankees, Indians and Mariners all losing.
The Tigers finished a six-game road trip to Kansas City and Oakland – two teams out of contention – with a 2-4 record. That’s not how you launch a playoff run.
I guess we’re just lucky the Detroit Lions didn’t play Sunday to add to the misery.