The Tigers certainly haven’t played their best ball down the stretch, but I certainly foresee them as having a great shot of upsetting the Yankees. Game 1 pits Nate Robertson vs. Chen Mien Wang in what looks to be another classic pitchers duel. As good as the Yanks are at hitting lefties, Nate Robertson has fared very well against them. In the 40 innings pitched against the Bronx Bombers in his career, he’s only surrendered 20 earned runs while striking out 23 and walking 12. He’s squared off against Wang at Yankee Stadium twice in his career lost both games by 1-0 and 2-0 counts. He’ll certainly be hoping the third times the charm when he toes the rubber tonight in this crucial Game 1 match-up. Even though Detroit fizzled towards the end of the season, I still believe they’ll have a major say in what this post-season will determine. This is a very fine ball club that does all the little things very well, has the better overall pitching staff, and is managed by one of the best in baseball. I’m expecting Robertson to put forth another solid effort, and for them to be in this one the whole way through if not win it SU!!!!

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