Former Tiger closer Todd Jones used to say "They pay me to get the last out" and he did it on a regular basis over a long period of time. Inge obviously looked to him for inspiration early in his career and still heeds that sage advice today.
After making the last out in the 3rd, 4th and 6th inning, Tiger fans responded by voting him 2nd for Player of the Game with 21% of the votes. I bet if they showed all of the results, we'd see Cecil Fielder still getting some votes from these blind idiots in the Motor City.
In other news, Eddie Bonine was very impressive in long relief tonight. He threw strikes and let his defense make plays. I'd like to see him take the Zach Miner role and give us some serious innings this year. I understand I may be running the risk of being premature, but Zumaya was much better than impressive tonight. His fastball was electric and he is looking a lot like the dominant rookie in 2006. His five strikeouts tonight were mainly of the swing and miss variety. Our bullpen has been rock solid all year, save that little setback in the bottom of the ninth last night.
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