I hate to say it, but my beloved Detroit Tigers (52-51) are done for the season. Tonight, they lost their second consecutive one-run game—at home—to the division-leading Chicago White Sox (59-43). They’re eight games behind in the loss column. If the White Sox win only half their remaining games, they’ll finish 89-73. The Tigers will have to go 37-22 (.627) just to tie. Neither is likely.

I will continue my Yankee bashing as long as the Tigers stay at or above .500, which may not be long, the way they’re playing.