The key at-bats weren't at bats. They were walks, by Casper Wells and Magglio Ordonez, with two out in the eighth and the Tigers down 2-1.
Without them, Miguel Cabrera wouldn't have come up to single in two. And, without that hit, all the fun that followed would have never happened.
Four singles and an error plated five more runs. Eight hitters reached base with two out.
THAT'S the way you do it!
I knew they would find a way to win on the day Sparky Anderson was honored in pre-game ceremonies, when his number 11 retired.
Too bad the hatchet wasn't buried earlier, when the man who went into Cooperstown wearing a Reds cap could be honored while he was still alive. The standing ovation he would have received from a full house knowing it might be their last chance to thank him for 1984 ... wouldn't THAT have been something?
Even after today's honoring, you still have to wonder.
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Overlooked during this feel-good day was Ryan Strikeout's return to the Interstate (I-99) and arguably the victory's second most important contribution: getting pinch hit for, by Don Kelly who singled in the eighth to start the winning rally.
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