Austin Jackson, He's The Man! Again!

He took home runs away from Alex Gordon in KC, and Carlos Santana in Cleveland. The Tigers won each game by one run.

Tonight, 5-4 the score, Tigers over Baltimore, he went over the wall once in the eighth inning to rob Adam Jones.

Replays indicate he had it all the way. Just another day at the office for the fleet Texan who covers center field like the morning dew.

Papa Leadoff Walk issued a free pass to Matt Weiters leading off the ninth. Felix P-A ran for him and stole second. By now, the Indians 3-2 win over Minnesota had been posted on the Camden Yards scoreboard. Two strikeouts and a fly ball later, Valverde saved the game and preserved the Tigers' three game lead. 

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In the dog days of August, the fan may find reasons to become weary of baseball. 

It's hot, and been hot for a long time. Minus the three day All-Star break, there have been games to keep track of every night since March 31. The most faithful fan might seek a break, even from the Tigers, Patch And Pray 2.011 version.

Then, the August full moon rises, beckoning the fan to go out on the front porch, listen to the chirping crickets, the sooosh-sooosh of lawn sprinklers, and baseball as it should be heard: on an actual radio. 

The black walnuts on the lawn remind the fan that there won't be many more nights like this one. 

The sounds and visuals recharge the batteries, and make any hack blogger sound like Ken Burns.Which isn't necessarily bad. After all, it's baseball.