Shot Heard Round the World

It was the culmination of every Detroit Tiger's fan's dreams under the age of 30..... well almost anyway. Magglio Ordonez bottom of the ninth 3-run walk off home run sent the Tigers rocketing into the World Series early last night. The fairy tale continues for the Detroit Tigers, as they will now await the winner of the NLCS to meet them in the World Series. Although Oakland was able to put up much more of a fight in game 4, it was still the same old story for the '06 Tigers. Dominating pitching, and clutch hitting. Bonderman, Walker, Grilli, and Ledezma combined for the result, with young lefty Wilfredo Ledezma getting his first ever postseason victory. Oakland starter Danny Haren pitched well, and a tiring Huston Street was the losing pitcher on the evening. Ordonez finished with 2 HR and 4 RBI's, his bat finally came alive during this series and he was able to break out of a minor slump in a huge way. Not enough can be said about this 2006 Tiger's squad, their true test is now 4 games away. Riding a club record 7-game postseason winning streak and having plenty of time to rest the Boys of Summer will be anxiously awaiting the winner of the Mets/Cards NCLS.