Detroit Free Press

NEW YORK - October ain't over.It takes a lot to stare down Yankee Stadium, but the Tigers just did it. It takes a lot to knock out CC Sabathia twice in a week, but the Tigers just did it. Doug Fister - not even with the team in late July - just did it. Delmon Young, who arrived even later than Fister, just did it. Don Kelly, who has seen more baseball stops than a Louisville Slugger shipping container, just did it.

Hey, I just landed!" my friend says breathlessly. "Been on the moon! Got back in time for Game 5!"Welcome home, I say."I knew the series would go the distance! What did I miss? Can't wait for tonight. Final game! Tigers-Yankees! Verlander on the mound-"Nope."What do you mean? He's our best pitcher."I agree."Didn't he pitch Game 1?"Sort of."So why can't he pitch Game 5?"Because he also pitched Game 3."What? Was Leyland crazy?"No. But the weather was."Who's pitching then?"Doug Fister.

Yankees go home.Tigers follow.Back to the land of corned beef-on-rain. One more New York night to see who advances in this baseball season. Detroit fans were in party mode early in Tuesday's Game 4. They saw the bases loaded in the bottom of the first and shook their fists and said, "Here we go."