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Old Sat Aug 19, 2006, 08:03am
Jurassic Referee Jurassic Referee is offline
In Memoriam
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
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Originally Posted by mick
"By the time Mariano Rivera finished up -- though not before he gave up a meaningless homer to David Ortiz -- 4 hours, 45 minutes had passed. The previous record for a nine-inning game was 4:27 by the Dodgers and Giants in Oct. 2001" - USA Today
And your beloved Tigers played their game in a tidy 2:34- or just under half the time. White Sox lost too, so you're still 6 1/2 up. Minny could pass the White Sox this weekend for the wild card lead.

Lot of time to go.......