Monday will be a big day. But I'm fine. I'm not worried about it. I'll deal with it.

But it was a heck of a performance by our bullpen. Obviously it will be forgotten, but they deserve a lot of credit all the same. They had us wondering if something unbelievable (a 1-0 victory after a first-inning exit by a starting pitcher) might happen, but you know what, it didn't.

We both came in and worked. We were both getting sicker and sicker and sicker by the day.

Whether I'm there or not, I'll always be a Tiger, and I'll always root for the Tigers.

There's no question this guy has a special arm, but he's still a little raw.

He's a little taller (in his batting stance), a little more aggressive to the ball. He's not collapsing on his backside. His swing's more level.