Yankees, Go Home! Detroit mows down the Bronx Bombers, advances to ALCS

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Mitch Albom:

In the end, the Yankees were a bunch of grumpy giants staring at a broken beanstalk. And the Tigers? They didn't tiptoe past the richest team in baseball. They stomped it, kicked it and stole its jewelry, then waved a happy good-bye and headed on down the playoff road.

Good pitching beats good hitting -- it's a cliche but that doesn't mean it isn't true.

Now the Tigers' great pitching takes them to the American League Championship Series against Oakland to see if they can win the pennant and move on to the World Series.

And the Yankees? There's talk that Joe Torre may be fired and A-Rod banished. It reminds me of what happened after the Detroit Pistons beat the LA Lakers in the NBA Finals. The owner busted up the team, trading Shaq and firing Phil Jackson. It's what you do when you blunder badly and have to save face with the fans.