On Saturday at Comerica Park in Detroit, Victor Martinez played his final Major League Baseball.
Prior to the game, the Detroit Tigers honored Martinez, including giving him a beautiful Tigers' chair.
You've earned this, V-Mart.#ThanksVMart pic.twitter.com/DrPj9g2579
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) September 22, 2018
Martinez also had an opportunity to address Tigers fans and things got a bit emotional.
Victor Martinez managed to say a few words between tears. pic.twitter.com/EGkzAEEEtF
— Evan Woodbery (@evanwoodbery) September 22, 2018
In his final Major League at-bat, Martinez completed his storybook ending by legging out an infield single for the final hit of his career.
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BONUS CONTENT:
Ryan’s Lions Betting Preview Week 3 Edition
After being blown out by the Jets on Monday Night Football at home in the season opener, the Lions rebounded (sort of) when they only just barely lost on the road o the 49ers in week 2. Sitting at 0-2 on the season, the Lions are 1-1 against the spread after a late “back door cover” where Detroit was a six point underdog, and lost 30-27.
Detroit trailed 30-13 in the fourth quarter, but closed the gap on two Matthew Stafford touchdown passes–the last one to Michael Roberts with 3:27 remaining in the game to get within a field goal. A late Lions interception was nullified by a defensive holding call to preserve the win for the 49ers.
In my betting preview of the Lions games, I have “successfully” (read unsuccessfully) been on the wrong side each week, as I laid the points against the Jets, and then laid the points with San Francisco. As for the totals, I was correct in Week 1 in prognosticating that the Jets game would go over, but last week I felt the game would go under 48.5 points, but was wrong.
I did manage to split the “other” two bets I proposed, as the New Orleans Saints could barely get past the Cleveland Browns (who won this Thursday after 635 days of futility), but the Sunday Night game DID in fact go under the total. I sit at an even 4-4 on the season, which is not profitable. Time to get on the “good” side this week.
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https://detroitsportsnation.com/detroit-lions-news/rdickey/ryans-lions-betting-preview-week-3-edition/09-2018/196268/
