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Holding a bottle of champagne, Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch addressed his team in a plastic-covered visitors' locker room at Progressive Field on Thursday, Oct. 2.
Hinch's speech came after the Tigers had beaten the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 in Game 3 of the AL wild-card series, winning the series 2-1 and advancing to play the Seattle Mariners in the ALDS starting Saturday. It was a particularly sweet win considering the opponent. The Guardians had beaten the Tigers in 5 of 6 games the last two weeks of the season to take the AL Central title, which the Tigers had led by 15.5 games in July.
“Congratulations, this should feel really good,” the Tigers manager began in an Instagram video.
“Not only because of what we’ve done, but where we’re doing it,” he said. “They test us. And test us. And test us. But, we keep answering.”
He continued: “It’s taken 89 wins to get to this point. I know what 11 more bring.”
Before popping the bottle, he ended his speech with a question: “Our first win of the year was where?” To which replies of “Seattle!” ring out in the background. “Let’s go back to Seattle!” he exclaims as the celebration ensues.
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Watch Hinch’s locker room speech after Detroit Tigers' Game 3 win
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Hinch's speech came after the Tigers had beaten the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 in Game 3 of the AL wild-card series, winning the series 2-1 and advancing to play the Seattle Mariners in the ALDS starting Saturday. It was a particularly sweet win considering the opponent. The Guardians had beaten the Tigers in 5 of 6 games the last two weeks of the season to take the AL Central title, which the Tigers had led by 15.5 games in July.
“Congratulations, this should feel really good,” the Tigers manager began in an Instagram video.
“Not only because of what we’ve done, but where we’re doing it,” he said. “They test us. And test us. And test us. But, we keep answering.”
He continued: “It’s taken 89 wins to get to this point. I know what 11 more bring.”
Before popping the bottle, he ended his speech with a question: “Our first win of the year was where?” To which replies of “Seattle!” ring out in the background. “Let’s go back to Seattle!” he exclaims as the celebration ensues.
More: There was a heavy, wet blanket on Detroit Tigers' offense. Dillon Dingler lit it on fire
More: Plenty of Detroit Tigers to cheer in Game 3, but it starts with manager A.J. Hinch
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Watch Hinch’s locker room speech after Detroit Tigers' Game 3 win
Continue reading...
