The Tigers swept the Seattle Mariners for the first time in six years, and they have hit an utterly arbitrary benchmark of five games over .500. At the risk of dooming the Motor City Kitties to a protracted losing streak I have to make the following observations. The last time the Tigers were +5 in the win column: 1993. Sparky was still the manager. The American League still only had two divisions. The Tiger roster included: Alan Trammell, Lou Whitaker, Cecil Fielder, Travis Fryman, Kirk Gibson, Tony Phillips, Mickey Tettleton, David Wells, Skeeter Barnes, Dan Gladden, Rob Deer, Eric Davis, Danny Bautista, Mike Henneman, and Storm Davis.
In 1993 I had not yet even applied to the University of Oregon for grad school, weighed about 40 pounds less, could easily touch my forehead to my knees without bending them, and was still emotionally reeling from my parents' divorce and a broken heart (how could she spurn me for HIM?!?).
Also in 1993 Jurrasic Park, Sleepless in Seattle, Nightmare Before Christmas, and Schindler's List are released. Bill Clinton is inaugurated, and nobody has heard of Monica Lewinksi. The World Trade Center is bombed. MLK Day is officially observed in all 50 states. David Koresh and the Branch Davidians run afoul of the US government in Waco, TX. The term 'spam' is first applied to unwanted e-mail. The Tomsk 7 nuclear accident occurrs. The US scandal rags introduce Heidi Fleiss to the rest of the country. Yasir Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin shake hands after signing the last meaningful peace accord between Palestine and Isreal. US gets involved in a mess in Mogadishu, Somalia. Jean Chrétien becomes Canada's 20th PM. Tanks bombard the Russian parliament building. The Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins play their inaugural seasons. Lee Smith breaks the all-time save record. The Blue Jays beat the Phillies in the World Series. North Carolina beat Michigan in the NCAA men's basketball final. The Chicago Bulls complete a three-peat. The Cowboys beat the Bills in the Super Bowl. Florida State beat Nebraska in the Orange Bowl to claim the national championship. Notre Dame fans whine about not getting more consideration (but that happens EVERY year).
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