This is the great Festival of the Incarnation, commemorating the announcement by the Archangel Gabriel to our Lady that the Divine Son of God, the Word, would take human nature upon Him in her virginal womb. Its date is determined by that of Christmas Day, and as the day which marked the beginning of the Christian dispensation it was for many centuries regarded as the first day of the civil year.
On this day the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, uniting for evermore our human nature to the Divine nature. The mystery of the Incarnation brings vividly before us the boundless condescension and humility of God the Son in stooping to our condition in order to be our Savior. Equally it proclaims the glory and greatness of Mary, who was chosen to give to the Divine Word human flesh and human birth, and so to co-operate with God in the restoration of mankind. Hence her most glorious title of "Mother of God," which explains all her glories, her sanctity, and her honor.
Today is also OPENING DAY 2008 for the DETROIT TIGERS! Who's your Tiger? My Tigers this year are Jeremy Bonderman (SP) and Curtis Granderson (CF), with Carlos Guillen (1B) as my fill-in while Curtis is on the DL. Lisa's Tigers this year are Nate Robertson (SP) and Placido Polanco (2B).
Today my pick for a great performance is Justin Verlander (SP) and Lisa's is Brandon Inge (CF). Go get 'em!
[Update] Well, they lost 5-4 in 11 innings. As for our Tigers, Verlander was great through 5 but then gave up 2 runs each in the 6th and 7th. Guillen and Inge played well, the former hitting a game-tying HR in the 8th and the latter throwing out the would-be go-ahead run at home plate in the 11th. Polanco was 0 for 6.
6 comments:
Opening Day 2008 WOW what a year to be a Tiger fan. I can hardly wait.
My boss was given tickets for this game, so he's down there about one row of seats away from third base. However, the weather outside is really crappy so he's probably watching the ground crews cover the infield from the cover of one of the bars.
It must just kill you John, really.
good call on verlander and inge. both looked good. all we need is a little middle relief. oh well. go tigers.
There are so many players to love on this year's Tigers, I would be utterly at a loss to pick just two. . .
Fretful fellow that I am, tho, I worry about the middle relief (per Vince), and I will never be comfortable with T. Jones as the 'closer' (altho he was lights-out for his inning of work yesterday). Even the starting pitching, after Verlander, has way more questions than I wish it did. And I sure hope that yesterday isn't some kind of harbinger of Verlander struggling, even for a little while.
I really don't long for the early 90s, when Fielder, Tettleton, et al meant that we had to win all our games 10-8. . .
But, like I say, I am a fretful fellow. . .
I'm like you, the pitching worries me up and down the line. Verlander is the only guy that I really have a lot of confidence in on a day to day basis.
The offense is good, but they'll only be able to pick up the slack so often. In the end I think the real key is the starting pitching.
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