TIGER TALK: THAT GUILLEN IS SOMETHING, HUH?

It would be hard to overstate his importance to the club, and last night just works as another example, though you can make a hell of an argument for Marcus Thames-in my opinion-as the team's MVP. Carlos will probably get some love, but not too much, when it comes to MVP voting, maybe he's got an outside shot to finish in the top 5, but I would not count on it.

Now, we've been here before, taking the first game of a series, and we really, really need to get one tonight and take this thing, we're going to get some help from other folks with the Twins and ChiSox, trust me. On the other hand, disregard that talk about how easy our schedule is compared to the other two contenders. The Royals, yes the Royals, have been playing good ball recently (ask Boston if you think I'm sh****** you)and probably have a better record in August than we do. We've got to bear down, because the Royals are going to break someone's heart. One team is going to finish with 90+ wins, miss the playoffs, then realize they dropped 3 of their last 5 games with K.C., the worst team in the league. Lets not let it be us, boys.