Bless You Boys Podcast 129: Rod Allen

Big Al and HookSlide interview Rod Allen, member of the 1984 Tigers and color analyst for Fox Sports Detroit, who talks about his time in the big leagues and playing in Japan, life in the broadcast booth and the team's playoff chances.

Bless You Boys Podcast 129 was recorded September 19, 2014, has a running time of 1:13 and features Al Beaton and HookSlide.

Rod Allen interview: Rod gives us a look into his life in baseball, the experience of playing for Sparky Anderson and the 1984 team, tells of the full back story into his on-field 'fight' while playing for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in Japan, his thoughts on the three-man FSD booth experiment, the use of advanced metrics versus what your eyes tell you and his how he sees the final week of Detroit's season.

Wasted opportunity: After sweeping the Indians, the Tigers failed to extend their division lead, dropping 2-of-3 to the Twins.

Rotation set for Royals series:  Kyle Lobstein is skipped, Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer and Rick Porcello will start.

Joe Nathan: After blowing Tuesday's game, fans and media once again loudly called for Brad Ausmus  to replace Nathan as his closer with Joakim Soria.

David Price: The former Cy Young has had some WTF innings since joining the Tigers, posting a  3-4 record and 4.09 ERA.

Brad Ausmus: The rookier skipper continues to catch a great deal of heat for his in-game strategy.

Anibal Sanchez: He won't be stretched out enough to rejoin the starting rotation and appears headed to the bullpen. How would you like to see the Tigers use Sanchez out of the pen?

Middle of the order: If the Tigers don't win the division, it won't be the fault of the 3-4-5 hitters.

Royals series: Do the Tigers need to just avoid a sweep? Is taking at least 2-of-3 a must?

All that, plus tangents galore!