McLain was given the ballbut pitched ineffectively, with MLB the show stubs 21 earlier claimed his left foot was severely hurt after stubbing his toes when his foot fell asleep. The Tigers lost and consequently missed the playoffs.In May 1968, McLain whined about Detroit's fans, saying they helped shed the pennant for them the past year. These comments came out following McLain's fourth straight CG success. He was quoted:"If they think we are dumb for playing this game, how dumb are they for seeing us?

The Tigers lost the past two matches of McLain's season, both by scores of 1-2. He pitched a combined 14 IP, with 7 H, 1 ER, and 8 Ks in those starts.The #2 in the Tigers spinning was Mickey Lolich, who won three games in the 1968 World Series, while McLain only went 1-2. After the series, McLain stated to the press:"I would not trade one Bob Gibson for twelve Mickey Loliches. McLain was also a Buy MLB The Show 21 Stubs frequent guest on talk shows and played with Vegas performances as an organist, including to his already-ridiculous major-league wages, and became the wealthiest, and most famous, guy in baseball.