After writing last night, I kind of had this strange feeling that I should have done my own piece on what I think is wrong with the Tigs thus far. It's kind of a glaring necessity once things start going wrong to voice what you think is going on, right?
The only problem is that I don't really have anything new to add. I feel like every recap says exactly the same thing - the bats weren't going, the starter couldn't put together a complete performance, bullpen couldn't keep the team in the game, and total collapse near the end. The last two wins have kind of shown that when these things go right, the team wins. What else is there to add?
I just find that the best thing about this season so far is that our friends in Cleveland are faring just as terribly as we are. Indians fans have a team that is just one game above the Tigers in the standings, completely unable to take advantage of the slow start. C.C. Sabathia has been faring as bad, or worse, than any Tigers starter, even though he's going into a contract year, as ESPN waxed so poetically.
Needless to say, this series is a big gut check. For the first time this season, the Tigs travel to Cleveland and have a chance to get out of last place. The sleeping Tigers offense awoke in the last two games in the late innings and hopefully, it will wake up a bit earlier tonight. Sabathia only had a 5.29 ERA against the Tigers and the Tigs were able to beat him up a few times. It's a great night for a rising offense to take advantage of a struggling pitcher.
Looks like another long night of following the game on the web for me, but hopefully I'll have something to say afterwards.
The only problem is that I don't really have anything new to add. I feel like every recap says exactly the same thing - the bats weren't going, the starter couldn't put together a complete performance, bullpen couldn't keep the team in the game, and total collapse near the end. The last two wins have kind of shown that when these things go right, the team wins. What else is there to add?
I just find that the best thing about this season so far is that our friends in Cleveland are faring just as terribly as we are. Indians fans have a team that is just one game above the Tigers in the standings, completely unable to take advantage of the slow start. C.C. Sabathia has been faring as bad, or worse, than any Tigers starter, even though he's going into a contract year, as ESPN waxed so poetically.
Needless to say, this series is a big gut check. For the first time this season, the Tigs travel to Cleveland and have a chance to get out of last place. The sleeping Tigers offense awoke in the last two games in the late innings and hopefully, it will wake up a bit earlier tonight. Sabathia only had a 5.29 ERA against the Tigers and the Tigs were able to beat him up a few times. It's a great night for a rising offense to take advantage of a struggling pitcher.
Looks like another long night of following the game on the web for me, but hopefully I'll have something to say afterwards.
