Hopefully, everyone enjoyed the day off yesterday. I knew it was good for me because I think I would have broken my window in my room if I was forced to sit and watch another poor performance on the scale of Sunday. Unfortunately, that type of result feels more and more likely as time rolls on.
But, today is a new day, and it begins in Boston. I'm actually hopeful for this series, whether or not that is intelligent. The thing is, the Tigers have played pretty well in Boston the past two years, and there's no reason to not expect that trend to continue. I mean, except the whole "scoring 15 runs in six games this year and losing all of them" thing.
One thing I am glad to see is that Jim Leyland, true to himself, is pretty much even keel about the whole thing. There really is no reason to start changing things up right now - the guys in this line-up are proven even if they've had slow starts to being the year. With Curtis Granderson possibly a week from coming back, there's light at the end of the tunnel as well. Of course, the Tigers might have to start scoring 15 runs per game in order to win in spite of the bullpen, but it's possible that they can do it. I mean, hopefully.
So, let's see what Kenny Rogers can do today against this fearsome Boston line-up (who just got swept). Let's see if getting their rings today will affect the Bosox at all. Let's see if Dice-K can be the dominant force he was in Japan or the human that he was for the vast majority of last season. Let's just see if we Tiger fans can simply enjoy watching baseball again.
But, today is a new day, and it begins in Boston. I'm actually hopeful for this series, whether or not that is intelligent. The thing is, the Tigers have played pretty well in Boston the past two years, and there's no reason to not expect that trend to continue. I mean, except the whole "scoring 15 runs in six games this year and losing all of them" thing.
One thing I am glad to see is that Jim Leyland, true to himself, is pretty much even keel about the whole thing. There really is no reason to start changing things up right now - the guys in this line-up are proven even if they've had slow starts to being the year. With Curtis Granderson possibly a week from coming back, there's light at the end of the tunnel as well. Of course, the Tigers might have to start scoring 15 runs per game in order to win in spite of the bullpen, but it's possible that they can do it. I mean, hopefully.
So, let's see what Kenny Rogers can do today against this fearsome Boston line-up (who just got swept). Let's see if getting their rings today will affect the Bosox at all. Let's see if Dice-K can be the dominant force he was in Japan or the human that he was for the vast majority of last season. Let's just see if we Tiger fans can simply enjoy watching baseball again.