Just days ago, the word out of Detroit was selling.Today being one game behind Cleveland, and only 4 games back in the wild card race the word has changed. The word should now be waiting. By waiting I mean waiting about a week, and seeing if the Tigers can pass the Indians. If they have passed the Tribe, then Dave D should switch modes to buying. If they are still in 4th I say stand pat. The Tigers don’t need to get rid of their foundation. Remember how Dave D said he wants to win “now”? If he really wants to win now, he won’t sell this year. If the management decides to sell, it just proves to me that they have been lying all along. I still don’t think Bonderman is ready to take on the roll of an ace. He is so young, and I just don’t know if he can handle that pressure. If the Tigers management was smart they would enter the A.J Burnett chase. He would be the perfect fit here in Detroit.
Will the Tigers pass the Indians? Most definitely they will. I am tired of hearing all of this stuff about Tiger pitching failing us. Sure the pitching staff isn’t top of the line, but has it really been that bad? No. The Tigers have the 6th best pitching staff in the A.L with an E.R.A of 3.99. That’s ahead of the Yankees and Red Sox. Now how is our pitching staff bad? Farnsworth has proven to be a great addition. Kyle has a 2.32 ERA and 6 saves on his record. That’s the best on our staff. Another surprise has been Sean Douglass. Sean was with the mud hens for awhile, and the Tigers finally called him up and he has impressed. Racking up three wins in five games, way to go to Sean! Jeremy Bonderman has shown stellar stuff on most nights. However, some games he just doesn’t have it. Bondy has had a very good season with 13 wins and 6 losses so far. An ERA of 3.95 isn’t too bad. I just question Jeremy’s stability. He needs to work his stuff every night, which hasn’t happened yet.
Last but certainly not least, the one and only proven Tigers hitting! Not much to say regarding hitting, except we are third in the A.L with a team overall 2.75 average which rocks! And lets hope D young gets his swing back. Polanco has just been activated from the DL hopefully he can stay healthy! One more, Maggs keep it UP!
Here’s to passing the Indians.
GOOO TIGERS
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Last night was terrible, but its just one game. A loss is a loss, lets look forward. We are still onlu 4 games back of the wild card.
Jayson Stark reports that the Tigers are a darkhorse to get Burnett. I'm happy we are mentioned with Burnett, that tells me DD isnt quite ready to give up. I was so happy when the Indians lost last night, if they won we would be in trouble. Keep the faith!!!
If we swing a deal here dont you think its possibe to make a legit run? we were down 5 games to the tribe earlier and now look where we are. Anything is possible at this range, really.
we showed no heart....
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