May 7…Time to Jump Ship?
Too many people have already given up on the Tigers this season. Sure 14-20 is horrible, considering where they were “supposed to be” at this time. The lineup on paper looked great, but injuries and early struggles have hurt. The pitching staff has struggled. This is all true, but as it stands, the Tigers are 3.5 games out of first place. With 134 games left to play, this season is far from over. The Indians are a flawed team as well, at 15-17. The Tigers are very fortunate that the Indians have struggled as well. If they got out to a hot start, the hole the Tigers have dug would be much deeper. For now, the team the Tigers need to be concerned with, the Indians, are only two games up on them. The other teams in the Central are pretenders, and as the season plays out, this will be proven. The wild card, which prior to the season many baseball pundits were predicting the wild card to fall into the lap of either the Indians or Tigers, whichever did not win the Central Division. Can we all just agree to forget this wasted season talk for another month? By June 12, we should have a much better idea of where the team stands. With some big series upcoming, against good teams, this is the make or break point of the season. With wins over the Indians, White Sox in the first weeks of June, and strong play against strong teams in the Yankees, Red Sox, Angels, Mariners, and Diamondbacks, the Tigers could hopefully shed the losing record, and have a better outlook looking into the remainder of the season when they can hopefully feast on teams not based in New York or Boston. Just give them time…just keep repeating…it will get better…it will get better. Hell, can it get much worse?
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