I think it goes without saying, but this next week can make or break the Tigers season. With the next 7 games at home against the Indians and Yankees the Tigers need to bring it, for their own sake. I think they could go 2-5 in the next 7 and still make the playoffs, but they need the confidence that comes with big wins.
Their struggles of late have been well documented, since obtaining the best record in baseball they have gone 10-21, heading in the wrong direction. Over that time they have sustained injury after injury* and have seen many faces come and go. This is a team in the middle of big changes at a big point in the season. Luckily for the Tigers the Indians haven't been much better. The Indians are only up 1.5 games after the Tigers plummet from the top when they could easily be 7 or 8games up, not a confidence builder for them either. Did you know Travis Hafner is hitting only .253 this season? Unreal. The bottom line, as the Cardinals realized last year, is that all you need to do is get in. Tiger fans remember getting swept by the Royals to end the regular season last year when they need wins to avoid the Yanks in the playoffs. The playoffs are just as much about luck as skill. That's why baseball is great.
So here we go, this marathon week. To cap it all off, I'll be at the last game of the seven with Rob, we should have some good stuff in the upcoming week about that game and what it means to us and to the teams. Enjoy.
*The injury argument is bogus. Sure, it can make you feel better about why your team is playing poorly, but, EVERY team suffers injuries, every team in baseball, that's just the way it is. So I don't blame the Kenny Rogers injury or Zumaya's or Sheffield's injury situations for why they are struggling. That' why you make sure you have a deep roster with solid backups.*
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