Okay Okay I know I haven't posted on this site anything baseball related in 2 years. But I can't sleep so I figured what would be a better use of my time, writing some thoughts on the season so far or getting schooled online on PS3 some more..
29 games into the season and our beloved Kitties are 20-9; winners of 8 straight and going for the sweep of the lowly Astros tomorrow at 1:08pm. The remarkable thing to me is the way that this team is winning games. Gone are the days when they would rely on the 3 run HR by Prince or Jhonny and now it's the era of Rajai getting on swiping 2nd, moving to 3rd on a GO and scoring on a Sac Fly. To me this is a much more balanced/harder to pitch against team. They're pesky now...fouling off pitch after pitch, working deep counts. This team has the best record in MLB and their best hitter THIS GUY is just starting to get his bat swinging like we know it can.
The real strength of this team is the starting rotation; with JV and Mad Max leading the way. Anibal is due back off the DL in about a week, Smyly is just starting to get into a groove as a starter and Ricky P is pitching possibly the best baseball of his career as we speak. The team is not without it's flaws though. The 'pen is still a work in progress it's getting there with Joba and Nathan looking solid in the 8th and 9th respectively but AlAl, Reed.Miller all need to be better. I believe Coke will be DFA when newly signed Joel Hanrahan comes off of the DL.
The bottom line is with this team the way it is now Tigers fans should expect about 70-77 more wins throughout the end of September and hopefully 11 more once the calendar flips to October.
That's all for me tonight. I promise this won't be the last time you hear from me for the next 2 years!
