Tampa, Florida. With the Tigers being ridiculed by some media outlets, both nationally and on jeremiahboyce.com, Detroit said “wait, we still have a shot at making a run at our second Central crown”. It all comes down to the Tigers’ anemic, sometimes lifeless offense and the art of pitching. Tampa Bay swam to a 3-3 tie in their half of the fifth, but in the sixth, enter in A-Jack, who showed good patience at the plate, and gave the Tigers a 4-3 lead. And then later on, the Tigers would add the final run to put them one game within .500. Next series is a crucial make or break series for the Tigers. It’s in Comerica against one of the lowliest and most hapless teams in baseball, Ronald Gardenhire’s Minnesota Minor Leaguers. Sure, the Twins have Joseph and the amazing technicolor all star, but outside of that, who are they? The Minnesota nobodies. Meanwhile, Leland and Lamont have one of the most fearless group of hitters in baseball: Fielder, Young, and Cabrera. Not to mention anytime Leland gets thirsty, he has a tough son of a gun in the bullpen, number 40, Phil Coca Cola. There should be no reason why these dormant Tigers shouldn’t bite the heart out of Gardenhire and the Twins. If they get swept at home, they might as well look at retooling and forget about another Central Division crown.
