Tigers complete Detroit anti-sweep
posted in 2007 season, Minnesota Twins |Minnesota: 16, Tigers 4
A recap of Sunday:
Pistons: Lose.
Tigers: Lose.
But since this is a Tigers blog, that’s the concern. There’s really not much to say though that I haven’t already. I knew it was going to be a rough game with a rookie pitcher making his major league debut on national television. That proved true. I didn’t think it would be that bad.
I knew it would be bad when Jason Grilli took the mound looking not that much better than Vasquez and Joe Morgan kept talking about Tigers’ inability to keep the ball down. I didn’t think it would be that bad.
Then Wil Ledezma takes the stage. And following him comes in Jose Mesa. And pitcher after pitcher came hit after hit. Balls driven up the middle. Balls driven in the gap. Home runs. You name it. 22 hits in all.
At some point, I think the Tigers just wanted to get out of town, but the pitchers couldn’t do the job to help them get on the plane to Boston. It’s too bad three relievers got burned up before a tough series. I would say “at least we have the quality relievers still” which I’m guessing means Bobby Seay, Fernando Rodney and Todd Jones. But even then Rodney is debatable. This bullpen is just not looking very good right now, and Tim Byrdak isn’t going to improve matters much, I fear.
On the bright side, the Tigers thrilled me by winning two out of three in Minnesota and improved the slight lead in the division. Things could most certainly be worse.
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