What a tremendous finish to the home schedule. Tigers end up with their best Comerica record ever, 23 games over .500.
Freep had a particularly candid article about the future a few free agents. I’m pretty sure the writing is on Laird’s locker, not the wall.
stephen – did you “acknowledge” Inge?
Galarraga has been beat up pretty bad his last two starts, which have shot his ERA up from 3.89 to 4.44. Two shut-outs to end the season and he’d break 4.00.
Since neither Bonderman or Galarraga are likely coming back (at least I hope not), maybe they should give the starts to somebody else on Sat and Sun in Baltimore – nothing to lose.
I look for Bonderman to return for approximately 2Y/5M. Having not pitched much in the past 2-1/2 years, I thought he did enough good things to warrant another SP role (#5 starter) next year. I expected his arm to lose strength around August – which it did. Jeremy’s arm strength should be improved in 2011. A full off-season of arm rest and more strength-conditioning routines should do him a world of good.