Lynn Henning traces Detroit’s problems back to a series of bad drafts
Cleveland 10, Tigers 1
What a simply miserable display for a home opener. Shane Halter cannot continue to be the number 2 hitter, plus he just doesn’t have the range at shortstop.
The Phil Garner firing countdown has to officially be underway. My guess is that he and Randy Smith will be dismissed simultaneously. Pujols will be named interim manager, and then the Tigers will pursue Alan Trammell in the offseason.
I’m just too upset to write anything else now. Especially when I find out that Matt Lawton wanted to come to Detroit, and we couldn’t work it out.
Here’s a little trivia, when was the last time the Tigers brought a winning record into the home opener? 1984
Tigers lose in 12 innings
The Good:
-Fick had two extra base hits, a double and the Tigers first homer of the season
The Bad:
-Those were the only two extra base hits for the Tigers last night
The Good:
-The Tigers reached base 14 times last night (10 hits, 4 walks)
The Bad:
-The Tigers hit in to 4 double plays
The Good:
-Jose Paniagua retiring 8 straight batters in relief
The Bad:
-Danny Patterson left the game with back problems
USATODAY.com – Fueled by new attitude, Tigers begin long road back This is a little more than another happy clubhouse report.
First the supernatural, now the spiritual…Phil Garner on the bad luck bad hop on the groundball to Halter in the 6th inning:
“You can’t do anything about it. God put that hole out there and said the ball’s going to hit the hole. You can’t argue with God.”
Opening Day Forecast: 43 with flurries…
Dmitri Young taped his bats, then handed them to Jose Lima before Tuesday night’s game. And what did Lima do with them?
“I gave them my blessing,” he said. “There’s going to be magic in those bats. Every time Dmitri bats, I’ll hand him his bat. I used to do that for Moises (Alou), and it worked”.
“I gave them my blessing,” he said. “There’s going to be magic in those bats. Every time Dmitri bats, I’ll hand him his bat. I used to do that for Moises (Alou), and it worked”.
Hey, if it worked for Pedro Cerrano in Major League, why can’t it work here.
There were a couple of positives to pull from the game:
-The Tigers did put up 5 runs on the board by featuring a balanced attack. Everybody got at least one hit
-Higginson and Halter did a nice job at the top of the order with each getting on base twice
-Tiger hitters exercised some patience at the plate forcing Tampa starter Tanyon Sturtze to throw 100 pitches in 5 2/3 innings