This Week In The AL Central: Tigers Face Tough Stretch
The Detroit Tigers have been the early feel good story of the 2006 baseball season, but the most obvious questions persist, as with any team that’s been out of the limelight for years and years
First off, are they for real?
Second, can they keep this up for 162 games?
We’re about to find out – and soon.
The Tigers have started one of their most critical stretches of the season, playing 13 games against the Yankees, Red Sox, White Sox and Blue Jays, four teams who seem certain to be battling for division titles or wild card spots with the Tigers all season.
With this critical stretch ahead, the Tigers have suddenly stopped hitting. Randy Johnson and the Yankees shut them out 4-0 Monday, and they were blanked in Cleveland on Sunday as well. With this important juncture ahead, Manager Jim Leyland knows his ball club needs to start hitting, but he isn’t panicking.
“Every time you don’t score doesn’t mean you’re doing something wrong,” Leyland said. Sometimes you’ve got to credit the other team. It’s normally a...
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