I really don’t know what else to say. You score 8, they score 11. You shut them down completely for 9 innings, and they shut you down as well. Things just aren’t clicking. Detroit needed that win. They didn’t get it. On a night where Nate Robertson goes 8 2/3 scoreless innings, they can’t score a single run to back him up. What a damn shame.
Sean Casey is the most over paid lump in baseball. I can’t wait until The Tigers pull the trigger on that. I’m sure they can get something useful in return, and they’ve got Marcus Thames to replace him.
Granderson is slumping at the wrong time. He and Casey combined to go 1 for 10 leaving 7 runners on base. This isn’t your Eight and Nine hitters either. This is One and Three. When those guys don’t get on base, it makes Magglio less dangerous. When the 7, 8 and 9 hitters get on, and Granderson and Casey leave them stranded, well - that’s just not good. Detroit is not playing playoff caliber baseball. Even if the Indians manage to play worse down the stretch, and the Tigers slip in, they won’t do much damage. The Angels or The Red Sox would wipe the floor with them. Time is running out to get it together.
