Detroit, MI – After a non-acceptable, disgusting road trip, it’s time for the Tigers and White Sox to duke it out, but first a recap of the Royals series. This series is not how the Tigers are supposed to play when they have a match-up against a team that is in last place. When that last place team is supposed to be in the toilet, the Tigers should have dominated them. Their pitching was awful, especially when you have your ace on the mound and the Tigers gave you a 3-0 lead, then you allow the Royals to cut it and take a 7-3 lead due to some shoddy fielding, mainly due to some veterans. Veterans who are supposed to get paid for what they do in the field and in the batter’s box. The hitting was atrocious. The Royals series is done. Unfortunately, that is three more wins that we don’t have. The key with the White Sox is to bust them up with high hard heat from the prospective pitchers and to not allow Anthony John Pierzynski to hit you. Go at him if you see a weak area. Attack him and make him question their call and hopefully he’ll be hot in another way and he won’t have his head in the game. Hopefully, starting tonight the Tigers pitchers will attack Paul Konerko, A.J. Pierzynski, Dayan Viciedo, and Kevin Youkilis. If you are a Tiger, it’s see ball, hit ball, and quit swinging and missing. Capitalize when you have an opportunity to strike and be smart at the plate. Note to pitchers: quit giving the opposition cookies.
I wholeheartedly agree. Atrocious, is exactly what I was thinking. The inconsistency of the Tigers hitting is mind baffling. How can the Royals blank the Tigers? Chen hasn’t pitched into the 8th inning since High school (according to Mr. Price.) Oh well, time to cut into the Sox lead.
Michael