Tiger Geist

If Detroit’s main concern is starting pitching, maybe last night’s 3-2 loss was a glimmer of hope.  Nate Robertson pitched seven strong innings, allowing only two runs.  Easily his best game of the year, which really is scary when your best game means you allowed 10 hits.  The bullpen faltered, not without help from questionable defense.

Two things Detroit must correct:  starting pitching and hitting.  If they can get the pitching to come around, hopefully the hitting will come with it.

Interesting to note that Matt Joyce hasn’t had too many issues getting his swing to work in the big leagues while DHing, but we have to send out a sub-par defender (who admittingly couldn’t throw anyone out if he had to play on Sunday) former all-star who can’t get out of his funk.  Sheffield’s $13million contract for next year concerns me — unless he tears it up the rest of the year, someone’s going to have to eat that.

With the pitching woes, this comment by Sheffield is supposed to get us fired up?

“I could have played,” he said. “I just don’t know that I could have thrown anybody out. I’ve had a setback with throwing, but that’s part of the rehab process.”