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Three Seasons of the Tiger
POSTED May 15, 6:58 PM
With an 8-4 loss to the Royals this afternoon, the Tigers find themselves 16-25, six games out of first place in the AL Central.  They also trail Kansas City by 3 1/2 games.  Once again, the Tigers offense has disappeared:







Tigers Offense, 2008
Time PeriodRuns per GameRecord
Through April 132.82-10
April 14-May 16.912-5
Since May 23.02-10

Which team is for real?  I'd like to think with that lineup the 6.9 runs per game is closer to reality, but right now the two slumps may be telling us something is seriously wrong with this offense.  With another poor start, this time  Kenny Rogers, the Tigers don't have the pitching staff to win with a low scoring offense.

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Shaking up the Lineup
POSTED May 5, 8:41 AM
Jim Leyland vowed to shake up the Tigers batting order tonight to try to get the offense going again.  The rumor is that Granderson will move into the middle of the order:Granderson hit 23 homers last season, and he now has five homers in the 1... Read More
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David Pinto
David Pinto worked for ten years as the chief researcher for ESPN’s Baseball Tonight. Starting in 2002, David brought his research and insights to a wider audience through his blog, Baseball Musings.


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