Did you ever think that after the first three games of the regular season the $138 million dollar Detroit Tigers would be the only team in Major League Baseball still without a win? Well, that's the reality. This vaunted offense managed only 5 runs in the entire series with the Royals, including just one run in the last 21 innings. As a team, the Tigers are batting .206 with 24 strikeouts in their three losses. Now we hear of two pretty big injuries; Miguel Cabrera is day-to-day with a quad strain and Gary Sheffield says he tore a finger tendon sliding into second base during the series finale with KC. These two guys could both be headed to the DH. There were two moments in this game that really frustrated me. Bottom of the 6th, Magglio Ordonez hit a lead-off double to center. Perfect chance to get a run, right? Wrong! Carlos Guillen and Ivan Rodriguez each followed with infield pop ups, before Edgar Renteria grounded out to end the inning. Then in the 8th inning, the Tigers had a runner on 3rd with two outs. Pudge strikes out and strands him there. Brandon Inge is the best player on the team after three games. How much do you think he's laughing inside.
On a side note, Placido Polanco's errorless streak remains in tact. He had four more assists Thursday, giving him 900 consecutive chances without committing an error at second base. That's just flat out amazing! Personally, I think all it will take is one win for this team and they will rip off six or seven straight, but if you can't beat the Royals, how can we feel confident about their chances againt a much improved White Sox team?