Ok - its July 22nd. The Tigers sit 5 and 1/2 games behind the Sox and 5 behind the Twins. This has been a dramatic improvement over the 0-7 start. For the past month or so the Tigers have been somewhere between 4-7 games out of first place. This is not a terrible spot to be in, and there is still plenty of time to make a run. However, I am entirely sick of being in fringe contention. Thankfully, I believe the next 5 series will really determine if the 08' Tigers are for real.
We have series against KC, CWS, CLE, TB, and CWS. That's 6 games against the division leaders, 3 games against everyone's AL darling Rays, and 6 more games against the basement. I am stoked. I am tired of being on the fringe of contention - its exhausting. If the Tigers are going to be serious about this they are going to have to win these big series over the next few week because if they lose these series it may be time to put this season to bed. This is great - I am sick of beating the KC and BAL while the White Sox beat TEX and SEA. Its no fun always being on the fringe. Let's play the big dogs and see what happens. The boys are hitting, they are pitching (with some minor Nate Robertson road bumps), and the bullpen is coming together. Let's see where we are and bring on the Sox. One way or another I think we will have a good idea of who this team actually is around August 10th. (seriously if they are still 4-7 games out of first on August 10th - I am going to go crazy)
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