Your long lost blogger returns!

Greetings. I hope everyone has enjoyed their all-star break. I apologize for my extended absence, but trying to wrap up my graduate work by the end of the 2009 year has really eaten into my free time. I resolve to do my best to post as we head into the playoff push for the 09' season. I knew I had to get a post in today because the Tigers lead is down to one measly game in the AL central. This has been an interesting season for the Tigers, best exemplified by their recent stretch of losing 4 of 5 games. Three of those losses were by the score 2-1 and two of those three were games blown by the bullpen, not the starting pitching. The Tigers could really use a stick in the next few weeks. They don't need an Adam Dunn or someone to hit the ball to Windsor, they really need someone with a great OBP who will always be on base and score tons of runs. I am optimistic that Carlos Guillen will be that guy when he gets back from the DL sometime this month.

Here's to hoping the White Sox fade, the Twins don't turn it around and the little team from Detroit is someone no one would want to see in the playoffs when they trot out Verlander and Jackson 1-2.