We are now two weeks into the Major League Baseball season. And unlike previous seasons, the Detroit Tigers are off to a good start. I think it's fair to say that 7-4 after 11 games is a good start. Not a great start, but a good one.
The day in which the Detroit Tigers open their home schedule for the season is always a big deal in Michigan. Many people take the day off of work (or take a half-day off) to either attend the game in person, or watch the game at a local establishment or at home on TV. It has become, as the title of this article suggests, an unofficial state holiday.
Your Motor City Kitties, the Detroit Tigers, open their regular season on Thursday afternoon when they face the Chicago White Sox on the road at GuaranteedRate Field.
The left-handed ace, who's been among baseball's most dominant starting pitchers this season, was placed on the IL with an injury that regularly takes at least six weeks to heal. The MLB trade deadline is about eight weeks away.
Detroit's recent run is fool's gold. Truth is, the Tigers could hasten their transition from decade-long rebuild to legitimate contention by moving E-Rod.
After an abysmal start, the Tigers are nearly at .500 and just a stone's throw out of first place in the AL Central. Imagine where they would be if their owner had invested even minimal resources into the team this season.