About Darn Time

You can't lose em all.



You certainly wouldn't think that's the case with what people and the media have said. Nevertheless, the Detroit Tigers got their first win today.

While not happening exactly how it was supposed to, the Tigers scored 7 runs off of Jon Lester and the scrubs (no Papelbon or Okajima) of the Red Sox bullpen. It wasn't the usual suspects with Edgar Renteria, Brandon Inge, and Marcus Thames providing the bulk of the offense. Carlos Guillen added a home run late to put the game fully out of reach. The patience was a welcome respite from the aggressiveness as the Tigers took 8 walks in the game.

The pitching was spotty as Jeremy Bonderman had his usual one earned run, over 1.5 WHIP performance. He only had two strikeouts, but got out of the jams that he got himself into. Bobby Seay provided another excellent inning, and the rest of the bullpen held the fort until Todd Jones made his way to the mound.

There is nothing more terrifying than a Todd Jones save. Two outs, bases loaded with a 7-2 score, and David Ortiz on deck. A Kevin Youkilis popup. Thank god.

At the very least, something to build on.


The series slows down tomorrow as Tim Wakefield goes for the Sox, and Nate Robertson takes the hill for the Tigers. Nate will look to lower his 9.00 ERA, but Boston may not be the place to do that. Wakefield is as inconsistent as they come (knuckleballers), so at the very least it'll be an entertaining game.