Prior to the game today, Jim Leyland told the Detroit News that the Tigers aren't ready for the regular season yet.
There's only six games left in Florida and a little over a week until Opening Day. Leyland has to make decisions regarding the bullpen still and isn't that pleased with the way the Tigers are doing the little things.
Well, Jim, if it makes you feel any better, Detroit isn't ready for you either. It's 29 here. It's gray. It's disgusting. Not quite baseball weather. So, by all means, use this last week and savor it because you're not exactly going to be that happy to be home when you step off that plane.
If the Tigers' bats start hitting well in that first week of the season, I will be downright shocked, if only because playing baseball in a Michigan April is hell. Playing in high school, the bat felt heavier and when you make contact, it stays with you the whole way around the bases, back into the dugout, and back into the field. If the sting is gone by the time the next time you're up to bat, it's lucky.
I'll tell you what though- the Tigers might not be ready, but I definitely am.
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