Well, that was ugly.

At least the bats woke up (kind of).

The score was tied at five after three innings and then Robertson settled down. But just like last year, it seemed the Tigers would score a bunch early and then take the rest of the night off.

I’d say the bullpen let us down again, but that’s not really the case. Sure, they gave up three runs in four innings, and didn’t look very great, but the Tigers had six innings and didn’t score any more runs. They should have had at least three more themselves.

I think they miss Curtis Granderson more than one might think. Even when the leadoff hitter gets on, like Clete Thomas did tonight, Placido Polanco just looks uncomfortable out there. He’s hitting .105, and I can’t remember him hitting a ground ball to the right side yet this season.

Granted, I haven’t seen every at bat, but I’ve seen enough to know that he’s off. And how he goes, so go the Tigers. He doesn’t get the RBI’s, but he moves the runner over so a sac fly scores one. If he’s not hitting, it doesn’t matter if Sheffield or Ordonez are or aren’t.

So now the Tigers stand at 0-4. At the beginning of a season, to win 100 games, it would take a .617 winning percentage. To go the rest of the way and win 100, the Tigers would need to win at a .632 clip. It doesn’t seem like much, but, to be honest, the .015 difference is larger than I would have thought.

Hopefully they won’t lose 119 this year…

That would be crazy…