Last season the Tigers finished the season at 81-81. Most Detroit teams at this point would kill for a .500 record (I'm looking at you Pistons... I no longer wish that for the Lions, I'm on a game to game basis with them), but .500 just isn't good enough.
For a team that finished 11th overall in runs and slugging pct, and 5th overall in batting average and 8th overall in obp, I expect more and if we can avoid injuries this season, I think we will be better. Moreover, we need to believe we can win and I, for one, believe we can. We're not perfect, but you don't have to be to win the World Series. You just have to go out, play hard as a team everyday, and never count yourself out. I think the Indiands from Major League is the perfect case in point.
So I ask you to look at this line up and tell me we can't win. If you can do that, know that we're not friends, cus I believe we can and I don't want any haters on this bandwagon. So jump on, catch Tiger fever, and let's have an awesome season!
(I'm going to two of the first three games at Yankee stadium, so expect an indepth report next week on these jokers... I mean winners...WINNING)
TIGERS' OPENING DAY LINEUP
1. Austin Jackson, CF
2. Will Rhymes, 2B
3. Magglio Ordonez, RF
4. Miguel Cabrera, 1B
5. Victor Martinez, DH
6. Ryan Raburn, LF
7. Jhonny Peralta, SS
8. Brandon Inge, 3B
9. Alex Avila, C
Finally read this ridiculous story about Will Rhymes reported yesterday:
“It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience getting to start opening day at Yankee Stadium,” said Rhymes. “It's exciting and I'm looking forward to it.” His father, Keith, is flying in from Houston. His fiancee, Anna Pawlow, is coming from Washington, D.C., and his twin brother, Jonathan, is traveling from Santa Monica, Calif.
“My twin brother read that an Egyptian cobra got loose from the Bronx Zoo,” Rhymes said, “and he is so scared of snakes that it has become a legitimate fear for him. I told him, 'You probably aren't going to run into it.' ”
According to a report, a Bronx Zoo spokesman believes the cobra is on zoo property. It just can't be found.
Ridiculous. Head in the game please. But seriously, if you see a pencil wiggle its way across the floor and you live in the NYC area, watch the fuck out.
By the way, this is the only picture I could find of Will Rhymes and his twin:
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