If you told me in April that I’d be blogging about how much of a disappointment the Tigers have been, I would have called you crazy, but what a huge disappointment they have been this year.  They went from preseason World Series favorite to the AL Central cellar (well, not quite).  This is a team that added Edgar Renteria, Dontrelle Willis, AND Miguel Cabrera in the offseason.  It’s mind-boggling.  The amount that Justin Verlander has regressed is even moreso.  Kenny Rogers has shown signs of being washed up, the bullpen has been either injured or inconsistent, and Willis has barely pitched.  The staff was clearly the downfall of this team.  The only two positives you could take out of it are the performances of Armando Galarraga and Zach Miner, who both provided big time performances in the abscence of other starters.  This year is a definite failure, but if the rotation can get their act together, I can see them making a run in 2009.

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