The World According To...ME

Today was bad. I mean AWEFUL. Dropped pop-ups, bad throws, no key hits and when you give up 4 or 5 UN EARNED runs, it leads to a bad day.

On the bright side, Max Scherzer pitched very well again. Scherzer,(0-1) gave up five runs - just two earned - in five innings. And pitched much better then the stats showed. Scherezer has looked great so far in the early goin.

But over in Philly land.....my favorite player the last two years is just tearing it up for Philly. You guys got in philly got a great player. I still shake my head wht Detroit didn't keep him. GO POLANCO!!!

Damon and Maggs could come up big this year



So there they were......30,000 people standing and screaming for a guy that everyone said was a dumb pick-up. A desperate move by a team going nowhere. "Johnny, Johnny" the crowd roared. Yes, Johnny Damon officially became a Tiger today. And all he did was simply draw a pinch-hit walk. Sounds boring, but to the baseball junkies of the world it was way more.

It capped off a sweep of the Cleveland Indians, and put the Tigers in first place after week 1 with a 5-1 record.

I know, I know. I can hear it already! It's WAY to early to get excited. Well I have news for you. IT'S NOT.

It's games like this that can MAKE an entire season, and believe me, if we were 1-5 and blew a 7-1 lead today people would be saying, "I told ya' so."

Like I said, since the Tigers made the trade, made this "awful" trade, for Austin Jackson and Phil Coke, (and Max Scherzer), they got alot of talent in this trade. (Sorry I just have to keep saying that since all the experts on my local 'know-it-all' radio station said it was an awful move.)

Right now the Tigers are 5-1, and their worst pitcher has been Justin Verlander. Hmmmm, thats odd. Just think how good we can be when JV comes around!

I was one of the few who liked it. I was one of the few who said the Tigers made out. I'm talking about the Tigers trading fan favorite Curtis Granderson for Austin Jackson and Phil Coke.

Yes, it's only been one game, but my point is the new guy in centerfield can play. I mean really play. The yankees shunned many trades over the years that would have had to include Jackson as part of the package, and its obvious why.

Granderson was a fan favorite here in Detroit, and a very solid centerfielder, but I have a good feeling that Jackson is going to do well. Very well.

And the other new guy also happened to get a key hit. Johnny Damon went 2 for 5, but had a key go-ahead double in the 7th to put the Tigers up for good.

1-0....Only 161 games to go!!!