DETROIT – Sparky Anderson used to say that you needed 40 games before you could truly assess how a major-league team is going to do for a season. We’re approaching that point now, so the time is right to give you my take on this year’s team.
What I see frustrates me, because it looks like the same-old same-old. We’ve got some big bats, better-than-average starting pitching, average to below-average defense, and that bullpen! It means we will probably finish about the same as we always do. Maybe we’ll be slightly above .500, maybe slightly below .500. Maybe we’ll even squeeze into the playoffs, but if we do we probably won’t go very far. I find that frustrating.
It’s frustrating because our team always seems to have the same strengths and the same weaknesses. Not just in the last few years, but for as long as I can remember. Why is that?
By Mary Corrado, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE
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