Well the Tigers go 4-2 for the week, should have swept the A's though. On Saturday, Miner couldn't hold a 5 run lead and the Tigers left 7 men on base. I think it was the 6th inning when Shelton is up to bat, 3-0 count, 1 out, and runners on 2nd and 3rd. Shelton takes the next pitch for a strike. That's fine, he shouldn't have the green light on 3-0 anyway. Next pitch is a slider away, swing and a miss. Next pitch is a letter high fastball, way out of the strike zone, swing and a miss. (Insert random string of expletives here). Golden opportunity for at least one run should have been two. Oh well, just have to tell myself that if this is all I have to complain about, then it's a good thing I'm not a Royals fan.

Excited about the fact that the Twins are looking past the White Sox, who they play this week, by moving their rotation around to make sure that Santana and Liriano both face the Tigers this weekend. That's fine by me, gotta beat the best to be the best.

Also, I love the fact that the Sox are scared enough of the Tigers making a deal for Soriano, that they've put themselves in the bidding for him in an effort to block the Tigers. If the Sox do get him, they'll probably just turn around and flip him for some starting pitching.

The return of Young to the lineup was awesome, maybe now the Tigers just might stay pat and not trade. While Dombrowski knows what he is doing, I like all the guys in the clubhouse and you'd hate to see some of the chemistry broken up in the clubhouse if someone had to go, to make room for Soriano or anyone else.

Up next is Cleveland and Minnesota, both on the road. We should have a great chance at 6-4 or 7-3 on this road trip because after the Tribe and the Twins, the Tigers travel to Tampa for 4 games with the D-Rays.

Pre-Trade Deadline Playoff Predictions:

AL East: Red Sox NL East: Mets
AL Central: Tigers NL Central: Cardinals
AL West: Rangers NL West: Giants
AL Wild Card: Yankees NL Wild Card: Braves