The Tigers will finish the season, that we're sure of...

Hey, remember when I wrote about MLB Network's predictions for the Tigers this season and the analysts thought they were going to finish in every position except fourth? Well, guess where Sports Illustrated is predicting they'll finish?

That's right, fourth place.

So, basically no one knows what the hell is going to happen. That includes me. The only certainty at the moment is that the Tigers will finish.

Here are some other certainties:

Going, Gary, Gone

Gary Sheffield is no longer a Tiger (as if you didn't know). A very large part of me jumps for joy at this concept; I don't mind someone being a total ******* as long as he's good. Gary just wasn't good as a Tiger. It would have been nice to see him hit his 500th in the D, but I'm sure someone else will get there (Cabrera perhaps? Has eight years). The fact is, this guy had become a black hole and he was the DH. A DH that can't hit has to go, especially on a team with five or six DH's. I literally screamed "YES!" when I read it in the car and nearly made my friend swerve off the road. His departure gives a real chance to some of our younger players (by the way, I'm very happy that they decided to take Porcello and Perry north). Not only is he gone, but he's left us with one of the best things he's ever said, and this is a man who says a lot:

"Jim (Leyland) said, 'We're going to go with versatility.' When he said that word I thought to myself, 'I'm probably the most athletic guy on this team.' But they're entitled to their opinion"

Yeah, sure, Gary; and I'm an Olympic gymnast.


I Will Be Stylin'.

I bought myself a new hat. I decided that my white hat with pink D, though still beloved, is not a game hat. Oh, sure, I might whip it out now and then and wear one of my girly Tigers shirts, but I've bought several things in team colors that I'm very excited about. Including this to wear to "80's Night" at the Ballpark.  As a side note, I was not originally going to go to the May 4th game; that was one of my "sell" tickets. However, upon discovering that  the DeLorean, the Teenage Muntant Ninja Turtles, and Darth Vader were all going to be at the game, I couldn't resist. As a second side note, this is the second time that I've bought said hat; the first one was ruined by a fluffy tornado.

Well, that's not many certainties at all. No matter. I have my tickets in hand, my new hat, and the roster is set.  If the season weren't starting this weekend, I would probably explode or something. I don't plan on missing a second of a single game this season, and modern technology means I don't have to. I'll be at 15-16 games (including Opening Day), we have a great local sports station that will broadcast every game that isn't being broadcast nationally, in the car I can listen to the radio, and if I'm neither at the game, at home, or in the car (read: school) I can use this absolutely fabulous app for the iPhone to distract me thouroughly (seriously, if you have an iPhone and are a true baseball fan, you need this app).

Oh, one more certainty: It's gonna be a great summer.