Manuel said some of the struggles are the result of guys trying too hard to make the right play or the big play. Well, you should know that before you get up there. For instance, Wil Cordero entered the weekend series against Detroit 2 for 19, then went 5 for 11 in the three games at Comerica Park, including two bloop singles in the opener. Branyan drove in a key insurance run Friday with a bloop single that barely eluded Tigers shortstop Deivi Cruz. We need breaks like that,'' Cordero said.
Baseball is that way.
Whether you've been in the game for 10 years or one year, it's a game of feelings. It's hard to explain. While Bob Wickman, Paul Shuey, Steve Karsay and Ricardo Rincon have pitched well enough to make Manuel comfortable, Justin Speier and Steve Reed have not. I trust our bullpen, especially the back end of the bullpen. And once we get our offense going, I figure we'll never be out of a ballgame, even if we're down five or six runs.