Higginson is one of the few players who endured both 5-17 starts. Guys who come here as good players, their numbers seem to go down, then they go back up after they leave. I don't think we'll be able to find him. As for the details of this, the latest, loss, the Tigers took a 1-0 lead in the second, looking for a while like a normal team. But except for a bases-loaded chance in the fourth, the Tigers never got past first base again.
Slumps are everywhere.
Tony Clark didn't play because he's batting .115. But that isn't any consolation. The Tigers still found a way to lose. Write to Tom Gage at 615 W. Lafayette Blvd., Detroit 48226.