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Tigers Down, Not Out

Detroit manager Jim Leyland was asked about the mood of his 0-7 Tigers.

"Obviously we're not playing good. We haven't won a game so I don't know that the confidence level would be down. Probably the disappointment level, but like I said before, you can sit around, whatever people want to use (as an excuse). How does the club feel? The club feels fine," said Leyland.

"We haven't won a game, so obviously we're not in the best of moods, but we've got to go out and earn it. We've got to go out, get some hits and score some runs," he said.

Leyland said he didn't think the lofty preseason expectations -- the Tigers have been picked by many to win the World Series -- have anything to do with the 0-7 record.

"I've always believed that expectations are good," said Leyland. "When you have a lot of expectations, that means you've got a good team and we've got a good team. So if it's weighing on (the players) you need to ask them because it's not weighing on me."

-- Steven Krasner

Posted by Steven Krasner  at 7:14 PM | Permalink