Yes, he wants to win. Yes, errors and walks drive him crazy. Yes, he’d love to score six, seven runs a game.
But those days are far off in the Detroit Tigers’ painful rebuild, and despite continued mistakes and sloppy play, manager Ron Gardenhire is keeping the mood light inside the team’s fragile clubhouse.
After Wednesday’s 4-0 loss to Tampa Bay — a night marred by three Tigers’ errors and eight Rays walks — Detroit’s skipper tried to ease the pain with some humor.
“Is there is a good error?” he asked, setting up his punch line.