ATLANTA – Have you ever driven down an icy road, and suddenly, you lose total control? Your stomach drops, and your heart races, and you look over at that ditch, and you keep sliding, feeling totally helpless?
Sometimes, you crash.
Sometimes, miraculously, you pull out of it.
That’s where the Detroit Tigers are today, stuck in that helplessness – somewhere between a ditch and safety. And there’s no telling where this frustratingly inconsistent team will end up because the Tigers no longer control their own destiny.
The Tigers need help to get into the playoffs, and the gravity of the situation was lost on no one late Saturday night.