Kenny Rogers

years:  they have been forced to overpay for Vicente Padilla, Kevin Millwood, Chan Ho Park and Kenny Rogers in their search for an ace over the last decade, and look how far that's gotten them.  By virtue of the fact that fewer runs are scored in pitcher-friendly parks, starters can routinely go deeper into games, therefore putting less pressure on the bullpen.  Over the course of 81 games, that can help ease the burden on relievers by a great margin.

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mando Galarraga has been excellent, but the other three spots have been questionable at best.  Kenny Rogers will take the mound tonight in Baltimore, looking for his seventh win of the year.  His age and injury history have contributed to his inconsistency and mediocrity over the last two years, and the Tigers will need him to step up in the second half.  Dontrelle Willis is in the process of altering his mechanics in the minor leagues and is not expected back until September.  His unique, deceptive pitching motion used to be a major element of his success, but he seemed to gain weight two years ago, and has subsequently been injured due to added stress on his knee, so it will be interesting to see if he slims back down and returns to the impressive pitcher he was from 2003-2006.

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er whatever button it is that someone's going to have to push if the slide continues much longer.

Kenny Rogers didn't pitch all that badly, giving up only two earned runs in his 4 2/3 earnings, although 8 hits ain't exactly "lights out," either. Under normal circumstances, a 3-0 lead for your opponent at the end of 6 innings wouldn't be all that worrisome, but the Tigers didn't hit (5 singles), didn't field (two errors, after three in their previous game) and overall, gave up 12 hits, 6 walks and adding insult to injury, tossed in a balk for good measure.

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