Baltimore — James McCann slowly shook his head as he searched for the right words.
“Baseball is a funny game,” he said. “It has a way of humbling you. It has a way of putting you back in your spot.”
The Tigers spent a wonderful off day on May 2. They had just swept the Twins in Minneapolis and rode a five-game win streak into Cleveland. They were 14-10 and back near the top of the American League Central Division.
Eleven days later and it’s all gone to hell in a handbag, to borrow a phrase from Brad Ausmus.