Everyone says you can’t take too much away from any one game. ‘0-1’ is probably the most pertinent piece of information from the Tigers’ heartbreaking loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday. But on a team with little to no expectations of winning in 2018, perhaps we can look deeper. Let us pre-suppose a thesis; maybe this game is everything?
The Tigers’ offense battled back after squandering like mad in the early innings. That much we have to give them. While certain elements of the team (glares directly at the bullpen) failed them, there were also bright spots — particularly from the Tigers’ younger players — and several early storylines came front and center during the 13-inning marathon that was Opening Day.