DETROIT -- It falls on the players to make the plays on the field, produce the offense, and record the outs on the mound. But it's the responsibility of the manager to ensure that the rotation and bullpen are managed correctly. That is not happening with Brad Ausmus at the helm of the Detroit Tigers and the latest example was a grisly 11-9 loss at the hands of the Seattle Mariners.
With two outs in the eighth, Neftali Feliz, a struggling reliever who the Tigers picked up for a pittance -- the latest existential shot in the dark -- was reverting to his floundering self.