With the Tigers playing for little more than draft position as we head down the stretch, we fans have to adjust our expectations. Our happiness should not always be determined by wins or losses, though fun wins like Friday’s are certainly nice. Maybe the Tigers lose, but a young starting pitcher had a great night. Or maybe Jeimer Candelario goes 4-for-4 and the bullpen blows a late lead.
I’m not going to tell you how to be a fan — some of you want the team to lose right now — but we will be looking a lot closer at these individual performances over the final weeks of the year.