Its the end of the season, where everything is closely looked at, and all of the praise that KW got for getting youk and Liriano now looks like shit.
he did well with those deals.
The team was projected to lose 95 games if you recall.
I dont think the GM or Robin lost this division though.
Put your feelings about KW aside and pretend he doesnt exist for a minute.
look at what happened this year:
konerko- ankle (played), hit in the face (out), bone issue in wrist (played), concussion (7 day dl), thumb injury now.
Lost Danks
Floyd hurt than not hurt than hurt
humber hurt
deaza ouchy
dunn with oblique issues in sept (out)
started the season with morel (hurt) also lowest OPS in baseball when he was there
young ass Bullpen
for them to get knocked out in the last week with all of that going on is somewhat remarkable.
Detroit has been pretty healthy all year with exception to austin jackson being hurt for a couple of hours, cabreras bad ankles for a couple of games, fister hurt recently and now scherzer which is irrelevant.
Healthy tigers team vs a crippled white sox team being only 2 games up. that is alarming for the tigers.
Now with the playoffs its true that anyone can win the WS no matter what, but these 2 teams are the exception to the rule...both are way too flawed to make a strong run.