Are these the same Tigers that had five all stars?

Are these the same Detroit Tigers that had five members on the all star team.

What happened to the team that went to the World Series last season?

So far this month, they lost 11 games and are in danger in being out of the playoffs. What happened to this team to cause their skid? Did the dream team of last year wake up to a bad nightmare.

I'm well aware that the team has been plagued by illness and injuries, but even healthy players are falling on the job. They let go of Craig Monroe who was brilliant last year. It's kind of sad that even the Chicago Cubs are doing better than Detroit.

The next few games are important. Detroit can't afford to lose to Cleveland and the Yankees if they want to be in the playoffs.

Get your act together Tigers, or should I call you kittens.