One month ago:

• You were running your heat, not air conditioning
• Willis didn't have a win with the Tigers, and you thought he might never. Meanwhile, you were ready to bet a sparkling pony avatar on whether Armando Galarraga was the real deal.
• Miguel Cabrera and Magglio were swingin at every 1st pitch; MC was hitting 'em all over the ballpark, MO was hitting 'em to the 2nd baseman.
• Edwin Jackson had a brilliant start  against the Yankees, was still throwing 98 mph into the 6th inning, but had thrown so many pitches he was yanked. That was at 8:05 p.m., with the score 0-0. They didn't sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" until 9:03 p.m., when the score was 10-0 New York.
• Justin?!? Verlander?!?

Today:

• Bet that AC sounded weird last night, huh?
• Dontrelle Willis is 1-0, 3.27 ERA, in 2 starts with Detroit. AG since May: 1-3, 10.90 ERA, .329 BA against in 4 starts. See avatar at right.
• Miguel Cabrera and Magglio are swinging at every 1st pitch; MC is hitting 'em all over the ballpark, MO is dribbling 'em past the 2nd baseman, or was until we finally found out what's been eating at him is his wife and beloved is facing a dangerous surgery, and he left for a week with the thoughts and prayers of 4 million behind him.
• Edwin Jackson had a brilliant start  against the Rangers, was still throwing 97 mph into the 7th inning, but had thrown tons of pitches. However, the bullpen had been shaky of late, so he was sent out again in the 8th and allowed Texas to tie it before getting himself out of the jam. The Tigers ground out a 2-out run to give Fernando and his "just a bit low fastball" the razor-thin margin he needed to finish the sweep.
• Justin. Verlander.

It's deep into May now. And while we may still have some things to complain about, I like May a whole heck of a lot more than April.

Coming in June:

• THE SLIDER OF SOLACE: Armando's non-sinking slider is replaced with the triumphant return of Detroit's famous secret agent: Bondo, Jeremy Bondo.
• HAPPY EVERETT AND THE SWITCH-HITTING PRINCE: How do you want your six spot served? Use Santiago, win. Use Adam Everett, win. Right now, if Jim Leyland told me he planned to use Neifi Perez at short, I'd expect Neifi to go 2-for-3 with a walk and 2 ribbies.*
• FAST & THE FURIOUS (and the GOLDEN OLDIE, AND THE MUSCLE, AND THE SCRAPPY, AND THE...): Who's in left? By mid-June all of the following could be available for the Tigers: Thames, Guillen, Raburn, Thomas, Ramirez, Anderson. Not to mention Brent Clevlen tends to have hot Junes.

*Actually, no, I wouldn't.

-Misopogon, reminding you if you criticize someone, first walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away, and you have their shoes!