Kenny Rogers Tries To Get Better

Kenny Rogers turned 42 a few weeks after the World Series. He's back with the Tigers for the second year of his two-year contract. He went 17-8 in his first season with the Detroit and pitched a remarkable 23 consecutive scoreless innings in the postseason, picking up a win in each of his 3 starts.

As he enters his 19th big-league season, he will keep trying to get better. "I'm as much of a competitor as anybody, more than most," Rogers said. "I'm a maniac out there. I enjoy that challenge."

Despite his success of last season, he plans to make adjustments this season.

"Always," he said. "I don't stop tinkering or trying to make myself better."

Kenny Rogers' 23 consecutive scoreless postseason innings last year was the sixth-best total in major league history:

PITCHER	IP
Mariano Rivera	34.0
Whitey Ford	33.0
Babe Ruth	29.0
Christy Mathewson	28.0
Lew Burdette	24.0*
Kenny Rogers	23.0*
Jerry Reuss	23.0*
George Earnshaw	22.0*
Orel Hershisher	21.1*
Bob Gibson	19.0
* in one postseason

Source: freep.com