Mike Maroth lost his 18th game of the year tonight. The question I'm sure we'll be hearing is, "Should he be allowed to lose 20?" In the case of Maroth I would have to answer that question no. If someone is pitching well and losing 20 because the team is bad, let him pitch. But what has Maroth done well this year? He's walked a little over two per 9 innings, which is good, but he's given up a lot of HR, and he doesn't strike batters out. His ERA is 5.25. If the Tigers have no one better in their farm system, I guess they have to keep putting him out there. But most teams would have sent him down before this.