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May 2011

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Game 2011.41: Blue Jays at Tigers

16.05.2011 20 comments

September 1, 2011. That is the day the Tigers look to finish the 3-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals, since Sunday they were thwarted by weather.  By then, the Indians should be in the rear-view mirror.  Breaking news:  Grady Sizemore back on the DL (sighs from Grady’s Ladies). Today, May 16, 2001, is the [...]

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Minor League Wrap 5.14.2011

15.05.2011

Toledo 13, Gwinnett 1 (Braves) Every Mud Hen recorded a hit this one as the team put up Rod Allen “crooked numbers” in the 2nd, 3rd, 8th, and  9th innings to win big.  Andy Oliver (LHP) got the win after 7 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, and 5 K. The lone ER came [...]

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Game 2011.40: Royals at Tigers

14.05.2011 15 comments

A few quick thoughts on JV – - He’s awesome. – I love the way he is mixing up his pitches as of late.  Yesterday he opened the game with four four-seamers against Gets.  Threw one changeup to Cabrera, then closes with three changeups to K Gordon.  He then introduced the slider in the second [...]

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Game 2011.39: Royals at Tigers

13.05.2011 15 comments

On June 15th, 1938, Johnny Vander Meer, in only his second big league season, took the mound for the Cincinnatti Reds against the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field.  It was only four days after Vander Meer had no hit the Boston Braves at Crosley Field.  Despite walking 8 against 7 strikeouts, Vander Meer pulled off [...]

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Minor League Wrap 5.11.2011

12.05.2011 1 comment

Toledo 1, Lehigh Valley 8 (Phillies) Lehigh took a quick 4-0 lead after 1 and did not relent. Toledo’s starter, Thad Weber (RHP), lasted only 4 innings and allowed 5 ER on 6 hits and 4 walks. He was relieved by Chris Oxspring (RHP) who allowed 3 ER in 1 1/3 innings of work. Fu [...]

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Game 2011.38: Tigers at Twins

11.05.2011 19 comments

Tigers look for a quick two game sweep of the MLB worst Twinkies today Baker goes for Minnesota today as the lone bright spot in their rotation.  On the season he’s posting a 2.97 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 7.8 K/9.  After being hit hard in his first two starts, Baker has allowed only 5 earned [...]

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Minor League Wrap 5.10.2011

11.05.2011 2 comments

Toledo 1, Lehigh Valley 3 (Phillies) Toledo scored one run in the bottom of the 9th to make it interesting, but the late effort was futile and Adam Wilk (LHP) took the loss despite a quality start: 7 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 K. Lester Oliveros (RHP) added two innings of relief [...]

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Game 2011.37: Tigers at Twins

10.05.2011 22 comments

Tigers finished the second inning yesterday (if you break the season down into 9 innings, there are 18 games per inning) at 10-8.  This inning saw three 3 game win streaks, and a 7 game losing streak.  Tigers enter the third inning at .500, and in third place in the Central.  They are 5.5 games [...]

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Game 2011.36: Tigers at Blue Jays

09.05.2011 30 comments

The Tigers look to win their second consecutive asphalt game, as the Tigers look to close out their second straight 3-of-4 series. Max Scherzer will take the mound for Detroit, fortified with steak, courtesy of Justin Verlander, who took a few of the guys out to celebrate the no-hitter.  Rick Porcello, Max Scherzer, Alex Avila, [...]

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Verlander’s No-Hitter

09.05.2011 8 comments

After Verlander’s second start of the year I commented that JV seemed to be throwing his change-up more on crucial counts.  It was not rooted in any scout-like acuity, but just a casual observation from a guy who watches too much Tigers baseball much like you do.  My recollection is that JV primarily has relied on [...]

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Game 2011.35: Tigers at Blue Jays

08.05.2011 13 comments

Justin. As in Justin case you missed it, Verlander threw his second career no hitter yesterday, and was one excruciating 12-pitch-AB-walk away from a perfect game. Ian Casselberry has a look at the Pitch F/X of the walk, in which it appears that it was indeed a ball. MLB.com has a video of all 27 [...]

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Minor League Wrap 5.7.2011

08.05.2011

Toledo  0, Charlotte 1 (White Sox) The Mud Hens wasted a terrific pitching performance from Charlie Furbush (LHP). The young lefty threw 8 innings of 1-hit baseball and allowed only 1 ER but still took the loss. Additionally, he K’ed 8 while walking 2 during a Verlander-esque performance in northern Ohio. On the night, Furbush [...]

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