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2012

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Game 2012.41: Pirates at Tigers

20.05.2012 33 comments

Detroit Tigers, 19-21, 4 games behind Cleveland, and tied with Pittsburgh. So much for the theory that the Verlander performance would provide a big spark: the Pittsburgh McCutcheons evened the series with a 4-3 win, and added insult to injury by taunting them with Jason “Gas Can” Grilli.  It was all too much for Grilli, [...]

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Game 2012.40: Pirates at Tigers

19.05.2012 34 comments

Detroit Tigers, 19-20, 3 games behind Cleveland. Last season on May 7 the Tigers were 16-18, and a whole 7 games behind Cleveland in the Central.  Then Justin Verlander sparked the team with a no-hitter against the Blue Jays, they won their next 6, and improved their way to a Central Division title. Could Verlander’s [...]

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Game 2012.39: Pirates at Tigers

18.05.2012 20 comments

Detroit Tigers, 18-20, tied with Pittsburgh Pirates. Yeah, I know. But Justin Verlander needs no introduction; Justin Verlander needs no bullpen; and Justin Verlander needs no Game Post photo. Verlander by the way, is one of 4 pitchers who have gone at least 6 innings in 50 or more consecutive starts. The others are Bob [...]

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Game 2012.38: Twins at Tigers

17.05.2012 21 comments

18-19, 2nd place, 3 games behind Cle. Since April 17, the Tigers have won 10 and lost 16. They have played on every single day after they have won a game, and they have lost every game after a win in that stretch. It’s been pretty bad. The bullpen has been horrendous. Here are some [...]

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Game 2012.37: Twins at Tigers

16.05.2012 78 comments

Ryan Raburn can’t get no respect. Raburn’s first home run of the year was the deadly blow in the Tiger’s 8-run, comeback 6th inning, which overcame a seemingly insurmountable lead built against Max Scherzer, jinxed by Kevin In Dallas. And yet, in the account of the three 6th inning home runs, Jackson “belted” his, Cabrera [...]

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Game 2012.36: Tigers at White Sox

15.05.2012 52 comments

17-18, 2nd place, 2 games behind Cle. Don’t let the smile fool you, Mad Max is MAD. He’s angry that Coleman jinxed Smyly yesterday. He’s upset that Putkonen pitched like a Mud Hen and not a Tiger. He’s furious that the Tigers are 0-9 in games following their last 9 wins. And he’s livid that [...]

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Game 2012.35: Tigers at White Sox

14.05.2012 84 comments

Justin Verlander set a good example for young Drew Smyly, and callously shut down the Oakland A’s offense.  That’s the way to deal when your own team can’t score runs. Today’s surprise prediction:  Smyly has his first shaky outing, but the offense will more than make up for it. A lot of things have gone [...]

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Game 2012.34: Tigers at Athletics

13.05.2012 30 comments

Well this series has had a lopsided game that we won, a lopsided game that we lost, a pitcher’s duel that we lost, now it’s time for a pitcher’s duel that we win.  And we have just the guy for it, Justin Verlander. By the way, Justin says Happy Mother’s Day! JV will have his [...]

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Game 2012.33: Tigers at Athletics

12.05.2012 31 comments

The Tigers take the field this evening at absurdly-named O.co Coliseum at 16-16, 2 games back of Cleveland in the AL Central. A lot went wrong last night. Rick Porcello once again sang the First Inning Blues, and was generally ineffective.  The Below-pen didn’t fare much better. The Tigers blew their own chance at a [...]

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Game 2012.32: Tigers at Athletics

11.05.2012 41 comments

Yesterday we mentioned we would take a look at the Tiger DH performance.  Then again, you may want to avert your eyes. Currently the Tiger DH line (BA, OBP, SLG, OPS) looks like this: Tigers DH:  .192  .228  .283  .512 AL Avg DH:.263  .334  .454  .788 With those numbers we could have kept Brandon Inge, [...]

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Game 2012.31: Tigers at Athletics

10.05.2012 35 comments

If any eyes are still open at 10:05 EST and would like to watch baseball, they will have to tune in to Oakland where the Tigers will be starting a 4-game series with the A’s in tonight’s only MLB late game. The Athletic Brandon Inge awaits the Tigers in Oakland, although they may not recognize [...]

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Game 2012.30: Tigers at Mariners

09.05.2012 28 comments

15-14, 2 games behind Cle. Boy, last night was fun. On a night when Verlander was far from his best (and apologetic for his on-field behavior), the offense came through and left just enough cushion for Valverde to load the bases on 3 walks (one intentional) before closing out the game. It’s been hashed and rehashed, [...]

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