2012 Season

77-69, 2nd place, 3 games behind CWS. The Tigers literally threw the game away yesterday afternoon when an errant toss from Omar Infante skipped by Prince Fielder and the tying and winning runs crossed home for Cleveland. That singular play, no more than 10 seconds long, offers a candid perspective into the team’s late season [...]

Detroit Tigers, 77-67, 2nd place, 1 back. After 6 2/3 innings of no-hit pitching and a 5-3 victory, the Tigers continued their push for the Central division title.  And after 6 2/3 innings of no-hit pitching and a 5-3 victory, the White Sox continued their push for the Central division title. I think I’ll go [...]

Detroit Tigers, 75-67, 2nd place, 1 back. OK, let’s try this again. Rained out yesterday, Justin Verlander still has the ball for tonight’s game against Cleveland and Corey Kluber. You may remember him: Cy Kluber beat Detroit (3-2, naturally) on Sept. 3 for his first, and only major league victory. The result of pushing back [...]

74-67, 2nd place, 2 games behind CWS. Well, can one swing of the bat turn around a miserable two week stretch? It certainly felt like that in the 5th inning of last night’s game when AJax parked one 400 feet away in the left center field seats.  The Tigers won and remain a manageable distance [...]

73-66, 2nd place, 2 games back, WC is gone. If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. Today’s Pre-Player of the Game is…see above. Tonight’s Okay Jim, We Get It, You’re the Manager, You Make the Lineups Lineup: 1. Jackson, CF 2. Raburn, LF 3. Cabrera, 3B 4. Fielder, 1B 5. Young, DH 6. Peralta, SS [...]