Game 2013.44: Tigers at Indians

24-19, 1.5 in back of Cleveland, JV on the rebound vs. Jimenez the Menace coming up. Well, what do you know - Tui got a start against a righty. Nothing to show, took the ball for a ride the first time and struck out twice after that, but I'm still all for it. Is there a chance that this might not… [the full story]

Game 2013.44: Tigers at Indians Game 2013.44: Tigers at Indians

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This could fail miserably...but here goes. I found this gem on Amazon a few days ago (under "Books you may like" what does this say?). I'm only a few chapters into it, but it is FANTASTIC, and I think that several of you would really enjoy it. Here's the write-up from Amazon: ************* An… [the full story]

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Game 2013.43: Tigers at Indians

The Detroit Tigers (23-19) travel to Cleveland (28-15) for a two-game set and a veritable rematch in several ways beyond the obvious: The Indians are hot (still); the Tigers are coming off two consecutive losses to another "red team" (again), and; the pitching matchups are also reruns. This time, the… [the full story]

Game 2013.43: Tigers at Indians Game 2013.43: Tigers at Indians

Game 2013.42: Tigers at Rangers

23-18, 2nd place, 1.5 games behind Cle (who have now won 4 in a row) Anibal Sanchez did his best Justin Verlander last night, and promptly got booted in the 3rd inning after allowing 11 base runners and 5 ER. The Tigers were never really in the game, and the best offense in baseball was tamed again… [the full story]

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Game 2013.41: Tigers at Rangers

23-17, 2nd place, .5 games behind Cle (won earlier today) Wow, what a game last night. Spectacular effort by Porcello (that's now 24 Ks in his last 25 IPs - 3.24 ERA and a .96 WHIP...pretty salty), and the bullpen was almost as good. Luckily, I was at a graduation celebration last night and didn't… [the full story]

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Game 2013.33: Indians at Tigers

10.05.2013 47 comments

Were you disappointed by the short series against the Nationals? I sure was. Sweep the Astros, fall flat against the Washington National Angels (can’t they beat teams that wear red?)…what does that spell? It spells O-V-E-R-R-A-T-E-D. Until the next bout of euphoria, anyway. The recently somewhat deflated and first place by a nose Detroit Tigers (19-13) [...]

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Game 2013.32: Tigers at Nationals

09.05.2013 8 comments

Detroit Tigers, 19-12, 1st Place (1.5 ahead of KC). This afterevening the Tigers make up their rained out game from Tuesday, as they play the plasticine game in the two-game season series against the Washington Nationals. I predict that the Nationals will strike early, and score maybe three runs in the first.  The play here [...]

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Game 2013.31: Nationals at Tigers

08.05.2013 42 comments

19-11, 1st place, 1.5 games up. Well, this has been a fun stretch. Your Tigers have now won 9 out of 10 games, outscoring their opponents 74-25 (that’s a pythagorean winning % of 89%, or about 143 – 19). Now, the last 7 games were played against the Astros and Twins, so let’s no be [...]

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Game 2013.30: Tigers at Astros

05.05.2013 61 comments

Detroit Tigers, 18-11, 1st Place (.5 ahead of KC). The Tigers have their bags packed, and prepare to leave Houston a bit reluctantly, one imagines, after their party of a game last night and a 3-for-3 start to the series.  After leaving the strangely-named Minute Maid Park (there is not a tiny maid anywhere in [...]

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Game 2013.29: Tigers at Astros

04.05.2013 40 comments

Again it didn’t come easy, but the Tigers are right where they wanted to be, taking the first two games of the four-game series with the struggling Astros, thanks partly to contributions by the slumping Alex Avila and by everyone’s favorite bench donkey, Don Kelly (his working a 1-2 count into a walk ahead of [...]

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Game 2013.28: Tigers at Astros

03.05.2013 58 comments

Surprisingly, last night turned out well, thanks mostly to a career performance by The Pride of Butler, PA, Don “The Donkey” Kelly. As expected, the game turned into a strikeout duel, with Rick Porcello doing more than expected, and the Tiger hitters a little less so. The key play of the game could have easily [...]

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Game 2013.27: Tigers at Astros

02.05.2013 68 comments

The Tigers travel to Houston to take on the newly-American-League Astros, who have so far been welcomed into the AL to the tune of a league-worst 8-20 record. The probable pitchers for the series are: May 2 8:10  Porcello vs. Lyles May 3 8:10  Fister vs. Norris May 4 7:10  Scherzer vs. Harrell May 5 [...]

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Game 2013.26: Twins at Tigers

01.05.2013 38 comments

15-10, in first place and leading K.C. by half a game still, and the win streak is at 5 games and counting. Anibal Sanchez got this thing rolling with a career outing against the Braves last Friday, and while we won’t see 17 strikeouts from him today, we might see a more subtle masterpiece here [...]

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Game 2013.25: Twins at Tigers

29.04.2013 24 comments

One pitch, one hit, one Prince, and the Tigers are 14-10 and atop the division by a half game over the Royals going into this game. They’ve won 4 straight for the second time this season. Now it’s Verlander vs. Worley, also for the second time this year, and this time it’s in Detroit.  In [...]

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Game 2013.24: Twins at Tigers

29.04.2013 24 comments

Wow!! That bad omen rain made me sooooo nervous. The Detroit Tigers (13-10) wrap up their 9-game (less one postponed) home stand with three against the Minnesota Twins (11-10). The Tigers are coming off an exhilarating sweep of the Braves, while the Twins are coming off the AL equivalent, 2 convincing wins in a row over the Texas Rangers. [...]

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Game 2013.23: Braves at Tigers

28.04.2013 29 comments

12-10, 2nd place, 1 game behind KC. (this image may look familiar) After laying an egg against one of the weaker teams in baseball right now, the Tigers have responded nicely with two comfortable wins against the hot Braves. Yesterday’s win was brought to you courtesy of the middle infield, as both Infante and Peralta [...]

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Game 2013.22: Braves at Tigers

27.04.2013 51 comments

11-10, 2nd place, 1 game behind KC. (traveling today, gonna be quick here, more on AS tomorrow) Unbelievable. I didn’t get to watch the game live. But I’ve watched the K by K video a handful of times to the point where I shout on #17 just like Sanchez. A few notes other than the [...]

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