It wasn’t the slam dunk that I thought this game would be, but it is still a W, still a sweep, and still a 4 game winning streak.

Somehow Verlander was charged with 5 runs in this game. The mystery isn’t the actual mechanics of assigning runs to pitchers, but the line did not resemble the performance. Verlander was terrific and deserved a much better fate. He did his part as the ace, but you can only pitch around so much lack of run support and dome weirdness.

PREGAME: Sorry for the lack of blogging this weekend. I went up north for a few days and my internet connectivity was severely limited. I was able to get the game posts up, and that was about it. I didn’t miss much did I? Rick Porcello gets his chance to keep the winning streak alive … Continue reading Game 2009.137: Tigers at Royals →

PREGAME: And away we go. It’s September. This is like real-pennant-chase-scoreboard-watching-finger-nail-chewing-why-won’t-the-Twins-lose time. The Tigers shook off their August doldrums and posted their first winning August since 2000. Can they craft a formidable September and hold off the Twins? Tonight the Tigers send out Edwin Jackson. When Jackson last faced the Indians he threw eleventy (a … Continue reading Game 2009.131: Indians at Tigers →

PREGAME: The optimist in me looks at last night’s win and thinks “hey, the Tigers have 2 more chances to win this series,” while the pessimist in me thinks “hey, at least they won’t get swept.” It’s not such a bad deal when the pessimist can even look on the bright side right? Jarrod Washburn … Continue reading Game 2009.125: Tigers at Angels →

PREGAME: Some lefty-on-lefty action today with Jarrod Washburn taking on his old team and the hyphenated one Ryan-Rowland-Smith (yeah, it’s an extra hyphen but I don’t have time for a proper pregame so instead you get lame punctuation jokes – sorry). Seattle vs. Detroit – August 20, 2009 | MLB.com: Gameday POSTGAME: The Tigers were … Continue reading Game 120: Mariners at Tigers →

PREGAME: Aubrey Huff makes his Tigers debut tonight and he’ll be batting 5th in the lineup. I don’t know if Daniel Fields will make an appearance tonight or not, but he’s in town. As for the pitching match-up it will be a rehabilitated Rick Porcello. Rehabilitated in the sense that he has done time for … Continue reading Game 2009.118: Mariners at Tigers →

PREGAME: It’s Rick Porcello taking on David Hernandez today. And Alex Avila makes his debut. And Matt Wieters is young. The combined age of the Tigers battery is 42. The combined age of the O’s battery is 47. Play ball. Baltimore vs. Detroit – August 6, 2009 | MLB.com: Gameday POSTGAME: There’s so much to … Continue reading Game 2009.107: Orioles at Tigers →

PREGAME: Oh boy, the Tigers are on the road again. That hasn’t exactly been their forte this summer. It should be hot and steamy at the Ballpark in Arlington (I always liked this place for the shout-out to Tiger Stadium with the upper level in right field). This is the 3rd time this season the … Continue reading Game 2009.098: Tigers at Rangers →

PREGAME: As much as I’d love to talk about the Tigers carrying over their offense from last night, that probably isn’t a realistic expectation. Felix Hernandez has been absolutely sick. The last time Hernandez didn’t last through at least 7 innings was May 30th, when he went 6.2. He’s fanning a batter an inning and … Continue reading Game 2009.092: Mariners at Tigers →