After 162 games and 162 game posts and after how many countless ups and downs, here are the Tigers right where we expected them to be from the first “Play Ball!” on the chilly April Fool’s Day that began the season: right where they were last season, beginning play in the ALDS against Oakland, representing … Continue reading Game 2013. Playoffs 1: Tigers at A’s→
Detroit Tigers: 91-64, 1st Place (6.0 ahead of Cleveland). Magic Number: 2 Well, time certainly does fly, flies like Prince Fielder scoring from first on a double, and comes barreling home to this my last regular season post. Time to get myself in playoff shape. With a magic number down to 2, it is possible … Continue reading Game 2013.156: White Sox at Tigers→
82-60, first place, 5.5 games ahead of the Indians (violation of agreement, currently under review). We need a replacement for the “good game” cliche. Let’s go with well-played loss. Losing 4-3 gives the Royals the series edge at 8-7 and drops Detroit’s record to 15-21 in one-run games. Duffy didn’t throw enough strikes for the … Continue reading Game 2013.143: Tigers at Royals→
72-51, 1st place, 6 up on Cleveland and 7.5 on KC. Ho-hum, just another day… As you can see, Miggy pounded the ball into a misshapen lump and shot it right out of the screen. OH! How sweet it is. A game like last night’s 6-5 win over the Royals is one of those up … Continue reading Game 2013.124: Royals at Tigers→
71-49, 1st place, 2nd place team too distant to be reliably identified. Imagine how much better the best team in baseball could be if they weren’t also the worst baserunning team in the history of the game. This has something to do with how a hittable Jeremy Guthrie wasn’t rocked out of the game like … Continue reading Game 2013.121: Royals at Tigers→
70-49, 1st place, 6 up on Cleveland and 7.5 on Kansas City. The Detroit Tigers are the best team in baseball. As the sour taste from the last 6 begins to fade, consider how close to 5-1 that 2-4 was. Having done all within their power to chase off one would-be division challenger last week, … Continue reading Game 2013.120: Royals at Tigers→
Detroit Tigers: 69-46, 1st Place (8 ahead of Cleveland). Miggy is unreal. That pitch was in his batters box and he hit a bomb. He has the cheat codes to this video game. –Tweet from Max Scherzer. Max is right on: ESPN had an overhead view of Cabrera’s home run, and the ball was not … Continue reading Game 2013.116: Tigers at Yankees→
66-45, 1st place, 5 games up on the Tribe. Well, that was nice. Justin Verlander started out looking a bit uh-oh, but put together the strongest 8 innings we’ve seen from him since… when? Velocity, command, breaking ball working – what more can you ask? Justin Masterson actually pitched as well or better than Verlander … Continue reading Game 2013.112: Tigers at Indians→
62-45, 1st place, 3 games up on Cle. I’m going to make the bold claim that my son, and PHToy in HKs child, are the most spoiled Tigers fans out there. The Tigers are 10-2 in my little guy’s lifetime, and to be honest, he slept through most of those losses. And he’s also very … Continue reading Game 2013.108: White Sox at Tigers→
57-45, 1st place, 3 games up on Cleveland. Hernan Perez walks, Ramon Santiago doubles, Alex Avila clears the bases – against Cole Hamels. Doug Fister baffles ’em. That, my friends, is a good win, of a type that will be called for with Mr. Universe out and the other Big Bopper not bopping. Recovery from … Continue reading Game 2013.103: Phillies at Tigers→
Detroit Tigers: 52-44, 1st Place (1.5 ahead of Cleveland). About a month ago I commented that I thought Kansas City, not Cleveland, would end up being Detroit’s closest Central competitor, which looked rather foolish when the Royals ended the first half with 5 consecutive losses, including a three-game sweep by the Indians. Now after taking … Continue reading Game 2013.97: Tigers at Royals→
Detroit Tigers: 52-43, 1st Place (1.5 ahead of Cleveland). Do the Tigers need a little jump start? They came back from the break cold as could be–the offensive highlights of the game were two warning track flies to center by Torii Hunter and Miguel Cabrera. Perhaps they do need a spark; accordingly, Jim Leyland is … Continue reading Game 2013.96: Tigers at Royals→
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