Detroit Tigers, 73-65, 2nd place, 2 back. My own game post pictures now haunt me. I decided on a new set of pictures for this important road trip: serious, determined faces. Now instead they look tense, stressed. Jim Leyland has said that he doesn’t believe in team chemistry; it may also be that team chemistry … Continue reading Game 2012.139: Tigers at Angels→
Normally, a Verlander start would be all about Verlander. But recently, the Tigers have fallen into a funk where sharp starting efforts have been undone by an inability to score runs on offense. Last night after a brief bit of trouble in the first (exacerbated by Cabrera’s failure to turn a DP), Max Scherzer settled … Continue reading Game 2012.138: Tigers at Angels→
The Tigers are fresh off of a sweep of the Blue Jays, which, despite some underwhelming offense, ended in exciting fashion. And a game ball goes to…Jim Leyland. Not only did he replace Crazy-Legs Young with pinch-runner Quintin Berry, but he actually sent him! and that extra base won the game. And how much fun … Continue reading Game 2012.125: Angels at Tigers→
Well, the less said about last night’s game, the better. Wait, hold on…they did WHAT? They like to say “it ain’t over ’till it’s over.” But often, well, it just is. Down 23 at the 2-minute warning in football, and…well, we could score, onside kick, score again, onside…oh never mind. Basketball: well, keep fouling, make … Continue reading Game 2012.109: Yankees at Tigers→
Detroit Tigers, 54-49, 2nd place, 1.5 back. With the trade deadline past and the Tigers standing pat, perhaps it is time once more to look at the Detroit DH situation. The Tigers still rank 13th of 14 teams in DH performance, which is exactly where they stood when we looked at this a couple of … Continue reading Game 2012.104: Tigers at Red Sox→
Detroit Tigers, 54-48, 2nd place, 1.5 back. The Tigers, who were a Peralta away from being swept by the Blue Jays, will stay East and try the Red Sox for a 3-game set that ends Wednesday night on ESPN. Even though the Tigers have started strong in the 2nd half (10-6), they have still been … Continue reading Game 2012.103: Tigers at Red Sox→
Detroit Tigers, 47-44, 3 1/2 games behind Chicago. Alice Cooper threw out the ceremonial first pitch before last night’s game, and from that point on it was Welcome To My Nightmare for young Jacob Turner, who bombed. An outburst of offense was predicted, but I didn’t quite have that in mind (the Tiger offense politely … Continue reading Game 2012.92: Angels at Tigers→
44-42, 3rd place, 3.5 games behind CWS, win streak is at 5 The Tigers kick off the back half of the season with a 3 game set against the Orioles. The Orioles are in the middle of their predictable pattern of everybody’s darling to mediocrity to irrelevance as they get passed up by everyone else … Continue reading Game 2012.87: Tigers at Orioles→
Detroit Tigers, 42-42, 4 1/2 games behind Chicago. Today the Tigers have a chance to win 4 in a row, which they last did when their starting second baseman was named Brandon Inge (April 15-18), and would tie their longest winning streak of the season. Indicators are positive: the April 4-game winning streak was also … Continue reading Game 2012.85: Royals at Tigers→
Detroit Tigers, 41-42, 4 1/2 games behind Chicago. Well, here we go again. The Tigers have their 9th shot at getting to the .500 mark since May 15, and are 0-8 so far at it. They will have to do it against the Royals, who will go all-lefty on the mound for the 3-game series. … Continue reading Game 2012.84: Royals at Tigers→
39-40, 3rd place, 3 games back. Let’s talk about the lineup for a second. I really feel that the Berry/Jackson swap is gaining momentum, since I now know of 3 people on the bandwagon (me, Coleman, and Sean). Jason Beck even chimed in, though he thinks AJax should stay at the top. Let’s dig a … Continue reading Game 2012.80: Twins at Tigers→
Detroit Tigers, 38-40, 4 games behind Chicago. Is it time to move Austin Jackson back in the lineup? AJax continues to impress, still leading the Tigers in batting average (.326), on base percentage (.408) and OPS (.945), and only a few points behind Cabrera in slugging percentage (.537 to .541). With runners in scoring position, … Continue reading Game 2012.79: Tigers at Rays→
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