It's a good thing Brandon Inge gained back those 20 pounds he lost a season ago. He will need 'em to hold up that weighty chip he's carrying on his shoulder.
Via Fox Sports Detroit
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January 19, 2012
Detroit -- Miguel Cabrera and his teammates aren't that concerned about who will bat behind him, they're more worried about Victor Martinez.
Cabrera and the Tigers got a chance to discuss the recent bad news before they left Comerica Park and headed out to various stops on their Winter Caravan.
"I don't focus on that, who's gonna hit behind me, who's gonna...
Via Detroit4lyfe
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January 22, 2012
It's official: the Tigers have already won the Collin Balester-Ryan Perry trade. On Friday, Balester tweeted this photo of Justin Verlander's game face for the 2012 season.
If the American League wasn't already terrified of Verlander, they will be now.
Via hardballchat.com
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January 21, 2012
We continue our trip through the divisions into the AL Central. The Tigers rode the wave of Jose Valverde’s perfect season to the ALCS, but were the Tigers the best bullpen in the American League? We will answer those questions and more, but before we do we will introduce you to some new terms if this is the first such article you are catching.
Games= The number of games goingâ€...
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January 19, 2012
Days after learning Victor Martinez could miss the entire 2012 season with a knee injury, the Detroit Tigers began looking ahead to the challenge of replacing him. Manager Jim Leyland was relatively at ease Thursday when discussing Martinez, who tore the ACL in his left knee last week. The Tigers are still considering their options, but Leyland says the team will find somebody "either...
Victor Martinez's status after he tore his ACL, which players could make noise as minor league invites to big league camp, and a couple wrap up points on the Hall of Fame balloting.
Via Lions Blog
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January 20, 2012
Perhaps the hitter to replace Victor Martinez already is here. Perhaps he's Brennan Boesch -- a healthy and confident Boesch.
Via mlb.com
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January 19, 2012
Justin Verlander said he hasn't heard back from Taco Bell since he referenced the fast-food chain last week on "Conan" as his pre-start ritual of choice. That would make the folks at Taco Bell among the few that haven't had something to ask Verlander this offseason.
Via Lions Blog
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January 22, 2012
In 2006, pitchers Justin Verlander and Joel Zumaya each had a sensational rookie season and helped take the Tigers to the World Series. Five years later, their paths had diverged to this extent: Verlander threw a major league-high 4,306 pitches in 2011, and Zumaya didn't throw any.
Via MSNBC
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January 20, 2012
HBT: Victor Martinez‘s season-ending knee injury has Tigers fans getting their hopes up for Prince Fielder, but Dave Dombrowski threw cold water on that notion.
Via Lions Blog
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January 20, 2012
Tigers caravan events open to the public this week: Today: 1-1:40 p.m., Meijer, 800 Brown, Auburn Hills. Players: Doug Fister, Austin Jackson, Jose Valverde. Today: 1-1:45 p.m., Detroit Shoppe at Somerset Mall, 2800 W. Big Beaver, Troy. Players: Brennan Boesch, Max Scherzer.
Via Official Web Site of Western Michigan Athletics
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January 20, 2012
Western Michigan baseball had the chance to join the community in welcoming the Detroit Tigers Winter Caravan at Western Michigan Jan. 20.
Via ESPN
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January 20, 2012
Loss of invaluable middle-of-the-order hitter puts Detroit Tigers in a difficult spot
Via Lions Blog
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January 21, 2012
Max Scherzer asked the questions as they were handed to him in a trivia contest Friday. Mostly, the event required the power pitcher to lob softballs. But then he broke off a Dick Enberg curve.
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