It’s been a strange season for Detroit Tigers stater Max Scherzer and its only the third week of May. Well, maybe strange is too strong of a word. Perhaps interesting is a better choice. And it certainly has been interesting.
Scherzer’s first start of the season, on April 8 against the Boston Red...
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May 20, 2012
DETROIT (AP) -- Max Scherzer struck out 15 -- the most by a Detroit pitcher in 40 years -- and the Tigers rallied for him with three runs in the seventh inning to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Sunday.
Scherzer (3-3) threw 115 pitches in seven innings and was done for the day when the Tigers came back from a 2-1 deficit while he was still the pitcher of record. Alex Avila hit...
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May 21, 2012
I once heard it said that baseball is the only team sport where each player stands on an island. That statement couldn’t be more true when it comes to pitching. Standing ten inches above the field, and sixty feet and six inches from home plate, it is the pitchers duty to make hitting the hardest [...]
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May 22, 2012
20-21, 3rd place, 3 games behind Cle.
The Tigers roll into Cleveland to take on the division leading Indians tonight. Sounds odd but let’s not forget that the Indians were 7 games up on the Tigers one year ago, and then mostly held that spot until late July. I think it was Vince in MN who correctly predicted that the Indians would fade and the Tigers would surge in June based...
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May 22, 2012
The Detroit Tigers placed infielder-outfielder Ryan Raburn on the bereavement list and called up infielder Danny Worth from Triple-A Toledo.
The Tigers announced the moves before the start of a three-game series Tuesday against Cleveland. The team disclosed no further information on Raburn's family situation. The earliest he can return is Friday against Minnesota.
The Tigers...
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May 20, 2012
DETROIT -- Miguel Cabrera has said it all along the Tigers are not just him, Prince Fielder and Justin Verlander.
For the Tigers to be successful, it's going to take everyone on the team.
Three of those other people came through Sunday as the Tigers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-3, and won the three-game series, 2-1.
Jhonny Peralta had the Tigers' first run, a solo...
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May 22, 2012
A few pieces of important roster news trickled out today. First, Ryan Raburn was placed on the bereavement list*, and Danny Worth was called up from Toledo up to take his roster spot.
*The bereavement list allows players to take a handful of games off to attend to family emergencies. This usually indicates a serious illness or death in the family which, needless to say, is unfortunate...
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May 22, 2012
One of the Detroit Tigers’ perceived strengths entering this season has actually been of their weaknesses: Pitching. The only real question regarding the Tigers’ staff in 2012 was that of a fifth starer, a job won by rookie Drew Smyly prior to Opening Day. Maybe, just maybe, he would be the weak link. However, Smyly [...]
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May 20, 2012
When Pirates utilityman Josh Harrison’s blooper got by the Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta with one out in the ninth inning Friday to bust up Justin Verlander’s no-hitter, everyone had a reaction. 41,000+ fans at Comerica Park mustered up a collective “ahhhh”. Sitting on my couch with only my one year old home with me (sleeping in a different room), I verbalized a ...
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May 22, 2012
The Detroit Tigers are in third place in the American League Central at 20-21. They’re not where they — and many of us — expected them to be at this part of the season. Yes, the starting rotation’s been inconsistent, other than the supremely good and consistent Justin Verlander. The bullpen has sprung a few leaks, and leads the American League in losses with eight. But...
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May 22, 2012
CLEVELAND (AP) - The Detroit Tigers placed infielder-outfielder Ryan Raburn on the bereavement list and called up infielder Danny Worth from Triple-A Toledo.The Tigers announced the moves before the start of a three-game series Tuesday against Cleveland. The team disclosed no further information on Raburn's family situation. The earliest he can return is Friday against Minnesota...
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May 22, 2012
When the Detroit Tigers came out of nowhere and signed arguably the biggest free-agent next to Albert Pujols, so much hype was built around this team and Prince Fielder. Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder in the same line up, in a weak division? Sorry the rest of the AL Central, don’t even go to Spring Training because [...]
Stay current with all the roster movement and personnel decisions with the TigsTown Transaction Blog. Ryan Raburn was placed on the bereavement list, so Danny Worth was recalled from Toledo.
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May 20, 2012
The Detroit Tigers are proving money can’t buy you wins this season. The Tigers are four games back in the American League Central Division and have struggled in games they should have easily put away this season. The Tigers pitching staff have given up some close games in the late innings and the Tigers are in danger of losing the series to the Pittsburgh Pirates today. But wait...
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May 23, 2012
Strikeouts are up this season. That, in itself is nothing new: strikeouts have been up in many seasons—most seasons, even—since the dead ball disappeared. The explanations have multiplied almost as quickly as the Ks. The mound is higher. The strike zone is bigger. Hitters are swinging for the fences. Pitchers are increasingly specialized, and they throw pitches they didn...
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May 20, 2012
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