ALEX AVILA RUMORS & GOSSIP
Mike Aviles, Alex Avila Only One of Several Athlete Name Pairings Likely to Cause Confusion (Video)
Admit it, Mike Aviles and Alex Avila have pretty similar names. That's why it's so easy to confuse the two, even though the two play different positions for different teams. Taking a look around the wider world of sports, however, reveals that this problem is nothing new. NESN Nation's Dan Duquette asked our Twitter followers which athletes they always get mixed up. Check...
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17 hours ago
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Game 2012.46: Tigers at Twins
Detroit Tigers, 21-24, 5 games behind Cleveland.
Runs! And lots of them. Alex Avila said after the game: “We have the type of offense that can make up for mistakes.” Um, let’s not get carried away here.
It still remains to be seen if the Tigers can extend a winning streak beyond one game.
Trying to make that happen is Mysterious Max Scherzer, who is himself trying...
Via Tigers Weblog
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5 days ago
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5 days ago
Alex Avila is Day-to-Day With a Sore Knee
Jason Beck reported on Tuesday evening that Alex Avila injured his left patella tendon during Monday night’s loss to the Seattle Mariners. Avila, who suffered from soreness in both knees at the end of last season, implied that playing through the pain wouldn’t risk further injury.
“I can’t do anything more to it,” Avila said. “It’s just a pain tolerance issue....
Via Tigers Den Blog
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21 days ago
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21 days ago
Sore knee sidelines Avila
The slumping Tigers offense has another problem: Alex Avila has been sidelined by a sore knee.
Jim Leyland told the Detroit media before Tuesday night's game in Seattle that Avila will sit out at least Tuesday and Wednesday with patellar tendinitis in his left knee.
Knee problems caused Avila to hit just .073 in the 2011 postseason, and his struggles have continued this season...
Via Fox Sports Detroit
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22 days ago
Game 2012.26: White Sox at Tigers
13-12, 2nd place, 1.5 games behind Cle
Jhonny Peralta may have hit the walk-off, but Alex Avila won that game.
On another night when the Tigers bats struggled against a front line pitcher, Avila reached base 4 times, banged out 2 XBHs, and started the 9th inning rally. Not to mention that Avila also called a tremendous game.
I don’t think it’s any coincidence that Avila...
Via Tigers Weblog
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25 days ago
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25 days ago
Alex Avila Could be a Good Number Two Hitter for the Detroit Tigers
I don’t know how long Jim Leyland is going to be able to keep Brennan Boesch in the number two spot in the batting order if he continues to struggle so much. But the question is, if Boesch was to be yanked, who would fill his place?
I’ve seen a good bit of internet chatter clamoring for Andy Dirks to get a shot, but while his .282 batting average looks good, he doesn’t draw...
Via Tigers Den Blog
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26 days ago
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26 days ago
Why Gerald Laird Was Used As A Pinch Runner For Alex Avila
With the Tigers down by a run in the 9th inning of Wednesday afternoon's game, Alex Avila reached base on a single with one out. Detroit needed to scratch out at least one run to keep the game alive, and Avila isn't known as a burner, so Jim Leyland went to his bench to inject some more speed into the game. So out of the dugout popped fellow catcher Gerald Laird to run...
Via Tigers Den Blog
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28 days ago
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28 days ago
Alex Avila is ready to grow off a positive 2011 season
Avila .295 in 2011
Around this time in 2011, the Detroit Tigers were ready to go into the season with a proven vet (newly signed) and a young kid trying to find his way in the Majors. The Tigers have not had the stability behind the plate since Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez was shipped out to the Bronx in 2008. This move was made in hopes that then-prospect Alex Avila could...
Via Detroit Sports 360
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February 23, 2012
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February 23, 2012
Alex Avila's All-Star encore hinges on consistency
DETROIT -- Detroit Tigers catcher Alex Avila loves the word consistency.
The question for Avila, who turned 25 this past week, is whether he'll be able to consistently be the player he was last season.
Manager Jim Leyland announced before last season that Avila would be the everyday starting catcher and Avila did not disappoint. He hit .295 with 19 home runs and 82 RBIs, earning...
Via Fox Sports Detroit
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February 02, 2012
Avila is Your Average Catcher
The title of this post obviously does not refer to Alex Avila's batting contribution in 2011. In fact, I recently showed that Alex Avila had one of the best seasons ever for a Tigers catcher. Kurt Mensching talked some more about Avila's season at Bless You Boys, but he also wanted to know more about his defense. So, I'm going to talk about catcher defense today...
Via Tiger Tales
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October 26, 2011
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