AUSTIN JACKSON RUMORS
Tigers players recall their mothers
The Tigers might not be running away with the Central Division as fans had hoped, but they'll always have the support of their moms.
For many of them, their mothers were the ones who drove them to all of their baseball games growing up, helping pave the way for the careers they have today.
Tigers fans may owe Austin Jackson's mom, Alice, as much gratitude as her son does...
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3 days ago
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Game 2012.24: Royals at Tigers
The 12-11 Tigers, now only percentage points out of first, look to sweep the abbreviated 2-game home series with the Royals this afternoon.
Justin “No-Hitter” Verlander will take on Jonathan “No-Hitter” Sanchez.
Today’s player of the Pre-game: Austin Jackson, who last night put up his 3rd 4-hit game already this season.
Today’s Dirks-Day-To-Day...
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13 days ago
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13 days ago
Jackson, Porcello lead Tigers past Royals
DETROIT (AP) -- Austin Jackson had four hits and Rick Porcello pitched eight strong innings to lead the Detroit Tigers past the Kansas City Royals 9-3 on Tuesday night.
The Tigers scored five runs in the first and won for only the third time in 11 games. Porcello (2-2) took advantage of the offensive support to snap out of his slump, allowing two runs and seven hits. In his previous...
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14 days ago
Austin Jackson living large
One of the great joys of following baseball is watching young players develop and come into their own. Guys like Wieters for the Orioles now look totally more confident than just a couple of seasons ago. Easy outs become clutch hits. Weaknesses are mitigated. And magic happens. That is all what we are seeing from Austin Jackson this season. He has grown right before our eyes. Now...
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15 days ago
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15 days ago
Austin Jackson’s New Approach Manifesting Itself in Walk Rate, Not Strikeouts
No one was satisfied with Austin Jackson’s .317 on-base percentage from 2011. That wasn’t going to cut it from the player charged with setting the table for sluggers like Miguel Cabrera, Victor Martinez, and Prince Fielder. The obvious flaw in his game was the strikeout rate which ballooned from an already high 25.2% in his rookie year to 27.3% in last year’s sophomore...
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22 days ago
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22 days ago
Snippets on the 30 Detroit Tigers from 2012
The Detroit Tigers were hit with a harsh dose of reality over the weekend during a 4 game series with the Texas Rangers. That reality was quite simple: they’re not as good as Texas.
Yes, Verlander was his usual dominant self and got a win on Saturday. Yes, a weird bunt off the knee play in the 11th inning that shouldn’t have counted plated the go-ahead run on Sunday to secure...
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23 days ago
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23 days ago
Tigers win on Opening Day despite late slip
DETROIT -- No more Mr. Strikeout. For one day at least, Austin Jackson was Mr. Walk-Off Hitting Hero.
It was the bottom of the ninth, the Tigers tied 2-2 with the Red Sox, one out with pinch runner Danny Worth (Jhonny Peralta single) at third base, Alex Avila (single) at second and Ramon Santiago (hit by pitch) at first.
Jackson calmly hit the game-winning base hit down the third...
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April 05, 2012
Detroit Tigers finalize roster, questions remain
There is all kinds of buzz surrounding the Detroit Tigers today including the initial version of the 25-man roster, the apparent status of Brandon Inge, as well as the release of Thursday’s opening day lineup.
Delmon Young, doing what he does best
First, the lineup:
Austin Jackson – CF
Brennan Boesch – RF
Miguel Cabrera – 3B
Prince Fielder – 1B
Delmon Young – LF
Ryan...
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April 03, 2012
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April 03, 2012
Austin Jackson’s Spring Success is Just an Illusion
Lynn Henning has a Detroit News article out today in which he extols the virtues of Austin Jackson’s changed batting approach. Henning admits that Jackson’s 11 strikeouts in 29 at-bats don’t look very good (as I pointed out the other day), but he quickly dismisses the 32% strikeout rate as not being an issues because of “a different circumstance from 2011”.
I can’t...
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March 19, 2012
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March 19, 2012
Austin Jackson’s Strikeout Rate is Still Alarmingly High
We received the obligatory article this offseason about Austin Jackson. About how he spent extra time in the batting cages with hitting coach Lloyd McClendon. About how he was changing his style of hitting to gain a better ‘two-strike’ approach. And about how he was becoming really comfortable with the adjustment.
But early returns so far this spring give us little hope that...
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March 16, 2012
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March 16, 2012
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