MAX SCHERZER RUMORS & GOSSIP
MIT Study: MLB Skippers Flunk Pitcher Choices
Where Was MIT When Really Needed? (NY Daily News)A new study by computer scientists at the Massachusetts Institute Of Technology suggests that MLB managers usually make poor decisions when yanking or staying with pitchers. The computer model designed by MIT scientist John Guttag (who is, by the way, a Yankee fan) shows that managers made the wrong decisions about 48% of the time—mostly...
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3 days ago
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Ian Kinsler: I hope Rangers go 0-162, Jon Daniels is a ‘sleazeball’
Detroit Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler hopes his former team, the Texas Rangers, go winless in 2014. “I hope they go 0-162,” Kinsler told ESPN The Magazine’s Robert Sanchez recently in a story published this week. “I got friends, and I love my friends, but I hope they lose their ass.” Kinsler was dealt to the Tigers this offseason in exchange for first baseman Prince...
Via Sports-Glory
6 days ago
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Max Scherzer would like to stay, but will the Tigers pay?
Max Scherzer won’t talk about his next contract. He doesn’t want to negotiate through the media, which is crazy, because everyone knows the best way to improve your life is to discuss it publicly.
What Scherzer has said is that he digs Detroit, he wouldn’t mind remaining a Tiger, and that he’s cool with hashing out a new deal — privately, of course —until Opening Day...
Via Pro Sports Daily
8 days ago
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Tigers' Scherzer pleased with first outing
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Max Scherzer was absolutely beaming after his Friday afternoon outing.
The Detroit Tigers right-hander couldn't have been happier with his first start of the Grapefruit League season. He gave up a long solo home run to New York Yankees catcher Brian McCann, but that wasn't of consequence to the 2013 American League Cy Young Award winner.
"I was pitching...
Via Fox Sports Detroit
9 days ago
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Looking for the Next Max Scherzer
For a long time, Max Scherzer had been heralded as a future superstar. It was his bonus demands more than anything else that drove him down to the Diamondbacks’ 11th overall pick in the 2006 draft. Though he made quick work of the minor leagues, there were some speed bumps along the way, and he […]
Scherzer keeps his focus on winning, not his contract
LAKELAND, FLA. -- Although many things in Max Scherzer's life have changed, one thing remains the same.
"When I'm down here at spring training, this is baseball. I play the game to win," Scherzer said on the first day of workouts for pitchers and catchers. "It's as simple as that. That's my No. 1 goal when I come here is to start preparing to win."...
Via Fox Sports Detroit
23 days ago
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Detroit Tigers 2014 starting rotation preview
The Detroit Tigers have been able to boast one of baseball’s best starting rotations over the past few seasons. A few months ago GM Dave Dombrowski rolled the dice by trading away Doug Fister and hoping that Drew Smyly would be ready to step in and produce.
Will the gamble pay off?
The Fister trade meant potential double-trouble for the Tigers because not only did the bullpen get...
Via isportsweb.com
January 23, 2014
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Top 5 A.L. Pitchers in 2013: Max Scherzer
1. Max Scherzer, RHP, Detroit Tigers
There is no question that Max Scherzer received the best run support in the league this season, but the fact of the matter is that the Detroit right-hander pitched so well that run support did not present itself as an issue.
Max Scherzer finished the 2013 season with flashy numbers as he led the league in wins (21), with a 2.90 ERA, 240 strikeouts...
Via Universal Takeover Sports Network
January 20, 2014
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PHOTO: Max Scherzer shows off championship belt, holiday outfit
After Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw were named the Cy Young Award winners of their respective leagues, MLB tweeted some pictures of some WWE-style championship belts for the pair. It wasn't long until WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon offered up some real belts. This past weekend, Scherzer showed his off. WWE sent me this for the CY. Gotta give a huge thanks to...
Via Hall of Very Good
December 17, 2013
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Tigers thinking of dealing Max Scherzer?
getty images The Max Scherzer trade rumors are getting hotter, even as the Tigers prepare for Game 5 of their ALDS series against the Athletics. Danny Knobler is the latest to report that the Tigers could trade the right-handed Scherzer during the offseason. Scherzer is the favorite to win the American League Cy Young award but his future with the Tigers is unclear. The 29-year-old...
Via Tireball.com
October 10, 2013
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