Motorcitybengals.com - For all the talk about Justin Verlander being in the MVP conversation this year, all the talk about how valuable an addition DH Victor Martinez has been, how impressive Alex Avila‘s month (and season) have been, the one constant for the Detroit Tigers this year has been first baseman Miguel Cabrera. The hulking slugger has played in every one of the Tigers 129 games so far this year, a streak tha 664 days
Motorcitybengals.com - While I thought about posting this on Twitter, I realized my thoughts probably needed more than 140 characters to do them justice. I have a real concern about Alex Avila‘s health as we draw ever closer to the playoffs. 664 days
Motorcitybengals.com - Entering play yesterday, the Detroit Tigers held a five-and-a-half game lead on both Chicago and Cleveland in the AL Central. The Indians were hosting the Seattle Mariners in a day/night double-header while the White Sox were opening a series with the Angels. On paper, this looked like a day that both of these teams could make up ground on Detroit. The Tigers were in Tampa to face David Price and 664 days
Motorcitybengals.com - e all know that Justin Verlander is having a remarkable season. Last night he tossed seven innings of one-run baseball, holding the Tampa Bay rays to three hits and three walks while striking out eight. The victory, preserved by Joaquin Benoit and Jose Valverde, was Verlander’s 19th of the season and he continues to assert himself not only in the Cy Young race, but the race for league MVP as well 664 days
Detroitjockcity.com - Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on your view of the alternative) Leyland found himself trying to protect a one run lead in the bottom of the seventh inning. He got through the seventh using a combination of Daniel Schlereth and Ryan Perry, but he was faced with a dilemma in the eighth. He turned to his only reliable option: Phil Coke. Coke responded by striking out the first two batters o 665 days
Detroitjockcity.com - ay what you will about Tiger’s manager Jim Leyland, and most people feel free to, but he made a very important decision this weekend, and it paid off. Leyland could have pitched Justin Verlander on a full 4 days rest against the Indians on Sunday. Instead, he let Rick Porcello deal with the Indians, and left Verlander for the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday. The result: two big wins. 664 days
Motorcitybengals.com - It has taken over 120 games, but the Detroit Tigers appear to have settled on a second baseman, at least for now. When the Tigers released their lineup for tonight’s series opener in Tampa, Ramon Santiago‘s name was penciled in for the fifth time in the last six games. 667 days
Motorcitybengals.com - It had been only a month since we saw Brandon Inge in a Tigers uniform, a bit longer since anyone had heard from Inge’s power stroke. Both seem to be back now, with Inge hitting his second home run of the year in his first at-bat Saturday night – doubling his total for the year. 667 days
