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Willie · May 7, 2014

I think Cabrera is getting back in a groove. 2-run shot in the first.

Willie · May 7, 2014

Tigers win 3-2. Thats 8 straight. Porcello is 5-1. Cabrera - HR, V. Martinez - HR. Tigers now 20-9.

Can you dig it?

Willie · May 8, 2014

Central Division
Team W L Pct GB
Detroit 20 9 .690 -
Chi White Sox 18 17 .514 5
Kansas City 16 17 .485 6
Minnesota 15 17 .469 6.5
Cleveland 15 19 .441 7.5

Willie · May 8, 2014

Afternoon game today...here is your Starting Lineups:

Thursday 5/8 1:08pm
Drew Smyly (L)
vs. Astros - Dallas Keuchel (L)
1. Rajai Davis (R) LF
2. Ian Kinsler (R) 2B
3. Miguel Cabrera (R) DH
4. Victor Martinez (S) 1B
5. J.D. Martinez (R) RF
6. Austin Jackson (R) CF
7. Nick Castellanos (R) 3B
8. Bryan Holaday (R) C
9. Danny Worth (R) SS

Can Victor hit another?

Willie · May 8, 2014

Can Victor hit another?
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Yes. He can, and he did.

Willie · May 8, 2014

Astros 6, Tigers 2. Final.

Willie · May 9, 2014

Tigers take 3 out of 4 from the Astros, winning yet another series. Twins in town. Cant take them lightly, or they will hand you your hat. They can still hit, although, they may be without Joe Mauer for the entire 3 game series against Detroit.

Looks like the weather is going to have the last word tonight, as rain and storms are in the forecast.

Willie · May 9, 2014

Friday 5/9 7:08pm
Justin Verlander (R)
vs. Twins - Phil Hughes (R)
1. Ian Kinsler (R) 2B
2. Torii Hunter (R) RF
3. Miguel Cabrera (R) 1B
4. Victor Martinez (S) DH
5. Austin Jackson (R) CF
6. Nick Castellanos (R) 3B
7. Alex Avila (L) C
8. Andrew Romine (S) SS
9. Rajai Davis (R) LF

1. Brian Dozier (R) 2B
2. Kurt Suzuki (R) C
3. Trevor Plouffe (R) 3B
4. Chris Colabello (R) 1B
5. Jason Kubel (L) LF
6. Eduardo Nunez (R) DH
7. Chris Parmelee (L) RF
8. Aaron Hicks (S) CF
9. Danny Santana (S) SS

Willie · May 10, 2014

Twins 2, Tigers 1: Detroit hitters struggle against Phil Hughes; Justin Verlander takes loss.
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Tough luck for JV, once again.

Willie · May 10, 2014

Saturday 5/10 1:08pm
Max Scherzer (R)
vs. Twins - Kyle Gibson (R)
1. Ian Kinsler (R) 2B
2. Torii Hunter (R) RF
3. Miguel Cabrera (R) 1B
4. Victor Martinez (S) DH
5. Austin Jackson (R) CF
6. Don Kelly (L) LF
7. Nick Castellanos (R) 3B
8. Alex Avila (L) C
9. Andrew Romine (S) SS

1. Brian Dozier (R) 2B
2. Kurt Suzuki (R) C
3. Joe Mauer (L) DH
4. Chris Colabello (R) 1B
5. Chris Parmelee (L) RF
6. Eduardo Nunez (R) LF
7. Eduardo Escobar (S) 3B
8. Aaron Hicks (S) CF
9. Danny Santana (S) SS

Willie · May 10, 2014

7th inning stretch - Don Kelly robbed Suzuki of a HR with a great catch, and he also has a couple of hits. Miguel Cabrera hit his 5th HR, a 3-run shot. 6-3 Tigers going into the bottom of the 7th.

Great weather for a baseball game...wish I was there.

Willie · May 10, 2014

Excuse me...9-3. Victor Martinez just launched another bomb. They better check his bat.

FortheLulz · May 10, 2014

Willthethrill said:

Don Kelly
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NUF SED.

mlmeng16 · May 10, 2014

Willthethrill said:

Twins 2, Tigers 1: Detroit hitters struggle against Phil Hughes; Justin Verlander takes loss.
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Tough luck for JV, once again.
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When Justin Verlander pitches, he loses 3-2, 2-1, 1-0. When Max Scherzer pitches he wins 12-4, 9-3, 7-5. The Tigers just seem to score more runs for Max. I don't know if there is a stat that tracks Runs For vs Runs Against but it would be interesting to see how much more support Scherzer gets.

mlmeng16 · May 10, 2014

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2014_05_10_minmlb_detmlb_1&mode=recap_home&c_id=det

Miggy, V-Mart power up to back Scherzer
Righty gives up three runs in six; Tigers explode with six-run second

DETROIT -- On Jim Leyland Day at Comerica Park, it's fitting that the Tigers lived on the three-run homer.

With the former manager in attendance as the guest of honor, Detroit's offense looked revitalized Saturday afternoon in a 9-3 win over Minnesota. And resembling those Leyland-managed clubs, teams that thrived on the long ball, the Tigers blasted a pair of three-run shots.

"Leyland always played for the three-run bomb," Detroit starter Max Scherzer said, "so we hit two of them."

Aided by Miguel Cabrera's three-run home run off Kyle Gibson, the first homer he had allowed this season, the American League's top offense chased the Twins' starter from the game with a six-run second inning.

Cabrera's homer placed him in a tie with Gil Hodges for 73rd on the all-time home run list with 370. He has three home runs and nine RBIs in his past five games.

Cleanup hitter Victor Martinez, Cabrera's partner-in-crime, launched a three-run blast of his own in the seventh inning to put the game out of reach. It was Martinez's eighth home run of the season.

The support was plenty for Scherzer to pick up his fourth consecutive win over the Twins and fifth on the season, tying Rick Porcello for the team lead.

Detroit's lineup began showing signs of life in the ninth inning of Friday night's game, when a late rally fell short after Phil Hughes dominated for seven innings. Saturday afternoon, those signs of life turned into a hit parade, as the Tigers batted around in the second.

With three Tigers runs already on the board, Torii Hunter hit a routine grounder to shortstop Danny Santana, whose throw to second for an attempted force wasn't in time. Second baseman Brian Dozier then threw home to try and catch Alex Avila, but the toss was well wide of home plate, and the runners advanced. Cabrera, the next batter, brought Andrew Romine and Hunter home with his homer.

"They made the mistake of not ending that inning," Scherzer said. "When he comes up, he's going to make you pay."

Dozier countered in the top of the third with a three-run homer of his own -- his ninth of the season. Like Kurt Suzuki in the first inning, Dozier skied one to left. But left fielder Don Kelly, who likely robbed Suzuki of a blast with a leaping grab, could only watch Dozier's sail over the fence.

Scherzer settled in after Dozier's homer, allowing only two more hits the rest of the afternoon for a total of five in six innings. Though he struggled to command the strike zone at times, he still easily outpitched Gibson, his fellow former University of Missouri standout. It didn't hurt that the Twins stranded four men in scoring position against Scherzer.

"We put some good at-bats together against him, but you can't spot a Cy Young Award winner six runs," Dozier said. "We had a lot of opportunities to score some runs, but he got nasty with runners in scoring position."

Detroit manager Brad Ausmus said Scherzer never quite figured out his mechanics, which caused him to have a hard time placing the ball.

"He just couldn't consistently get his release point to put the ball where he wanted to in the strike zone," Ausmus said.

Still, Scherzer struck out six, including the last two batters he faced, to secure his seventh quality start in eight outings this season.

Al Alburquerque, Joba Chamberlain and Phil Coke each pitched a scoreless inning in relief.

After allowing the leadoff man in the ninth to reach via a single, Coke got the next batter, Dozier, to ground into a double play. With the six-run cushion, Ausmus seized the opportunity to give Coke an inning of work, which lowered his ERA to 8.31.

"Right now, we just want him to go out there and get outs and feel confident that he can get outs," Ausmus said. "Once he starts doing that again, I think he'll be more comfortable in tighter games, tighter situations. ? You hope that this is where the ball starts rolling."

The Tigers set up Sunday's matinee to be the rubber match.

"It's very special," Cabrera said of winning with Leyland in attendance. "We've got to win the series tomorrow."
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I wonder if Jim was thinking that it would have been nice to have had a few more of these "Jim Leyland Days" when he was managing - especially in the post season.

mlmeng16 · May 10, 2014

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/det...md=20140510&content_id=75005300&vkey=news_det

Leyland's achievements celebrated by Tigers
Former manager, who guided club to playoffs four times, honored pregame

DETROIT -- The Tigers have played only 19 home games since Jim Leyland retired as manager, but his absence from Comerica Park was never going to be a long one.

On Saturday, Leyland returned to the ballpark as the guest of honor of a pregame ceremony. He again made the walk he made so many times out to the mound -- only this time, it wasn't to remove a pitcher from the game but to throw out a ceremonial first pitch.

Leyland received a loud standing ovation as he strode out to throw his pitch to bench coach Gene Lamont, whom Leyland worked with for decades.

"I didn't really want all this hoopla, to be honest with you," Leyland said before the ceremony. "I certainly didn't ask for anything like this, but it certainly means a lot to me that the Tigers thought enough of me to bring me back."

Before Leyland delivered his remarks, a video tribute to him was played on the scoreboard. Though all of the festivities might have been more than Leyland bargained for when he stepped away from the job less than seven months ago, there were benefits to returning.

"It gives me a chance to say 'Thank you' to the fans," Leyland said. "Everything happened so fast last year that I didn't get a chance to thank them, so I'm going to briefly do that today."

* * * * *
Leyland took over the Tigers after the 2005 season and led a franchise that hadn't had a winning season since 1993 to heights it hadn't seen since '84. Just as impressive, he turned what looked like a Cinderella story in 2006 into the start of a perennial contender.

Six of Leyland's eight Tigers squads finished with a winning record. Four of them went to the playoffs. The last three won the American League Central title and advanced to at least the AL Championship Series, joining Leyland with Hughie Jennings from a century ago as the only managers to lead Detroit to three consecutive postseason berths.

"It was a great run," Leyland said of his Tigers stint. "The missing piece is the World Series trophy, so that will forever be held against us. But it was such a wonderful run for everybody."

But Leyland's time as manager in Detroit comprised just eight of his 51 years of professional baseball. For someone who hit .222 as a Minor League catcher and thought he might have to go back to the factories of Perrysburg, Ohio, it has been quite a career.

Leyland's 700 regular-season managerial wins are the third-most in Tigers history, trailing only Sparky Anderson (1,331) and Jennings (1,131); his .540 winning percentage as Detroit manager ranks only behind Steve O'Neill (.551 from 1943-48) among managers with at least 500 wins.

Leyland's 1,769 wins overall rank 15th all-time among Major League managers. His eight playoff appearances tie him for seventh on the all-time list, a group that includes Tony La Russa, Bobby Cox, Joe Torre and Hall of Famers Casey Stengel, John McGraw, Joe McCarthy and Connie Mack.

"To you, to Katie, to the rest of your family. ? Thank you for all you have done," general manager Dave Dombrowski said during the ceremony.

* * * * *
Leyland worked his way up to the big leagues after more than a decade managing in the Tigers' farm system and helping develop prospects such as Alan Trammell, Lou Whitaker and Kirk Gibson. He got his shot as a big league coach with the White Sox in 1982 under La Russa, a Minor League managerial opponent who became a lifelong friend.

Leyland was a relatively unknown candidate for the managerial opening in Pittsburgh when Chuck Tanner stepped down in 1985, but success came relatively quickly. Leyland built the Pirates into a perennial contender on a small-market budget, winning three consecutive National League East titles from 1990-92.

Leyland was Barry Bonds' first manager, forging a relationship that was fiery at times -- the two argued on the field and on camera at Spring Training in 1991 -- but fiercely loyal. He was the last Bucs manager with a winning season until Clint Hurdle, who counts Leyland among his biggest influences, led Pittsburgh back to the postseason last year.

When Dombrowski wanted a proven manager to lead a win-now Florida Marlins team in 1997, he turned to Leyland. With a cast of stars that included Gary Sheffield, Kevin Brown, Moises Alou and Al Leiter, Leyland led the Marlins into the playoffs for the first time, then through the postseason to a World Series championship.

That team was dismantled soon after the parade, leaving Leyland to manage a 1998 team comprised largely of prospects and role players to 108 losses. Leyland seemed ready for retirement after a disappointing '99 season managing in Colorado, but recharged after six years off and found his dream opportunity to return to his old organization.

* * * * *
In his new role as special assistant to Dombrowski, Leyland has found the perfect balance of retirement and baseball. Already this season, he has visited Detroit's Double-A affiliate in Erie, and he plans on visiting Triple-A Toledo soon.

"It's less strenuous, to be honest with you," Leyland, 69, said. "I like it because you're still kind of a part of it, but you're way back in the background. At my age, that's where you belong."

The job also comes with its fair share of perks. For example, Leyland was invited to stop by Tigers owner Mike Ilitch's box during Saturday's game.

"I haven't been there in eight years," Leyland said.

Leyland has also maintained a friendly relationship with first-year manager Brad Ausmus, who has welcomed Leyland's input.

"He gave his opinion, which for me carries a lot of weight for a number of reasons," Ausmus said. "One, his experience factor. Two, he knows the personnel probably better than anyone else with the exception of maybe Gene Lamont and [pitching coach] Jeff Jones."

That's not to say, however, that this year's edition of the Tigers won't do things differently. They've already changed their style, which is partly a function of personnel and partly due to the managerial change.

"I think the fans were ready for some people that could steal bases and go first to third," Leyland said. "I think they enjoyed our doubles and homers, but it's a different type club."

Ausmus is quite content keeping some things the same, though. And he certainly hopes the success of the Leyland era rolls over.
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Willie · May 10, 2014

mlmeng16 said:

Willthethrill said:

Twins 2, Tigers 1: Detroit hitters struggle against Phil Hughes; Justin Verlander takes loss.
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Tough luck for JV, once again.
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When Justin Verlander pitches, he loses 3-2, 2-1, 1-0. When Max Scherzer pitches he wins 12-4, 9-3, 7-5. The Tigers just seem to score more runs for Max. I don't know if there is a stat that tracks Runs For vs Runs Against but it would be interesting to see how much more support Scherzer gets.
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There seems to be stats for everything you could possibly dream up on 'Baseball Reference .com'...so I looked it up. So far this season it hasnt been as bad as it seems for JV. Actually, Verlander gets more run support/IP at 4.6 runs/outing, compared to Scherzer at 3.1 runs/IP. I dont think its always been like that, but so far this season JV is getting a little more run support than Max. I would have never have guessed that.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/2014-pitching.shtml

Willie · May 11, 2014

Central Division
Team W L Pct GB
Detroit 21 11 .656 -
Chi White Sox 19 19 .500 5
Kansas City 17 19 .472 6
Cleveland 17 20 .459 6.5
Minnesota 16 19 .457 6.5

Willie · May 11, 2014

Is this cool, or what?

No Tigers starter has allowed more than three earned runs in any start since Rick Porcello allowed four on April 25. Six Tigers starters have combined for a 2.28 ERA during that 12-game stretch.

Willie · May 11, 2014

Sunday 5/11 1:08pm
Robbie Ray (L)
vs. Twins - Samuel Deduno (R)
1. Ian Kinsler (R) 2B
2. Torii Hunter (R) RF
3. Miguel Cabrera (R) 1B
4. Victor Martinez (S) DH
5. Don Kelly (L) 3B
6. Austin Jackson (R) CF
7. Alex Avila (L) C
8. Andrew Romine (S) SS
9. Rajai Davis (R) LF

1. Brian Dozier (R) 2B
2. Joe Mauer (L) DH
3. Trevor Plouffe (R) 3B
4. Chris Colabello (R) 1B
5. Josmil Pinto (R) C
6. Eduardo Nunez (R) LF
7. Chris Parmelee (L) RF
8. Aaron Hicks (S) CF
9. Eduardo Escobar (S) SS

Wonder if they can get 2 QS out of Ray?

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