You just might be correct. The Tigers pitchers try to overpower opposing batters. Teams like Texas seem to match up well against that kind of pitching (at least as far as the Tigers are concerned). Perhaps the Tigers pitchers need a little more of the "art of pitching" to complement what they do already.
...and after all this mess lately, Tigers still up by 5, Wow. AL Central Team W L Pct GB Detroit 28 19 .596 - Chi White Sox 26 27 .491 5 Kansas City 24 25 .490 5 Minnesota 23 25 .479 5.5 Cleveland 24 28 .462 6.5
Valverde went from hero to zero in a short period of time. He really hasnt had it ever since that fantastic season in Detroit. That guy was a nut, tho. He could get the job done, but always took the long way home and was rather frightening most of the time.
Tuesday 5/27 10:05pm Max Scherzer (R) @ Athletics - Sonny Gray (R) 1. Ian Kinsler (R) 2B 2. Torii Hunter (R) RF 3. Miguel Cabrera (R) 1B 4. Victor Martinez (S) DH 5. J.D. Martinez (R) LF 6. Don Kelly (L) 3B 7. Austin Jackson (R) CF 8. Alex Avila (L) C 9. Andrew Romine (S) SS 1. Coco Crisp (S) CF 2. John Jaso (L) C 3. Josh Donaldson (R) 3B 4. Brandon Moss (L) 1B 5. Yoenis Cespedes (R) LF 6. Jed Lowrie (S) SS 7. Josh Reddick (L) RF 8. Alberto Callaspo (S) DH 9. Eric Sogard (L) 2B
Wednesday 5/28 10:05pm Anibal Sanchez (R) @ Athletics - Scott Kazmir (L) 1. Rajai Davis (R) CF 2. Ian Kinsler (R) 2B 3. Miguel Cabrera (R) 1B 4. Victor Martinez (S) DH 5. Torii Hunter (R) RF 6. J.D. Martinez (R) LF 7. Alex Avila (L) C 8. Nick Castellanos (R) 3B 9. Danny Worth (R) SS 1. Coco Crisp (S) CF 2. John Jaso (L) DH 3. Josh Donaldson (R) 3B 4. Brandon Moss (L) 1B 5. Yoenis Cespedes (R) LF 6. Jed Lowrie (S) SS 7. Derek Norris (R) C 8. Josh Reddick (L) RF 9. Eric Sogard (L) 2B
Thursday 5/29 3:35pm Rick Porcello (R) @ Athletics - Jesse Chavez (R) 1. Ian Kinsler (R) 2B 2. Don Kelly (L) RF 3. Miguel Cabrera (R) 1B 4. Victor Martinez (S) DH 5. J.D. Martinez (R) LF 6. Austin Jackson (R) CF 7. Alex Avila (L) C 8. Nick Castellanos (R) 3B 9. Andrew Romine (S) SS 1. Coco Crisp (S) CF 2. John Jaso (L) C 3. Josh Donaldson (R) 3B 4. Brandon Moss (L) LF 5. Yoenis Cespedes (R) DH 6. Alberto Callaspo (S) 1B 7. Josh Reddick (L) RF 8. Nick Punto (S) SS 9. Eric Sogard (L) 2B
Joe does things the hard way. Good job by Porcello. Tigers gain a split with Oakland on the road. Considering their recent struggles, I'll gladly take it. 5-4, final.
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on...ss-is-a-threat-to-undermine-powerhouse-tigers Just following the end of today's 5-4 victory put me on "pins and needles." Joe Nathan is used to being hard on the Tigers. Now he needs to change and be hard on the Tigers' opponents.
Agreed! Many people needed that win. Max Scherzer was not bad but he wasn't what Tigers fans were used to seeing. That makes Justin and Max still off their game. Drew Smyly is still developing. Anibal and Rick are starting to turn around recent Tiger starting pitching woes. Now Justin and Max need to get back to form and the Tigers can get back to being a more dominant team.
Friday 5/30 10:10pm Justin Verlander (R) @ Mariners - Hisashi Iwakuma (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. Alex Avila (L) C 7. Nick Castellanos (R) 3B 8. Andrew Romine (S) SS 9. Rajai Davis (R) LF 1. James Jones (L) CF 2. Michael Saunders (L) RF 3. Kyle Seager (L) 3B 4. Justin Smoak (S) 1B 5. Stefen Romero (R) DH 6. Dustin Ackley (L) LF 7. Mike Zunino (R) C 8. Brad Miller (L) SS 9. Nick Franklin (S) 2B
AL Central Team W L Pct GB Detroit 31 20 .608 - Chi White Sox 28 28 .500 5.5 Kansas City 26 28 .481 6.5 Minnesota 25 27 .481 6.5 Cleveland 25 30 .455 8 Nice to see it all come together again. Most impressed with everyone, and Martinez has been just out standing.
Saturday 5/31 10:10pm Drew Smyly (L) @ Mariners - Chris Young (R) Late one tonight. Need a few from Drew...I dont trust that Bull Pen just yet. If it aint broke, dont try to fix it. Same lineup as last night. 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. Alex Avila (L) C 7. Nick Castellanos (R) 3B 8. Andrew Romine (S) SS 9. Rajai Davis (R) LF 1. Willie Bloomquist (R) 2B 2. Endy Chavez (L) CF 3. Mike Zunino (R) DH 4. Justin Smoak (S) 1B 5. Kyle Seager (L) 3B 6. Stefen Romero (R) RF 7. John Buck (R) C 8. Cole Gillespie (R) LF 9. Nick Franklin (S) SS
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp...tebook_id=77497510&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det When I first heard about the Tigers signing of Joba Chamberlain, I was less than thrilled. However, his presence in the Tigers bullpen is starting to grow on me.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp...tebook_id=77497508&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det Anything that minimizes / eliminates Phil Coke's playing time is a good thing! Hurry up Luke.
