Graph of Cram It Hawk, 70-60
Most Valuable Tiger: Miguel Cabrera On No Ankles, .274 WPA Least Valuable Tiger: Alex Avila, -.177 WPA Most Valuable White Sox: Dewayne Wise, .165 WPA Least Valuable White Sox: Jake Peavy, -.223, WPA
Game 129: White Sox (72-58) @ Tigers (69-60)
Series of the season. Make or break. Do or die. For all the marbles. So on or so forth. Sorry for the lateness. Lineups after the cut
Miguel Cabrera’s Hustle
There has been quite a bit of conversation regarding Miguel Cabrera’s hustle down to first base during the ‘double-clutch double-play’ and if it would be deemed as such. Cabrera has hit into a league leading 23 double plays this year, which is the only source of criticism that can be had for the team’s best [...]
Double You. Tee. Eff. Royals Win, Sweep Tigers
While I haven’t given up on the Tigers’ season, this series was some of the toughest baseball to watch in a long, long time. The 6th inning was a perfect microcosm of the entire 2012 season. Prince Fielder hit a double to right field that was just out of the reach of Jeff Francoeur. Nice [...]
69-61, Graph
Tigers (69-60) at Royals (58-71)
The solitary cats turn to Rick Porcello on Thursday night to salvage a game in Kansas City before returning home to play three against the 1st-place Pale Hose. Jeremy Guthrie, who has a 2.59 ERA and three scoreless outings in August, takes the rubber for the Royals. Lineups after the jump:
I’m Not Sure About The Call In The 9th, But Justin Verlander Was Certainly Foul
Earlier this season, Justin Verlander said he had demons to exorcise in the ninth inning of a game against the Kansas City Royals because he blew it against the Tampa Bay Rays in the ninth inning of his previous start. While he nearly coughed up another on April 16 at Kaufman Stadium, he ultimately closed [...]
Graph, 69-59
Source: FanGraphs
Tigers (69-58) at Royals (56-71)
The Tigers are taking a brief 3-game vacation to face the Royalty of Kansas City before returning home again for the biggest series of the season (before the next biggest series of the season). Justin Verlander is on the hill to close out his super-strong August, Miguel Cabrera is back at third (phew) and the [...]
The Tigers Stretch Run Spreadsheet: Another Way to Waste Even More of Your Free Time
Since off days make me stir-crazy, I created this spreadsheet complete with the remaining schedules (including color-coded off days) and pitching matchups (note: these are a very rough estimate) for both the Tigers and White Sox. Feel free to browse, predict, and giggle at the fact that the White Sox face Matt Moore, Jeremy Hellickson, [...]
Maxwell Scherzer’s Consistent Dominance
Max Scherzer has this somewhat ridiculous meme attached to him. That whole “blue eye” on good days and “brown eye” on bad days has run its course and even the eye roll when you hear it is getting old. But to borrow from that corny consternation, Maxwell has certainly been pitching out of that blue [...]
