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Tigers Catchers Above Average at Pitch Framing 25 Aug 2013 | 01:55 am
One of the most difficult things to measure in baseball is catcher defense. In earlier posts, I have attempted to quantify this facet of the game based on how well catchers stop the running game, blo...
Cabrera Is Better Than The Triple Crown 19 Aug 2013 | 06:57 am
At this time last year, Tigers fans were closely tracking Miguel Cabrera's batting average, home runs and Runs Batted In as he closed in on baseball's first Triple Crown in 45 years. It was a special...
Best Tigers Starting Rotation Since 1940s 14 Aug 2013 | 09:46 pm
Sabertooth, a poster at Motownsports.com, remarked recently that the Tigers starting staff has one of the best Adjusted Earned Run Averages (ERA-) in recent years. Their MLB-leading ERA- of 83 says t...
Tigers Chasing History With Winning Streak 9 Aug 2013 | 10:08 pm
After an electrifying four-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians, the Tigers now own a twelve-game winning streak, the third longest in franchise history. Most fans remember their other 12-game winning...
No Worries Here About Peralta's Suspension 5 Aug 2013 | 11:02 pm
Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports has reported that Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta is accepting without appeal his 50-game suspension for Performance Enhancing Drug use. This comes to no surprise to anyon...
MLB Handling of Biogenesis Scandal Casts Shadow on Game 5 Aug 2013 | 12:58 am
On December 13, 2007, I drove home from work in a blizzard. A twenty-five-mile, fifty-minute commute from Waltham to Chelmsford, Massachusetts turned into to a four-hour journey. Fortunately or unfo...
How Good Are The Tigers at Taking Advantage of RBI Opportunities? 3 Aug 2013 | 09:53 pm
There is nothing more frustrating for a baseball fan than seeing his or her team get runners on base and failing to score. How many times this year have you listened to a Tigers game and heard televi...
Tigers Get Their Young Shortstop in Jose Iglesias 31 Jul 2013 | 09:28 am
The Tigers biggest long-term need has been to acquire a young shortstop who can play defense. With the news that Jhonny Peralta is likely to get suspended for 50 games for Performance Enhancing Drug ...
More on Jose Veras 31 Jul 2013 | 07:45 am
Danny Malter, who writes for Ariball.com, sent me an article on Jose Veras today which you can find here. Ariball is a relatively new site run by former Dodgers General Manager Fred Claire and MLB co...
Tigers Acquire Jose Veras from Astros 29 Jul 2013 | 09:17 pm
As originally reported by Ken Rosenthal, the Tigers acquired Jose Veras from the Astros this morning for outfield prospect Danry Vasquez. Veras was closing games for Houston but he will not take that...
