Matt Kemp at his best is a near flawless player. An athletic and talented center fielder, he combines that with the ability to hit for average, serious power and tremendous base running /speed to make for a potent threat. Put…
When the Detroit Tigers acquired Doug Fister from the Seattle Mariners a few years ago, it was viewed as an under-the-radar trade. After a few months of Fister pitching, it was looked at as a straight-up train robbery. The train…
Mapping the Tigers’ Offseason The baseball world was thrown into some disarray today. Jim Leyland stepped down. After decades in the game, according to Leyland, it was time to step down. Dave Dombrowski and the Tigers will have their own…
Dave Dombrowski is one of the better GMs in the sport of baseball. Maybe the best. His latest trades are a testament to that. First off, Miguel Cabrera? Remember him? MVP having a ridiculous year? Widely regarded as the best…
The Upper Echelons of Major League Pitchers- Justin Verlander David Price, Felix Hernandez, CC Sabathia, Roy Halladay, Clayton Kershaw, Jered Weaver Matt Cain, RA Dickey , James Shields, Zack Grienke, Cole Hamels, Gio Gonzalez Cliff Lee, Stephen Strasburg, Yu Darvish,…
Much has been made of the Tigers’ “inconsistent” play as of late, as well as the fact that they aren’t in first place in a “weak” division. This is all irrelevant. Or, unwarranted rather. The Tigers have, if not the…
I was surprised that this happened. Not necessarily in a good way. It was noted, the Tigers’ production at second base has been horrendous this season. Throw all the ugly numbers out there that you want. They have been bad.…
Justin Verlander is the best pitcher in baseball. After that you have some question marks. I don’t think the pitchers who follow Verlander two-through-five are bad, there are just some concerns. The first concern is Doug Fister. Like I said,…
You thought the whole Los Angeles feat was impressive. Get a load of this one, one couch for three different sporting events in one day. Yes, more impressive than hosting multiple playoff games by three different franchises in a couple…
I certainly don’t mean offensively, because that’s a terribly small sample size in interleague play, but Scherzer is the key to the Tigers’ success. I’ll tell you why. Well, scratch that, I won’t tell you now, but that line sounded…