June 17th, 2013 at 4:16 PM
By Tina M MusialBreaking News – According to Detroit Tigers reporter Rod Allen, Anibal Sanchez and Alex Avila have both been placed on the Disabled List. No official report from the team on how long or exactly what either's injuries are. Sanchez had shoulder soreness prior to Saturday's game but returned to pitch four innings. There has been no official announcement on who will be pitching in his place.
Avila was hit on the wrist in Sunday's game. No results have been shared on the xrays taken once the team got back to Detroit. Brayan Pena will most likely take his place.
Read more... Join the Conversation... June 17th, 2013 at 9:35 AM
By Tina M Musial
Max Scherzer can make history for the
Detroit Tigers tonight when he takes the mound. His 9 – 0 record is the team's best since 1938. With another win, he would be the only pitcher in franchise history to hit the 10 – 0 record. Ever.
It might be a tough road battling the Baltimore Orioles, who are 40 – 30 and playing some decent baseball too. 193819
Do you think Scherzer is worried about it? Not really. He calls the win streak a fluke and says he is just happy to be pitching well.
Tune in to watch his first pitch at 7:08 tonight or follow Tigers_101 on Twitter for live tweets during the game. Good luck Max!
Read more... Join the Conversation... June 16th, 2013 at 11:25 PM
By Tina M Musial There was an unfamiliar name on the mound Saturday night pitching for the Detroit Tigers. No, Jose Valverde didn’t get traded and a new closer wasn't signed in his place. The pitcher was middle reliever Evan Reed and he is a fresh face to the majors this year. Reed has been in the minors since 2007 and put up some decent numbers over the years, so Detroit took a chance and traded with the Miami Marlins system to bring him in to their minor system.
Reed pitched for California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) in San Luis. He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 3rdround of the 2007 draft. He has played for several minor league teams and had minimal success. In 2012, he was 5-4 through 67 innings and in 2011, he was 0-1 through the 24 innings he pitched before an injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season. His most active year was 2008 when he threw in 138 innings for three different minor teams. His ERA has been as low as 1.69 (2010) and as high as 5.61 (2008).
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By Tina M Musial
This might not go down well with your cup of coffee, but what is going on with Justin Verlander's throwing? Over the last few outings he has not appeared like his usual, confident self. The Detroit Tigers ace is, to put it bluntly, not in ace form right now. There could be a few reasons why his last few games haven't been dominant, but here are the most popular talking points:
- Every pitcher goes through a funk. You simply can't be perfect and on the very top for every single inning. If this is a funk, hopefully it is a short one and he can shake it off and move on to better things.
- His status as the highest paid pitcher has gone to his head. While he might not appear arrogant in interviews, the thought of being the best might be in the back of his mind, causing some distress.
- There is a lot of pressure to perform and meet the high standards of team executives and fans, who know exactly how much his paycheck is.
- An injury could have crept in that is being kept secret.
- His form looks different, therefore affecting the throws and allowing hitters to have an advantage.
Read more... Join the Conversation... May 22nd, 2013 at 7:40 PM
By Tina M MusialThe Detroit Tigers Torii Hunter decided that his initial donation of $1,000 per home run was not enough. Since he only has one homer on the year, it wasn't enough for him to give. So he raised the stakes by a whole lot more. He is giving a flat amount of $250,000 in addition to $1,000 per home run he pledged through his Twitter account earlier.
He said that Matt Kemp, who did the same pledge, is his little brother in the off season and they travel and train together. Oklahoma is Kemp's home state, so Hunter wanted to help out in a big way for him.
What a generous pledge!
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