Scherzer Wins 17th, Tigers Take 12th Straight
Max Scherzer became baseball's first 17-game winner and the Detroit Tigers posted their 12th straight victory, routing the Cleveland Indians 10-3 Thursday night.
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Max Scherzer became baseball's first 17-game winner and the Detroit Tigers posted their 12th straight victory, routing the Cleveland Indians 10-3 Thursday night.
No. This is not an old post. And this is not a mistake.
Early in the day news came out that former Tiger, Ryan Raburn had signed a two year extension with the Indians worth almost five million dollars.
At 23 years old, Jose Iglesias has officially made it big.
It would be hard to script a more powerful, victorious return to form than what Jeremy Bonderman experienced Wednesday, pitching for the Detroit Tigers for the first time since 2010.
If the Tigers can continue to get contributions from all over its lineup and bullpen like it has the last couple of weeks, Detroit might see another World Series yet.
Ryan Raburn came to training camp this spring with something to prove. He wanted to show the Indians that a disastrous 2012 season in Detroit was behind him. He wanted a fresh start, a new home.
The look on Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona's face told the story almost before it played out in Wednesday night's game.
Even hours after Miguel Cabrera hit one of those home runs that define legends, the Tigers were still celebrating.
Even in Toledo, Jose Valverde still talked as if sure of himself, as if a return to the parent club was imminent. Apparently, that will not be happening.
Dave Dombrowski is the only man on the list who doesn't have to worry about a salary cap.
There is little argument that Jhonny Peralta makes the Tigers better when he is in the lineup. The bigger question is -- At what price?
Baseball America recently released its "MLB 2013 Best Tools" list, and the Detroit Tigers are all over it, with players - and manager Jim Leyland - placing in the top three of 10 categories.
Is Leyland overly criticized by Tigers fans?
Justin Verlander recently watched videotape of his 2011 season, when he was the AL's MVP and noticed he wasn't pitching the way he had back then - dominating, overpowering, nearly unhittable.
