Jim Leyland On Prince Fielder: "I Don't Think He's Done That Bad"
Jim Leyland changing his lineup before game four appeased a lot of Tiger's fans.
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Jim Leyland changing his lineup before game four appeased a lot of Tiger's fans.
"We, as fans, got the change that we've been asking for the entire series," Valenti said Thursday. "We got seven run from them because of it. It worked."
For those selling Detroit Tigers gear, business has been brisk.
It's safe to say that most Tigers fans like the acquisition of shortstop Jose Iglesias.
On a pitching rotation that includes All-Star Game starter Max Scherzer, ERA champion Anibal Sanchez and 2011 Cy Young and MVP winner Justin Verlander, one can easily be overlooked.
Instead of being the first hitter of the game to try and pick apart the opposing pitcher, Jackson got to watch seven other guys do it first, and he said it helped.
Austin Jackson was dropped from first to eighth in the batting order, and suddenly the Boston Red Sox couldn't get him out.
All the buzz heading into Game 4 was about Jim Leyland's lineup.
Yeah, I know the Red Sox have that "beard thing" going for them and, I guess it's kinda cool.
Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland made a decidedly uncharacteristic move Wednesday.
For the 10th consecutive year, the state of Michigan will recognize one man's ability to overcome obstacles and achieve a lifetime of success when "Willie Horton Day" is celebrated on Friday, October 18. Willie is the fourth person in Michigan history to be given a day, with the third being Rosa Parks.
Rather than worry about the lack of offense, though, the Tigers simply credited John Lackey.
After a season of relative chaos, Justin Verlander finally looks settled in.
Some losses sting more than others, and the last two losses by the Detroit Tigers fit in categories that rank among the worst.
Cabrera and Fielder both struck out swinging with runners at the corners to end the eighth inning as the Boston Red Sox held on to beat the Tigers 1-0 Tuesday for a 2-1 lead in the AL championship series.
The Detroit Tigers had it set up perfectly: Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder coming to the plate with a chance to tie the game, or even take the lead.
- The third game of the American League Championship Series has been delayed due to a power outage at Comerica Park in Detroit.
Downtown Detroit businesses are being asked to turn on their lights for the Tigers game Tuesday night, in an effort to cast a positive glow on the city.
Instead it was the filthy, disgusting New York Post, who had the audacity to call me a "creeper!"
We won't be able to properly put Sunday's Game 2 debacle into context until we find out what happens in the rest of the ALCS.
The Detroit Tigers bullpen looks a bit like Jekyll and Hyde - perfectly capable and normal one day, downright frightening the next.
A Boston police officer says he's humbled by the attention he's received since photographs of him raising his arms in jubilation after the Boston Red Sox hit a grand slam against the Detroit Tigers appeared in newspapers and on the Internet.
Individual game tickets for Detroit Tigers potential 2013 World Series home games at Comerica Park will go on sale on Wednesday, October 16 at noon.
"You look at the back of Hall of Famers and bubble gum cards, there's seasons that are down," Verlander said.
