Khang's Blog: Tigers Preview
The Detroit Tigers are scheduled to open the baseball season Thursday vs. the New York Yankees. Judging by the callers on our show fans have mixed feelings about this year's team and I can't blame them.
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The Detroit Tigers are scheduled to open the baseball season Thursday vs. the New York Yankees. Judging by the callers on our show fans have mixed feelings about this year's team and I can't blame them.
They are either going to reach the postseason for the first time since their magical run to the American League pennant in 2006, or there are likely going to be major changes in the front office, in the dugout and on the field.
Verlander and Scherzer could rank among baseball's best 1-2 combos. Verlander has been crowding 20 wins since he came to the majors and could break through with a good April while Scherzer was dominating the last four months after a trip to the minors to straighten out his mechanics.
Justin Verlander was having a good spring in his effort to avoid going through a bad April again.
Verlander and Scherzer rank among baseball's best 1-2 combinations. Verlander has been crowding 20 wins since he came to the majors and could break through this season, while Scherzer was dominating the last four months after a trip to the minors to straighten out his mechanics.
Justin Verlander turned 28 on Feb. 20, the same age RHP Jack Morris was when he became a 20-game winner for the first time.
Yesterday, Manager Jim Leyland gave the nod to starter Justin Verlander, for the fourth year in a row as the Opening day starter.
In 2006, Justin Verlander helped Detroit reach the World Series in his first full season as a major leaguer.
The offseason is finally ending for the Detroit Tigers, after it started way too early for a few of the team's key players.
Yes it may be cold and there is a bunch of snow on the ground but baseball is right around the corner. Pitchers and catchers have reported!
Three factors that could make or break the Tigers' pitching staff in 2011
Tigers manager Jim Leyland is blunt as he assesses the situation he and his boss, general manager Dave Dombrowski, face entering the final years of their contracts.
Well, that was a pretty good first half for the Tigers, who find themselves just a half game behind the White Sox in the race for the American League Central Division title.
