Jim Leyland Explains Lineup Changes, Batting Cabrera Second, Fielder Third
Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland made a decidedly uncharacteristic move Wednesday.
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Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland made a decidedly uncharacteristic move Wednesday.
"It makes no sense to me that your best players are hitting behind Prince Fielder, it doesn't make sense to me," Foster said.
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.
What was she thinking? Well, maybe that's evident as field reporter Erin Andrews slips and almost calls Justin Verlander - Justin Bieber in a post game interview on the field at Comerica Park.
The Detroit Tigers bullpen looks a bit like Jekyll and Hyde - perfectly capable and normal one day, downright frightening the next.
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.
Detroit manager Jim Leyland said he should have told Benoit that they did not want Ortiz to beat them.
Major League Baseball umpire Wally Bell, who worked the NL playoff series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals that ended last week, has died. He was 48.
Despite all he cannot do, those who know still say Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera is still the most dangerous hitter in baseball.
Ten years ago Steve Bartman became famous, and has been off the radar since that time.
Coke said the big change since then has been a renewed ability to locate his pitches.
Even playing just 50 percent of the team's snaps, Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson meant a lot in Sunday's road win over the Cleveland Browns.
The Boston cop standing behind him celebrated -- throwing up his arms in a victorious "V" as Hunter's legs were in the air in obvious defeat, mirroring his pose.
The Detroit Tigers worked hard during the season to shore up their vulnerable bullpen, and despite those efforts, a lack of dependable relief arms took a dramatic toll Sunday.
The New York Yankees are America's team. Or are they? The Evil Empire just doesn't feel so daunting anymore, winning just one title since the last year of the '90s dynasty.
After matching Tigers ace Justin Verlander pitch for pitch in Game 2, Gray could not repeat the feat in Game 5. It sounds like an injury, perhaps a rather serious one, is part of the reason why.
Verlander pitched eight scoreless innings, sealing Oakland's fate and sending the Tigers hurtling into the ALCS.
Always one to deliver in big-game, high-drama moments, though, Cabrera broke his homerless streak Thursday with a two-run bomb that gave the Tigers a lead they would never relinquish.
Their playoff hopes on the line, the Detroit Tigers are taking a gamble.
Max Scherzer helped the Detroit Tigers stave off elimination with two gutsy innings of relief, but soon he might be on the trade block.
In the postseason, weaknesses get exposed quickly. Sometimes they can be corrected. Sometimes a team just has to live with them and do the best it can, and that is the situation for this Detroit Tigers team.
