May 31, 2010
By Mike McClary in Fungoes | 0 comments
Here’s something from Buster Olney’s blog [$] this morning: The division with the highest conversion rate of teams making the postseason with at least a first-place lead on May 30 is the AL Central. Twelve of the 15 teams in first place on May 30 at least made the playoffs. That’s good news for the [...]
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May 31, 2010
By Mike McClary in Quotable Recaps | 0 comments
“I didn’t know we were going against a team that had just woken up Cy Young. He didn’t give us a chance, neither did I.” — A’s starter Dallas Braden on Max Scherzer‘s 14-strikeout performance.
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May 31, 2010
By Mike McClary in Tigers Today | 0 comments
Tigers’ Record: 26-23, 2nd place Today’s Game Tigers vs. A’s | 1:05 p.m. ET – Comerica Park | On the air: FSD/AM 1270 & 97.1 FM Pitching Matchup Justin Verlander (5-3, 3.74 ERA) vs. RHP Trevor Cahill (3-2, 3.31 ERA) Yesterday’s Results Tigers 10 – A’s 2 W: Max Scherzer (2-4) L: Dallas Braden (4-5) Save: [...]
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May 30, 2010
By Mike McClary in Tigers Today | 0 comments
Tigers’ Record: 25-23, 2nd place; 3.5 GB of Minnesota Today’s Game Tigers vs. A’s | 1:05 p.m. ET – Comerica Park | On the air: FSD/AM 1270 & 97.1 FM Pitching Matchup Max Scherzer (1-4, 7.29 ERA) vs. LHP Dallas Braden (4-4, 3.23 ERA) Yesterday’s Results A’s 6 – Tigers 0 W: Brett Anderson (2-1) [...]
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May 30, 2010
By Mike McClary in Featured,Roster Moves | 3 comments
Wow. So that’s how the Dontrelle Willis Era ends in Detroit? With him being designated for assignment? Who thought he’d be the Tigers’ version of Brian Glynn*? In my post from Saturday in which a I speculated about the fallout from Max Scherzer‘s recall, an anonymous commenter was stunned — to the point of calling [...]
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May 29, 2010
By Mike McClary in Featured,Fungoes | 2 comments
Two weeks ago I wrote that the Tigers had few options for the struggling Max Scherzer. Given their inconsistent rotation, I couldn’t see them sending him to the minors. Then again, who knew he’d be as abysmally bad as he was in his final start on May 14: five IP, six hits, six earned runs, [...]
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May 29, 2010
By Mike McClary in Featured,Tigers Today | 0 comments
Tigers’ Record: 25-22, 2nd place; 3 GB of Minnesota Today’s Game Tigers vs. A’s | 7:05 p.m. ET – Comerica Park | On the air: FSD/AM 1270 & 97.1 FM Pitching Matchup Rick Porcello (4-4, 4.54 ERA) vs. LHP Brett Anderson (1-1, 2.35 ERA) Yesterday’s Results A’s 5 – Tigers 4 W:Brad Ziegler (2-2) L: [...]
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