On June 1, the Tigers weren’t exactly reeling but they could not have felt good about the way the month ended. They lost two games to the Mariners in Seattle, then came home to lose three of four to the A’s. After a 14-10 record in April, they stumbled to 12-14 in May. How would [...]

Note: I started writing this piece and realized that Tom Gage wrote about 900 words on the same topic. While it might not be the freshest take, I’m posting it anyway for your consideration. For the life of me, I can’t remember a Tigers player that enraged me the way Brandon Inge does these days. [...]

On May 29, Gerald Laird changed his uniform number from 8 to 12 in the hope his offensive luck would change. Who could blame him for trying something — anything — to inject some life into his bat. How’s it worked? He’s 2 for 16, or .125 since the switcheroo. Before he had clubhouse guy [...]

I’m trying something new today with the game recaps, switching up the format that I’ve used over the past two seasons. Call it the Quotable Recap, a brief summary of the previous Tigers game in the words of the players or, in many cases, Jim Leyland. Here’s the first one; let me know what you [...]

Game 40: Tigers 5 – A’s 1 W: Justin Verlander (5-2) L: Dallas Braden (4-4) HR: Brandon Inge (4) The way Justin Verlander was throwing the ball on Wednesday night it’s amazing that he finished with just five strikeouts. In the Tigers’ 5-1 win over the A’s, the ace mowed down the A’s with startling [...]

Tigers’ Record: 22-17, 2nd place; 2 GB Minnesota Today’s Game Tigers @ A’s | 10:07 p.m. ET – Oakland Coliseum | On the air: FSD/AM 1270 & 97.1 FM Pitching Matchup Justin Verlander (4-2, 3.88 ERA) vs. Dallas Braden (4-3, 3.50 ERA) Yesterday’s Results Tigers 6 – White Sox 2 W: Freddy Garcia (3-2) L: [...]

Some thoughts and recommended reading culled during what sounds like another dreary day at Comerica Park. Despite his 4 for 28 slump during the current home stand (at least through the fifth inning today), Austin Jackson continues to be an early favorite for the American League Rookie of the Year Award. Given Curtis Granderson‘s poor [...]