September 27, 2011

Tuesday Tananas: Tiger Stadium’s Finale, Fister’s Dominance, and Meat Loaf’s Birthday

Things keep looking up for the Tigers. The ALDS is fast approaching, Wilson Betemit is playing tonight and Ozzie Guillen is leaving the American League. Good times. The Tuesday Rundown The Tigers are in first place, 13 games ahead of the Indians. Today’s Game: Tigers vs. Indians - Max Scherzer (14-9, 4.37 ERA) vs. RHP Jeanmar Gomez (5-2, 3.52 [...]

September 25, 2010

Tigers Today: September 25, 2010

Tigers’ Record: 78-75, 3rd Place; 14 GB Today’s Game Tigers vs. Twins | 7:05 p.m. ET – Comerica Park | On the air: FSD/AM 1270 and 97.1 FM Pitching Matchup Jeremy Bonderman (8-9, 4.92 ERA) vs. Carl Pavano (17-11, 3.60 ERA) Yesterday’s Results Tigers 10 – Twins 1 W: Justin Verlander (18-8) L: Francisco Liriano [...]

September 23, 2010

Tigers Today: September 23, 2010

Tigers’ Record: 77-75, 3rd Place; 15 GB Today’s Game Off Day Yesterday’s Results Tigers 4 – Royals 2 W: Max Scherzer (12-10) L: Kyle Davies (8-11)

September 4, 2010

Tigers Today: September 4, 2010

Tigers’ Record: 67-68, 3rd Place; 11.5 GB Today’s Game Tigers @ Royals | 7:05 p.m. ET – Kauffman Stadium | On the air: FSD/AM 1270 and 97.1 FM Pitching Matchup Rick Porcello (7-11, 5.20 ERA) vs. Bruce Chen (9-7, 4.76 ERA) Yesterday’s Results Tigers 9 – Royals 5 (11 innings) W: Ryan Perry (3-5) L: [...]

October 2, 2009

October Surprise Part 7: Doyle Foils Jays to Knot Division Lead

The final weekend of the 2009 season is here and the Tigers are in position for the American League Central title. Twenty-two years ago tonight the Tigers started the final season with the A.L. East in their sights. Here’s part seven of our series. American League East Standings: October 2, 1987 Team Record Pct. GB [...]

October 1, 2009

October Surprise Part 5: Setting the Bear Trap

As the Tigers and Twins wrap up the biggest series of the year with the division title hanging in the balance, we continue our look back on the last great race in Tigers history: 1987 and the seven games against the Toronto Blue Jays in the season’s final 10 days. Today: Game 4, the final [...]

September 27, 2009

October Surprise: Tigers and Jays Battle for ’87 Division Title

Over the next week, we’ll watch the Tigers and Twins play head-to-head to decide the American League Central. While this plays out, let’s look back at the final two weekends of the 1987 season when the Tigers and Blue Jays squared off for seven heart-pounding, one-run games that would ultimately decide the American League East [...]