The best teams in any sport have an identity. Even the teams who do everything well, that’s their identity. The Tigers don’t have one. They’ve won and lost games with pitching. They’ve won and lost games with hitting. They’ve won and lost games with defense. For now, they don’t know who they are, and, if [...]

While we await the Tigers’ next move this offseason, let’s look back on the trades the club made on this day in … 1957 — The Tigers acquired righthanded pitcher Tom Morgan, lefty Maury “Mickey” McDermott, catcher Charlie Thompson, infielder Billy Martin and outfielders Gus Zernial and Lou “The Nervous Greek” Skizas from the Athletics [...]

Tigers’ Record: 68-70, 3rd Place; 13 GB Today’s Game Tigers vs. White Sox | 7:05 p.m. ET – Comerica Park | On the air: FSD/AM 1270 and 97.1 FM Pitching Matchup Justin Verlander (14-8, 3.61 ERA) vs. Freddy Garcia (11-5, 4.82 ERA) Yesterday’s Results White Sox 5 – Tigers 4 (10 innings) W: Chris Sale [...]

Here’s a quick thought in the form of a question after tonight’s long-awaited win: Would there be as much handwringing and angst about the Tigers if it weren’t 10 days before the trade deadline? If the Tigers had lost seven straight in, say, the first week and a half of May, would we all be [...]

It was the best we could hope for, two of three from the Twins. Would it be greedy to have hoped for a sweep on Sunday? In theory, no. In reality, with the seemingly unbeatable Carl Pavano on the mound, the answer is a begrudging yes. But who would have guessed, though, that the Tigers [...]

Interleague play is back! What’s that? You haven’t missed it? As the Pirates come to town let’s do an interleague reset: Since interleague play started in 1997, the Tigers have compiled a 124-108 record, 57-33 in interleague games at Comerica Park. This year they’re 1-2. In a related note, here’s the good news coming into [...]

Adding insult to the injury of the Tigers’ loss yesterday to the White Sox, I attended an event at my son’s school and saw this new plaque next to the pre-school playground. Paul Konerko is a Scottsdale native so it’s nice to see him giving back — and you should see this playground: awesome. It [...]