By:
Advanced search…

Welcome to Detroit Sports Forum!

By joining our community, you'll be able to connect with fellow fans that live and breathe Detroit sports just like you!

Get Started
  • If you are no longer able to access your account since our recent switch from vBulletin to XenForo, you may need to reset your password via email. If you no longer have access to the email attached to your account, please fill out our contact form and we will assist you ASAP. Thanks for your continued support of DSF.

Detroit Tigers Team Notes Over 3 Million Views!!! Thankyou!

Coke's sore groin puts strain on Tigers' bullpen.
DETROIT -- Phil Coke continues to be bothered by the left groin strain that has sidelined him since last weekend. The question the Tigers faced Tuesday was whether he's ready to return. The question they could soon face is how long they can afford to wait.

His availability to pitch Tuesday hinged on a pregame throwing session. He played catch briefly in left field during batting practice, then went back into the clubhouse with head athletic trainer Kevin Rand.

With Coke out, the Tigers survived Monday with four big outs from Drew Smyly, two of them against Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau. Smyly was available again Tuesday night, supporting the theory that his versatility has helped save the Tigers' bullpen more than once in the season's opening month.

Lefty Darin Downs also has been available to get outs against left-handed hitters. Still, it's difficult to see the Tigers getting through a long stretch short-handed.
from the Tigers official site
 
Scherzer's curve keyed series-opener success.
DETROIT -- For all the attention on Max Scherzer's 10 strikeouts over 7 1/3 innings in Monday's 4-3 win against the Twins, his bigger key to victory might have been holding Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau hitless. Scherzer's strikeouts were generally a mix of fastballs and changeups, but he credited another pitch for his success against Minnesota's dangerous duo.

"Honestly, it was my curveball," Scherzer said. "That's a pitch I've really been working on. I knew coming in that they have a lot of good left-handed hitters."

It's the pitch Scherzer throws the least in his arsenal, usually just a few times an outing. It's so infrequent that it often registers as a slow slider. On Monday, he said he threw about 10-12 curveballs after a tweak between starts gave him some confidence that it could be an effective third pitch against left-handed hitters.

"In my bullpen session, [pitching coach Jeff Jones] gave me a little tip to help improve my grip so that I can be more consistent with that pitch," he said. "It worked in the 'pen, so over the past couple days I've been throwing it. I thought this was going to be a good pitch for me.

"I think I threw about 10-12 curveballs, and they were pretty consistent. I don't think I had any strikeouts on it. I was able to throw it for a strike where it was competitive or it was just missing. So for me, that threw a whole wrinkle in there that they had to now respect for me to be able to throw that curveball. I feel like when I can do that, it gives me a third pitch for a lefty that allows my fastball and changeup to be effective."
from the Tigers official site
 
Benoit's saves cover wide range of pitch counts.
DETROIT -- Joaquin Benoit already had the longest save in Major League history since the save rule became standard in 1969, having pitched the last seven innings of a win for the Rangers in 2002. Now he has one of the shortest saves in Tigers' history.

Benoit's two-pitch save Monday night was the shortest by a Tiger in five years. Fernando Rodney entered and induced a first-pitch out to earn a save against the Mariners on July 3, 2008. Rodney owns the only one-pitch save the Tigers have had since 1998, which is as far back as records on pitch counts go on baseball-reference.

With Monday's save, the pitch counts on Benoit's 15 Major League saves range from two to 87. That might be the one category where Benoit has Mariano Rivera beat. Rivera's 617 career saves range from a pair of one-pitch saves to a 60-pitch outing.
from the Tigers official site
 
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130430&content_id=46197070&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
First month's stats revealing, deceiving.
Early numbers provide food for thought, but can be light on meat.
from mlb.com

3.5: Strikeouts per nine innings logged by both the Rangers' Yu Darvish (in 32 2/3 innings) and the Tigers' Max Scherzer (in 31 1/3). The full-season record belongs to Randy Johnson (13.4 in 2001).

3: Number of Tigers starters averaging more than a strikeout per inning pitched: Scherzer, Justin Verlander (9.2 K/9) and Anibal Sanchez (11). No team in history has had three such starters over the course of a full season.

8: Number of batters plunked by Doug Fister, who hit just seven all of last season and has walked just six guys in 34 innings. (And no, Fister has not faced Choo.)
 
Tigers now 6-1 on homestand, and have done a lot of damage vs. opponents starting pitchers, scoring 39R in 37.1IP of work.

Verlander final line: 7IP, 1ER on 5H, 2BB/8K...Tigers's pitchers now with 59K last 5G, still averaging -as a team - better than a K/IP...

Leyland confirmed Phil Coke wasn't available to pitch after trying to throw during BP. No roster move or anything tonight.

Tigers starters have avg'd 7IP/GS last 6G, have allowed just 11ER in 42.2IP (2.32ERA)...Verlander lowered ERA to 1.83 w/ 7IP, 1ER tonight.
 
http://www.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?c_id=det&content_id=26723487&partnerId=as_mlb_20130430_7598424
Webvideo Miggy's two-run dinger.
Miguel Cabrera opens up the scoring for the Tigers with a two-run homer to right-center off Vance Worley in the first inning.

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?c_id=det&content_id=26724581&partnerId=as_mlb_20130430_7598764
Webvideo Avila's long ball.
Alex Avila slaps a solo home run to the opposite field in left in the second inning, padding the Tigers' early lead over the Twins.

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?c_id=det&content_id=26727799&partnerId=as_mlb_20130501_7599744
Webvideo Prince's two-run jack.
Prince Fielder cranks a two-run homer to right in the fifth inning off Vance Worley to extend the Tigers' lead over the Twins.
 
May 1 in Tigers and mlb history:

1884 - In American Association action, Toledo Blue Stockings catcherMoses Fleetwood Walker becomes the first black to play in the major leagues during a game against the Louisville Eclipse team.

1901 - Herm McFarland of the Chicago White Sox hits the first grand slamin American League history in a 19 - 9 victory over the Detroit Tigers. His teammate Dummy Hoy also hits a grand slam, in a contest which features Detroit committing 12 errors, 10 by the infield, to set another AL record, which Chicago will tie on May 6, 1903, against the Tigers.

1925 17-year-old Jimmie Foxx makes his big league debut as a catcher for the A’s.

1926 - Legendary pitcher Satchel Paige makes his debut in the Negro Southern League. Paige, at 19 years of age, leads Chattanooga to a 5 - 4 win over Birmingham.

1951 - On Mother's Day, Mickey Mantle hits the first home run of his career off Randy Gumpert in an 8 - 3 victory over theChicago White Sox at Comiskey Park. In the same game, former Negro Leagues star Minnie Mi?oso becomes the first black player in the history of the White Sox franchise. Mi?oso belts a home run in his first at-bat for the team off Vic Raschi.

1955 - Cleveland Indians starters show up for a "pitching clinic" during a doubleheader sweep of the Boston Red Sox atCleveland Stadium. Veteran Bob Feller pitches hitless ball for 6+ innings and hurls his major league record 12th one-hitter in a 2 - 0 victory in the opener, and in the nitecap rookie Herb Score strikes out the first nine batters (for a total of 16) en route to a 2 - 1 four-hit victory.

1959: At the age of 39, Early Wynn of the Chicago White Sox pitches a one-hit shutout, strikes out 14, and hits a double and home run for a 1 - 0 victory over the Boston Red Sox at Comiskey Park.

1965 - Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star Tommy Davis breaks his ankle sliding into second base. Although Davis will go on to play another 11 seasons, he will never recapture the excellence he displayed prior to the injury. In 1962, Davis led theNational League with a .346 batting average and 153 RBI.

1975 - Hank Aaron collects four hits and two RBI in the Brewers' 17 - 3 win over Detroit. This brings his career RBI total to 2,211, breaking Babe Ruth's published record of 2,209. On February 3, 1976, the Records Committee will revise Ruth's total to 2,204. In actuality, Aaron set the record with 2,205 on April 18th.

1991: Rickey Henderson of the Oakland Athletics surpasses Lou Brock as the major league career stolen base leader with his 939th steal in a 7 - 4 victory over the New York Yankees. Henderson breaks the record in the 4th inning, when he steals third base against catcher Matt Nokes.

1995 - Major League Baseball owners and the Major League Umpires Association reach an agreement on a five-year contract, ending the walk-out. Regular umpires will return to work on May 3rd.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Dan_Gakeler
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gakelda01.shtml
Dan Gakeler 1991.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hiattph01.shtml
Phil Hiatt 1996.

from Baseball Reference
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.

About Us

Founded in 2011, Detroit Sports Forum is a community of fanatics dedicated to teams like the Lions, Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings, Wolverines, and more. We live and breathe Detroit sports!

Stay Connected

Forum statistics

Threads
34,967
Messages
1,130,582
Members
980
Latest member
Shaggy

Affiliates

    Discussion Hub
Back
Top