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http://www.freep.com/article/201305.../detroit-tigers-cleveland-indians-game-thread
Cleveland 7 - Detroit 6: Verlander stumbles, Tigers come back but fall to Tribe.
from the freep

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/05/detroit_tigers_justin_verlande_88.html
Detroit Tigers' late rally falls short, Justin Verlander knocked out early in 7-6 loss to Cleveland Indians.
from Mlive

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...urious-rally-comes-up-just-short-loss-Indians
Indians 7 - Tigers 6: Tigers' furious rally comes up just short in loss to Indians.
from the detnews

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/g...013_05_11_clemlb_detmlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=det
Tigers' rally falls short after Verlander's rocky start.
http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/g...mlb_1#gid=2013_05_11_clemlb_detmlb_1&mode=box
Boxscore.
from the Tigers official site

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/5/...cabrera-infante-peralta-detroit-cleveland-mlb
Verlander knocked out after five, Indians hold on late.
from bybtb

http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/mlb...y-in-loss-to-India?blockID=901503&feedID=3701
Verlander erratic early in loss to Indians.
from DetroitFox

 

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http://opoutofleftfield.blogspot.com/2013/05/jv-struggles-through-abbreviated-outing.html
Verlander struggles with fastball command. 'It's not an alarm. It happens to everybody'.
from the Oakland Press

 

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May 12 in Tigers and mlb history:

1932 - Carey Selph of the Chicago White Sox collects his ninth strikeout of the season. But it won't happen again. Selph will go another 89 games without striking out, to set a major league record, hitting .283 in 396 at-bats in his second and last season. Selph's record will last until 1958, when Nellie Fox sets a new mark with 98 consecutive games whitout striking out.

1948 - Tigers outfielder Doc Cramer, plays in his last game.

1955 - Toothpick Sam Jones of the Chicago Cubs becomes the first black pitcher in major league history to throw a no-hitter and he does it in the hardest way. In the 9th inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Jones walks the bases full and then strikes out Dick Groat, Roberto Clemente and Frank Thomas in a row to preserve his 4 - 0 victory.

1959 - At Yankee Stadium, Yogi Berra commits an error as his errorless streak of 148 games for a catcher comes to an end in a New York 7 - 6 loss to Cleveland.

1961 - In Yankee Stadium, Rocky Colavito sees his dad in an altercation in the stands and jumps in to defend him. He’s ejected but defiant, telling reporters, “What would you do if you saw someone belting your 60-year-old father?”

1963 - Tigers star lefthander Mickey Lolich makes his big league debut. Mickey will win 207 games in 13 seasons wearing the old English D, and lead the league in many pitching categories. He is still the all-time American League leader in strikeouts by a lefthanded pitcher with 2679.

1967 When Tiger star Al Kaline tries to steal second against the Redsox, catcher Bob Tillman throws—but hits relief pitcher John Wyatt in the back of the head. Yours truly was watching this game on a Friday and lmao.

1970 - Ernie Banks hits his 500th career home run off Pat Jarvis in the Cubs' 4 - 3 victory over Atlanta at Wrigley Field. It is also his 1,600th career RBI. The ball, after it bounces back onto the field, is retrieved by Braves left fielder Rico Carty, who gives it to Banks.

1971 - Heinie Manush dies in Sarasota, Florida, at the age of 69. Manush won the American League batting championship in 1926, and twice led the league in hits. A lifetime .330 hitter, Manush gained induction to the Hall of Fame in 1964.

2001: Major League Baseball is ordered by arbitrator Alan Symonette to reinstate nine of the 22 "resigning" umpires let go two years before, and to grant back-pay for the time missed. The order also states that veteran umpires Frank Pulliand Terry Tata do not need to retire after the season, as previously planned.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Hank_Borowy
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/borowha01.shtml
Hank Borowy 1950-1951.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/timmeto01.shtml
Tom Timmermann 1969-1973.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Lou_Whitaker
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/whitalo01.shtml
Lou Whitaker 1977-1995.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ed_Summers
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/summeed01.shtml
Ed Summers 1908-1912.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Heinie_Manush
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/manushe01.shtml
Heinie Manush 1923-1927.

from Baseball Reference

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/20130512/SPORTS02/305120103/detrot-tigers-cleveland-indians
Notes, quotes from Saturday's loss to Cleveland.
from the freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/20130512/SPORTS02/305120112/detroit-tigers-q-a-tom-brookens
Tigers' Tom Brookens: 'It's a whole new ballgame' as third base coach.
from the freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/20130512/SPORTS02/305120113/detroit-tigers
Tigers manager Jim Leyland praises Jhonny Peralta's fast start.
from the freep

 

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http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?c_id=det&content_id=26995717&topic_id=8878994
Webvideo Prince's moonshot.
Prince Fielder launches a majestic solo shot to deep right-center off Corey Kluber to give the Tigers a 4-1 lead in the third.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=26997373&topic_id=8878994&c_id=det
Webvideo Miggy's three-run shot.
Miguel Cabrera cracks a three-run home run to deep left to extend the Tigers' lead to 7-2 in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Prince Fielder & Miguel Cabrera Smash Mirror-Image Bombs



Where the Prince/Miggy blasts from both sides of the plate landed:

Of course we Tigers fans hope to see that happen much more often, and especially when really needed....like in last night's debacle that somehow miraculously became a winnable game late, but instead both sluggers could only muster a hit apiece, being a single by Miggy and a double by Prince, neither batting in nor themselves scoring any runs...oh, well.:shrug:

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/05/analysis_lack_of_fastball_comm.html
Analysis: Poor fastball command dooms Detroit Tigers, Justin Verlander in rocky start against Tribe.
from Mlive

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/05/three_stars_omar_infantes_trip.html
Three stars: Omar Infante's triple keys Detroit Tigers' rally, Jhonny Peralta continues to mash the ball.
from Mlive

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...-elbow-damage?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Sports
Tigers Notebook: Tigers' Octavio Dotel visits Tommy John doc, who sees no elbow damage.
from the detnews

 

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Alburquerque no longer a two-inning reliever.
DETROIT -- The days of Al Alburquerque as a two-inning reliever in the Tigers bullpen appear to be over. As hard as Tigers manager Jim Leyland is trying to sort out roles in his relief corps, he has no plans to stretch out Alburquerque again.

The high-strikeout right-hander with the nasty slider looked like he was poised to cover multiple innings with regularity for a stretch in late April, getting at least five outs in three consecutive appearances from April 17 to April 24. That included two perfect innings and five strikeouts against the Angels, arguably the best outing of his Tiger tenure.

Alburquerque has yet to post a perfect inning since. He has allowed two runs over five innings with nine strikeouts since, but it's the baserunner total -- eight walks and seven hits allowed -- that has been the concern.

The Indians scored what turned out to be a critical insurance run off Alburquerque in the eighth inning on Saturday after he finished the seventh. He began the eighth with a four-pitch walk to Jason Kipnis, who eventually scored on a Jason Giambi sacrifice fly.
from the Tigers official site

 

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Jackson gets day off to rest sore hamstring.
DETROIT -- The Tigers aren't hamstrung with Austin Jackson just yet, but he's enough of a concern that manager Jim Leyland wants to keep him from becoming an injury loss.
Jackson still has soreness in his right hamstring, which has bothered him for a week. He could have played Sunday's series finale against the Indians, but Leyland wanted to give him a day off as a preventative measure so that he doesn't get to the point that he can't play.
"He can go," Leyland said, "but it's hard for him to really burn into that extra gear. So I'm just giving him a day off for precautionary reasons."
Don Kelly started in center with Jackson out. Andy Dirks moved up to the leadoff spot, as he did when Jackson sat for a game last weekend in Houston.
from the Tigers official site

 

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Leyland shares humorous story about late mom.
DETROIT -- On the day Major League Baseball players use pink equipment as part of it's Mothers Day mission to promote breast cancer awareness, Tigers manager Jim Leyland retold one of his favorite stories about his late mom, who tried to pick up his spirits during one of his seasons managing in the Tigers farm system.
One year I was with the Tigers, hoping to come up here as a coach," Leyland said. "Sparky [Anderson] had his guys. I said, 'Well, mom, I'm not going to the big leagues again this year. They have [Alex] Grammas coaching third and [Dick] Tracewski coaching first. And she said, 'Well, don't they need a second-base coach?'"

Among the Tigers using pink bats on Sunday was Torii Hunter, whose wife lost her grandmother to breast cancer. If it promotes awareness, Hunter is all for pink.
"This is baseball. This is entertainment. This is The Show," Hunter said. "Just for one day, just for the cause, why not?"
If he gets some hits out of the bats, he joked, he might try to keep them around.
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.detroittigertales.com/2013/05/the-best-ground-ball-pitchers-in.html
The Best Ground Ball Pitchers in Baseball.
from DetroitTigerTales

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201305.../detroit-tigers-cleveland-indians-game-thread
Cleveland 4 - Detroit 3 (10): Tigers' bullpen lets 'em down.
from the freep

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/05/detroit_tigers_rick_porcello_c_1.html
Jose Valverde blows save (literally + figuratively), Detroit Tigers lose in extra innings to Cleveland Indians 4-3.
from Mlive

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...-strong-start?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Sports
Tigers cough up lead in 9th, waste Porcello's strong start.
from the detnews

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/g...013_05_12_clemlb_detmlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=det
Valverde blows save, Tigers fall in rubber game.
Two-out rallies in ninth, 10th innings cost Detroit series win.
http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/g...mlb_1#gid=2013_05_12_clemlb_detmlb_1&mode=box
Boxscore.
from the Tigers official site

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/5/...nd-jose-valverde-blows-save-come-back-win-mlb
Indians 4 - Tigers 3: Offense comes up short as Jose Valverde blows first save.
from bybtb

http://www.thedetroitsportssite.com...lverde-offense-falter-in-10-inning-loss/33927
Tigers, Valverde lose lead and game to Indians.
from the detroitsportssite

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/5/...rii-huinter-bunt-jose-valverde-blown-save-mlb
Snap reaction: Torii Hunter placed in a position to fail.
from bybtb

 

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AL RSAA Runs Saved Above Average

LEADERS
1 Clay Buchholz 18
2 Justin Verlander 14
3 Felix Hernandez 13
T4 Anibal Sanchez 12
T4 Derek Holland 12
6 Yu Darvish 11
T7 James Shields 10
T7 Jon Lester 10
T7 Hisashi Iwakuma 10
T10 Jeremy Guthrie 9
T10 Hector Santiago 9

WORST
1 Philip Humber -22
T2 Jarrod Parker -13
T2 Vance Worley -13
T2 Brad Peacock -13
T5 Mark Buehrle -12
T5 Joe Saunders -12
7 Blake Beavan -11
T8 Brandon Maurer -10
T8 Brett Myers -10
T8 Aaron Harang -10

TEAM TOTALS
1 Rangers 46
2 White Sox 37
3 Tigers 31
4 Red Sox 26
5 Royals 19
T6 Orioles 12
T6 Yankees 12
8 Indians 0
9 Twins -4
10 Rays -10
11 A's -17
12 Mariners -20
T13 Blue Jays -28
T13 Angels -28
15 Astros -59

TIGERS
Justin Verlander 14
Anibal Sanchez 12
Doug Fister 6
Drew Smyly 6
Joaquin Benoit 5
Max Scherzer 4
Darin Downs 4
Al Alburquerque 3
Jose Valverde 2
Jose Ortega 2
Luke Putkonen 1
Bruce Rondon -2
Phil Coke -4
Octavio Dotel -5
Brayan Villarreal -8
Rick Porcello -9

from leesininsatmreports
through May 11.

 

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AL RCAA Runs Created Above Average

LEADERS
1 Miguel Cabrera 21
2 Carlos Santana 19
T3 Chris Davis 18
T3 Evan Longoria 18
5 Prince Fielder 14
6 James Loney 13
T7 Joe Mauer 12
T7 Mark Reynolds 12
T9 Coco Crisp 11
T9 Jed Lowrie 11

WORST
1 Jeff Keppinger -16
2 Adam Dunn -11
T3 Ryan Flaherty -10
T3 Nolan Reimold -10
T3 Aaron Hicks -10
T3 Yunel Escobar -10
T7 David Murphy -9
T7 Brendan Ryan -9
T7 Tyler Flowers -9
T7 J.J. Hardy -9
T7 Elvis Andrus -9
T7 Victor Martinez -9

TEAM TOTALS
1 Indians 39
2 Tigers 29
3 Rays 17
4 Red Sox 11
5 A's 10
6 Yankees 2
7 Angels -1
8 Orioles -3
9 Mariners -4
T10 Rangers -8
T10 Twins -8
12 Astros -13
13 Royals -14
14 Blue Jays -19
15 White Sox -56

TIGERS
Miguel Cabrera 21
Prince Fielder 14
Torii Hunter 6
Jhonny Peralta 5
Omar Infante 5
Matt Tuiasosopo 4
Austin Jackson 0
Andy Dirks -1
Don Kelly -3
Ramon Santiago -3
Brayan Pena -3
Alex Avila -7
Victor Martinez -9

from leesininsatmreports
through May 11.

 

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AL FRAA Fielding Runs Above Average

LEADERS
T1 Manny Machado 11
T1 Pedro Florimon Jr. 11
T3 Matt Dominguez 9
T3 Mitch Moreland 9
5 J.J. Hardy 8
T6 Shane Victorino 7
T6 Rajai Davis 7
T6 Alejandro De Aza 7
T9 Vernon Wells 6
T9 Justin Maxwell 6

WORST
T1 Chris Carter -9
T1 Trevor Plouffe -9
T3 Elvis Andrus -8
T3 Eduardo Nunez -8
T3 Adam Jones -8
T6 Jose Bautista -7
T6 Dayan Viciedo -7
T8 Matt Joyce -6
T8 Miguel Cabrera -6
T8 Pedro Ciriaco -6
T8 J.D. Martinez -6
T8 Robbie Grossman -6
T8 Howie Kendrick -6
T8 Chris Davis -6

TEAM TOTALS
1 Mariners 12
T2 White Sox 11
T2 Orioles 11
T4 Rangers 7
T4 Royals 7
T4 Indians 7
7 Yankees 2
8 Blue Jays -2
T9 Rays -3
T9 Red Sox -3
11 Angels -6
T12 A's -9
T12 Twins -9
T14 Astros -18
T14 Tigers -18

TIGERS
Jhonny Peralta 2
Brayan Pena 1
Andy Dirks 1
Torii Hunter 0
Victor Martinez 0
Don Kelly 0
Alex Avila -1
Prince Fielder -1
Matt Tuiasosopo -2
Ramon Santiago -3
Omar Infante -4
Austin Jackson -5
Miguel Cabrera -6

from leesininsatmreports
through May 11.

 

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AL TRAA Total Runs Above Average -- RCAA plus/minus FRAA = TRAA

LEADERS
1 Evan Longoria 21
2 Carlos Santana 20
T3 James Loney 17
T3 Manny Machado 17
5 Miguel Cabrera 15
6 Ian Kinsler 14
T7 Prince Fielder 13
T7 Nick Swisher 13
T9 Chris Davis 12
T9 Joe Mauer 12

WORST
1 Elvis Andrus -17
2 Adam Dunn -14
3 Eduardo Nunez -13
4 Jeff Keppinger -12
T5 Brendan Ryan -11
T5 David Murphy -11
T5 Yunel Escobar -11
T5 Emilio Bonifacio -11
T9 Robbie Grossman -10
T9 Josh Reddick -10

TEAM TOTALS
1 Indians 46
2 Rays 14
3 Tigers 11
T4 Mariners 8
T4 Red Sox 8
T4 Orioles 8
7 Yankees 4
8 A's 1
9 Rangers -1
T10 Royals -7
T10 Angels -7
12 Twins -17
13 Blue Jays -21
14 Astros -31
15 White Sox -45

TIGERS
Miguel Cabrera 15
Prince Fielder 13
Jhonny Peralta 7
Torii Hunter 6
Matt Tuiasosopo 2
Omar Infante 1
Andy Dirks 0
Brayan Pena -2
Don Kelly -3
Austin Jackson -5
Ramon Santiago -6
Alex Avila -8
Victor Martinez -9

from leesininsatmreports
through May 11.