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http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/65998/to-pitch-or-not-to-pitch-to-miguel-Cabrera
To pitch or not to pitch to Miguel Cabrera?
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http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=27386773&partnerId=as_det_20130524_8251424
Webvideo Miggy's six homers in four games.
The Tigers' Miguel Cabrera has hit homers in four straight games, drilling six round-trippers in that span.

 

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from durtymrclean;
http://cdn.fangraphs.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/miggy_composite.gif
Miguel Cabrera 6 homers .Gif

 

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http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/24/deep-thoughts-miguel-cabrera-on-pace-for/
Deep Thoughts: Miguel Cabrera on pace for....
from hardballtalk

 

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With runners in scoring position, Cabrera is 31 for 59, with 7 HRs, 44 RBI, 12 walks, 4 strikeouts and 2 GDPs, .525 BA, .932 SLG, OPS well over 1.500??

For the 4 prior years combined, Cabrera batted .331, which I think establishes a ?true? level of ability heading into this year.

Now here are the last 8 qualified years at .380+, since 1932:

- Tony Gwynn, .394, 1994. Going backward year by year, Gwynn had hit .358, .317, .317, .309 ? The most generous figure for his true level of ability going into ?94 (unless we take *just* the one preceding year) would be gotten by taking his 7 prior seasons, which add up to a .332 BA.

- George Brett, .390, 1980. Going backward, .329, .294, .312, .333. That?s the most generous assessment of his ability at that point, and it adds up to a .319 BA.

- Rod Carew,.388, 1977. OK, Carew did have a .351 BA in the 4 prior years, so that?s wasn?t an extreme surge.

- Ted Williams, .388, 1957. Also not a huge surprise, since Ted was a career .348 hitter by that point, including?

- Ted Williams, .406, 1941. Now, that was a shock ? he was a career .336 hitter over 2 prior seasons. And, as great as he was, .336 would prove much much closer to his true ability (career .344) than .406.

- Joe DiMaggio, .381, 1939. Career .331 hitter over 3 prior seasons, and .316 for the rest of his career afterwards.

- Luke Appling, .388, 1936. Had never hit over .322 in his prior 5 full years, and his best marks in 11 full years after were .348 and .328.

- Arky Vaughan, .385, 1935. Career .322 hitter over his 3 prior seasons, never hit above .335 before or after that year.

So, while .380 seasons are very rare, they do happen once in a while ? and when they do, the immediate reaction is generally ?where did THAT come from??

Cabrera is currently batting .400 on balls in play. Again, that?s very likely to go down, but: Just since 1990, there are 17 qualified seasons with BAbip of .390 and up. Manny had a .403 in 2000, and I don?t see anything Manny could do that Miggy can?t. Cabrera already owns full-season BAbip?s of .379, .365, .358 and .355.

 

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Daily Miguel Cabrera leaderboard: .391 BA (1st MLB), 14 HRs (t2 MLB), 55 RBI (1st MLB — by 11), 39 runs (t1st MLB), 72 hits (1st MLB — by 5).
More Miguel Cabrera ranks: .467 OBP (2nd MLB), .701 SLG (1st MLB), 1.168 OPS (1st MLB), 2.8 WAR (t2nd MLB) #Tigers.

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/5/24/4362446/miguel-cabrera-triple-crown-rbi-record-tigers
Miguel Cabrera on pace for RBI record, possible Triple Crown.
from bybtb

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2013/05...el-cabrera-can-hit-any-pitch-out-of-the-yard/
Must Click Link: Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera Can Hit Any Pitch Out of the Yard.
from mcb-tb

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/miguel-cabreras-ridiculousplate-coverage/
Miguel Cabrera's ridiculous plate coverage. Lots of .Gifs
from fangraphs

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/5/24/4362938/miguel-cabrera-gif-6-hr-fangraphs
Miguel Cabrera's plate coverage.
from bybtb

 

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http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2013/5/24/4359358/which-catchers-intimidate-runners-the-most
Which Catchers Intimidate Runners the Most?
from beyondtheboxscore

 

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Most RBI in his team?s first 45 games is Jimmie Foxx with 68 in 1938.That projected to 233 RBI in a 154 game season. He wound up with 175 RBI in 149 games played.

The last 5 years, the leaders after 45 team-games had:

Hits ? #1, Cabrera, 2013, 72 hits. #2, Aaron Hill, 2009, 68 hits.

Total bases ? #1, Cabrera, 2013, 129 TB. #2, Raul Ibanez, 2009, 123 TB.

RBI ? #1, Cabrera, 2013, 55 RBI. #2, Hamilton, 2012, 49 RBI.

 

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http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2013/5/24/4361502/war-baseball-sabermetrics-alternative
WAR: Pros, Cons, and Alternatives.
from beyondtheboxscore

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/05/detroit_tigers_jim_leyland_add.html
Detroit Tigers' Jim Leyland addresses speculation about whether Justin Verlander tipped his pitches.
from Mlive

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/20130523/NEWS01/305230131/AAA-michigan-detroit-tigers-teen-driving
Tigers encourage teens to stay safe on road.
from the freep

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/5/...cleveland-indians-take-over-1st-place-despite
AL Central Review: The Cleveland Indians take over 1st place despite sweep by Tigers.
from bybtb

 

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18 players have accumulated 55 or more RBI in their first 45 games. Listed below are the players with their seasonal and projected totals. Projections are for 154 or 162 games depending on the season. For Joe Carter I used 115 games which was the Toronto total in 1994.

Player???.Year..45 games?Season?Projected
Jimmie Foxx?..1938?.68??175?. 233
Chuck Klein?..1930? 60??170?. 205
Cy Williams?..1923? 60?.. 114?. 205
Manny Ramirez?1999? 59?.. 165?. 212
Al Simmons??1929? 59?.. 157?. 202
Hank Greenberg..1937? 57?.. 183?. 195
Zeke Bonura?..1937? 57?.. 100?. 195
Manny Ramirez?2001? 56?.. 125?. 202
Bob Meusel??1925? 56?.. 138?. 192
Ted Williams?.1942? 56?.. 137?. 192
Joe Carter??1994? 56?.. 103?. 143
Babe Ruth??.1926? 56?.. 153?. 192
Lou Gehrig??1927? 55?.. 175?. 188
Paul Waner??1927? 55?.. 131?. 188
Jimmie Foxx?..1932?.55?.. 169?. 188
Ken Griffey?..1997? 55?.. 147?. 198
Miguel Cabrera..2013?.55?.. ??? 198
Stan Musial?..1954? 55?.. 126?. 188
courtesy of HighHeatStats

 

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Miggy playing through jammed right pinky.
DETROIT -- There was a very good reason Miguel Cabrera was shaking his hand at times during his at-bats Thursday evening. His right pinky, which he jammed on a ground ball earlier in the week, was bothering him in the cold weather.

Still, Cabrera doesn't expect it to be a major issue moving forward. He has played through it so far and fared fine.

As impressive as Cabrera's hitting has been this season, his durability deserves some credit, especially at third base.
from the Tigers official site

 

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Porcello changes up pitching game plan.
DETROIT -- Rick Porcello didn't last nearly long enough to earn the win in the Tigers' comeback victory Thursday night, but he pitched long enough with damage control to keep the Tigers in the game. To do so, he had to change his game for the last few innings.

When manager Jim Leyland said Minnesota's left-handed hitters were taking what Porcello was giving them by hitting opposite-field singles, it said something about Porcello's game. The curveball, a useful pitch for Porcello against left-handed hitters, was a little off, and lefties weren't fooled.

"They hit some first-pitch breaking balls, which generally you don't see happen very often," Porcello said. "They hit a couple curveballs that I threw, which has been a good pitch for me this year."

Porcello didn't want to use the weather as an excuse, but the 44-degree temperature at first pitch likely didn't help. After an encouraging spring honing his curveball, Porcello struggled with it early in the year in the cold.

With that piece of his arsenal out of whack, and Twins hitters adjusting to hit his fastball, Porcello survived in large part with his changeup. It has comprised about 18 percent of his pitches this year, according to STATS, but he threw 28 of them out of his 102 pitches Thursday, according to data from MLB.com's Gameday app.

Seventeen of those changeups came in the fourth and fifth innings, when he recovered from Josh Willingham's three-run homer to hold down the Twins.

"Honestly, the last two innings, I felt like I barely threw any fastballs, just because they were doing such a good job of hitting my fastball," Porcello said. "Obviously I had to make an adjustment there."

Porcello's fourth inning was pretty much an even split of fastballs and changeups. He had more of a mix in the fifth, but still, 13 of his 24 pitches that inning were changeups.
from the Tigers official site

 

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Leyland ponders late-game decisions for top of lineup.
DETROIT -- For opposing managers, the choice against the Tigers with scoring chances in the late innings is whether to risk getting beaten by Miguel Cabrera or Prince Fielder.

For Tigers manager Jim Leyland, the choice sometimes is similar. He faced it in the eighth inning Thursday night: Is it better to bring Cabrera up with the go-ahead run on first base, or have Prince Fielder up with the runner on second and Cabrera on first?

He debated the merits of it immediately after Thursday's win, and he got back into it again Friday. It's a complex enough question, he said, that he has debated it himself.

"The reason I would never have a problem with fans discussing something like that," Leyland said, "is because us as managers [discuss that]. I've discussed that with several managers. I asked that question exactly to Tony La Russa, if he knew he was going to lose Pujols to his fourth hitter, Berkman or somebody. And he said he would bunt the guy to second base."

That's what Leyland did with Torii Hunter Thursday after Omar Infante led off the inning with a single.

"I mean, your fourth and fifth hitters are RBI guys," Leyland said. "But who knows if Torii Hunter would've hit into a double play. Torii might have hit a home run. He might've hit a double. I'm not smart enough to know that. But I do know that if he hits into a double play, it takes the starch out of you."

Essentially, he's playing the percentages, which currently favor Fielder. Over the last four games, Fielder is 5-for-5, all RBI hits, following a Cabrera walk, intentional or otherwise. According to ESPN Stats and Information, Fielder is 8-for-16 with 11 RBIs when following a Cabrera intentional walk over the last two seasons.

That, of course, is a big part of the reason the Tigers signed Fielder.

Cabrera has been intentionally walked 22 times over the last two seasons, equal to his intentional walk total in 2011 and 10 less than his club-record total in '10. All but two of them have come with a runner in scoring position and first base open. One came last season with runners at the corners; another this season came with runners at first and second.
from the Tigers official site

 

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Jackson progressing, cleared for physical activity.
DETROIT -- Austin Jackson said Thursday night he has been cleared for physical activity, which he just began as he tries to rehab his way back from a pulled left groin.

It was limited activity -- nothing baseball related -- but he got through it without any pain. He'll repeat that step this weekend before he hopes to progress to some limited baseball activity.

Jackson would like to do some low-intensity baseball work earlier, such as throwing. However, he doesn't have a timetable yet for a return to the active roster.

The Tigers have been getting by at Jackson's leadoff spot just fine in his absence thanks to a combination of Andy Dirks and Omar Infante. Dirks was 13-for-41 with two doubles and two home runs from the top spot before his first-inning single Friday night. Infante's three-hit game Thursday improved him to 6-for-14 in three games from the leadoff spot.
from the Tigers official site

 

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Tigers to honor '68 World Series champions Saturday
DETROIT -- The Tigers are encouraging fans attending Saturday's game against the Twins to find their seats early so that everyone can watch a pregame ceremony honoring the 45th anniversary of the 1968 World Series championship team.

More than a dozen players and coaches from that squad are scheduled to take part, including Hall of Fame Al Kaline, Denny McLain, Mickey Lolich, Gates Brown, Jim Price, Mickey Stanley, John Hiller, Jon Warden, Don Wert, Daryl Patterson, Wayne Comer, Tom Matchick and Hal Naragon. Radio broadcaster Ray Lane is also slated to take part.

Jose Feliciano, famous for his performance of the National Anthem before Game 5 of the 1968 World Series, will perform the anthem again prior to Saturday's game.

The ceremony includes a special tribute video on the Comerica Park scoreboard created specifically for the occasion.
from the Tigers official site