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http://www.freep.com/article/20140519/SPORTS02/305190024/prince-fielder-rangers-tigers
Former Tiger Prince Fielder uncertain for Rangers at Comerica Park this weekend.
from the freep

 

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http://isportsweb.com/2014/05/19/detroit-tigers-victor-martinez-best-player-far/
Detroit Tigers: Why Victor Martinez has been their best player so far.
from Detroit I-sportsweb

 

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Tigers 6 - Red Sox 2 ? Not quite a Boston Massacre, but Detroit outscored the champs 13-3 in this weekend sweep, out-hit them 32-16, with an extra-base hits margin of 14-2. The Sox have three XBH-free home games this year, two in this series.

Last Fenway visitor to win three straight allowing two runs or less was the 2001 Yankees, with starts by Clemens, Mussina and El Duque.

September ?92 was the last time Boston went four straight home games with no more than one extra-base hit, and the last time one visitor did it to them three straight. (It was Detroit.)

One caveat to Detroit?s 27-12 start: They?ve only played 7 games against last year?s playoff teams. They haven?t played a soft schedule ? B-R says they?re 15-6 vs. teams .500 or better ? but they haven?t played Oakland yet. Four games in the Coliseum starting next Monday.

From Jake Peavy?s stats and what I saw tonight, he has a rough road ahead. Peavy got through his first 8 starts with a decent ERA, despite career-worst percentages in strikeouts, walks and home runs. Detroit smoked a lot of balls in the first three innings ? three doubles, a homer and a Monster single, plus some loud outs. In three full trips through the order, Peavy fanned only the #8 and 9 hitters, once each.

Anibal Sanchez had faced Boston just once before in the regular season ? his second career game, back in 2006. Papi homered twice and doubled off him then, but had just a single in six trips in last year?s ALCS; tonight, two walks and a groundout. Mike Napoli was the guy who hurt Sanchez in last year?s game 4; he went 0-2 with a walk.

Torii Hunter?s assists since moving to RF in 2011: 15, 14, 9, and none yet this year.

Detroit?s 11-game road win streak is their third-longest in searchable history. The 1984 Tigers won 17 straight, and the ?50 club took 12 in a row, starting with two in Fenway. The 1950 Tigers were one of the great overachievers, fighting the Yankees down to the last week with a low-wattage roster, before finishing three back. They split the season set with the defending champs, played over .600 both home and away, played at .552 or better in every month, and didn?t lose four straight until the last week. Unconventional manager Red Rolfe might have been lauded for the team?s sharp improvement in each of his first two years, but his poor people skills ticked off most of his players, and he didn?t last two more.
from HighHeatStats

 

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http://www.hardballtimes.com/can-we-predict-decline-before-fastball-speed-drops/
Can We Predict Decline Before Fastball Speed Drops?
from the Hardball Times

 

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http://blog.detroitathletic.com/2014/05/19/tigers-rolling-happy-worry/
The Tigers are Rolling, should We be Happy or worried.
from Detroit Athletic

 

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http://newenglishd.com/2014/05/19/one-quick-thing-alburquerques-walk-rate-plummets/
One Quick Thing: Alburquerque?s Walk Rate Plummets!
from the NewEnglishDTigersBlog

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/05/analysis_rick_porcellos_injury.html
Analysis: Rick Porcello's injury a perfect example why Detroit Tigers can't put Robbie Ray in bullpen.
from Mlive

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/05/detroit_tigers_charter_flight.html
Detroit Tigers' flight to Cleveland delayed due to mechanical issues, team stays extra night in Boston.
from Mlive

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/05/detroit_tigers_40.html
Detroit Tigers arrive at ballpark late, short on sleep after issue with team plane: 'We'll be fine'.
from Mlive

http://www.freep.com/article/20140519/SPORTS02/305190091/detroit-tigers-zubaz-boston
Detroit Tigers stranded in Boston after Zubaz gear (presumably) breaks plane.
from the freep

http://www.freep.com/article/20140519/SPORTS02/305190182/detroit-tigers-plane-malfunction
Plane malfunction provides good bonding time for Zubaz-clad Detroit Tigers.
from the freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...rs-travel-style-again-Zubaz-effect-full-swing
Tigers travel in style again with Zubaz effect in full swing.
from the detnews

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/det...md=20140519&content_id=76013596&vkey=news_det
Concept of getaway day lost on Tigers.
Zubaz-clad team stuck in Boston overnight before series in Cleveland.
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/05/5_things_to_watch_how_will_tig.html
5 things to watch: How will Tigers fans react when Rangers slugger Prince Fielder returns to Detroit?
from Mlive

http://www.freep.com/article/20140519/SPORTS02/305190024/prince-fielder-rangers-tigers
Prince Fielder uncertain for series at Comerica Park this week.
from the freep

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/05/on_deck_detroit_tigers_take_11.html
On deck: Detroit Tigers take 11-game road winning streak to Cleveland in last leg of nine-game road trip.
from Mlive

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/05/detroit_tigers_gameday_drew_sm_6.html
Detroit Tigers Gameday: Drew Smyly on mound; Ryan Raburn hitting fourth for Cleveland Indians.
from Mlive

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...keep-up-current-pace-100-win-season-plausible
Tigers not likely to keep up current pace, but 100-win season is plausible.
from the detnews

 

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http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/det...md=20140518&content_id=75991990&vkey=news_det
Together or apart, Hunter, Abreu lead the way.
Veteran hitters continue to mentor others after years as Angels teammates.
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.highheatstats.com/2014/05/return-on-investment-pitching-war-by-age/
Return on Investment: Pitching WAR by Age.
from HighHeatStats

 

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http://www.faketeams.com/2014/5/19/5729898/fantasy-baseball-closers-top-30-rankings-week-8
Closer Rankings: Managers are morons.
from RotoHardball

 

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http://www.letsgotribe.com/2014/5/1...andings-injuries-highlights-indians-tire-fire
AL Central Week in Review: Tigers perfect week gives them huge lead.
from SBNation

 

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http://grantland.com/features/the-30-tigers-cardinals-reds-indians-diamondbacks-change/
The 30: Change Begets Change.
The Tigers have changed for the better; which four teams have changed for the worse?
from Grantland

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/05/tigers_indians_drew_smyly.html
Indians 5 - Tigers 4: Michael Brantley hits walk-off home run; Detroit sees road win streak end at 11.
from Mlive

http://www.freep.com/article/20140519/SPORTS02/305190176/detroit-tigers-cleveland-indians-thread
Cleveland 5 - Detroit 4 (10 inn.): Tigers' road win streak ends with walkoff.
from the freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...s-road-winning-streak-lost-flight-walk-off-HR
Tigers' road winning streak lost in flight of walk-off HR.
from the detnews

http://m.mlb.com/video/search?team_id=116&tagName=Detroit Tigers
Webvideos from Tigers - indians game.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/inde...014_05_19_detmlb_clemlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=det
Tigers topped in extras to end six-game win streak and 11 game road win streak.
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/inde...d=det#gid=2014_05_19_detmlb_clemlb_1&mode=box
Boxscore.
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://newenglishd.com/2014/05/19/how-was-the-game-may-19-2014/
How Was The Game? (May 19, 2014).
from the NewEnglishDTigersBlog

http://motorcitybengals.com/2014/05/19/detroit-tigers-winning-streak-snapped-cleveland-indians/
Detroit Tigers winning streak snapped; lose to Cleveland Indians in extra innings.
from mcbtb

V-Mart drilled 11th HR of yr in 2nd...has now hit in 20 of last 21G - .361 with 8HR, 6 dbl & 19RBI. Has hit .381 v. Tribe in 3 yrs w/ Tigers.

 

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May 20 in Tigers and mlb history:

1912 The Detroit Tigers currently are on strike to protest the suspension of Ty Cobb for attacking a fan. Today, American League honcho Ban Johnson threatens all the Tiger players with lifetime suspensions if they don?t return to play. In reply, Cobb asks his teammates to end their strike.

1921 - Hal Newhouser is born in Detroit, Michigan. In 1939, Newhouser will make his major league debut for his hometown team, the Detroit Tigers. A left-handed pitcher, he will win 207 games over a 17-year career and will gain Hall of Fame honors in 1992.

1959 - The Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees, 13 - 6, to put New York in last place for the first time in 19 years.

1971 - Martin Dihigo dies in Cienfuegos, Cuba, at the age of 65. Over the course of his career, Dihigo made seamless transitions between all nine positions and played in several countries. As a hitter, he won both batting average and home run titles; as a pitcher, he won more than 250 games and once defeated Satchel Paige while touring Cuba. He will be elected to the American Hall of Fame in 1977 and also was or will be voted into the Cuban, Mexican and Latin American Baseball Hall of Fame.

1983 - Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Steve Carlton passes Walter Johnson to move into second place on the all-timestrikeout list. Carlton's four strikeouts put him at 3,511, just 10 behind Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros. Ryan had bettered Johnson's record earlier in the month.

2012: Max Scherzer strikes out 15 batters in 7 innings to lead the Tigers to a 4 - 3 win over the Pirates. The strikeouts are one shy of the club record of 16, held by Mickey Lolich, and are the highest total in the major leagues so far this season.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/murphjo03.shtml
John Murphy 1903.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Hal_Newhouser
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/newhoha01.shtml
Hal Newhouser 1939-1953.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rappea01.shtml
Earl Rapp 1949.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Tom_Morgan
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/morgato01.shtml
Tom Morgan 1958-1960.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/David_Wells
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wellsda01.shtml
David Wells 1993-1995.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/garcilu01.shtml
Luis Garcia 1999.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Al_Aber
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/aberal01.shtml
Al Aber 1953-1957.

from Baseball Reference

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/5/...er-Review-Detroit-Tigers-2014-season-40-games
First Quarter Review: Detroit Tigers? 2014 season.
from bybtb