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http://motorcitybengals.com/2011/08/12/w....ebrate-an yway/
Wins and Saves Said to be Meaningless, but Verlander and Valverde Celebrate Anyway.
from motorcitybengals-tigersblog

Verlander, last night, did something great and he did it faster than all but 12 other pitchers in the past 92 years. Valverde did something that no Tigers pitcher has ever done before.
 
Detroit Tigers Team Notes

http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/13916
100 Wins puts Justin Verlander in Elite company.
from Baseball Reference

Most wins in first 191 games, since 1919:
(Stats shown are for wins alone in first 191 games).

Over the last 3 seasons, Verlander has:
more strikeouts than anyone.
more wins than anyone but ccsabathia.
the best H/9 of any pitcher who's appeared in the AL.
a WHIP that's 2nd only to Halladay.
Verlander is the 6th active pitcher with 100 wins in his first 7 seasons:
Verlander is also the 6th active pitcher with 100 wins through age 28:
He also became the 4th-youngest Tiger to reach 100 wins. Here are the 11 pitchers with 80 Tigers wins through seasonal age 28:
Tigers pitchers comps within the link.
 
Detroit Tigers Team Notes

MVP candidate? Potential Hall of Famer?
Some thoughts about Justin Verlander
Justin Verlander has 100 victories at the age of 28.
No other active major league pitcher 29 years or younger has more than 84. Next in line is Ervin Santana, who is also 28. It's not out of the realm Verlander is on a Hall of Fame pace. Even with many more starts remaining this season, he is averaging nearly 17 wins per year in his six full seasons in the major leagues, and has just entered his prime. His high ERA would be an issue. It's what likely has kept Jack Morris out of the Hall so far. (Morris has 254 victories, but his 3.90 ERA would be the highest of any Hall of Fame pitcher - although you'd think it would be considered he pitched smack dab in the middle of the so-called steroids era).
Verlander has lowered his ERA considerably this season. His career ERA entering this season was 3.76. He has dropped it to 2.35 for this year - and lowered it to 3.58 overall.
Verlander has already pitched two no hitters in his career and is an obvious threat to throw more. You can make a strong case he is an MVP candidate this season. Of his 17 wins so far, 13 came after the Tigers lost the prior game. Another victory was against Cleveland earlier this season when both teams were tied for first. His 17 victories represent 27 percent of the Tigers' total victories. He leads the American League in wins, innings pitched, strikeouts and has the best WHIP.
from Oakland Press
 
Detroit Tigers Team Notes

After Justin Verlander's last no-no, 94-yr. old Virgil Trucks,
(Threw 2 No-hitters for Tigers in 1952), called and asked for a signed ball. Verlander did so.
 
Detroit Tigers Team Notes

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KalineCountry[/color]]Al Kaline gets to throw first pitch to grandson Colin.
I would bet that Tigers legend Al Kaline has done plenty of memorable things on a baseball field, and achieved virtually everything he ever wanted to accomplish. But throwing a ceremonial first pitch to his grandson Colin before the Class A Connecticut Tigers' game on Monday had to have been one of the more special moments.

Colin Kaline, a second baseman from Florida Southern, was the Tigers' 26th-round pick in this year's draft.

Afterwards, Al Kaline chatted about baseball fans then and now, Tiger Stadium, and his 60 years with the Tigers with Thomas Neumann of ESPN.com's Page 2.

http://espn.go.com/espn/page2/story/_/id/6846924/al-kaline-throws-ceremonial-first-pitch-grandson-colin
Al Kaline, grandson share a first pitch.
from espnpage2

What a nice read for this old Tigers and Kaline fan.
Click to expand...

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110811&content_id=23072712&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb
NYPL notes: Kaline carries on tradition.
Rookie infielder brings Hall of Fame connection to Connecticut.
from milb.com
 
Detroit Tigers Team Notes

One of the #Tigers hit by ball in outfield in Baltimore - writhing in pain.
Someone is down, this is NOT good - can't see who it is.
Cart is beiing driven fast to stricken player on #Tigers.
Robert Andino liner just struck a Detroit Tiger in batting practivce. Medical personel rushing out there.
It's Al Alburquerque.
He is conscious, and was standing, but his pain was obvious and the players around him seemed shaken Tigers.
Al Alburquerque was the Tigers player hit by the BP ball in the OF.
Kid seems to get hurt a lot. Hopefully, he's OK.
Al Alberquerque hit by a line drive in BP today. carted off the field according to JohnKeatingFSD more on his status soon.
Really scary scene. Went down head-first and feet were flailing.

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/20....ue_injured.html
Tigers' Al Alburquerque injured by fly ball during batting practice
from Mlive
http://www.freep.com/article/20110812/SP.... tting-practice
Tigers' Al Alburquerque carted off after being hit during batting practice. hit in the head.
from the freep
http://motorcitybengals.com/2011/08/12/t....tting-practice/
Tigers
 
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