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http://espn.go.com/mlb/blog/_/name/stark_jayson/id/8398923/detro-miguel-cabrera-chasing-triple-crown
Miguel Cabrera's Triple Crown chase.
from Jayson Stark at espn

 

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http://calltothepen.com/2012/09/19/miguel-cabrera-shouldnt-need-triple-crown-to-be-mvp/
Miguel Cabrera Shouldn?t Need Triple Crown to be MVP.
from CallToThePen

 

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http://opoutofleftfield.blogspot.com/2012/09/miggy-closing-in-on-triple-crown.html
Webvideo Miggy closing in on triple crown territory.
from the Oakland Press

 

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http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/09/...erious-inj/landing_tigers.html?blockID=792927
Scherzer: 'Wasn't nervous' about serious injury.
from DetroitFox

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/09/detroit_tigers_quintin_berry_o.html
Detroit Tigers' Quintin Berry on playing hard, abusing his body: 'It's what I do'.
from Mlive

 

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Boesch's struggles 'puzzling' to Leyland.
Jim Leyland readily admits he "loves" Brennan Boesch. He sees big-time potential in the outfielder. But this season, he's been the player the manager is most confused about.

Boesch is batting .244 with 12 home runs after posting a .283 average and clubbing 16 homers in an injury-shortened 2011 season. As a result, Boesch has gone from the permanent solution in right field to a platoon hitter.

When Leyland was asked why Boesch continues to struggle, he said, "I don't really know how to answer that."

"Right now, he's just not swinging good at all," Leyland said. "We have two guys working with Boesch actually, trying to come up with something. The only thing I know, without trying to sound critical because it's not, but the only thing I know is that he's just not getting the barrel of the bat to the ball out front."

Hitting coach Lloyd McClendon and hitting assistant Toby Harrah are working with Boesch. However, the success watching film and in the batting cage hasn't translated to the game.

"Toby and Mac think that he's just not getting [his swing] started [early enough]," Leyland said. "It crossed my mind that -- he's a sensitive guy so I want to be careful -- but it crossed my mind that he was strikeout conscious and was trying to just wait not to strikeout. I don't know if that's part of it or not. I just don't have an answer.

"Maybe he's afraid of charging and swinging at a bad pitch, I really don't know. They say that he's just not getting started, but it seems to me that if you're not getting started -- as long as they have worked with him and everything and told him you're not getting it started -- by now he'd get it started. ... It's a puzzling situation, really."

Boesch was out of the lineup for the second straight game. Leyland elected to go with Quintin Berry on Tuesday and Avisail Garcia on Wednesday.
from the Tigers official site

 

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Next start in question, Scherzer 'taking it easy'.
For now, Max Scherzer remains "questionable" for his next start.

"It's hard to say right now," said Scherzer the day after leaving Tuesday night's 12-2 win over the A's after two innings with right shoulder fatigue. "Really, I just need a couple days of not throwing, ice and taking it easy. If everything works out with the plan, we'll reevaluate and hopefully I can make my next start."

Scherzer is scheduled to square off against the Twins -- a team he is 2-0 with a 2.19 ERA against this season -- on Sunday. As of Wednesday, he was not throwing, but he said he plans to do so in the next few days. He said after he throws, he'll have a better answer.

If he can't go, the obvious candidate to replace him would be Drew Smyly.

However, manager Jim Leyland said he's not likely to limit Smyly over the next few games as a precaution.

"I'm not worried about that right now. I've got to play these games one at a time," said Leyland as the Tigers battle to make up three games on the White Sox with 15 games left. "I've got Oakland with a lot of lefties these next two days. I've got Minnesota. I'm not going to worry about that. I can't do anything about that right now. I've got to try to win, one game at a time."

Smyly has pitched against the Twins once this season, yielding four runs -- three earned -- on six hits in five innings. He has made one start in the big leagues since July 6, throwing six innings of four-run ball against the Angels.

It's a tough predicament for the Tigers. If Scherzer is unable to pitch, the best-case scenario is that the decision is made shortly and Smyly isn't needed out of the bullpen in the final two games vs. the A's.

The worst-case scenario would be Smyly having to throw a lot of pitches and Sunday being designated as a bullpen start -- unless Leyland would rather move up the entire rotation to pitch on short rest.
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/09/detroit_tigers_hopeful_to_have.html
Detroit Tigers hopeful to have injured catcher Alex Avila back for Minnesota Twins series.
from Mlive

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/09/detroit_tigers_take_on_oakland.html
Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera homers, Omar Infante knocks in three runs in 6-2 win over A's.
from Mlive

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/20120919/SPORTS02/120919063/detroit-tigers-oakland-a-s?odyssey=nav|head
Detroit 6 - Oakland 2: Justin Verlander, relievers slam door on A's.
from the freep

 

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Stop Throwing That: Rick Porcello's Slider



damn, a belated thankyou for posting that fangraphs story Grandy.

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...-Cabrera-vs-Mike-Trout-AL-MVP-debate-rages-on
Miguel Cabrera vs. Mike Trout: AL MVP debate rages on.
from the detnews

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...-out-s-six-innings-Tigers-win-second-straight
Tigers 6 - Athletics 2 : Justin Verlander shuts out A's for six innings, Tigers win second straight.
from the detnews

 

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http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/g...012_09_19_oakmlb_detmlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=det
Verlander's gritty effort helps Tigers keep pace with 6 - 2 win over a's.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/g...d=det#gid=2012_09_19_oakmlb_detmlb_1&mode=box
Boxscore.

from the Tigers official site

 

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http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=24896539&c_id=mlb
Webvideo Infante's 2 run double.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=24897497&c_id=mlb
Webvideo Young's sac fly.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=24900409&c_id=mlb
Webvideo Peralta's rbi single.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=24902229&c_id=mlb
Webvideo of Cabrera's homerun.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=24904297&c_id=mlb
Webvideo Infante's RBI fielder's choice.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=24908515&c_id=mlb
Webvideo Verlander's stellar start.
Justin Verlander earns his 15th win in dominant fashion, striking out five and scattering five hits over six shutout frames of work.

from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/9/...-justin-verlander-miguel-cabrera-triple-crown
Tigers 6 - Athletics 2: Justin Verlander wins 15th, Miguel Cabrera hits 41st home run.
from blessyouboystigersblog

http://walkoffwoodward.com/?p=5634
Tigers Ease To Uneasy 6 - 2 Victory Over Oakland.
from WalkoffWoodwardTigersblog

http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/09/...anding_tigers.html?blockID=792991&feedID=3701
Cabrera, Verlander lead Tigers to 6 - 2 victory over a's.
from DetroitFox

http://www.thedetroitsportssite.com...-detroit-tigers-close-gap-in-al-central/24197
Justin Verlander Picks Up 15th Win as Detroit Tigers Close Gap in AL Central.
from the detroitsportssite

http://www.theoaklandpress.com/arti...505a7f526aa19701192531.txt?viewmode=fullstory
Verlander, Cabrera lead Tigers to 6-2 win over A's.
from the Oakland Press

 

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http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/38651238
Today at the Pennant Races: How many season Miguel Cabrera has 70 homeruns and double combined. Cabrera vs. trout.
Joe Posnanski

 

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Stop Throwing That: Rick Porcello's Slider



damn, a belated thankyou for posting that fangraphs story Grandy.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/stop-throwing-that-rick-porcellos-slider/

 

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most all those spamming advertising links posts by the newest member murray have been deleted. message sent to the Admin/Mike letting him know what happened early this morning.
what kind of person joins a sports forum to post that kind of crap on it.

 

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September 20 in Tigers and mlb history:

1951 - The owners elect National League President Ford Frick as the third baseball commissioner for a seven-year term at $65,000 per annum.

Tigers players and managers birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Chuck_Dressen
http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/dressch01.shtml
Chuck Dressen manager 1963-1966.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Tom_Tresh
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/treshto01.shtml
Tom Tresh 1969.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Dennis_Ribant
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ribande01.shtml
Dennis Ribant 1968.

from baseball reference