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http://blog.detroitathletic.com/201...-pitcher-underwood-made-his-big-league-debut/
Brother vs. brother: When Tigers pitcher Pat Underwood made his big league debut for Tigers.
from detroit athletic

 

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http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/pag...share:sharepermalink:&from=sharepermalink
Post game webvideo Tigers on Game 3 loss.
Hear thoughts from skipper Jim Leyland, Anibal Sanchez and Prince Fielder following Tuesday's loss.
from DetroitFox

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video...371409&c_id=mlb&topic_id=vtp_manager_postgame
More post game webvideo. some similar, and new player comments.
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...s-now-turn-Tigers-Game-4-starter-Max-Scherzer
All eyes now turn to Tigers' Game 4 starter Max Scherzer.
from the detnews

http://www.freep.com/article/201210...hing-matchup?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Tigers vs. A's: John Lowe scouts Game 4 pitching matchup.
from the freep

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18615
Playoff Prospectus: ALDS Game Four Preview: Tigers at A's.
from Baseball Prospectus

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video...371303&c_id=mlb&topic_id=vtp_manager_postgame
Webvideo Scherzer set for Game 4 start.
Pitcher Max Scherzer talks about his health and preparation heading into Game 4 of the Tigers' ALDS matchup with the A's.
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2012/10/10/3475808/MLB-WAR-index-fWAR-bWAR-rWAR-WARP
Introducing the WAR Index.
from beyondtheboxscore

 

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http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/getting-and-not-getting-the-calls-final-2012-results/
Getting and not getting the calls. Final 2012 results.
from fangraphs

There are several teams that get screwed, on actual strikes that are called balls, more than the Tigers.

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...s-Tigers-win-Game-4-three-reasons-Tigers-lose
Three reasons the Tigers win Game 4 - and three reasons the Tigers lose.
from the detnews

 

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http://www.baseball-almanac.com/legendary/licobb.shtml
Batting Fundamentals by Ty Cobb (1938).
from Baseball Almanac

 

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Congratulations to Miguel Cabrera for being named a finalist for the 2012 Hank Aaron Award, recognizing outstanding offensive performers!

Miguel Cabrera has 91 intentional walks as a Detroit Tiger. Only Al Kaline (131) & Norm Cash (109) have more in team history.

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201210...ie-samuelsen?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
No reason to worry, Tigers fans.
from the freep

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/10/tigers_need_to_take_advantage.html
Tigers need to take advantage of A's starters and avoid bullpen to win series, say national analysts.
from Mlive

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...igers-offense-needs-strike-early-often-Game-4
Tigers' offense needs to strike early, often in Game 4.
from the detnews

 

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http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/fan_forum/haa/y2012/index.jsp
Vote for Miguel Cabrera for The 2012 Hank Aaron Award.
from mlb.com

Your votes for the 2012 Hank Aaron Award, given to the top offensive player in each League, will be counted alongside those of a special panel of Hall of Famers -- personally selected by Hank Aaron.
Tony Gwynn, Paul Molitor, Joe Morgan and Robin Yount have all agreed to lend their expertise. Voting ends Oct. 16.

http://beck.mlblogs.com/2012/10/10/cabrera-up-for-hank-aaron-award/
Cabrera up for Hank Aaron Award.
from Jason Beck's Tigers blog

All Offense, no WAR, no defense, no credit to defensive position.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/...08&content_id=39623478&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
Voting under way for 2012 Hank Aaron Award.
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/will-scherzers-shoulder-woes-show-in-game-four/
Will Max Scherzer's shoulder woes show up in game four?
from fangraphs

what are they talking about? Max was throwing 94 to 96 his last game. Last night or this mornings webvideo he says he feels great.

 

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http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2012/10/10/3481462/mlb-strikeouts-analysis-sabermetrics-whiffs
WHIFF! Strikeout Rates Explained.
from beyondtheboxscore

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/10/detroit_tigers_cincinnati_reds.html
Despite Game 3 loss, Detroit Tigers still among favorites to win World Series.
from Mlive

Updated World Series probabilities: Nyy 24%, Stl 22%, Det 15%, Cin 13%, Oak 8%, Was 8%, Sfg 5%, Bal 5%.

 

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Tigers P Max Scherzer led MLB with 135 K on fastballs in 2012; A's had the AL's 2nd-lowest OPS against fastballs (.772)
Go Tigers - Go Blue Eye Max.

 

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http://theoaklandpress.com/articles...5075206e80af4225746981.txt?viewmode=fullstory
Detroit Tigers have become kittens on the road.
from the Oakland Press

 

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Garcia's development would benefit bottom line.
It's not difficult to envision Avisail Garcia competing for starts in right field out of Spring Training next year, even if the Tigers add an outfielder for the opposite corner or give fellow top prospect Nick Castellanos a shot as well.

Garcia might not be ready for this type of situation, manager Jim Leyland cautioned, but the Tigers need him. Whether he can take what he has learned during this stretch run and apply it could prove key.

He'll get a chance to apply some lessons this winter when he returns home to Venezuela. While he has played winter ball there the last few offseasons, he has yet to get extensive time at the top level. That could change this year.

If the Tigers could rely on homegrown talent for at least one outfield spot, it would prove huge in an offseason when they have some pay raises due on their pitching staff as well as center fielder Austin Jackson becoming arbitration-eligible.
from the Tigers official site

He is raw and needs more time in the minors, you don't let the ball get past your glove like that.

 

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Outfielders adjusting to electric atmosphere.
The outfield fans at the Coliseum have their own reputation: They're a small group, but they're vocal, and they'll interact with players. Royals right fielder Jeff Francoeur bought pizzas for a group of them in April.

There was no such interaction Tuesday. There was just a roar, and none of the Tigers outfielders could make out what anyone was saying. That says plenty about the difference between a typical A's crowd and the huge crowds they've been getting lately.

With so much foul territory, nobody on the field gets as close to the fans as the corner outfielders, who are almost right under the fans when they reach the warning track.

"When you notice individual people the most is when there's not many people at the game," said Andy Dirks, who started in left field Tuesday before moving over to right for Game 4 on Wednesday night. "Traditionally, you come here and [there are] 10,000 people, and a lot of them sitting behind home plate, and you'll always have a hundred people behind you. And there are always a few guys you can hear.

"When the crowd is going, it's like a constant noise. You can't pick out what people are saying, and that's a big difference. That's why I think I enjoy it more. You don't have to sit and get ragged on. ... Traditionally, you've got five guys behind you talking to you the whole game. But not in this situation."

Pretty much every Tigers player noted how loud the crowd was for Game 3. A few of them said it wasn't a surprise, that they expected a playoff atmosphere.

Manager Jim Leyland acknowledged the atmosphere the crowd created, but downplayed any impact. The Tigers didn't take two from the A's in Detroit, he said, because of the crowd.

"Well, I think you're seeing the atmosphere in Detroit, atmosphere in Oakland," Leyland said Tuesday night. "If you look around, all the teams have great atmosphere at this time of the year. Cincinnati had the pom-poms going or whatever it was. And [Oakland's] got the yellow towels."
from the Tigers official site

 

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Lefties shutting down Tigers' big bats.
The Tigers' struggles to score runs in the American League Division Series have caught many by surprise. To those who have followed the Tigers for much of the year, though, seeing Detroit struggle against left-handed starting pitchers is not breaking news.

Odd as it seems for a team with no shortage of dangerous right-handed hitters, the Tigers batted 22 points lower against left-handed pitching (.253) than right-handers (.275) during the regular season. The difference in slugging percentage is more pronounced, with a 39-point gap.

A look through the roster at some of their right-handers tells the gaps. Miguel Cabrera hits slightly better for average against right-handers, but more eye-catching, hit just four home runs off lefties in the regular season. Jhonny Peralta batted just .214 off lefties this year as part of his struggling season at the plate, though he knocked out a hit and a walk off Brett Anderson on Tuesday. Gerald Laird, who catches most games against lefties, hit them for a .204 average, faring far better against righties.

Perhaps the biggest absence, though, was Ryan Raburn's previously respectable lefty-hitting bat. He hit southpaws for better than a .900 OPS in 2009 and 2010, then dropped off a bit last year but still hit .274 with seven home runs off them. He hit just 15-for-91 off them this season before ending the season on the disabled list.
Raburn's struggles, then his eventual loss, was one reason behind the Tigers promoting right-handed-hitting prospect Avisail Garcia at the end of August. He has held his own against lefties since his arrival, though he did not have an extra-base hit.

The good news for the Tigers was that Anderson was the last Oakland lefty starter they are set to face, though Sean Doolittle's presence in the bullpen looms large.
from the Tigers official site