Category Archives: Batting
Who should be the Tigers leadoff batter?
Last year Jim Leyland tried out something new by using a platoon at the lead off spot. The player that was leadoff depended on the starting pitcher for the opposing team wherein Curtis Granderson hit first against RHP’s and Pudge … Continue reading
Detroit ZiPS projections released
The ZiPS projections for the Detroit Tigers 2008 season were released this morning. They are a bit more pessimistic than I had expected and there are worries about depth and the impact injuries would have: Pretty clearly, the Tigers are … Continue reading
Sneak Peak at the Tigers 2008 Lineup
One reason I like Dave Dombrowski is how quickly he gets to work in the off-season to fill any holes in the ball club. ESPN’s Buster Onley takes note of this as well, though giving credit to Jim Leyland’s decisiveness, … Continue reading
Batting Title race provides something to root for
With Cleveland clinching the division title today and the NY Yankees wittling their magic number for claiming the wild card slot to 2 games, Detroit Tiger fans have a few reasons to continue to watch. First, and foremost, is the … Continue reading
Late runs hard to come by for the Detroit Tigers
2006 was an amazing year for the Tigers and not just because of the eventual outcome. The regular season was filled with late inning heroics, come from behind victories and the Tigers bullpen racking up holds and saves in 1 … Continue reading
What a difference a year has made for the Detroit offense
Last year the Tigers seemed to improve overnight from a 2005 record of 71-91 (.438) to end the 2006 season 95-67 (.586). This year it seems that the Detroit offense has made a similar improvement. The 2006 offense wasn’t quite … Continue reading
Putting Craig Monroe into perspective
There have been those around Detroit who have jumped on Jim Leyland for comments he made on why he didn’t and wouldn’t pinch hit for Craig Monroe. Monroe had just finished his 5th at-bat and his 5th strikeout of the … Continue reading
Broken toe jump starts Inge’s bat
Ever since Brandon Inge broke his left to on May 29th due to a breaking ball from Casey Fossum he has been unstoppable. On May 29th Brandon was batting a .219/.314/.396 which, after sitting out six days due to the … Continue reading
Detroit Offensive Production by Position
As of earlier today the Tigers sit at 3rd overall in the Major League’s in team AVG (2nd in the American League) and 6th overall in OBP (4th in the American League) and first in runs scored. This is impressive … Continue reading
Placido Polanco getting some notice
Many Tigers are starting to get noticed more nationally with the team leading the AL Central for another year and this time with some offense. Magglio Ordonez is making a run for MVP but a bit more quietly Polanco continues … Continue reading
Brandon Inge or Gary Sheffield? You take a guess
I was running through and looking at the Tigers stats and noticed how remarkably close the statistics are between Gary Sheffield and Brandon Inge. Below are each players statistics, can you tell who is who? H 2B 3B HR … Continue reading