OT: Buckle up! Tigers & White Sox tied for first with 8 games left.
Lot of Tiger fans and a lot of White Sox fans on Mgo. Who you got? Tigers or Sox.
Have to admit I had about given up on Tigers, but these pesky Sox won't let the Tigers fade away.
Preemptive strike: Yes I realize Tigers or White Sox would be buried in the AL East, but they ain't in the AL East. Somebody going to win this thing; Might as well be the Tigers.
Added bonus of watching Miguel Cabrera's fantastic run at a Triple Crown in the heat of the Division Race,
Caveat to stat geeks: Yes I know there are more accurate measurements of a player than Triple Crown Stats, but when you look at the players who have won Triple Crowns, combined with the scarcity of Triple Crowns, it would be a monumental accomplishment.
Ok. Here is remaining schedule for the contenders for the AL Central Championship: who wins this thing. My Mgo points are on the Tigers of course.
White Sox:
SEPTEMBER | OPPONENT | TIME (ET) | CHW PITCHER | OPP. PITCHER |
Wed, Sep 26 | vs | 8:10 PM | Santiago (3-1) | Masterson (11-15) |
Cleveland | ||||
Thu, Sep 27 | vs | 8:10 PM | Peavy (11-12) | Shields (15-9) |
Tampa Bay | ||||
Fri, Sep 28 | vs | 8:10 PM | Quintana (6-5) | Hellickson (9-10) |
Tampa Bay | ||||
Sat, Sep 29 | vs | 4:05 PM | Floyd (10-11) | Moore (10-11) |
Tampa Bay | ||||
Sun, Sep 30 | vs | 2:10 PM | Liriano (6-12) | Price (18-5) |
Tampa Bay | ||||
OCTOBER | OPPONENT | TIME (ET) | CHW PITCHER | OPP. PITCHER |
Mon, Oct 1 | @ | 7:05 PM | Santiago (3-1) | Kluber (2-4) |
Cleveland | ||||
Tue, Oct 2 | @ | 7:05 PM | Peavy (11-12) | Masterson (11-15) |
Cleveland | ||||
Wed, Oct 3 | @ | 7:05 PM | ||
Cleveland | ||||
Tigers:
SEPTEMBER | OPPONENT | TIME (ET) | DET PITCHER | OPP. PITCHER |
Wed, Sep 26 | vs | 7:05 PM | Porcello (9-12) | Guthrie (7-12) |
Kansas City | ||||
Thu, Sep 27 | vs | 1:05 PM | Fister (10-9) | Mendoza (8-9) |
Kansas City | ||||
Fri, Sep 28 | @ | 8:10 PM | Scherzer (16-7) | Diamond (12-8) |
Minnesota | ||||
Sat, Sep 29 | @ | 4:05 PM | Verlander (16-8) | Walters (2-4) |
Minnesota | ||||
Sun, Sep 30 | @ | 2:10 PM | Sanchez (9-13) | Hendriks (1-8) |
Minnesota | ||||
OCTOBER | OPPONENT | TIME (ET) | DET PITCHER | OPP. PITCHER |
Mon, Oct 1 | @ | 8:10 PM | Porcello (9-12) | Chen (11-13) |
Kansas City | ||||
Tue, Oct 2 | @ | 8:10 PM | ||
Kansas City | ||||
Wed, Oct 3 | @ | 8:10 PM | ||
Kansas City | ||||
http://espn.go.com/mlb/team/schedule/_/name/det/detroit-tigers
http://espn.go.com/mlb/team/schedule/_/name/chw/chicago-white-sox
September 25th, 2012 at 9:56 PM ^
Just looking at the schedule I would have to say the tiger's will win the AL Central.
September 25th, 2012 at 9:56 PM ^
September 25th, 2012 at 10:00 PM ^
Side bar: Here is a list of Triple Crown winners in baseball history: Pretty elite group.
Rogers Hornsby's Triple Crowns in '22 and '25 are off the charts
Year Lg | Player | Team/(BA, HR, RBI) |
---|---|---|
1967 AL | Carl Yastrzemski | BOS .326, 44 HR, 121 RBI |
1966 AL | Frank Robinson | BAL .316, 49 HR, 122 RBI |
1956 AL | Mickey Mantle | NYY .353, 52 HR, 130 RBI |
1947 AL | Ted Williams | BOS .343, 32 HR, 114 RBI |
1942 AL | Ted Williams | BOS .356, 36 HR, 137 RBI |
1937 NL | Joe Medwick | STL .374, 31 HR, 154 RBI |
1934 AL | Lou Gehrig | NYY .363, 49 HR, 165 RBI |
1933 AL | Jimmie Foxx | PHA .356, 48 HR, 163 RBI |
1933 NL | Chuck Klein | PHI .368, 28 HR, 120 RBI |
1925 NL | Rogers Hornsby | STL .403, 39 HR, 143 RBI |
1922 NL | Rogers Hornsby | STL .401, 42 HR, 152 RBI |
1909 AL | Ty Cobb | DET .377, 9 HR, 107 RBI |
1901 AL | Nap Lajoie | PHA .426, 14 HR, 125 RBI |
1887 AA | Tip O'Neill | STL .435, 14 HR, 123 RBI |
1878 NL | Paul Hines | PRO .358, 4 HR, 50 RB |
September 25th, 2012 at 10:03 PM ^
Definitely have to go with the Tigers based on teams they are playing. However the tigers are not very good on the road and having to close out the season with 6 away scares me. Heres to hoping Cleveland and Tampa get hot!
September 25th, 2012 at 10:50 PM ^
Great now the Tigers can finally sit back and coast to the playoffs.
September 25th, 2012 at 10:07 PM ^
Come onnnn David Price/Fernando Rodney Uber Allies!
September 25th, 2012 at 10:07 PM ^
Somehow I think the Tigers will find a way to get swept by the White Sox despite not actually playing the White Sox. I can feel it.
September 25th, 2012 at 10:16 PM ^
September 25th, 2012 at 10:29 PM ^
I had the same thought when I saw buckle up in the title.
September 25th, 2012 at 11:25 PM ^
who was a very strong Michigan football recruit before settling on a career in baseball...
(That's the best KC Royals-to-Michigan football recruiting segue' I could come up with.)
September 25th, 2012 at 10:18 PM ^
September 25th, 2012 at 10:18 PM ^
I sit down to watch the game on my dvr and catch up on today's Michigan news and now the game is spoiled. I know you are excited but please don't post results of non-Michigan related games.
September 25th, 2012 at 10:21 PM ^
Sanchize pitches a complete game gem and Cabrera goes hitless.
September 25th, 2012 at 10:22 PM ^
now I can watch the game in triple speed and go to bed early.
September 25th, 2012 at 10:22 PM ^
Boom! Plus Bruce Willis was a ghost, and Dumbledore dies.
September 25th, 2012 at 10:26 PM ^
Verbal is Keyser Soze
September 25th, 2012 at 10:52 PM ^
It turns out Mario dreamt the whole thing, too.
September 25th, 2012 at 11:28 PM ^
September 26th, 2012 at 2:06 AM ^
September 26th, 2012 at 9:23 AM ^
The Planet of the Apes was Earth
Titanic sinks
King Kong falls off the Empire State Building to his death (my wife didn't know that one and cried her eyes out when we saw the Peter Jackson remake)
September 26th, 2012 at 2:49 PM ^
and... Soylent Green is People!
September 26th, 2012 at 4:14 PM ^
I sentence you to immediate carousel! Had to respond, Logan's Run is one of my personal faves.
September 26th, 2012 at 6:17 PM ^
RollDamnTide is WolverineInABag.
September 26th, 2012 at 8:50 AM ^
I see spoilers all around me.
September 25th, 2012 at 11:53 PM ^
September 26th, 2012 at 8:54 AM ^
Who DVRs any game and then clicks on a thread discussing said game.
Or even goes on the internet where they might casually come across the result. Seriously, this time of year the "OT" tag means "Tigers" about 60% of the time.
September 26th, 2012 at 9:17 AM ^
September 26th, 2012 at 10:53 AM ^
You could say that about football too. Those are built in breaks to take the dog out, grab a beer and make food.
September 26th, 2012 at 11:11 AM ^
September 25th, 2012 at 10:19 PM ^
Well I had thrown in the towel after the loss to the Sox last Monday so I really don't know what to think still. Getting swept in a double header by the Twins, then coming back and looking impressive in their final home series of the year.
With Anibal pitching like the way he has the Tigers rotation is very, very impressive, we're going to need Cleveland to hit a lefty tomorrow in Santiago so that should be a game the Sox win. Just keeping winning games and you'll put yourself in a position you want to be in.
September 25th, 2012 at 10:24 PM ^
Scherzer is a big question mark. It almost worries me that Fister and Sanchez pitched complete games in their last outings, both have been a bit inconsistent
September 25th, 2012 at 10:28 PM ^
Max's velocity was noticably down during his first start since the injury, which is understandable but he also had the change/slider working nicely so I'm hoping he can regain his 2nd half Cy Young form, and Sanchez over his last 5-6 starts has been very very solid, he seems to be coming into his own as a Tiger.
The bats still aren't doing nearly as much as they should and Jhonny has basically gone 0-Septemeber, he has been abysmal. Pitching is going to need to continue to be strong if we want to get deep in the playoffs, let alone get there, so Eat em Up!
September 25th, 2012 at 10:21 PM ^
Schedule seems to favor Tigers, but the White Sox did sweep the Rays in May so there might not be an advantage there...
#FirstPostAfterTwoYearsStalkingBoard
September 25th, 2012 at 10:23 PM ^
September 25th, 2012 at 10:28 PM ^
September 25th, 2012 at 10:29 PM ^
OP, so if the Tigers don't win, you're willing to give up your mgopoints?
September 25th, 2012 at 10:33 PM ^
with the pitchers the white sox have to face (Price, Shields, Masterson twice), it looks like they'll have a tough time competing with the tigers.
September 25th, 2012 at 10:40 PM ^
We'll probably find a way to fuck up the last series against KC like we did in '06, but there won't be a Wild Card to fall back when/if we do. Damn Billy Butler and Bruce Chen make a living out of playing Detroit.
September 25th, 2012 at 10:43 PM ^
He's in a bit of a micro-slump these last couple games, Trout is libel to catch him in BA and Hamilton is back hitting HRs. That situation is going to come down to the wire, too ... it's going to be way more fun that we ever expected from a bunch of games against the Twins and Royals. I have faith in the big guy ... and nice vertical at third tonight.
September 25th, 2012 at 10:46 PM ^
really appreciate this update. As a guy who used to watch the Tigers in his grandma's Royal Oak living room on a black and white set and who has never had any other team (but only checks into baseball once in a blue moon), I really appreciate it. Perfect way to fill the lull between Michigan games too, no?
September 25th, 2012 at 10:47 PM ^
cock tease. I'm not getting suckered in.
September 25th, 2012 at 11:01 PM ^
Too late. If you are posting in a Tiger thread at 11:00 at night, you are already suckered in.
Sweet dreams of a Tiger parade down Woodward in late October/early November
Jim Leyland will be Grand Marshall of the Thanksgiving day parade, receiving a hero's welcome as he sits atop the Marlboro float.
September 26th, 2012 at 9:09 AM ^
September 26th, 2012 at 1:19 AM ^
their road performance has killed them all season. i'm already emotionally prepared for the choke job.
September 26th, 2012 at 2:29 AM ^
September 26th, 2012 at 1:35 AM ^
I would say, "Oh, competing for first team to lose out in the psot season", but the 2006 Cardinals won it all, so...
September 26th, 2012 at 4:10 AM ^
I'll get to seem them for at least 1 game in KC! Hopefully, Tampa bay helps us out! On paper we have the easier schedule, but I thought that a few years back when all we had to do was to win our last game to win the division!