OT - Tigers-ChiSox

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Jacob Turner pitching for the Tigers, Philip Humber for the Sox.  3-1 Tigers in the 2nd inning.

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OMG Shirtless

July 22nd, 2012 at 1:40 PM ^

It doesn't mean all that much, but I like hearing Hawk say that he'd take the Sox offense over the Tigers, right before Berry and Cabrera hit back to back home runs.

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Blerg

July 22nd, 2012 at 1:54 PM ^

I'm sure most of you know that the Hawk is one of the biggest homers in the history of homerism. 

Mr. Ufer was a bit of a homer himself, but he was smart and endearing. Hawk is just biased and downright annoying. "He gone." And "You can put it on the board....yes!" They make my skin crawl. This coming from a Boston fan.

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WMUgoblue

July 22nd, 2012 at 2:04 PM ^

Great morning, Alonso won the German GP and the Tigers are bombing Humber all around CoPa. Hopefully Turner continues to pitch to weak contact and we get the sweep.

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tigers17fan

July 22nd, 2012 at 3:05 PM ^

The Tigers better trade for a second basemen. Just an average hitter and fielder would be fine. I'm sick of seeing Raburn and Santiago trotted out there

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bacon1431

July 22nd, 2012 at 9:45 PM ^

If you haven't noticed, there's aren't a ton available 2B that would be significant upgrades. And DD isn't going to overpay for one. His trade track record is actually pretty good so he's only going to make a deal that makes sense in the short term that doesn't mortgage anything long term. I would love to get an upgrade at 2B, but I actually don't see it happening.

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Setshot

July 22nd, 2012 at 4:24 PM ^

Huge series for the Tigers. Like other people have noted, we have to make a move for a decent 2nd baseman before the trade deadline to make us a serious championship contender. It's nice to see the offense coming alive in the rest of the lineup though. And with the way our starting pitching is performing, this team is tough to beat right now.

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Setshot

July 22nd, 2012 at 8:51 PM ^

Just curious what your reasoning behind that is. You would rather have Raburn's or Santiago's bat in the lineup opposed to Boesch's? Boesch has really come alive as of late. They mentioned today at one point he was batting .333 in his past 17 games. He's one of our hottest hitters right now and we know he is capable of being an above average hitter from past seasons. Neither Raburn or Santiago have been putting up numbers close to what Boesch has.

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MGoBender

July 22nd, 2012 at 9:48 PM ^

There's more of a market for outfielders than there is for 2B.

Epstien is asking for the world for Darwin Barney.  Aaron Hill is out there, but with the new wild card the DBacks are only 5 games out so they aren't selling yet and maybe never be.  Infante has been mentioned, but he'll come with a huge price tag too.

As much as I hope Q continues what he's doing, I don't think anyone should expect him to continue hitting the way he is.

Yes, second base is our weakest position. However, that's true of many teams - it's a really bad year for second basemen.

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NoMoPincherBug

July 22nd, 2012 at 5:01 PM ^

Cabrera is now only 9 HR off of Hank Aaron's pace, at the same age... and is well above Barry Bonds by 78 HR at the same age.  It goes without saying that this guy is an amazing hitter.  Det. fans should appreciate what they are seeing here....he may be the best Tiger hitter ever.

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Blue boy johnson

July 22nd, 2012 at 5:13 PM ^

As I've often said; Best Tiger hitter since Hank Greenberg.

Hank's stats:

Year ▴ Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1930 19 DET AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0   0 0        
                                                           
1933 22 DET AL 117 499 449 59 135 33 3 12 87 6 2 46 78 .301 .367 .468 .835 119 210   1 2     *3  
1934 23 DET AL 153 667 593 118 201 63 7 26 139 9 5 63 93 .339 .404 .600 1.005 156 356   2 9     *3 MVP-6
1935 24 DET AL 152 710 619 121 203 46 16 36 170 4 3 87 91 .328 .411 .628 1.039 170 389   0 4     *3 MVP-1
1936 25 DET AL 12 55 46 10 16 6 2 1 16 1 0 9 6 .348 .455 .630 1.085 165 29   0 0     3  
1937 26 DET AL 154 701 594 137 200 49 14 40 183 8 3 102 101 .337 .436 .668 1.105 172 397   3 2     *3 AS,MVP-3
1938 27 DET AL 155 681 556 144 175 23 4 58 146 7 5 119 92 .315 .438 .683 1.122 169 380   3 3     *3 AS,MVP-3
1939 28 DET AL 138 604 500 112 156 42 7 33 112 8 3 91 95 .312 .420 .622 1.042 156 311 8 2 11     *3 AS,MVP-18
1940 29 DET AL 148 670 573 129 195 50 8 41 150 6 3 93 75 .340 .433 .670 1.103 171 384 15 1 3     *7O AS,MVP-1
1941 30 DET AL 19 83 67 12 18 5 1 2 12 1 0 16 12 .269 .410 .463 .872 121 31 1 0 0     7O  
                                                           
1945 34 DET AL 78 312 270 47 84 20 2 13 60 3 1 42 40 .311 .404 .544 .948 166 147 9 0 0     7O MVP-14
1946 35 DET AL 142 604 523 91 145 29 5 44 127 5 1 80 88 .277 .373 .604 .977 162 316 17 0 1     *3 MVP-8
1947 36 PIT NL 125 510 402 71 100 13 2 25 74 0   104 73 .249 .408 .478 .885 131 192 16 4 0     *3  
13 Yrs 1394 6097 5193 1051 1628 379 71 331 1276 58 26 852 844 .313 .412 .605 1.017 158 3142 66 16 35        
162 Game Avg. 162 709 603 122 189 44 8 38 148 7   99 98 .313 .412 .605 1.017 158 365   2 4        
                                                     
DET (12 yrs) 1269 5587 4791 980 1528 366 69 306 1202 58 26 748 771 .319 .412 .616 1.028 161 2950 50 12 35        
PIT (1 yr) 125 510 402 71 100 13 2 25 74 0   104 73 .249 .408 .478 .885 131 192 16 4 0        
                                                     
AL (12 yrs) 1269 5587 4791 980 1528 366 69 306 1202 58 26 748 771 .319 .412 .616 1.028 161 2950 50 12 35        
NL (1 yr) 125 510 402 71 100 13 2 25 74 0   104 73 .249 .408 .478 .885 131 192 16 4 0        

 

 

Miggy's stats:

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2003 20 FLA NL 87 346 314 39 84 21 3 12 62 0 2 25 84 .268 .325 .468 .793 106 147 12 2 4 1 3 75 MVP-27,RoY-5
2004 21 FLA NL 160 685 603 101 177 31 1 33 112 5 2 68 148 .294 .366 .512 .879 130 309 20 6 0 8 5 *97/D AS,MVP-22
2005 22 FLA NL 158 685 613 106 198 43 2 33 116 1 0 64 125 .323 .385 .561 .947 151 344 20 2 0 6 12 *75 AS,MVP-5,SS
2006 23 FLA NL 158 676 576 112 195 50 2 26 114 9 6 86 108 .339 .430 .568 .998 159 327 18 10 0 4 27 *5/D AS,MVP-5,SS
2007 24 FLA NL 157 680 588 91 188 38 2 34 119 2 1 79 127 .320 .401 .565 .965 150 332 17 5 1 7 23 *5/D AS,MVP-15
2008 25 DET AL 160 684 616 85 180 36 2 37 127 1 0 56 126 .292 .349 .537 .887 130 331 16 3 0 9 6 *35/D MVP-13
2009 26 DET AL 160 685 611 96 198 34 0 34 103 6 2 68 107 .324 .396 .547 .942 144 334 22 5 0 1 14 *3/D MVP-4
2010 27 DET AL 150 648 548 111 180 45 1 38 126 3 3 89 95 .328 .420 .622 1.042 178 341 17 3 0 8 32 *3/D AS,MVP-2,SS
2011 28 DET AL 161 688 572 111 197 48 0 30 105 2 1 108 89 .344 .448 .586 1.033 181 335 24 3 0 5 22 *3/D AS,MVP-5
2012 29 DET AL 95 420 378 62 124 27 0 21 77 4 1 37 55 .328 .388 .566 .954 155 214 16 2 0 3 9 *5/D3 AS
10 Yrs 1446 6197 5419 914 1721 373 13 298 1061 33 18 680 1064 .318 .394 .556 .951 150 3014 182 41 5 52 153    
162 Game Avg. 162 694 607 102 193 42 1 33 119 4 2 76 119 .318 .394 .556 .951 150 338 20 5 1 6 17    
                                                     
DET (5 yrs) 726 3125 2725 465 879 190 3 160 538 16 7 358 472 .323 .401 .571 .972 157 1555 95 16 0 26 83    
FLA (5 yrs) 720 3072 2694 449 842 183 10 138 523 17 11 322 592 .313 .388 .542 .929 143 1459 87 25 5 26 70    
                                                     
AL (5 yrs) 726 3125 2725 465 879 190 3 160 538 16 7 358 472 .323 .401 .571 .972 157 1555 95 16 0 26 83    
NL (5 yrs) 720 3072 2694 449 842 183 10 138 523 17 11 322 592 .313 .388 .542 .929 143 1459 87 25 5 26 70    

 

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Logan

July 22nd, 2012 at 5:52 PM ^

One of my fondest rememberances as a Tigers fan living in Chicago is when Detroit beat the Sox on "Hawk Harrelson Day" last season.  He's the worst.

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Moleskyn

July 23rd, 2012 at 9:43 AM ^

I try not to do this too often (in fact, I don't think I've done this yet), but I'm calling you Leyland haters out:

brandon_cook: How do you feel about your prediction that Leyland would be gone by the All Star Break?

TheDirtyD: Do you still feel like Leyland isn't the best coach we could get?

AllIn4Blue: How dumb do you feel now, after all the freaking out you did back in MAY? Hope that ulcer has finally gone away.

GoBlueMich02: Do you still feel like it's time for Leyland to be gone? How do you like our IDIOT manager now that we're in first place?

graybeaver: Still feel like it was Leyland's fault that we were playing so poorly earlier this season?

goblue11: Still want Francona?

tnwolverine: Still feel like this team is all hype and no substance?

Winterblue75 and HailToTheVictors08 are about the only 2 who I saw try to give reasoned arguments for for firing Leyland. Kudos for that. But you still wanted him gone. Still feel the same way? Or does being in 1st place change things?

I hope this is a lesson for all of you: don't freak out when things aren't going well in May. Baseball is a marathon. Firing people willy-nilly doesn't accomplish anything.

Go Tigers!

 

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