I love the perfect balance of mathematics and poetry incorporated by America's pastime. I love its receptivity to literary forms both belletristic and utilitarian. I love the crescendo of a first-class home run call. I love Justin Verlander's transcendent curve, and that I can look up its vertical break and spin rate in mere seconds. I'm Garret Craig, a freshman at Cornerstone University and a passionate follower of baseball and the Detroit Tigers.
The Detroit Tigers will have their ace on the mound tonight against the Cleveland Indians. That’s Justin Verlander, owner of a Ferrari 458 Italia and winner of each of the Most Valuable Player, Cy Young,…Read More
Not only did the Detroit Tigers fall to the Kansas City Royals in their game on Thursday, but they also lost some organizational depth to the Miami Marlins. The Florida club claimed left-handed pitcher…Read More
Thanks in no small part to a slumbering lineup, the Detroit Tigers have lost four games in a row. They’re averaging one run per nine innings over their last five games, scoring a total of six runs…Read More
Below is a smattering of notable Detroit Tigers statistics through 12 games played to a 7-5 record. Some you’ve inevitably heard about already, and others a bit more obscure. These were taken from Baseball-Reference…Read More
After an off-season of denial, a spring training of uncertainty, and one blown save, the Detroit Tigers have signed former closer Jose Valverde to a minor league contract. Patrick Reuesse of 1500 ESPN…Read More
While some believe the Detroit Tigers could still add a designated closer, their delaying of Bruce Rondon’s…Read More
As Detroit Tigers management told us Thursday morning, Bruce Rondon will start the season as the closer…Read More
This morning, the Detroit Tigers made a flurry of announcements concerning their 2013 roster. As of today,…Read More
Four Bruce Rondon appearances and some wild Jose Valverde rumors into spring training, Danny Knobler…Read More
The Detroit Tigers had an abundance of outfielders heading into spring training, making Nick Castellanos…Read More
According to Brooks Baseball, Rick Porcello has thrown a slider 1,691 times in his career. In September,…Read More
When the Atlanta Braves came to Lakeland on Wednesday to face the Detroit Tigers for the second time…Read More
It’s not even March yet. Center field remains vacant for the Texas Rangers, out Josh Hamilton, and…Read More
Former Detroit Tiger Jose Valverde is on a long list of relief pitchers left unsigned with merely a week…Read More
The Detroit Tigers have cleaned up their roster a bit since the beginning of the off-season. While they…Read More
As Matt Snyder noted here last week, the Detroit Tigers don’t have much this year in the way of headline-grabbing…Read More
Through the 2007 season, the Detroit Tigers had never spent $100 million on any major league roster.…Read More
New Detroit Tigers outfielder Torii Hunter has caused quite a stir since signing with the club in November.…Read More
Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer ranked first and second respectively on the major league strikeout leaderboard this…Read More
The Detroit Tigers have shown interest this off-season in acquiring a right-handed batter to share…Read More
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