2012 Season

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What Will Torii Hunter Bring to the Tigers?

As Spring Training enters into it’s “dog days”, the story lines have crystallized – fifth starter competition, the ubiquitous closer conundrum, and who fills out the end of the…Read More

Infante’s Encore

Omar is back, due to the incumbent  ineptitude of the Bengals second-sackers considerably more than his aptitude at the position.  We studied other aspects of the trade that returned Infante to the…Read More

Can Miguel Cabrera Lead the Tigers to a Championship?

Recent word out of Lakeland is that bullpen vagabond Octavio Dotel questions Miguel Cabrera’s ability to be a “team leader”. I will save my personal opinion on the subject of “team…Read More

The State of the Game–Part I–Playoff Expansion

A few weeks back, I took a look at the State of Detroit Tiger fandom, and, after catching an interesting show on MLB Network over the weekend, I thought perhaps I would touch on the State of Baseball.…Read More

Mean Regression is Encouraging for Detroit Tigers Fans

Usually mean regression is something to worry about in the back of your mind, when you root for a team that is presumed to be good. Take the Tigers at this point last offseason as an example: in the back…Read More

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Detroit Tigers Unresolved Double Play Problem

is one that was devastating for the club in 2012 and – since nothing can or will be done about…Read More

Detroit Tigers Have Two Unaddressed Problems

The Tigers entered the offseason with a good core but three significant problems that hurt them in 2012.…Read More

Miguel Cabrera Proved His Value At Third Base in 2012

When discussing Miguel Cabrera’s defensive value at third base it’s important to keep in mind the…Read More

What Should Tigers Fans Be Thankful For?

Thanksgiving is the time of year we take stock of what we’re thankful for: turkey, mashed potatoes,…Read More

Who will replace Ryan Raburn?

Over the last six years Tigers fans could agree on one thing regarding Ryan Raburn: he was a first-ballot…Read More

Detroit Tigers Internal Options: Ryan Raburn

It seems like one hot item that is going to be flying off shelves this holiday season is right-handed…Read More

Miguel Cabrera Gets Undeserved MVP Award

I know, the headline. Just skip to the comment section and rage against me, and nerds, and WAR, and…Read More

David Price Gets Undeserved Cy Young

You might assume, since this is a Tigers site, that I am going to be ranting about how Justin Verlander…Read More

Assigning Blame For The Detroit Tigers Defense

We have hemmed and hawed about the Tigers poor defense for a whole season and now we get to do the same…Read More

Five Detroit Tigers Who Need To Bounce Back In 2013

5. Alex Avila I have a hard time calling for offensive improvement from Alex Avila – catchers won’t…Read More

Detroit Tigers Regression Candidates

Somebody has to be the spoil sport at this site. May as well be me I guess. When I saw Chris Hannum’s…Read More

Detroit Tigers Rebound Candidates: Part 1

Rick Porcello. We have many months of offseason ahead of us and I’ll be running two series from…Read More

A Thank You To Jose Valverde

The Detroit Tigers have come out and publicly stated that they are prepared to move on from Jose Valverdeas…Read More

Detroit Tigers: Top Moments of 2012

The Detroit Tigers’ season ended in deflating fashion, but it’s unfair to forget some of…Read More

Before I Move On

As you can tell by some of the articles my colleagues on Motor City Bengals have been cranking out today,…Read More