Porcello's not going to close games
"It's not far fetched" Leyland says. But it's not going to happen, either.
Closer by committee returns to Detroit
With confidence in Jose Valverde giving way, Tigers manager Jim Leyland's going to piece things together as necessary.
Orioles 5, Tigers 2: Hardy, Jones rock Verlander
Justin Verlander battled command and home run issues, while the Tigers' offense had issues of their own.
Porcello's not going to close games
"It's not far fetched" Leyland says. But it's not going to happen, either.
Closer by committee returns to Detroit
With confidence in Jose Valverde giving way, Tigers manager Jim Leyland's going to piece things together as necessary.
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681Game 68: Orioles at Tigers, 7:08 p.m.
Tigers lineup: Jackson 8, Hunter 9, Cabrera 5, Fielder 3, Martinez DH, Peralta 6, Tuiasosopo 7, Infante 4, Pena 2 Orioles lineup: McLouth LF Machado 3B Markakis RF Jones CFDavis 1B Wieters C...
Game 69 Preview: Orioles at Tigers
Justin Verlander will go for his ninth win of the season and the ninth win of his career against the Baltimore Orioles tonight. Lefty Zach Britton will start for Baltimore... we think.
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June Off-Topic Open Thread
Use this thread to talk about anything and everything, whether it's Tigers-related or not.
Tiger bullpen: A statistical analysis
Tiger bullpen is average by most stats, worse in the late innings, but could be better utilized.
Tuesday's Links: Calling up Nick Castellanos
The importance of the closer role, the Tigers come to terms with Corey Knebel, and should the Tigers call up Nick Castellanos? These stories and more in today's Morning Prowl.
GIF: #Maxface strikes out Chris Davis, goes 10-0
Max Scherzer struck out Chris Davis in an important spot tonight and the Tigers won 5-1 to give Scherzer his 10th win of the season.
Tigers 5, Orioles 1: Scherzer remains undefeated
Max Scherzer and Drew Smyly were dominant in shutting down the Orioles. Miguel Cabrera supplied all the all the offense the Tigers would need with his 19th home run.
Austin Jackson's return revs up Tigers engine
The Detroit Tigers won their series in Minnesota which accomplished a few things. It kept them above the competition in the AL Central as their lead over the Cleveland Indians held steady at 4.5...
Sanchez, Avila to DL
Jose Alvarez gets the start Thursday. Bryan Holaday gets the call at catcher.
The 2013 BYB Meet-Up Reminder
If you want to hang with us on August 3rd, get your ticket payment in soon!
News column: Leyland has a bleeping point
It's not as easy as we think to fix the closer situation -- but it does need to be fixed before the playoffs arrive.
Game 68 Preview: Orioles at Tigers
Max Scherzer goes for his 10th win of the season tonight at home against the Baltimore Orioles. Jake Arrieta will start for the O's.
Who's Your Closer?
Find out who you think should close with this simple guide.
Miguel Cabrera and the 2 Year Triple Crown
Miguel Cabrera leads all triple crown categories for two years running. He nearly leads for three years. He leads in advanced statistics as well.
Tigers week 11 review: it's all good
The Tigers went 3-3 on their road trip to Kansas City and Minnesota and return home to start a ten game homestand this week.
Monday's Links: The maturation of Rick Porcello
The maturation of Rick Porcello, Jim Leyland is concerned about Anibal Sanchez's shoulder, and questions still remain about Jose Valverde and the closer role. These stories and more in today's Morning Prowl.
