Detroit Tigers Links: More Justin Verlander love & a new Tigers minor league blog

Jack Morris Was No Justin Verlander
Motor City Bengals, Matt Snyder
Just to be safe, Justin, win the World Series this year. Leave no doubt.

Justin Verlander: Atypical Game, Typical Results
FanGraphs Baseball, Jack Moore

"Justin Verlander only struck out three Yankees; never mind that the Tigers’ ace held the New York Yankees to one run over 8.1 innings in Game 3 of the ALCS, we bolt to attention because he didn’t record enough strikeouts. This is Justin Verlander’s level."

Second baseman's health, oil change occupy Leyland's mind before Game 4
The Detroit News, Tom Gage
Yes, this is an article about Jim Leyland getting his oil changed. If this is what happens when we have one night off, I am not looking forward to the offseason one bit.

The TPR 2012 Minor League Awards
Tigers Prospect Report, Brian Sakowski
Actual Tigers minor league coverage! Amazingly, the market has become quite scarce in recent years now that people are taking time off to teach undergrad students about communicating, or whatever it is that Tokarz is doing these days.

Detroit Tigers' Omar Infante has right thumb contusion, is in Game 4 starting lineup
MLive, Chris Iott
It remains to be seen how this will affect his hitting, but I wouldn't be too worried about this.

The woman at the center of the silly A-Rod flirting controversy has been identified
Big League Stew, Kevin Kaduk
Yes, this is the only home run that Alex Rodriguez has hit this postseason.

So is the ALCS over? Tigers don’t think so
Beck's Blog, Jason Beck
I don't think it is either. Ask me again in about 12 hours though.

Elsewhere in Baseball:

The worst commercials of the postseason
Baseball Nation, Grant Brisbee
I feel like we could have a thread just to debate this topic alone.

Giants to start Tim Lincecum in Game 4, Barry Zito in Game 5
HardballTalk, Matthew Pouliot
The more surprising move here is definitely Zito replacing Madison Bumgarner in the Giants' rotation, though I don't think it will matter against a righty-heavy Cardinals offense.

Will the San Francisco Giants retaliate?
ESPN, Jayson Stark
It was either this or linking to another article about Derek Jeter's ankle. We're a bit news-starved at this point.