Detroit Tigers fans are familiar with the musings of Sparky Anderson and what he said about the first 40 games for any baseball team. It is an indication of where you are heading as a team. The first 40 games marks the first quarter of an MLB season, and so far we have seen injuries…
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Well, here are we at the venerable 40-game mark folks. As a result, the spirit of Sparky Anderson now gives us license to tell you the obvious; this team is bad, again. Our own Patrick O’Kennedy broke down some of the numbers for you today, but it certainly didn’t take a lot of crunching to
The Chris Ilitch era of ownership of the Detroit Tigers continues to try the patience of Tigers’ fans as the team enters its’ fifth season since Mike Ilitch passed in February, 2017. The lack of spending on quality major league free agent players (including their home grown players), the absence of quality additions through trades
The Detroit Tigers whiffed on a chance to win another series at home on Sunday, dropping their series finale to the Chicago Cubs by a 5-1 score. Matthew Boyd wasn’t at his best, and his defense didn’t do him any favors as he was saddled with his fourth loss of the year. I’m not really
Tarik Skubal took the hill for the Detroit Tigers versus the Chicago Cubs on Friday looking to continue the the construction of his big league career by building off a solid start last weekend against the Minnesota Twins. Things didn’t go quite as smoothly this time for Skubal.
Time/Place: 1:10 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: Bleed Cubbie BlueMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Matthew Boyd (2-3, 1.94 ERA) vs. RHP Kyle Hendricks (2-4, 6.23 ERA) Game 40 Pitching Matchup Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Boyd 41.2 17.9 5.6 2.96 1.3 Hendricks 34.2
West Michigan Whitecaps infielder Spencer Torkelson fields ground balls during practice Monday, May 3, 2021 at LMCU Ballpark in Comstock Park, MI. White Caps Replay Review: Bull Durham by Alexandra Simon
The Detroit Tigers amazingly returned to their winning ways after a wild one against the Chicago Cubs in Detroit on Saturday afternoon. The Motor City Kitties ultimately outlasted the north-side Cubbies in extra innings with a 9-8 win to even up the three-game weekend series. José Ureña gave up more than two runs for the
Bull Durham is one of those enduring classics. The bawdy baseball comedy, which came out in 1988, boasts a sort of universal appeal. The movie, a Western in cleats, possesses a kind of rustic, ageless charm. Perhaps best known as the movie that brought stars Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins together, Bull Durham details the…
Time/Place: 4:10 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: Bleed Cubbie BlueMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP José Ureña (1-4, 3.60 ERA) vs. RHP Trevor Williams (2-2, 5.81 ERA) Game 39 Pitching Matchup Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Ureña 40.0 18.0 10.5 3.55 0.7 Williams 31.0
Well Tigers fans, the winning was fun while it lasted. On Friday night, the Chicago Cubs came to town and took the first of a three-game weekend series, 4-2, to snap the Detroit Tigers’ four-game winning streak. It was not a bad loss — Cubs starter Jake Arrieta, while not quite the pitcher he used
When the Detroit Tigers drafted Spencer Torkelson with their first overall pick in 2020, the reaction was a near-unanimously positive one. He’s a transcendently talented hitter, with refined poise and patience to pair with his smooth stroke and impressive power. He brings the thunder in a way no other Tigers prospect can. For all the
Indianapolis Indians 6, Toledo Mud Hens 2 (box) Logan Shore walked six batters in this one, yet the Hens held a lead in the seventh inning. The bullpen couldn’t make it stick, as Robbie Ross Jr. and Nolan Blackwood leaked late runs and Indy ran away with the game. Shore went 4 1⁄3 innings, and
The first matchup of a weekend three-game series against the Cubs saw the north-siders defeat the Tigers, 4-2. Jake Arrieta, who’s no slouch but isn’t quite the pitcher he was five years ago, got the nod for the Cubs. Tarik Skubal started for the Tigers, and whether you value pitcher wins as a useful stat
Time/Place: 7:10 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: Bleed Cubbie BlueMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Tarik Skubal (0-5, 5.67 ERA) vs. RHP Jake Arrieta (3-3, 4.31 ERA) Game 38 Pitching Matchup Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Skubal 27.0 20.8 12.8 7.88 -0.7 Arrieta 31.0
Let’s be honest, interleague games are a lot of fun. They’re a nice little mix-up mid-season when you get to see a team you don’t typically face (especially nice after seeing division rivals 19 times a year each), and the even bigger bonus is if it’s not the Pittsburgh Pirates (no shade to the Pirates,
The Detroit Tigers have inexplicably won four games in a row after a three-week exercise of ultimate futility, taking a game from the Minnesota Twins before sweeping its home series with the Kansas City Royals this week. Now, the team gets back to interleague play as it hosts the Chicago Cubs this weekend for a
Toledo Mud Hens 6, Indianapolis Indians 5 (box) Wily Peralta’s start was a short one on Thursday, as Indy dropped five runs on him in the second inning to knock him from the contest. Ultimately though, good work from the bullpen gave the offense room to reel them in. The Hens got on the board
The Mud Hens overcame a rough start by Wily Peralta, who only went one inning, allowing four hits and a pair of home runs. The bullpen allowed Toledo to come back, pitching eight shutout innings among five relievers including Buck Farmer in his first appearance for the Mud Hens since 2017 as Toledo won 6…
The rubber match of the Royals and Tigers was played under brilliant blue skies, with a pleasantly warm temperature, on the greenest grass you could imagine. This guy in the background, called “Shirtless Boomhauer” by some here at BYB, sure seemed to enjoy himself: Oh, right, the Tigers won, 4-3. So that’s nice too! Spencer