Why Brewers Fans Should Be Happy for the Detroit Tigers Prince Fielder

January 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Tuesday, the Detroit Tigers shocked the world by signing free agent and former Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder to a lucrative nine year deal worth $214 million.

As rapper/producer, Kanye West, so eloquently put it, “And if they hate let ‘em hate. And watch the money pile up, the good life.”

It’s not uncommon-place to hear people say the Tigers made a ridiculous move, but here’s why Brewers fans should be happy for the guy who established himself as a franchise great in Milwaukee over the past seven years. [Read more...]

Detroit Tigers Give Prince Fielder 9 Years, $214 Million

January 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment

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The Detroit Tigers have agreed t0 terms with 3-time All-Star 1B Prince Fielder on a 9-year, $214 million deal (multiple reports via SportsCenter tweet)

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Tigers Star Catcher Victor Martinez Out for Season

January 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment

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The Detroit Tigers announced Tuesday that star designated hitter Victor Martinez tore his left ACL last week during offseason conditioning. An MRI yesterday confirmed the injury. Surgery is expected, and it is thought that he will miss the entire 2012 MLB season.

Martinez hit .330 with 103 RBIs in 2011, helping Detroit win the AL Central in his first season with the Tigers. He signed a $50 million, four-year contract before last season.

I guess you can say the AL Central is much more open now. The Tigers, and one of Martinez’s former teams, the Cleveland Indians, are expected to be the favorites.

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Big Questions in Cubdom: Should the Cubs Re-sign Kerry Wood?

January 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

In a tumultuous off-season for the Chicago Cubs, there have been a slew of players who have found themselves on the outside looking in with the new regime of Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer doing some serious housecleaning. Aramis Ramirez has departed to Milwaukee, Carlos Pena won’t be brought back by the club, and Carlos Zambrano, Tyler Colvin, Sean Marshall, and Andrew Cashner have all been dealt away. One free agent, however, has Cubs fans torn between their loyalty to him and their willingness to allow the new baseball brain trust to shape the team as they see fit.

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Tigers Justin Verlander Wins AL Cy Young

November 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment

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The last time a Detroit Tigers pitcher (Willie Hernandez- 1984) won the AL Cy Young award, Justin Verlander was a one year old kid. 27 years later, Justin Verlander won the award, the fourth time in team history.

 

by David Malamut

Verlander had one of those magical years, going 24-5 with a 2.40 era in 34 starts. Pitching four complete games and two shutouts in 251 innings. He would go 14-2 away from Detroit’s Comerica Park and 10-3 at home. THere really isn’t any stat in his 2011 season that is a bad one as he was just dominant throughout the year. He did not have a start where he pitched less than 6 innings, yes he had a few rocky starts but he kept his team in those.

He also is a four time all star, a former Rookie of the Year. In his career has lead the league in wins, innings pitched, winning percentage and strikeouts. Was the second overall pick of the 2004 draft by the Tigers.

In his seven year major league career he already has 107 wins. Having double digit wins in each of his full major league seasons. Justin has been in the post season twice in his career with a 3-3 record and a 5.57 era in 8 games. Pitching in the 2006 World Series against the Cardinals. He would lose both games he pitched in that series.

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Detroit Tigers Hurt by Weather, Better Luck in ALCS Game 2

October 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The Detroit Tigers have lost one game in the American League Championship Series thus far to the Texas Rangers. The weather has helped the Rangers and definitely has damaged the chances of the Tigers. This is due to the superior starters of Detroit. The greatness of Justin Verlander was neutralized in game one because he was only able to go four innings and toss eighty two pitches. This man has a chance to win the most valuable player award, but he was limited to about two thirds of his production.

It is ridiculous that Commissioner Bud Selig had the final decision on the multiple delays in game one that totaled nearly two hours. It substantially favors the Rangers because the hitters can still perform easily upon return with limited warm-up. When the pitchers come back from being cold, they use some of the arsenal meant for the game because there are only a certain amount of pitches possible for them-in game play or warming up.

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Unemployed Detroit Man REVELS in Lions, Tigers, Wolverines Successes

October 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment

This comes to me from a Detroit area man, and sports fan, who’s enduring a professional setback, and some personal financial uncertainty right now. Yes, you might have heard a thing or two in the news about the city of Detroit and its economic hardships. Now you’re hearing about their athletic successes as well.

Well the media often likes to present those two situations together, often into being something they’re not.

We’re here to tell you what really happens when sports triumph hits an economically depressed city. Here’s our piece from Detroit Sports Fan:

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Tigers Leading ALDS, Lions and Wolverines 9-0: Pure Michigan

October 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment

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Bloomberg News reported that the success of Detroit sports would inject another $140 million into the economy. As the Detroit Red Wings get started, the motor city’s most famous and successful sports brand complements the Lions winning ways (4-0, one of just two undefeated teams left in the NFL), the Detroit Tigers winning the AL Central and leading the New York Yankees in the ALDS 2-1.

And then you have the #11 Michigan Wolverines who are 5-0 and just down the road in Ann Arbor. Sure the Pistons are still a complete train wreck, but the NBA is on lockout, so we won’t really see that.

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Keys to a Long Detroit Tigers Postseason Run

October 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The suspended game on Friday night was a wash for the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers (pun intended). Detroit obviously has the advantage that the series is best of five instead of seven. This allows them to utilize the strengths of the roster and minimize its shortcomings that would be more prevalent over more games.

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Tigers Max Scherzer Took Roundabout Way to MLB Postseason

September 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment

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One Detroit Tigers starting pitcher took an interesting detour on his way to the MLB playoffs

Onetime Fort Worth (TX) Cats (American Association) fireballer Max Scherzer appears to have the most prominent role among former Independent players who will be in major league baseball’s high octane Octoberfest, but he will not stand along.

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Major League Baseball, Why You’re LOSING Fans like Us

September 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment

When have I ever turned down free White Sox tickets? Yesterday, on the last day of the season of 2011. Sure, I did have legitimate work obligations, and the Chicago weather was lousy. But if I were free, and it were 75 and sunny, I’d still take a pass.

Baseball is dying among my generation, and MLB doesn’t seem to care why/how.

Sure it’s easy to write this essay the day after after my favorite team mercifully ended one of the most disappointing seasons in recent memory. Losing is one thing, losing when you went “All In” like the slogan says, out-spending almost everybody to the point that expectations were sky high…only to fall on your face, well that’s the worse kind of losing. And two days ago they parted ways with my favorite baseball personality of the decade Ozzie Guillen, so that hurts too.

But I’m a life-long Chicagoan, and I know better than anyone how disappointing, prodigious losing in baseball is a way of life. 2011 was just routine in the second city. (Don’t even get the Cubs fans started. I think Brian’s piece here sums it up)

No, this disinterest in baseball is more a global phenomenon, and it’s due to the much larger issues at work.

And yes, I’m aware that last night was quite possibly the greatest regular season night in baseball history. But it still doesn’t fix the larger problems at work.

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Chicago White Sox Unsung Hero: Dylan Axelrod

September 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment

 

      First-time major leaguers Dylan Axelrod (Chicago White Sox) and Steve Delebar (Seattle Mariners) have given Independent Baseball another big dose of national publicity in the last 24 hours.

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