World Series Game 4: San Francisco Giants Sweep the Detroit Tigers
The San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers went into game four of the World Series with the series being dominated by Giants pitching (or, depending on who you ask, dominated by the Tigers lack of hitting). The Giants sent ace Matt Cain to the mound—but during the postseason Cain was more serviceable than ace-like: W L […]
World Series Game 3: San Francisco Giants Continue to Silence Detroit’s Bats
The Detroit Tigers entered game three of the World Series desperate for a win. The Tigers were already facing the obstacle of history as Dave van Dyck of the Chicago Tribune noted, “only seven teams in the last 50 years have come back from a 2-0 deficit, the last being the 1996 Yankees against the […]
ALCS Game 4: Detroit Tigers Ride Max Scherzer’s Arm To World Series
After enduring a rain out on Wednesday night, the ALCS resumed on Thursday afternoon with CC Sabathia and Max Scherzer squaring off for what would be the deciding game of the American League Championship series. The only thing that could have helped the Yankees was another rain out as Detroit went on to win 8-1 behind the […]
ALCS Game 4 Rained Out: Tigers Fans Forced Back to Suburbs
Tonight’s scheduled Game 4 of the ALCS was postponed due to inclement weather, after 45,000+ fans packed Comerica Park in anticipation of their Tigers winning an American League pennant. It would have been their 11th. Packing the park tonight were kids with their faces painted like Tigers, paraplegics in wheelchairs, Santa Clauses, multiple tiger-suits, jackets with […]
ALCS Game 3: Justin Verlander Dominates New York
When Justin Verlander takes the mound baseball fans know they are in for a pitching treat. Tuesday night was like an early Halloween for Detroit fans. Verlander tricked New York hitters all night as the Tigers went on to win 2-1 while taking a three games to zero lead in the ALCS. For my money […]
ALCS Game 2 Preview: Tigers vs. Yankees, Lineups and Starting Pitchers
It’s unsure which loss was bigger for the New York Yankees, Game 1 or Derek Jeter. Rarely anymore does a Major League basball team name a captain. If anyone, ever, in the history of baseball fit that bill, it was Derek Jeter. Last night he fractured his ankle while fielding a ground ball off the […]
ALCS Game 1 Preview: Tigers vs. Yankees, Lineups and Starting Pitchers
Tonight the Detroit Tigers play in Game 1 of their second ALCS in two years, this time against the New York Yankees. Doug Fister will match up against Andy Pettitte. If the Yankees win the series, it will be their 41st pennant win. If the Tigers win, it will be their 11th. According to an […]
Detroit Restaurant Owner Lets Jose Valverde Have It
One of our folks on the ground in Detroit captured this gem at a diner late last night, after Jose Valverde blew the save in Game 4 of the ALDS in Oakland. This guy is not happy.