***Awaits greg775's post proclaiming that the "Tigers will never win the division if Verlander can't beat the scrub Royals"***

Cleve's are free falling . They could finish last. Our last regular series is in Cleve just like 2005.

***Awaits greg775's post proclaiming that the "Tigers will never win the division if Verlander can't beat the scrub Royals"***

 

Uh oh. The Royals are coming to the Cell soon. Hope the Sox are carrying momentum from a sweep of the Twins into that always scary series.

Mike DiGiovanna ‏@MikeDiGiovanna

 

#Angels RHP Jered Weaver has returned to SoCal to get shoulder examined by Dr. Lewis Yocum. Probably out of #Tigers series.

Mike DiGiovanna ‏@MikeDiGiovanna

 

#Angels RHP Jered Weaver has returned to SoCal to get shoulder examined by Dr. Lewis Yocum. Probably out of #Tigers series.

 

 

well that sucks... hopefully he is out a couple weeks and we can miss him too

Chris Perez follows up his earlier act of trashing Indians fans by trashing ownership and the front office in Cleveland.

 

http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2012/09...m-on-owners-gm/

Chris Perez follows up his earlier act of trashing Indians fans by trashing ownership and the front office in Cleveland.

 

http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2012/09...m-on-owners-gm/

 

classy guy. his confrontation with the fan in Oakland was good stuff too

http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit...an-2-out-2.html

 

Sounds so familiar doesn't it?

 

I think the biggest difference for the Sox this year is their hitting with RISP.

classy guy. his confrontation with the fan in Oakland was good stuff too

 

You get what you pay for in baseball

 

I'm not so sure about that.

 

Nice job by CJ Wilson, leaving with a 6-1 lead at the top of 8. I'll be sure to send any friend or relative looking for a new car to his dealership that I keep hearing about on the Score.

Nice job by CJ Wilson, leaving with a 6-1 lead at the top of 8. I'll be sure to send any friend or relative looking for a new car to his dealership that I keep hearing about on the Score.

 

CJ WILSON MAZDA!

It's huge to pick up a game on the Tigers on a day that Verlander started and the Sox faced Bruce Chen.

The Tigers seem to waste more quality starts by their staff than the White Sox.

Tigers combined record after sweeping Sox the last two times: 18-21. Cant take advantage. Hope that costs them in the end.

Tigers combined record after sweeping Sox the last two times: 18-21. Cant take advantage. Hope that costs them in the end.

Their wins over the Sox are literally keeping them in the race (applies to the wild card too).

The Tigers seem to waste more quality starts by their staff than the White Sox.

 

Tigers 78 quality starts. 55-23 (.705)

 

Sox 75 quality starts. 53-22 (.707)

Tigers 78 quality starts. 55-23 (.705)

 

Sox 75 quality starts. 53-22 (.707)

 

LOL, what a stat, good timing

Add another quality start for the Tigers to go in the loss column. 55-24 (.696)

On May 28, Cleveland was in first place.

 

On September 11, they are tied for last, 17½ games out.

 

I wonder if that's some kind of record for going from first to last.

On May 28, Cleveland was in first place.

 

On September 11, they are tied for last, 17½ games out.

 

I wonder if that's some kind of record for going from first to last.

I think the 1999 Cubs have something to say about that one.

I think the 1999 Cubs have something to say about that one.

 

I had to look it up. Their last division lead was April 9, but they were one game back on June 8.

 

On September 14, they were 32.5 games out of first.

On May 28, Cleveland was in first place.

 

On September 11, they are tied for last, 17½ games out.

 

I wonder if that's some kind of record for going from first to last.

 

last years Pirates had a pretty epic collapse IIRC.

last years Pirates had a pretty epic collapse IIRC.

 

Tied for 1st on July 25th with a 53-47 record. The next day they lost that 19-inning game, I believe there was a bad call at the end. Ended the year 72-90, 24 games out of first.

Tied for 1st on July 25th with a 53-47 record. The next day they lost that 19-inning game, I believe there was a bad call at the end. Ended the year 72-90, 24 games out of first.

 

19-43 to finish. Ouch.

19-43 to finish. Ouch.

 

1999 Cubs still have that beat cherry picking stats. From June 9th through September 12th, the Cubs went 24-64. That's a .273 winning percentage for more than half the season. Had they accomplished that over a full season, they would have gone 44-118. Thankfully that team had steroids because it's very possible that they would have gone 44-118 that year without them.

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/hitlist/...date=2012-09-13

 

Max Scherzer's ERA by month: 7.77, 4.04, 3.86, 3.62, 2.25, 1.23