Celebrating Ten Years of Unfinished Business: 2016 Detroit Tigers

See you in August, JD.

Meanwhile:

@beckjason
Fulmer entered tonight with longest scoreless streak by MLB rookie starter since Orel Hershiser's 32 innings in 1984. He just passed that.

getting dfa'd to make room for casey mcgehee: the saddest of all roster moves

Club called up on a Monday for 31-year-old Dustin "ILove" Molleken.

...who replaces the DFA'd Casey McGehee.

@MudHens
CONGRATULATIONS! Hens 3B Casey McGehee has been selected to participate in the Triple A All-Star Game in Charlotte, NC!

-53 DIFF against CLE
+53 DIFF against everyone else

gotta go for it

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=29748

Gose: ghost

Gose and McClendon got into a heated argument in the dugout during the first game of a doubleheader for the Toledo Mud Hens on Saturday. According to The Toledo Blade, the argument prompted McClendon to remove Gose from the lineup in the third inning, replacing him with pinch hitter Jeff McVaney.

The 25-year-old Gose, who began the season as the Tigers' starting center fielder, did not show up at the ballpark for Sunday's game after not being in the lineup for the second game Saturday. Gose's personal items were not in his locker room after the game Saturday, according to the Toledo Blade.

‏Gose: SeaWolf

@beckjason
Tigers announce they've transferred Anthony Gose's minor league assignment from Toledo to Erie. He also served 3-day suspension over break.

As the radar gun readings climbed into the upper 90s Friday night at Comerica Park, it seemed as if Detroit Tigers starter Justin Verlander was throwing with more velocity than he had in some time.

Now there are stats to back it up.

ESPN Stats and Information said Verlander's average fastball in Friday night's 4-2 win over Kansas City was 95 mph, his best single-game average in the last three seasons.

The Royals swung at 17 fastballs up in the zone, whiffing 11 times.

Verlander now leads the majors with a 26 percent miss rate when throwing a fastball. He has also struck out 25.6 percent of batters faced in 2016, his highest rate since he won the Cy Young in 2011.

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2016/07/justin_verlander_velocity.html

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnhkgAkXEAASZKL.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSJhqugGprU

Jon Morose

@jonmorosi 11m minutes ago
#Tigers losing tonight. If that holds, they will be half-game ahead of #Yankees, a likely seller.

@jonmorosi 3 minutes ago
#Tigers sold last year when they woke up 3.5 GB of second wild card on 7/31. Now? They're 4.5 GB.

@cmccosky 2 minutes ago
Cabrera hits No. 19 Way out in LCF. Shields not missing any bats

Now? At 9:40 p.m. EST on July 21, 2016? Season saved...maybe.

Cameron Maybin held out his arm.

“I’ve got goose bumps, man, look,” he said. “It gives me goose bumps. Just to be able to go out there and play and play and play. It’s just a feeling of happiness because you never know what you can do if you are out there.

“It’s been really fun to go to bed at night and wake up knowing I’m going to be in that lineup — truly fun.”

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2016/07/22/maybin-says-finally-figured-make-impact/87463222/

good dude imo

Maybin (goosebumps) to 60-day DL

harsh

Cabrera 4-for-4, apparently out of the slump, but there is no avoiding the inevitable. He is one day closer to death.

sounds like this team is all-in, insofar as we all are as mortal beings

Showcasing Verlander for Dombrowski tonight.

About to jinx it up rn but boy it's great to see Jay Vee back at being really really good. Hoping he reaches the Hall of Fame down the years.

7 in a row, breathing down Boston's neck in WC standings

And now Martinez and Zimmermann are healthy.

JD Martinez comes off the bench to pinch hit, sees his first MLB pitch since mid-June -- off Chris Sale -- hits it into the Comerica bushes.

Jeezus.

i love it when you get optimistic

@jonmorosi 15s15 seconds ago
#Tigers have won 8 straight for the first time in more than two years (4/29/14 -- 5/7/14).

Wow -- these guys sucked for a long time.

Martinez had a game plan when he went up to bat, but the ovation from the fans made him change his approach.

“I was just like ‘You know what, forget this — see ball, hit ball.’ Look for the ball, and just be ready to hit,” he said. “I saw it nice and slow and just said, ‘This is it.’ I knew — I don’t know.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY4CgIUoifM

RHP Confesor Lara has been released

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quVERH404pA

@beckjason
Jarrod Saltalamacchia has 35 hits and 33 RBIs this season.

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@beckjason
Nick Castellanos suffered a non-displaced fracture of fifth metacarpal on his left hand, Tigers announce. Ouch.

#FYM

life is hard

A-Rod Time

@DET_Guru_Kurt
Could A-Rod be the filler at 3rd while Nick is out?? @beckjason

‏@beckjason
No.

:(

Losers of five straight make same-inning 7-5 and 9-2 outs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wicAfGQa0-E

In six innings, Cole Hamels has surrendered a career-high 13 hits (and has walked three).

His opponents have scored two runs.

Hit 14 off Hamels comes from Mike Aviles, who is promptly picked off.

Fulmer OTM

Fulmer leads all ML pitchers in bWAR

31st in fWAR

don kelly bobblehead night in toledo on saturday

Tullahoma drain commissioner Warwick Saupold in trouble with the law

RIPelf

DETROIT -- It was a curious time for a bunt, with two men out and the bases loaded in the third inning.

When Detroit Tigers shortstop Andrew Romine laid the ball down in front of the plate, pitcher Peter Moylan quickly flipped it to the catcher for a force-out at home.

Was Romine instructed to bunt? Did someone miss a signal?

No and no, said manager Brad Ausmus.

"He just did that on his own," Ausmus said.

Why, particularly in that situation?

"You'd have to ask him," Ausmus said. "I can't say what he was thinking."

Romine chose not to say, either, declining to talk to media after the game.

@cmccosky
Andrew Romine on attempting bases-loaded, 2-out bunt: "I thought it was the right move, only because the third baseman was back."

And you...bunted it straight to the pitcher.

@cmccosky
Romine: "If I get on, get a run in and bring top of lineup up, with Kinsler, I don't think anybody would be questioning me there."

Ah, hadn't thought about that. *tips cap*

Castellanos activated and presumably working on bunt situations -- bases loaded/two outs, etc. -- right now.

Fulmer began this game needing 6.1 IP to qualify for the ERA title. Rain delay after three innings (and 68 pitches). Not looking good.

@cmccosky
Fulmer throwing in the bullpen. He will be back for the fourth.

Interesting.

Thanks, Brad.

Cleveland - Top of 4th
Michael Fulmer pitching for Detroit
Naquin singled to right.
Pérez grounded out to third, Naquin to second.
Davis singled to shallow left center, Naquin scored.
Fassbinder relieved Fulmer.
Kipnis walked, Davis to second.
Lindor flied out to left.
Santana singled to shallow center, Davis scored, Kipnis to third.

long rain delay

finally called it

that can't be good for scheduling

They couldn't play because Romine tried to drive through flood water and got stuck.

"If I make it to the ballpark, I don't think anybody would be questioning me there."

http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/77e36ca381346fcf9b77f1fb434173f568f92c2c/c=129-0-3740-2715&r=x393&c=520x390/local/-/media/2016/09/29/DetroitNews/DetroitNews/636107631233668359-01-Flooding-Detroit.jpg