Celebrating Ten Years of Unfinished Business: 2016 Detroit Tigers

Great night for Doug Eddings.

Really surprised he didn't have his uniform underneath his hoodie.

Probably still wears a cup, though.

always be prepared

@mccoveychron
#TBTu to when Gerardo Parra got ready for a bench-clearing incident by making sure he was wearing a cup.

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

Justin Upton played an entire game without striking out.

http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/231ec2dc18668a1241c9b24f3470e54c9727aab1/c=35-0-3199-2379&r=x393&c=520x390/local/-/media/2016/05/17/DetroitNews/DetroitNews/635991253873184327-2016-0517-rb-tigers-twins762.jpg

2000 K's for JV

75th all-time?

could be a crawl to 2500

9.5 K/9 so far this year

There goes Zimmermann's groinn.

In nine games, Cameron Maybin (fingers, toes, appendix, heel, nose, wrists, eyelid, molar, spleen) has the team's sixth-highest OWAR.

*field reporter cracks mild joke about seeing Mario Impemba and Kirk Gibson sleep on flight*

Gibson, deadpan: "I saw you get dehydrated on the plane."

bobby parnell: one pitch, infinite era

Katie Strang ESPN.com
Some pretty incredible numbers for Tigers rookie pitcher Michael Fulmer over the past four starts: according to ESPN Stats and Info, Fulmer has an ERA of 0.32 ERA and 0.64 WHIP during that span. That ERA ranks as the best in MLB in that time frame (since May 21). Another interesting note from ESPN Stats crew: Fulmer three 17 of 22 first-pitch strikes (77%) tonight as opposed to 54% and 48% in pat two starts. So he's having to battle from behind less. Making things easier on himself.

@ESPNStatsInfo
Michael Fulmer: 2nd pitcher in last 100 years with 4 straight starts with 3 or fewer hits and 0 runs (Jake Arrieta)

guess that mets-tigers trade really worked out for both teams

let's wait and see if he blows his arm out next start

Look out for the wall, JD! Here comes the wall! Look out! The WALL! LOOK out! Sh

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.

:(

Ausmus and the Tigers seem really thrilled with one another.

Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila said he saw no reason to give manager Brad Ausmus a multiyear contract.

Before Friday night’s game in Atlanta, Ausmus was asked about Braves interim manager Brian Snitker. He joked: “I’ve been an interim manager for three years.”

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2016/10/05/detroit-tigers-brad-ausmus/91618496/

@BradGalli
Al Avila: "To hire a rookie guy, how we did it back then, you look back and say, 'Maybe we could have done it differently.' I'd admit that."

Cool!

Tigers kicking the tires on Yung Lean:

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2016/10/18/avila-tigers-need-get-younger-leaner/92362812/

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CvEfG0uVYAAu2ZQ.jpg:small

Behold the credentials.

@beckjason
Fulmer, offseason plumber, said he might place trophy in office at his house. "I don't really do any desk work in my home," he said.