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Monday, September 3, 2012

Posted on September 3, 2012 at 08:30 PM.

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A matchup that had the aspirations of becoming yet another "Game of the Century" failed to occur, as then #3 Nebraska lost last week. Since the #2 at the time (West Virginia) lost as well, we thought that we would see #1 vs. #2 in the regular season.

Anyways, Nebraska looked like they were going to end the Spartans' run after getting to a 14-0 lead. However, Nebraska scored no more because the turnover bug ate them up.

Michigan State Spartans at Nebraska Cornhuskers
Nov 3, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
#1 Michigan State Spartans (10-0 (6-0))	6	8	14	7	-	35
#9 Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-2 (4-2))	14	0	0	0	-	14

Team Stats Comparison
	MSU	NEB
Total Offense	274	189
Rushing Yards	169	143
Passing Yards	105	46
First Downs	13	8
Punt Return Yards	11	0
Kick Return Yards	73	0
Total Yards	358	189
Turnovers	1	4
3rd Down Converstion	2/5	4/10
4th Down Conversion	0/2	1/1
2-Point Conversion	1/2	0/0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-0	2-0
Penalties	0	0
Posession Time	9:51	10:09

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		MSU	NEB
3:06	(NEB) R. Burkhead, 7 YD Run (B. Maher Kick)	0	7
1:46	(NEB) R. Burkhead, 16 YD Run (B. Maher Kick)	0	14
0:24	(MSU) T. Lippett, 8 YD Pass from A. Maxwell (2 PT Conv. Failed)	6	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MSU	NEB
2:35	(MSU) A. Gleichert, 1 YD Pass from A. Maxwell (2 PT Conv.)	14	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MSU	NEB
3:40	(MSU) N. Palazeti, 2 YD Pass from A. Maxwell (D. Conroy Kick)	21	14
0:11	(MSU) D. Sims, 4 YD Pass from A. Maxwell (D. Conroy Kick)	28	14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MSU	NEB
0:24	(MSU) T. Waynes, 101 YD INT Return (D. Conroy Kick)	35	14

Michigan State Spartans
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Andrew Maxwell	10/13	105	4	1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Le'Veon Bell	11	73	6.6	0
Larry Caper	5	43	8.6	0
Nick Hill	5	63	12.6	0
Andrew Maxwell	2	-11	-5.5	0
Niko Palazeti	1	1	1.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Dion Sims	3	31	10.3	1
Le'Veon Bell	2	30	15.0	0
Tony Lippett	2	31	15.5	1
Niko Palazeti	1	2	2.0	1
Andrew Gleichert	1	1	1.0	1
D. Arnett	1	10	10.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
Isaiah Lewis	6	0	2	0
Marcus Rush	5	1	1	0
M. White	3	1	0	0
T. Waynes	2	0	1	1
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
Dan Conroy	0/0	3/3	3	N/A
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
Dan Conroy	1	38	38.0	1
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
Larry Caper	2	56	28.0	0
Nick Hill	1	17	17.0	0
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
Nick Hill	1	11	11.0	0

Nebraska Cornhuskers
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Taylor Martinez	5/16	46	0	4
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Rex Burkhead	15	81	5.4	2
Taylor Martinez	10	62	6.2	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
B. Cotton	2	11	5.5	0
K. Bell	1	16	16.0	0
K. Reed	1	7	7	0
Q. Enunwa	1	12	12.0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
B. Steinkuhler	3	2	0	0
A. Green	1	0	1	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
B. Maher	0/0	2/2	2	N/A
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
B. Maher	2	101	50.5	0

Season (So Far) in Review

Posted on September 3, 2012 at 08:05 PM.

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Because I can't fully recall all of the rankings and records at the time, I will not do box scores for Games 4-10. Here's a recap:

Week 4
Notre Dame 10
Michigan State 24

After finishing the 1st Half tied, the Spartans scored 2 unanswered touchdowns.

Week 6
Ohio State 3
Michigan State 16

After a bye week, Ohio State surprisingly proved to be no true competition.

Week 7
Indiana 0
Michigan State 32

MSU assaulted the Indiana secondary in a rivalry rout.

Week 8
Iowa 21
Michigan State 27

Andrew Maxwell threw two Pick-6'es, but the Spartans scored 17 unanswered points in the 4th Quarter. BCS hopes were nearly dashed, as the Spartans enjoyed their first week as #1 in the nation.

Week 9
Michigan State 38
Michigan 3

The Wolverines were severly unstable on offense, and they were beat to the ground by the Spartan rushing attack.

Week 10
Michigan State 35
Purdue 14

After scoring first, Purdue slowly went away quietly.

Saturday, September 1, 2012

2013 Detroit Tigers Spring Training

Posted on September 1, 2012 at 07:06 PM.

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Games 1-5

Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees
Feb 20, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit (0-1)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0
New York (1-0)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	X	6	10	0
W: Manny Banuelos (1-0) L: Justin Verlander (0-1) S: Joba Chamberlain (1)

St. Louis Cardinals at Detroit Tigers
Feb 23, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis (0-1)	0	1	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	7	11	0
Detroit (1-1)	1	1	1	2	2	0	2	4	X	13	17	1
W: Collin Balester (1-0) L: Wei-Yin Chen (0-1)

Philadelphia Phillies at Detroit Tigers
Feb 27, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia (2-1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Detroit (2-1)	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	X	6	10	1
W: Doug Fister (1-0) L: Cole Hamels (0-1)

Detroit Tigers at Philadelphia Phillies
Feb 28, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit (3-1)	1	0	0	4	1	1	1	3	1	12	17	0
Philadelphia (2-2)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	5	11	0
W: Collin Balester (2-0) L: Vance Worley (0-1)

St. Louis Cardinals at Detroit Tigers
Mar 1, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis (2-2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Detroit (4-1)	0	3	4	0	1	2	2	1	X	13	17	0
W: Justin Verlander (1-1) L: Jaime Garcia (0-1)

Spartans Embarrass Horned Frogs

Posted on September 1, 2012 at 01:58 PM.

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The game was between two Top 15 teams in the nation! It was arguably the Game of the Week, and it was broadcast nationally.

The Spartans scored 39 unanswered points after a tough 1st Quarter.

Michigan State Spartans at TCU Horned Frogs
Sep 8, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
#11 Michigan State Spartans (3-0)	0	15	7	17	-	39
#15 TCU Horned Frogs (0-1)	7	0	0	0	-	7

Team Stats Comparison
	MSU	TCU
Total Offense	386	130
Rushing Yards	180	74
Passing Yards	206	56
First Downs	19	7
Punt Return Yards	39	0
Kick Return Yards	54	0
Total Yards	479	130
Turnovers	2	5
3rd Down Converstion	2/5	0/4
4th Down Conversion	0/2	0/1
2-Point Conversion	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-1	0-0
Penalties	0	1
Posession Time	13:31	6:29

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		MSU	TCU
1:21	(TCU) J. Hasley, 52 YD INT Return (R. DeNucci Kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MSU	TCU
1:43	(MSU) J. Caesar, 36 YD Pass from A. Maxwell (D. Conroy Kick)	7	7
0:04	(MSU) D. Sims, 1 YD Pass from A. Maxwell (2 PT Conv.)	7	15
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MSU	TCU
2:46	(MSU) D. Arnett, 25 YD Pass from A. Maxwell (D. Conroy Kick)	7	22
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MSU	TCU
3:38	(MSU) D. Conroy, 27 YD FG	7	25
3:26	(MSU) A. Maxwell, 1 YD Run (D. Conroy Kick)	7	32
1:55	(MSU) L. Caper, 5 YD Run (D. Conroy Kick)	7	39

Michigan State Spartans
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Andrew Maxwell	17/26	206	3	2
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Larry Caper	16	125	7.8	1
Le'Veon Bell	8	59	7.3	0
Andrew Maxwell	3	-9	-3.0	1
Nick Hill	1	5	5.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Dion Sims	4	32	8.0	1
Tony Lippett	3	37	12.3	0
D. Arnett	3	62	20.6	1
Keith Mumphery	2	10	5.0	0
Larry Caper	2	9	4.5	0
Bennie Fowler	1	13	13.0	0
J. Caesar	1	36	36.0	0
Andrew Gleichert	1	7	7.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
Isaiah Lewis	3	0	1	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
Dan Conroy	1/1	4/4	7	27
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
Larry Caper	1	23	23.0	0
Nick Hill	1	31	31.0	0
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
Nick Hill	3	39	13.0	0

TCU Horned Frogs
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Casey Pachall	6/15	56	0	5
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
W. James	10	59	5.9	0
C. Pachall	3	15	3.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
W. James	1	12	12.0	0
C. Fuller	1	9	9.0	0
B. Carter	1	4	4.0	0
D. Porter	1	3	3.0	0
S. Bryant	1	12	12.0	0
J. Boyce	1	16	16.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
J. Hasley	10	0	1	1
D. Gildon	7	0	1	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
R. DeNucci	0/0	1/1	1	-
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
E. Perry	3	113	37.6	0

Strong Defense Helps Put Away Boise

Posted on September 1, 2012 at 01:44 PM.

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This game was weird. The stats don't actively tell how the Spartans won the game. It was a near struggle early, but so far, the Spartans have done their better work in the 2nd Half.

Boise State Broncos at Michigan State Spartans
Sep 1, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
#23 Boise State Broncos (0-1)	3	7	0	0	-	10
#12 Michigan State Spartans (2-0)	7	7	7	3	-	24

Team Stats Comparison
	BSU	MSU
Total Offense	208	255
Rushing Yards	21	91
Passing Yards	187	164
First Downs	10	11
Punt Return Yards	11	14
Kick Return Yards	25	47
Total Yards	244	316
Turnovers	2	1
3rd Down Converstion	2/7	6/9
4th Down Conversion	1/2	1/1
2-Point Conversion	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1-1	0-0
Penalties	3	0
Posession Time	9:40	10:20

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		BSU	MSU
3:16	(MSU) K. Mumphery, 44 YD Pass from A. Maxwell (D. Conroy Kick)	0	7
0:48	(BSU) D. Goodale, 39 YD FG	3	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		BSU	MSU
1:55	(BSU) G. Linehan, 9 YD Pass from J. Southwick (D. Goodale Kick)	10	7
0:31	(MSU) J. Caesar, 22 YD Pass from A. Maxwell (D. Conroy Kick)	10	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		BSU	MSU
2:00	(MSU) K. Mumphery, 37 YD Pass from A. Maxwell (D. Conroy Kick)	10	21
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		BSU	MSU
0:19	(MSU) D. Conroy, 50 YD FG	10	24

Boise State Broncos
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Joe Southwick	15/22	187	1	2
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
D. Harper	13	47	3.6	0
Joe Southwich	3	-26	-8.6	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Kirby Moore	4	61	15.2	0
G. Linehan	4	45	11.2	1
M. Miller	3	46	15.3	0
M. Burroughs	2	15	7.5	0
J. Ajayi	1	5	5.0	0
D. Harper	1	15	15.0	0
BLOCKING	PANCAKE		SACK
J. Wilson	2		0
B. Myers	2		0
G. Linehan	2		0
F. Wright	1		0
C. Leno, Jr.	1		2
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
B. Renaud	10	0	0	0
J. Brown	10	1.0	0	0
J. Ioane	5	0	0	0
J. Taylor	5	0	1	0
J. Percy	3	0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
D. Goodale	1/1	1/1	4	40
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
T. Harman	1	35	35.0	0
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
M. Burroughs	1	25	25.0	0
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
M. Burroughs	1	11	11.0	0

Michigan State Spartans
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Andrew Maxwell	11/17	164	3	1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Le'Veon Bell	11	71	6.4	0
Larry Caper	8	22	2.7	0
Andrew Maxwell	3	-2	-0.6	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Keith Mumphery	2	81	40.5	2
Tony Lippett	2	14	7.0	0
J. Caesar	2	29	14.5	1
Dion Sims	2	19	9.5	0
M. Madaris	1	12	12.0	0
Andrew Gleichert	1	1	1.0	0
D. Arnett	1	8	8.0	0
BLOCKING	PANCAKE		SACK
Niko Palazeti	1		0
Dion Sims	1		0
Andrew Gleichert	1		0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
D. Dennard	6	0	0	0
Max Bullough	6	0	1	0
Johnny Adams	4	0	0	0
Marcus Rush	4	1.5	0	0
Denicos Allen	4	0	0	0
M. White	4	0	0	0
William Gholston	3	0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
Dan Conroy	1/1	3/3	6	51
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
Dan Conroy	1	40	40.0	0
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
Nick Hill	1	25	25.0	0
Larry Caper	1	22	22.0	0
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
Nick Hill	1	14	14.0	0

Friday, August 31, 2012

Sparty Blanks Arizona State in Season Opener

Posted on August 31, 2012 at 05:43 PM.

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The game was truly a passing spectacle for the Spartans, who debuted a new playbook.

Some outstanding features include the fact that:

Nearly all run plays have a lead blocker.
There aren't any run plays out of the shoutgun.
There are a lot of Play Action fakes.
Most passes are intended to be quick.
Very few passes need to develop.
Long passes have routes intended to flood zones or cross, in order to confuse coverages.
We prefer the "station-to-station" method, seeking long drives and focusing on each 1st down separately.

There weren't any interceptions thrown today, and Maxwell also completed 83% of his passes. He was not sacked either, though some throws were rushed.

The win was expected, as the intent was for this game to be a warmup to (21) Boise State next week.

Arizona State Sun Devils at Michigan State Spartans
Aug 26, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Arizona State Sun Devils (0-1)	0	0	0	0	-	0
#12 Michigan State Spartans (1-0)	7	17	7	14	-	45

Team Stats Comparison
	ASU	MSU
Total Offense	145	458
Rushing Yards	42	93
Passing Yards	103	365
First Downs	9	22
Punt Return Yards	0	108
Kick Return Yards	21	20
Total Yards	166	586
Turnovers	1	0
3rd Down Converstion	0-6	4-6
4th Down Conversion	0-0	2-2
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0-0	4-0
Penalties	0	2
Posession Time	6:15	13:45

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ASU	MSU
2:22	(MSU) B. Fowler, 12 YD Pass from A. Maxwell (D. Conroy Kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ASU	MSU
4:58	(MSU) N. Palazeti, 1 YD Run (D. Conroy Kick)	0	14
1:40	(MSU) D. Sims, 4 YD Pass from A. Maxwell (D. Conroy Kick)	0	21
0:00	(MSU) D. Conroy 41 YD FG	0	24
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ASU	MSU
2:14	(MSU) L. Bell, 3 YD Pass from A. Maxwell (D. Conroy Kick)	0	31
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ASU	MSU
3:44	(MSU) K. Mumphery, 36 YD Pass from A. Maxwell (D. Conroy Kick)	0	38
2:44	(MSU) N. Hill, 88 YD Punt Return (D. Conroy Kick)	0	45

Arizona State Sun Devils
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Michael Eubank	11/17	103	0	1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Michael Eubank	8	17	2.1	0
Cameron Marshall	7	26	3.7	0
Kevin Ozier	1	-1	-1.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Jamal Miles	3	39	13.0	0
Cameron Marshall	2	21	10.5	0
AJ Pickens	2	9	4.5	0
Kyle Middlebrooks	2	9	4.5	0
Chris Coyle	1	10	10	0
Rashad Ross	1	15	15	0
BLOCKING	PANCAKE		SACK
Andrew Sampson	2		0
Max Smith	1		0
Kody Koebensky	1		1
Jamil Douglas	1		0
Chris Coyle	1		0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
Anthony Jones	11	0	0	0
Ezekiel Bishop	10	0	0	0
Brandon Magee	10	0	0	0
Keelan Johnson	8	0	0	0
Carl Bradford	6	0	0	0
Deveron Carr	6	0	0	0
Alden Darby	5	0	0	0
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
Alex Garouette	5	181	36.2	1
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
Rashad Ross	1	21	21.0	0

Michigan State Spartans
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Andrew Maxwell	26/31	365	4	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Le'Veon Bell	16	88	5.5	0
Andrew Maxwell	2	4	2.0	0
Niko Palazeti	2	1	0.5	1
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Dion Sims	11	111	10.0	1
Bennie Fowler	4	59	14.7	1
Le'Veon Bell	4	32	8.0	1
Keith Mumphery	3	59	19.6	1
Andrew Gleichert	3	79	26.3	0
Tony Lippett	1	25	25.0	0
BLOCKING	PANCAKE		SACK
Dan France	1		0
Travis Jackson	1		0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
Max Bullough	7	0	1	0
Denicos Allen	6	1	0	0
Johnny Adams	5	0	0	0
Chris Norman	4	0.5	0	0
Marcus Rush	4	0.5	0	0
Anthony Rashad-White	2	1	0	0
Tyler Hoover	1	1	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
Dan Conroy	1-1	6-6	9	41
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
Nick Hill	1	20	20.0	0
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
Nick Hill	3	108	36.0	1

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Tigers Offseason Trades

Posted on August 30, 2012 at 05:49 PM.

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The Tigers trade Edwin Encarnacion, Matt Guerrier, and Damon Johnson to the Cardinals for Michael Morse and Eduardo Sanchez.

Encarnacion tripled his salary over the past year, and with our commitment to getting under budget, we had to trade him. Encarnacion didn't perform fully as expected. If you remember, Morse spent the 1st half of the season with the Tigers. He produced well with a +.300 AVG and more than 20 HR. Guerrier is coming to the end of his career, and Sanchez is an up-and-comer that has proven himself in the NL.

The Tigers trade Jon Lester, Brian Fuentes, and Pedro Valdez to the Reds for Johnny Cueto, Nick Masset, and Larry Burton.

Before Lester's hot streak at the end of the year, he was troublesome. We worried about his command, and he had been rocked on occasion. The organization has decided to stay away from lefty starters forever. Cueto has become more of a lefty-killer than before. Fuentes was set to make $5 million. He didn't perform that well, until the postseason. Masset is expected to blossom later, but he has a relatively high OVR for our bullpen.

The Tigers trade Ryan Doumit and Matt Daley to the Cubs for Wellington Castillo and Claude McCarthy.

Doumit was originally signed to back up Geovany Soto, but Castillo is younger, cheaper, and better defensively. He doesn't hit for contact as well as Doumit, but he will make up for it with power.

The Tigers trade Paul Konerko, Geovany Soto, and Jason Bulger to the Rangers for Mike Napoli, Dave Graham, and Blaine Ford.

Konerko was entering the final year of his contract. His age worries us about his future, and his OVR has already fallen from the past season. Napoli is known for power. He will also share catching duties with Castillo.

The Tigers trade Josh Beckett, Luke French, and Harry Fernandez to the Rockies for Jhoulys Chacin, Rickie Gaub, and Casey Parker.

Beckett was getting expensive, and Chacin has promising potential. He can start now, but he will likely be a 4th or 5th guy. We aren't worried about the rotation, so we took the deal and hope things will turn out as expected.

As a result, for the 1st time in 2 seasons, the Tigers are under budget. That was our goal, and we will hopefully stick to it. Our top 10 salaries* account for 85% of the team's MLB payroll. As a result, we have more than half of the team accounting for only 15%!

MLB Offseason

Posted on August 30, 2012 at 05:31 PM.

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Notable Acquisitions
Vladimir Guerrero (PHI)
Marco Scutaro (SF)
Francisco Rodriguez (NYY)
David Ortiz (COL)
Shaun Marcum (STL)
Carlos Lee (STL)
Mike Adams (BOS)
Carlos Quentin (TOR)
Carlos Pena (MIA)
Johnathan Broxton (BOS)
Erik Bedard (STL)
Edwin Jackson (MIN)
Joel Peralta (BOS)

Teams Over Budget
STL, CHC, ARI, CLE, WSH, BAL, SD, PIT, TEX, TB, CIN, KC

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Notable Retirees

Posted on August 29, 2012 at 05:50 PM.

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Derek Jeter
Mariano Rivera
Octavio Dotel
Jason Isringhausen
Manny Ramirez
Ryan Franklin
Bartolo Colon
Miguel Tejada
Darren Oliver
Craig Counsell
Chipper Jones
Luis Castillo
Eric Hinske
Corey Patterson
Jake Westbrook
Carlos Silva
Trever Miller
Takashi Saito
Jason Varitek
Juan Uribe
Jorge Posada
Guillermo Mota
Derek Lowe
Ivan Rodriguez
Chone Figgins
RA Dickey
Johnny Damon
Jose Contreras
Hideki Matsui
Melvin Mora
Joe Nathan
Orlando Cabrera
Livan Hernandez
Scott Rolen
Todd Helton
Casey Blake
Jamie Moyer
Bengie Molina

End of Season Awards

Posted on August 29, 2012 at 05:40 PM.

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2012 MLB Award Winners
Award	Player	Pos	Team
AL Most Valuable Player	Adam Jones	OF	Detroit Tigers
AL Cy Young Award	Justin Verlander	SP	Detroit Tigers
AL Rolaids Relief Award	Joakim Soria	CL	Kansas City Royals
AL Rookie of the Year	Ryan Lavarnway	C/DH	Boston Red Sox
NL Most Valuable Player	Matt Kemp	CF	Los Angeles Dodgers
NL Cy Young Award	Ricky Romero*	SP	Milwaukee Brewers
NL Rolaids Relief Award	Joel Hanrahan	CL	Pittsburgh Pirates
NL Rookie of the Year	Zack Cozart	SS	Cincinnati Reds

2012 MLB Rawlings Gold Glove Award Winners
American League	Pos	National League
Russell Martin (NYY)	C	Buster Posey (SF)
Justin Morneau (MIN)	1B	Freddie Freeman (ATL)
Ian Kinsler (DET)	2B	Aaron Hill (ARI)
Alex Gordon (KC)	3B	Scott Rolen (CIN)
Alcides Escobar (KC)	SS	Freddy Sanchez (CHC)
Josh Hamilton (TEX)	OF	Charlie Blackmon (COL)
Jeff Francoeur (KC)	OF	Gerardo Parra (ARI)
Adam Jones (DET)	OF	Nate Schierholtz (SF)
Yu Darvish (TEX)	P	Kyle Lohse (STL)

2012 MLB Silver Slugger Award Winners
American League	Pos	National League
Kurt Suzuki (OAK)	C	Brian McCann (ATL)
Prince Fielder*** (NYY)	1B	Jerry Sands (LAD)
Ian Kinsler (DET)	2B	Dan Uggla (ATL)
Miguel Cabrera (DET)	3B	Aramis Ramirez (MIL)
Dustin Pedroia (BOS)	SS	Troy Tulowitzki (COL)
Adam Jones (DET)	OF	Matt Kemp (LAD)
Curtis Granderson (NYY)	OF	Carlos Gonzalez (COL)
Hunter Pence (DET)	OF	Carlos Beltran (STL)
David Ortiz** (CWS)	DH	Yovani Gallardo (MIL)

Comeback Player of the Year
AL: Kendrys Morales (LAA)
NL: Ike Davis (NYM)

Team Awards
Best Regular Season Record: Detroit Tigers (150-12)
Best Team AVG: Detroit Tigers (.353)
Best Team OPS: Detroit Tigers (.981)
Best Team ERA: Detroit Tigers (2.09)
Best Team WHIP: Detroit Tigers (0.91)
Most Team HR: Detroit Tigers (363)
Most Team SB: Washington Nationals (154)
Most Team SO: Detroit Tigers (574)
Best Fielding %: Detroit Tigers (.994)
Lowest Cost per Win: Oakland Athletics ($850 K)

End of the World Series

Posted on August 29, 2012 at 05:21 PM.

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(1) Detroit Tigers defeat (2) Miami Marlins 4-0.

Miguel Cabrera* is the World Series MVP.

*In my opinion, the title should belong to Justin Verlander. He only gave up 1 run and 10 hits over 18 innings. That was 2 complete games.

Tigers Sweep Marlins and Win World Series

Posted on August 29, 2012 at 05:18 PM.

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World Series Game 4 @ MIA

Everything went right for the Tigers, and the wheels fell off of the Marlins late. Justin Verlander pitched phenomenally on short rest. He had everyone on their seats as he retired the batting order twice, in short order. The Marlins' 1st hit came in the 7th, when Jose Reyes singled to right-center. He had 2 of the Marlins' 3 hits.

There was no scoring until the 7th, thanks to Ricky Nolasco. Then he proceeded to give up 6 runs over his final 2 innings. Steve Cishek finished things off by giving up the last 4.

There were 14 hits for the Tigers, 6 were doubles, and Adam Jones and Miguel Cabrera homered.

Detroit Tigers at Miami Marlins
Nov 2, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit (4-0)	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	4	10	14	0
Miami (0-4)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
W: Justin Verlander (3-0) L: Ricky Nolasco (1-1)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Hunter Pence	5	0	1	0	0	0	0
Adam Jones	5	2	2	2	0	0	1
Andre Ethier	4	3	3	1	0	0	0
Miguel Cabrera	5	2	2	2	0	0	1
Paul Konerko	3	1	1	1	1	1	0
Ian Kinsler	4	1	2	2	0	0	0
JJ Hardy	4	0	2	2	0	1	0
Geovany Soto	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Justin Verlander	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
TEAM TOTALS	37	10	14	10	1	3	2
BATTING: 2B: G. Soto, A. Ethier 2, JJ Hardy, A. Jones, H. Pence HR: A. Jones, M. Cabrera HBP: A. Ethier SF: P. Konerko SAC: J. Verlander RBI: I. Kinsler 2, A. Ethier, JJ Hardy 2, A. Jones 2, P. Konerko, M. Cabrera 2
BASERUNNING: CS: JJ Hardy

Miami Marlins
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Jose Reyes	4	0	2	0	0	0	0
Hanley Ramirez	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Giancarlo Stanton	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
Logan Morrison	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
John Buck	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
Omar Infante	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bryan Petersen	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
Emilio Bonifacio	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ricky Nolasco	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Steve Cishek	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Coghlan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS	29	0	3	0	0	10	0

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Justin Verlander (W)	9.0	3	0	0	0	10	0
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	3	0	0	0	10	0
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: J. Verlander 84-68

Miami Marlins
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Ricky Nolasco (L)	7.2	11	6	6	1	3	0
Steve Cishek	1.1	2	4	4	0	0	2
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	14	10	10	1	3	2

Buehrle is Not the Answer

Posted on August 29, 2012 at 04:21 PM.

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World Series Game 3 @ MIA

Well, the Tigers continued to beat up on lefties today, and Mark Buehrle exited before the 3rd inning was over! He gave up 3 in the 1st, 1 in the 2nd, and 2 in the 3rd. Former teammate Paul Konerko homered as part of the offensive output.

Edward Mujica is unavailable if Ricky Nolasco is given the hook early tomorrow. Thanks to the travel day of rest yesterday, Justin Verlander is ready to pitch the potential World Series winning game!

Nolasco, an All Star, has been a true surprise this season. For now, he is the Marlins' last hope. Game 4 is tomorrow.

Detroit Tigers at Miami Marlins
Nov 1, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit (3-0)	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	12	0
Miami (0-3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
W: Jon Lester (2-0) L: Mark Buehrle (2-1)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Hunter Pence	5	0	0	0	0	1	0
Adam Jones	5	1	1	1	0	2	1
Miguel Cabrera	5	1	1	0	0	1	0
Paul Konerko	5	1	2	2	0	1	1
Ian Kinsler	4	2	2	0	0	0	0
Mark Trumbo	3	1	2	0	1	0	0
JJ Hardy	4	1	2	1	0	1	0
Geovany Soto	4	0	2	2	0	1	0
Jon Lester	3	0	0	1	1	0	0
Mark Melancon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS	38	7	12	7	2	7	2
BATTING: 2B: G. Soto 2 HR: A. Jones, P. Konerko RBI: G. Soto 2, JJ Hardy, A. Jones, J. Lester, P. Konerko 2

Miami Marlins
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Jose Reyes	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Emilio Bonifacio	4	0	3	0	0	0	0
Giancarlo Stanton	3	0	2	0	1	0	0
Hanley Ramirez	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Logan Morrison	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
John Buck	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Omar Infante	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Bryan Petersen	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
Mark Buehrle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Edward Mujica	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gil Velazquez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Cishek	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS	3	0	7	0	1	7	0
BATTING: 3B: E. Bonifacio

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jon Lester (W)	7.2	7	0	0	1	7	0
Mark Melancon	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	7	0	0	1	7	0

Miami Marlins
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Mark Buehrle (L)	2.2	9	6	6	0	3	2
Edward Mujica	5.1	3	1	1	2	3	0
Steve Cishek	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	12	7	7	2	7	2

Game of the Year?

Posted on August 29, 2012 at 02:46 PM.

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World Series Game 2 vs. MIA

As we entered Game 2, the focus was on the effect that pitching would have. Once again, we expected few runs with both Anibal Sanchez and Josh Beckett starting. Coming in, Josh Beckett had not lost as a Tiger. However, he has had the benefit of some no-decisions.

Tigers fans were worried, as yet another Marlin ace was carving up batters. The first run was scored in the 6th when Hunter Pence slugged a solo shot to left.

After an innocent leadoff single in the 7th by Giancarlo Stanton, the middle of the Marlins lineup went on a tear, rattling off multiple hits and taking a 3-1 lead.

After posting consecutive hits (and an RBI) to start the bottom of the 7th, a double play wiped out the rest.

The 8th was treacherous, as Jose Reyes doubled down the line, but he was stranded.

Off Juan Carlos Oviedo, the Tigers rallied with 2 outs in the 8th to take a 4-3 lead. Miguel Cabrera struck out to end the inning, leaving a baserunner that almost haunted the Tigers.

John Axford came on in the 9th. With two outs, John Buck hit a ground-rule double. With 2 strikes, Adalberto Brach grounded another double down the line. John Axford blew the save.

Trouble brewed, with two outs (once again), for the Tigers in the bottom of the 9th. Oviedo was pulled for Steve Cishek, who surrendered a triple to Ian Kinsler. Pinch-hitter Mark Trumbo was intentionally walked. On a 1-2 pitch, the next batter, Geovany Soto, walked off with a single to short right.

The Tigers escaped, and they will head to New Marlins Park for the first time in franchise history. They bring a 2-0 lead with them...

Miami Marlins at Detroit Tigers
Oct 30, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Miami (0-2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	4	9	0
Detroit (2-0)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	5	12	0
W: John Axford (1-0) L: Steve Cishek (1-1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			MIA	DET
DET	6	Hunter Pence homers to left.	0	1
MIA	7	John Buck doubles. Giancarlo Stanton and Logan Morrison score.	2	1
MIA	7	Omar Infante hits a sacrifice fly. John Buck scores.	3	1
DET	7	Miguel Cabrera singles. Andre Ethier scores.	3	2
DET	8	Hunter Pence triples. Geovany Soto scores.	3	3
DET	8	Adam Jones singles. Hunter Pence scores.	3	4
MIA	9	Adalberto Brach doubles. John Buck scores.	4	4
DET	9	Geovany Soto singles. Ian Kinsler scores. Ryan Flaherty to 2nd.	4	5

Miami Marlins
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Jose Reyes	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Hanley Ramirez	4	0	1	0	0	2	0
Giancarlo Stanton	4	1	1	0	0	1	0
Logan Morrison	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
Brett Hayes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Buck	4	2	2	2	0	1	0
Adalberto Brach	3	0	1	1	0	2	0
Omar Infante	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
Bryan Petersen	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
Emilio Bonifacio	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
TEAM TOTALS	31	4	9	4	0	9	0
BATTING: 2B: J. Buck 2, A. Brach, J. Reyes SF: O. Infante SAC: A. Brach RBI: J. Buck 2, A. Brach, O. Infante
BASERUNNING: CS: B. Petersen

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Hunter Pence	4	2	2	2	0	0	1
Adam Jones	4	0	3	1	0	0	0
Andre Ethier	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
Miguel Cabrera	4	0	2	1	0	1	0
Paul Konerko	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Edwin Encarnacion	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ian Kinsler	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
JJ Hardy	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Trumbo	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Ryan Flaherty	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Geovany Soto	4	1	2	1	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS	35	5	12	5	1	2	1
BATTING: 2B: A. Ethier 3B: I. Kinsler, H. Pence HR: H. Pence RBI: G. Soto, A. Jones, H. Pence 2, M. Cabrera
BASERUNNING: SB: A. Jones 2

Miami Marlins
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Anibal Sanchez	7.0	6	2	2	0	1	1
Juan Carlos Oviedo	1.1	4	2	2	0	1	0
Steve Cishek (L)	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	0
TEAM TOTALS	8.2	12	5	5	1	2	1

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Josh Beckett	6.0	4	1	1	0	8	0
Daniel Schlereth	0+	2	2	2	0	0	0
Mark Melancon	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Guerrier	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
John Axford (W)	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	9	4	4	0	9	0

Aces Duel in Game 1

Posted on August 29, 2012 at 01:28 PM.

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World Series Game 1 vs. MIA

Coming into the game, there were a lot of unknowns. This is expected, considering the fact that this is an interleague matchup.

Few runs were expected as Josh Johnson and Justin Verlander took the mound. However, the Tigers manufactured more than usual with productive outs, including 2 sacrifice flies.

Josh Johnson was extremely effective as a result. (He also got a lot of groundball outs.) However, more runs than he wished found their way on the board.

So far, Andre Ethier is the best candidate for World Series MVP. He homered and drove in 2. But, if Verlander gets another start, we can add him in as well.

Miami Marlins at Detroit Tigers
Oct 29, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Miami (0-1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	7	1
Detroit (1-0)	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	X	5	10	0
W: Justin Verlander (2-0) L: Josh Johnson (0-1)

Miami Marlins
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Jose Reyes	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Hanley Ramirez	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Giancarlo Stanton	4	1	1	0	0	3	0
Logan Morrison	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
John Buck	4	0	2	0	0	0	0
Adalberto Brach	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Coghlan	2	0	1	1	0	1	0
Omar Infante	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bryan Petersen	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
Emilio Bonifacio	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS	33	1	7	1	0	9	0
BATTING: 2B: J. Buck RBI: C. Coghlan
BASERUNNING: SB: J. Reyes, E. Bonifacio
FIELDING: E: H. Ramirez

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Hunter Pence	4	0	2	1	0	0	0
Adam Jones	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Andre Ethier	4	2	2	2	0	0	1
Miguel Cabrera	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Paul Konerko	3	0	1	1	0	0	0
Edwin Encarnacion	4	0	2	0	0	0	0
Ian Kinsler	2	1	1	1	0	0	0
JJ Hardy	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Geovany Soto	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
TEAM TOTALS	31	5	10	5	0	2	1
BATTING: 2B: A. Ethier 3B: A. Jones HR: A. Ethier SF: I. Kinsler, P. Konerko RBI: I. Kinsler, A. Ethier 2, H. Pence, P. Konerko
BASERUNNING: SB: I. Kinsler