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Saturday, May 19, 2012

2012 Detroit Tigers Game 7

Posted on May 19, 2012 at 03:29 PM.

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Game 7 @ CWS

Following the sweep of the Rays, the Tigers were firing on all cylinders in this one. Doug Fister retired the 1st 12 batters. That stupid exchange between Gary Thorne and Steve Phillips jinxed it, as Tyler Flowers doubled down the line right after. Fister went on to strike out 12 over 7 and 1/3 innings.

Ian Kinsler homered and stole a base. Maybe he's on his way to the 30-30 club (he has 4 HR and 4 SB already). Alex Avila had his first bomb of the year.

Overall, the Tigers continued to have success against the White Sox. At least they didn't have to face Verlander...

Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox
Apr 13, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit (6-1)	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	3	9	16	0
Chicago (3-4)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	6	0
W: Doug Fister (2-0) L: Gavin Floyd (0-2)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			DET	CHW
DET	4	Ian Kinsler homers to left field. Prince Fielder scores.	2	0
DET	4	Michael Morse singles. Victor Martinez scores.	3	0
DET	4	Alex Avila homers to left field. Michael Morse scores.	5	0
CHW	5	Dayan Viciedo grounds out. Tyler Flowers scores.	5	1
DET	8	Victor Martinez singles. Prince Fielder scores.	6	1
CHW	8	Kosuke Fukudome doubles. Alex Rios scores.	6	2
DET	9	Andre Ethier singles. Michael Morse and Jhonny Peralta score.	8	2
DET	9	Miguel Cabrera hits a sacrifice fly. Austin Jackson scores.	9	2

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Austin Jackson	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	.233
Andre Ethier	5	0	1	2	0	1	0	.260
Miguel Cabrera	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.480
Prince Fielder	5	2	2	0	0	1	0	.392
Ian Kinsler	4	1	2	2	0	1	1	.333
Victor Martinez	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	.296
Michael Morse	4	2	3	1	0	0	0	.461
Alex Avila	4	1	1	2	0	0	1	.263
Jhonny Peralta	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.260
TEAM TOTALS	39	9	16	9	0	4	2	---
BATTING: 2B: P. Fielder (1), A. Jackson (1), V. Martinez (1) HR: A. Avila (1), I. Kinsler (4) SF: M. Cabrera (1) RBI: M. Cabrera (5), A. Avila 2 (3), V. Martinez (2), M. Morse (4), I. Kinsler 2 (13), A. Ethier 2 (3)
BASERUNNING: SB: I. Kinsler (4) CS: I. Kinsler (2)

Chicago White Sox
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Alejandro De Aza	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.156
Alexei Ramirez	4	0	1	0	0	3	0	.375
Adam Dunn	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.291
Tyler Flowers	4	1	1	0	0	3	0	.230
AJ Pierzynski	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.260
Gordon Beckham	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.275
Dayan Viciedo	3	0	0	1	0	2	0	.240
Alex Rios	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.285
Kosuke Fukudome	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	.111
TEAM TOTALS	33	2	6	2	0	14	0	---
BATTING: 2B: T. Flowers (3), A. Rios (3), K. Fukudome (1) RBI: D. Viciedo (8), K. Fukudome (2)

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Doug Fister (W)	7.1	5	2	2	0	12	0	1.20
Scott Downs	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	6	2	2	0	14	0	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: D. Fister 81-68, S. Downs 14-11

Chicago White Sox
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Gavin Floyd (L)	3.2	9	5	5	0	1	2	11.74
D. Axelrod	5.1	7	4	4	0	3	0	6.75
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	16	9	9	0	4	2	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: G. Floyd 32-30, D. Axelrod 35-34

Friday, May 18, 2012

2012 Detroit Tigers Game 6

Posted on May 18, 2012 at 08:42 PM.

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Game 6 vs. TB

After a thrilling game last night, the fans out at this one were no less excited to begin with. Both rotations put out their aces for show: David Price vs. Justin Verlander.

David Price hit the showers early when the Tigers exploded in the 3rd inning, where they scored all 6 of their runs.

Both Geovany Soto and Prince Fielder homered (officially) for the first time as Detroit Tigers.

Tampa Bay Rays at Detroit Tigers
Apr 12, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Tampa Bay (3-3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
Detroit (5-1)	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0		6	12	0
W: Justin Verlander (3-0) L: David Price (1-1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			TAM	DET
DET	3	Geovany Soto homers to right-center field.	0	1
DET	3	Ian Kinsler singles. Jhonny Peralta scores.	0	2
DET	3	Miguel Cabrera singles. Austin Jackson scores.	0	3
DET	3	Prince Fielder homers to right-center field. Ian Kinsler and Miguel Cabrera score.	0	6

Tampa Bay Rays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
BJ Upton	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.360
Matt Joyce	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.238
Evan Longoria	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	.409
Carlos Pena	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.238
Luke Scott	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.350
Ben Zobrist	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227
Desmond Jennings	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.208
Jose Molina	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.045
Jeff Keppinger	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.181
TEAM TOTALS	31	0	6	0	0	8	0	---
BASERUNNING: SB: D. Jennings (3)
FIELDING: E: J. Keppinger (1)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Austin Jackson	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.200
Ian Kinsler	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.304
Miguel Cabrera	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	.523
Prince Fielder	4	1	2	3	0	0	1	.391
Victor Martinez	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.260
Michael Morse	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.409
John Mayberry, Jr.	4	0	1	0	0	3	0	.500
Geovany Soto	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.125
Jhonny Peralta	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.210
TEAM TOTALS	35	6	12	6	0	7	2	---
BATTING: 2B: J. Peralta (1) 3B: M. Cabrera (1) HR: P. Fielder (1), G. Soto RBI: M. Cabrera (1), P. Fielder 3 (7), G. Soto (1), I. Kinsler (1)
BASERUNNING: SB: J. Mayberry (1)

Tampa Bay Rays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
David Price (L)	3.0	7	6	6	0	1	2	8.00
Wade Davis	5.0	5	0	0	0	6	0	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	12	6	6	0	7	2	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: D. Price 29-25, W. Davis 38-37

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Justin Verlander	9.0	6	0	0	0	8	0	1.93
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	6	0	0	0	8	0	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: J. Verlander 103-77

2012 Detroit Tigers Game 5

Posted on May 18, 2012 at 07:09 PM.

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Game 5 vs. TB

Nate Robertson took the mound for the Tigers. He was the second of 2 unexpected starters to take the mound so far this season.

This one was a seesaw battle all the way! It was an amazing one to win (IN WALK-OFF FASHION)! Yet, it was terrible on the other side, as Kyle Farnsworth blew the save when he had a one run lead late.

Tampa Bay Rays at Detroit Tigers
Apr 11, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Tampa Bay (3-2)	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	7	11	0
Detroit (4-1)	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	8	11	0
W: Matt Guerrier (1-0) L: Kyle Farnsworth (1-0)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			TAM	DET
TAM	1	BJ Upton homers to left field. Desmond Jennings scores.	2	0
DET	1	Prince Fielder singles. Andre Ethier scores.	2	1
DET	1	Ian Kinsler homers to left field. Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder score.	2	4
DET	3	Ian Kinsler hits a sacrifice fly, Miguel Cabrera scores.	2	5
TAM	4	Luke Scott hits a sacrifice fly. Ben Zobrist scores.	3	5
TAM	4	Carlos Pena doubles. Jeff Keppinger scores.	4	5
DET	5	Prince Fielder singles. Austin Jackson scores.	4	6
TAM	8	BJ Upton homers to left center field.	5	6
TAM	8	Luke Scott doubles. Evan Longoria scores.	6	6
TAM	8	Matt Joyce singles. Brandon Guyer scores.	7	6
DET	9	Michael Morse homers to left field.	7	7
DET	9	Andre Ethier singles. Austin Jackson scores.	7	8

Tampa Bay Rays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Desmond Jennings	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	.190
BJ Upton	5	2	2	3	0	1	2	.428
Evan Longoria	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.333
Ben Zobrist	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.263
Jeff Keppinger	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.157
Luke Scott	3	0	2	2	0	0	0	.411
Brandon Guyer	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.195
Matt Joyce	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.294
Carlos Pena	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	.235
Sean Rodriguez	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jose Molina	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.052
TEAM TOTALS	37	7	11	7	0	5	2	---
BATTING: 2B: C. Pena (2), B. Zobrist (1), L. Scott (2), J. Keppinger (1) HR: BJ Upton 2 (4) SF: L. Scott (1) RBI: C. Pena (3), BJ Upton 3 (8), M. Joyce (4), L. Scott 2 (2)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Austin Jackson	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	.190
Andre Ethier	5	1	2	1	0	1	0	.277
Miguel Cabrera	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	.470
Prince Fielder	4	1	2	2	0	1	0	.368
Ian Kinsler	3	1	1	4	0	0	1	.315
Victor Martinez	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.263
Michael Morse	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	.444
Alex Avila	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266
Jhonny Peralta	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.187
TEAM TOTALS	35	8	11	8	1	4	2	---
BATTING: 2B: M. Cabrera (3) HR: M. Morse (1), I. Kinsler (3) SF: I. Kinsler (3) RBI: P. Fielder 2 (4), M. Morse (3), I. Kinsler 4 (10), A. Ethier (1)
BASERUNNING: SB: A. Jackson 2 (2)

Tampa Bay Rays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jeff Niemann	1.0	5	4	4	0	0	1	36.00
Alex Cobb	6.0	3	2	2	1	3	0	3.00
Joel Peralta (H)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Kyle Farnsworth (L)	0.2	3	2	2	0	0	1	18.02
TEAM TOTALS	8.2	11	8	8	1	4	2	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: J. Niemann 12-12, A. Cobb 46-39, J. Peralta 5-5, K. Farnsworth 8-5

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Nate Robertson	6.0	7	4	4	0	4	1	6.00
Mark Melancon (H)	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	9.00
Matt Guerrier (W)	2.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	6.00
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	11	7	7	0	5	2	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: N. Robertson 73-59, M. Melancon 8-8, M. Guerrier 21-17

Thursday, May 17, 2012

2012 Detroit Tigers Game 4

Posted on May 17, 2012 at 09:54 PM.

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Game 4 vs. TB

After a day off, the Tigers began a 3 game series against the Rays. The Tigers' pitching had their first test in response to the Gio Gonzalez and Josh Beckett injuries. The lineup recieved a shakeup as well, which helped.

Justin Verlander made a relief appearance, as new starter Daniel Schlereth had stamina issues. The Tigers offense got back in the groove en route to victory.

Congratulations to Prince Fielder on his 1,000th hit.

Tampa Bay Rays at Detroit Tigers
Apr 10, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Tampa Bay (3-1)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0
Detroit (3-1)	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	X	5	13	0
W: Justin Verlander (2-0) L: Jeremy Hellickson (0-1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			TAM	DET
TAM	1	Evan Longoria triples. BJ Upton scores.	1	0
DET	5	Jhonny Peralta singles. Michael Morse scores.	1	1
DET	6	Prince Fielder singles. Miguel Cabrera scores.	1	2
DET	6	Michael Morse singles. Prince Fielder scores.	1	3
DET	7	Victor Martinez homers to left-center field.	1	4
DET	8	Ian Kinsler homers to right field.	1	5

Tampa Bay Rays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Desmond Jennings	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.187
BJ Upton	4	1	1	0	0	3	0	.437
Evan Longoria	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	.357
Ben Zobrist	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266
Jeff Keppinger	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.066
Luke Scott	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.357
Matt Joyce	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.307
Carlos Pena	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.200
Jose Molina	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.066
TEAM TOTALS	29	1	4	1	0	10	0	---
BATTING: 3B: E. Longoria (1) RBI: E. Longoria (5)
BASERUNNING: SB: BJ Upton (5) CS: L. Scott (1)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Victor Martinez	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	.333
Andre Ethier	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.230
Miguel Cabrera	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.428
Prince Fielder	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	.333
Ian Kinsler	4	1	1	1	0	2	1	.312
Austin Jackson	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.176
Michael Morse	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	.357
Alex Avila	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.363
Jhonny Peralta	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.250
TEAM TOTALS	36	5	13	5	0	0	2	---
BATTING: 2B: M. Cabrera (2), A, Ethier (1) HR: V. Martinez (1), I. Kinsler (2) RBI: P. Fielder (2), J. Peralta (3), V. Martinez (1), M. Morse (2), I. Kinsler (6)

Tampa Bay Rays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jeremy Hellickson (L)	7.2	13	5	5	0	5	2	5.87
Jake McGee	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	13	5	5	0	5	2	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: J. Hellickson 66-62, J. McGee 1-1

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Daniel Schlereth	4.2	4	1	1	0	6	0	1.93
Justin Verlander (W)	2.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.72
Scott Downs (H)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Matt Guerrier	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	4	1	1	0	10	0	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: D. Schlereth 61-53, J. Verlander 14-13, S. Downs 13-11, M. Guerrier 8-7

2012 Detroit Tigers Game 3

Posted on May 17, 2012 at 08:56 PM.

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Game 3 vs. BOS

This one surely sucked for the home team. They were shut out by Clay Buchholz, who pitched a complete game for the Red Sox. Carl Crawford and David Ortiz provided the RBIs with one each.

The Tigers only had 3 hits in the loss. Jordan Zimmermann's only blemish was the home run to Carl Crawford, his first.

Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers
Apr 8, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston (1-2)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	5	0
Detroit (2-1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
W: Clay Buchholz (1-0) L: Jordan Zimmermann (0-1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			BOS	DET
BOS	5	Carl Crawford homers to right-center field.	1	0
BOS	9	David Ortiz hits a sacrifice fly. Mike Aviles scores.	2	0

Boston Red Sox
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Jacoby Ellsbury	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.083
Dustin Pedroia	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.300
Mike Aviles	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
Adrian Gonzalez	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.333
David Ortiz	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.272
Carl Crawford	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.083
Ryan Lavarnway	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100
Kevin Youkilis	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Cody Ross	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111
Brad Emaus	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.375
BATTING: HR: C. Crawford (1) SF: D. Ortiz (1) RBI: C. Crawford (1), D. Ortiz (2)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Austin Jackson	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.153
Marco Scutaro	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Andre Ethier	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.222
Miguel Cabrera	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.500
Prince Fielder	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.363
Victor Martinez	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.272
Ian Kinsler	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333
Michael Morse	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Alex Avila	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.285
Jhonny Peralta	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Manny Ramirez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TEAM TOTALS	29	0	3	0	0	7	0	---
BASERUNNING: SB: I. Kinsler (3)

Boston Red Sox
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Clay Buchholz (W)	9.0	3	0	0	0	7	0	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	3	0	0	0	7	0	0.00
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: C. Buchholz 68-58

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jordan Zimmermann (L)	6.1	3	1	1	0	9	1	1.42
Randy Choate	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Al Alburquerque	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	0	13.51
Scott Downs	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	5	2	2	0	9	1	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: J. Zimmermann 77-67, R. Choate 11-8, A. Alburquerque 10-10, S. Downs 10-8

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

2011-12 Detroit Pistons: NBA Playoffs

Posted on May 16, 2012 at 09:58 PM.

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The Pistons crushed the Pacers, even though it took 5 games. Tayshaun Prince was hurt in the effort, and he will miss the rest of the NBA Playoffs.

The Magic gave the Pistons trouble in the regular season; however the Pistons eventually gained the upper hand and won in the 7 game struggle.

The Pistons clashed with the Heat next. They were a much tougher team to play in the Playoffs. The Pistons got lucky when Dwayne Wade went down and out with injury.

In the Finals, the Pistons met the Clippers. Considering the recent playoff drama, the Pistons clinched the championship in 5 games! Congratulations on a great (simmed) season. The celebration of a championship was slightly diluted because there are a lot of moves to be made in the offseason.

2011-12 NBA Season Individual Award Winners

Posted on May 16, 2012 at 08:57 PM.

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2011-12 Season Award Winners
Award	Player	Pos	Team
Most Valuable Player	LeBron James	SF	Miami Heat
Rookie of the Year	Kyrie Irving	PG	Cleveland Cavaliers
Sixth Man of the Year	Andre Miller	PG	Denver Nuggets
Defensive Player of the Year	Dwight Howard	C	Orlando Magic
Most Improved Player	Ramon Sessions	PG	Los Angeles Lakers
Coach of the Year	Lawrence Frank		Detroit Pistons
All-NBA 1st Team
All-NBA 1st Team	Derrick Rose	G	Detroit Pistons
	Russel Westbrook	G	Oklahoma City Thunder
	LeBron James	F	Miami Heat
	Kevin Durant	F	Oklahoma City Thunder
	Dwight Howard	C	Orlando Magic
All-NBA 2nd Team
All-NBA 2nd Team	Stephen Curry	G	Golden State Warriors
	Kobe Bryant	G	Los Angeles Lakers
	Dirk Nowitzki	F	Dallas Mavericks
	Amar'e Stoudemire	F	New York Knicks
	Brook Lopez	C	New Jersey Nets
All-NBA 3rd Team
All-NBA 3rd Team	Chris Paul	G	Los Angeles Clippers
	John Wall	G	Washington Wizards
	Kevin Love	F	Minnesota Timberwolves
	Carmelo Anthony	F	New York Knicks
	Al Jefferson	C	Utah Jazz
All-Defensive 1st Team
All-Defensive 1st Team	Derrick Rose	G	Detroit Pistons
	Rajon Rondo	G	Boston Celtics
	Josh Smith	F	Atlanta Hawks
	LeBron James	F	Miami Heat
	Dwight Howard	C	Orlando Magic
All-Defensive 2nd Team
All-Defensive 2nd Team	Paul George	G	Portland Trail Blazers
	Jason Kidd	G	Dallas Mavericks
	Kevin Durant	F	Oklahoma City Thunder
	Kevin Garnett	F	Boston Celtics
	Marc Gasol	C	Memphis Grizzlies
All-Rookie 1st Team
All-Rookie 1st Team	Kyrie Irving	G	Cleveland Cavaliers
	Ricky Rubio	G	Minnesota Timberwolves
	Kenneth Faried	F	Denver Nuggets
	MarShon Brooks	G	New Jersey Nets
	Brandon Knight	G	Chicago Bulls
All-Rookie 2nd Team
All-Rookie 2nd Team	Markieff Morris	F	Phoenix Suns
	Isaiah Thomas	G	Sacramento Kings
	Alec Burks	G	Utah Jazz
	Iman Shumpert	G	New York Knicks
	Tristan Thompson	F	Cleveland Cavaliers

2011-12 Detroit Pistons New Roster

Posted on May 16, 2012 at 08:39 PM.

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In addition to an overwhelming amount of Draft Picks:

Detroit Pistons Depth Chart - 2011-12
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Derrick Rose	Will Bynum
SG	Kevin Martin	DeShawn Stevenson	JJ Redick
SF	Tayshaun Prince	Shane Battier
PF	Brandon Bass	Troy Murphy
C	Andrea Bargnani	Omer Asik	Kurt Thomas

2011-12 Detroit Pistons: Trade Deadline Update

Posted on May 16, 2012 at 08:35 PM.

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We took the "win at all costs" mentality, and we practically overhauled the roster as a result. Here's how it went:

Records by Month
November: 11-3
December: 10-5
January: 9-6
February (not complete): 9-3

At All-Star Break: 39-18

We have one All-Star, Derrick Rose. Our center, Andrea Bargnani was a notable snub. Both are also candidates for this year's MVP.

Recent Moves Include:
Joey Graham for DeShawn Stevenson
Mehmet Okur for Kurt Thomas and a 2nd Round Pick
Steve Nash (who announced his retirement) for Kevin Martin and a 1st Round Pick
Ben Wallace (who announced his retirement) for Omer Asik

Sunday, May 13, 2012

2011-12 Detroit Pistons

Posted on May 13, 2012 at 10:25 PM.

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I can't deal with playing the entire season. I'm going to take a more "hands-off" approach as being the GM. Here's to simming the rest of the season under my command:

Detroit Pistons Depth Chart - 2011-12
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Steve Nash	Will Bynum
SG	Derrick Rose	JJ Redick	Gerald Green
SF	Tayshaun Prince	Shane Battier
PF	Brandon Bass	Troy Murphy
C	Andrea Bargnani	Nene	Mehmet Okur

Saturday, May 12, 2012

2012 Detroit Tigers Game 2

Posted on May 12, 2012 at 06:37 PM.

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Game 2 vs. BOS

Coming off an Opening Day win, the Tigers looked to continue their success. Brandon Beachy took to the mound against his former team for the first time since he was traded. Doug Fister opposed him.

The pesky Tigers offense got Beachy out early. Doug Fister had 7 2/3 strong innings of shutout ball for the win.

Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers
Apr 7, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston (0-2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Detroit (2-0)	0	2	0	3	2	0	0	2	X	9	15	0
W: Doug Fister (1-0) L: Brandon Beachy (0-1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			BOS	DET
DET	2	Ian Kinsler homers to left center. Victor Martinez scores.	0	2
DET	4	Ian Kinsler singles. Prince Fielder scores.	0	3
DET	4	Michael Morse hits a sacrifice fly. Victor Martinez scores.	0	4
DET	4	Alex Avila singles. Ian Kinsler scores.	0	5
DET	5	Miguel Cabrera doubles. Andre Ethier scores.	0	6
DET	5	Prince Fielder singles. Miguel Cabrera scores.	0	7
DET	8	Jhonny Peralta triples. Michael Morse and Alex Avila score.	0	9

Boston Red Sox
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Jacoby Ellsbury	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.125
Dustin Pedroia	4	0	2	0	0	2	0	.285
Adrian Gonzalez	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.375
David Ortiz	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.250
Carl Crawford	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Ryan Lavarnway	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.142
Kevin Youkilis	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
Cody Ross	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.166
Brad Emaus	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.600
TEAM TOTALS	32	0	6	0	0	9	0	---
BATTING: 2B: A. Gonzalez (1)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Austin Jackson	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Andre Ethier	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	.400
Miguel Cabrera	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.571
Prince Fielder	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	.375
Victor Martinez	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	.375
Ian Kinsler	4	2	2	3	0	0	1	.333
Michael Morse	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	.285
John Mayberry, Jr.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750
Alex Avila	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.500
Jhonny Peralta	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	.350
TEAM TOTALS	37	9	15	9	0	1	1	---
BATTING: 2B: M. Cabrera (1) 3B: J. Peralta (1) HR: I. Kinsler (1) SF: M. Morse (1) RBI: M. Cabrera (3), P. Fielder (1), J. Peralta 2 (2), A. Avila (1), M. Morse (1), I. Kinsler 3 (5)
BASERUNNING: SB: I. Kinsler (2) CS: I. Kinsler (1)

Boston Red Sox
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Brandon Beachy (L)	4	9	7	7	0	0	1	15.75
Alfredo Aceves	4	6	2	2	0	1	0	4.50
TEAM TOTALS	8	15	9	9	0	1	1	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: B. Beachy 36-31, A. Aceves 31-28

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Doug Fister (W)	7.2	4	0	0	0	8	0	0.00
Scott Downs	1.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	9	6	0	0	0	9	0	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: D. Fister 68-61, S. Downs 15-11

2012 Detroit Tigers Opening Day

Posted on May 12, 2012 at 03:44 PM.

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Game 1 vs. BOS

To say that we were excited for Opening Day is an understatement. What started off as a highly-anticipated pitching matchup accelerated into a tension-filled showdown. The Tigers eventually prevailed.

Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers
Apr 5, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston (0-1)	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	4	7	1
Detroit (1-0)	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	X	6	11	0
W: Justin Verlander (1-0) L: John Lester (0-1) S: Jose Valverde (1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			BOS	DET
DET	1	Miguel Cabrera homers to right.	0	1
DET	5	Ian Kinsler singles. John Mayberry and Jhonny Peralta score.	0	3
BOS	6	Dustin Pedroia hits a sacrifice fly. Brad Emaus scores.	1	3
BOS	6	David Ortiz singles. Jacoby Ellsbury scores.	2	3
DET	6	John Mayberry triples. Michael Morse scores.	2	4
BOS	7	Cody Ross triples. Ryan Lavarnway scores.	3	4
BOS	7	Brad Emaus hits a sacrifice fly. Cody Ross scores.	4	4
DET	7	Miguel Cabrera homers to left.	4	5
DET	8	Austin Jackson singles. John Mayberry scores.	4	6

Boston Red Sox
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Jacoby Ellsbury	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.250
Dustin Pedroia	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000
Adrian Gonzalez	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250
David Ortiz	4	0	1	1	0	2	0	.250
Carl Crawford	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Ryan Lavarnway	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.250
Kevin Youkilis	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
Cody Ross	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	.333
Brad Emaus	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	1.000
TEAM TOTALS	32	4	7	4	0	8	0	---
BATTING: 2B: J. Ellsbury (1) 3B: C. Ross (1) SF: D. Pedroia (1), B. Emaus (1) RBI: D. Pedroia (1), C. Ross (1), D. Ortiz (1), B. Emaus (1)
FIELDING: E: B. Emaus (1)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Austin Jackson	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	.400
Ian Kinsler	5	0	1	2	0	1	0	.200
Miguel Cabrera	3	2	2	2	1	0	2	.666
Prince Fielder	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Victor Martinez	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.500
Michael Morse	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.250
John Mayberry, Jr.	4	2	3	1	0	0	0	.750
Geovany Soto	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Jhonny Peralta	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	.000
TEAM TOTALS	35	6	11	6	3	3	2	---
BATTING: 2B: M. Morse (1), J. Mayberry (1) 3B: J. Mayberry (1) HR: M. Cabrera 2 (2) RBI: M. Cabrera 2 (2), A. Jackson (1), I. Kinsler 2 (2), J. Mayberry (1)
BASERUNNING: SB: I. Kinsler (1)

Boston Red Sox
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
John Lester (L)	7.2	11	6	6	3	2	2	7.04
Vicente Padilla	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	11	6	6	3	3	2	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: J. Lester 71-50, V. Padilla 3-3

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Justin Verlander (W)	7.1	7	4	4	0	5	0	4.91
Scott Downs (H)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
Jose Valverde (S)	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	7	4	4	0	8	0	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: J. Verlander 72-61, S. Downs 12-10, J. Valverde 5-5

Friday, May 11, 2012

End of Spring Training

Posted on May 11, 2012 at 10:50 PM.

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We look different. So what? We're a better team (although on the verge of debt). Injuries hurt us, as I predicted. Gio Gonzalez and Josh Beckett will be forced to make their season debuts late in the month. They both suffered the same injury in consecutive starts. They will be temporarily replaced by Daniel Schlereth and Nate Robertson. Congratulations to the 2012 Detroit Tigers who made the 25 man roster:

Detroit Tigers Depth Chart - 2012

Catcher
Alex Avila
Geovany Soto

First Base
Victor Martinez
Prince Fielder
Geovany Soto

Second Base
Ian Kinsler
Marco Scutaro

Third Base
Miguel Cabrera
Marco Scutaro

Shortstop
Jhonny Peralta
Marco Scutaro

Left Field
Michael Morse
Manny Ramirez

Center Field
Austin Jackson

Right Field
Andre Ethier
John Mayberry, Jr.

Starting Pitcher
Justin Verlander
Doug Fister
Jordan Zimmermann
Daniel Schlereth (Replacement)
Nate Robertson (Replacement)

Relief Pitcher
Al Alburquerque (LR)
Collin Balester (LR)
Mark Melancon (MR)
Randy Choate (MR)
Scott Downs (SU)
Matt Guerrier (SU)

Closer
Jose Valverde

Designated Hitter
Prince Fielder
Manny Ramirez

Disabled List
Josh Beckett (15-Day DL)
Gio Gonzalez (15-Day DL)

2012 Detroit Tigers Spring Training (Games 28-30)

Posted on May 11, 2012 at 10:24 PM.

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Game 28 @ ATL

If you look at matchups, you could expect a great game. Just look at it: Jackson and Bourn, Ethier and Prado, Avila and McCann, Cabrera and Jones, Morse and Heyward, Kinsler and Uggla, and lastly on the mound... Gio Gonzalez vs. Jair Jurrjens.

Of course, the pitching matchup proved to be most important. There weren't any runs scored until the 7th inning, when Miguel Cabrera homered to left. Just like the last game, Prince Fielder went back-to-back with Cabrera!

All right... something's up... as in wrong with the game. I am convinced that Gio Gonzalez just went down with the same injury as Beckett.

Sadly, the Tigers bullpen continues to give up runs. I should just give up on Randy Choate. He gave up 2 hits, and a run in 1/3 INNINGS! Brad Lidge also could only retire one hitter. Scott Downs ended the threat, and the Tigers maintained their slim advantage.

Andre Ethier led off the 9th with a single, and a Cabrera double drove in the insurance run. Prince Fielder was intentionally walked, and then a Michael Morse single loaded the bases. Ian Kinsler legged out an infield single with the bases loaded, making the score 4-1 with no outs.

Michael Bourn missed a diving play and pinch-hitter, Victor Martinez, hustled for a triple to clear the bases! The 7-1 lead eliminated the potential use of Jose Valverde.

Game 29 @ NYM

Andre Ethier set the tone with a solo shot in the 1st. After a Miguel Cabrera double, Michael Morse drove him in. In the next inning, Miguel Cabrera had a bases-clearing double.

The Mets got on the board when Andres Torres had an RBI fielder's choice, in the 3rd.

Doug Fister had an intentionally shortened start, only going 6 innings as the Tigers want to prep his move to the 2 spot in the rotation (because of the injuries to Gonzalez and Beckett). In the 7th, Cabrera had another RBI on a single. Austin Jackson scored on a Prince Fielder double. Ian Kinsler singled up the middle, driving in 2 and extending the lead to 9-1.

Melancon, Choate, and Balester came out of the bullpen, and the score stayed that way.

Team Notes
Miguel Cabrera was named Player of the Month for March. He now has 17 HR and 43 RBI, while batting .478.

Reed Johnson was traded to the Oakland A's in exchange for Manny Ramirez. Manny Ramirez's role with the Tigers has yet to be determined. He will start the next game.

Magglio Ordonez was signed to a minor-league deal. He will play in the next game along with Ramirez.

Game 30 vs. TOR

We're finally here. Spring Training is almost here. Bullpen guys are still trying to make their case as to why they should start the season on the 25 man roster.

After a taxing inning for Jordan Zimmerman, Eric Thames led off the 2nd with a solo home run for the Blue Jays. Geovany Soto responded with a solo shot of his own in the bottom half of the inning. Austin Jackson scored off of a Miguel Cabrera double in the 3rd.

The Jays didn't respond until the 6th, when Adam Lind homered to take the lead. Jordan Zimmermann was removed from the game. He will take the #3 spot in the rotation, due to the Gonzalez and Beckett. Zimmermann's replacement, Brad Lidge gave up another run. Scott Downs eventually replaced Lidge.

Closer Sergio Santos tried to shut the door on the Tigers, but the Tigers came out swinging, literally. Victor Martinez singled. Pinch runner, John Mayberry, Jr., ran home on an Andre Ethier double. The lead was down to only one run. Alex Avila singled, but the strong arm of Eric Thames kept Andre Ethier at 3rd base.
Then, Austin Jackson singled with two outs to tie the game! We went to extra innings.

As a pinch runner, Rajai Davis scored on a Colby Rasmus double.

Sergio Santos stayed in with the lead. He surrendered a leadoff single to Miguel Cabrera. Prince Fielder singled to follow. Darren Oliver was brought on with Andre Ethier hitting, and he grounded into a double play.

The Jays won the heartbreaker.

Team Notes
Manny Ramirez singled in his first at bat as a Tiger. Magglio doubled in the first at bat of his return.

Brad Lidge was sent to AAA. His future with the Tigers is bleak.
Troy Glaus signed a minor league deal.

I Guess It Wasn't Meant To Be...

Posted on May 11, 2012 at 07:52 PM.

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Everything seemed to go right. The offense clicked with 10 runs on 12 hits (7 home runs). Sure, it was against the Orioles... and that might prompt you to ask about pitching. It was perfect, literally, for the first 7 1/3 innings. Josh Beckett, in his Tigers debut, retired 22 consecutive batters!

But, he gave up a home run. The no-no, even potential perfection was gone. To add insult to injury (no pun intended), he "ruptured a finger. He will be gone for 2-4 weeks.

He's been inconsistent. The trade to the Tigers was supposed to be a new start. I guess we'll have to wait a while longer...

What am I going to do? At least it's still Spring Training. His start would be occuring 8 days from now (had he not injured himself). I'll start by moving up everyone else in the rotation. That will save 3 more days.

Josh Beckett's replacement will pitch April 11th for their first start. I am not going down to the minors to find the temporary placement. I barely have enough budget space to pull of a trade. There are also no quality FA options.

Out of the bullpen, Daniel Schlereth and Colin Balester will compete for the role of "temporary replacement". I can go for some weird, innovative kind of "starter by committee". Some starter may contribute a couple extra innings on short rest.

Time to waste the next "2-4 weeks"...

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