For teams out of contention for a postseason spot, September can be a grind. Simply knocking games off the schedule can become a focus if you are not careful. Yet, for a Tigers team in transition, the final month of the season still has value. Organizations are constantly evaluating, regardless of position in the standings. Like all …
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The Tigers recent road trip to the West Coast provided a glimpse of what a playoff contender’s bullpen looks like. And it’s pretty impressive. The Oakland A’s have elbowed their way into the postseason picture not with a dominating rotation, but rather a hard-throwing, door-slamming bullpen. The Tigers got a steady dose of Lou Trivino, Jeurys Familia, …
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While the Tigers have already passed the midpoint of the season in terms of games played, the All-Star break represents the end of the first half and the beginning of the second half. With the non-waiver trade deadline looming, the Tigers are in the position that many predicted. Sitting 12 1/2 games behind Cleveland in …
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The 2018 Tigers season wasn’t supposed to be this interesting. On the heels of a 6-23 September in 2017, prognosticators predicted a 100-loss season. The Tigers have been anything but lapdogs. In fact, they have kept Tigers fans engaged with five walk-off wins and a gritty effort on most nights. So why have the Tigers …
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Sometimes we forget they’re just like us. Athletic ability tends to obscure the fact that professional athletes have their personal challenges too. Tigers reliever Joe Jimenez has had his share. Jimenez is a native of Puerto Rico, and when Hurricane Maria unleashed its Category 5 wrath on the Caribbean island last year, many families were …