Detroit Tigers starter Tarik Skubal (29) pitches against the Chicago White Sox during first inning action Sunday, April 10, 2022, at Comerica Park in Detroit. Tigers Chiwht3 Get Your Motor Running! It’s Opening Day, Detroit! by Allen Pines
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The finale of the opening three-game series against the Chicago White Sox, in which the teams had already traded wins the previous two days, saw Tarik Skubal face off against Michael Kopech on a chilly 48°F (9°C) afternoon. In the end, the Tigers’ highly-regarded division rivals ended up easily winning the game 10-1, and the
After an exhilarating finish for the Detroit Tigers on Friday to start the season, things came crashing back to earth on Saturday as the Chicago White Sox evened the opening series with a 5-2 win. Casey Mize was simply not sharp in his 2022 debut and the good guys were unable to catch up before
I would love to tell you that this game was a great start to the Casey Mize Cy Young season we’ve been dreaming about since he was first drafted, but if I told you that I would be a liar. Perhaps it was the frigid chill in the air, or maybe the shortened spring training,
Truly there is one thing and one thing only on our minds this weekend, and that is the return of Tigers baseball to Detroit. While we are sad to report that Opening Day has not yet been made a national holiday, the happier news is that the Tigers won their first game of the season
The Detroit Tigers started off the 2022 campaign with a wild win over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Friday afternoon, mounting a late-inning comeback to grab a 5-4 victory after starter Eduardo Rodríguez stumbled out of the gates. While it was certainly a nail-biter for the fans, some clutch hitting — including a two-RBI
On a typical cold early April day in Detroit, the story early on was two starting pitchers struggling to control their offerings to varying levels of success. It would take more than the magic of Craig Monroe’s suit to bless the hometown team on opening day. With Eduardo Rodríguez making his 4th career start but
There are some truly great constants from season to season in baseball: great plays, stellar home runs, rain delays, and bad umpire calls. But one constant we enjoy most is the ability of custom shirt brand BreakingT to bring us unique player tees that are fun and timely. They didn’t disappoint this year, bringing us
On Wednesday, we opened our MLB Opening Week coverage of this year’s AL Central by covering the Kansas City Royals, a team with compelling pieces but huge question marks within their pitching staff. Of course, one could say the same about the Tigers. But today, we crank up the heat. Here at Bless You Boys,
At long last, we have made it through one of the most interminable offseasons in recent memory. Baseball is back, and while the path of the season and its outcomes remain to be seen, a new page is turned this weekend as the 2022 story begins to unfold. It’s a fresh start, where the successes
Christmas Eve and Opening Day. Maybe New Year’s Day for some. The WWE Royal Rumble for me. No other day like it. A day filled with wonderment and hope and that unique feeling of anything is possible. The air smells fresher. Food tastes better. Fellow baseball fans give a nod to each other when they…
Welcome to Bless You Boys, your home for all things Detroit Tigers baseball on the SB Nation platform! We are so thrilled to have everyone here for the 2022 season, and wanted to kick things off with a little Opening Day tradition we have around here: the welcome and introduction post! For those of you
Major League Baseball is back! Welcome to the first game of the 2022 season as the Detroit Tigers open up their campaign at home against their intradivision rivals, the Chicago White Sox. It was a long winding road to get to this point after a tumultuous offseason lockout that nearly saw the schedule go up
The big day is finally here. Opening Day in Detroit, and we’re going to have a good time. It doesn’t hurt that the season begins with the foe the Tigers will need to take down to ever reclaim control over the AL Central. With the Chicago White Sox first on the docket, the intensity level
Major League Baseball has returned to us after a long, long winter of discontent. With the regular season about to get underway, it’s time for our yearly exercise in futility. The longer many of us have covered the game, the more apt we become to just throw up our hands and scream about the various
Opening Day for the Detroit Tigers is just a day away. There is optimism in the air and baseball fans all around today are celebrating Opening Day in their own, unique ways. This is the time for fans to call their shots and make some bold predictions.
Spencer Torkelson is a Detroit Tiger. That sentence was exciting enough when he was drafted, but now it’s real. The man called Tork is debuting for the Detroit Tigers on Opening Day. The future is here. The last time there was this much excitement around a debut there was a trio of top prospects who
If you ask some people what the most festive day of the year is, they may pick a holiday like Christmas, Halloween, or the Fourth of July. If you pose the same question to ardent baseball fans, Opening Day may be the only answer you get, especially if their favorite team is the Detroit Tigers.
Longtime Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera has been willing to take a first base backseat to top prospect Spencer Torkelson–and said from the start they needed Torkelson’s bat in the lineup. But after turning in his first base glove to Torkelson, it is possible Cabrera’s designated hitter stable could be in flux.
The Detroit Tigers did a lot to improve this offseason. They got stronger up the middle on defense, and they beefed up their starting rotation. They also signed a veteran lefty reliever, promoted a top prospect, and traded for a powerful outfield bat.