Thanks for all the good questions yesterday. We appreciate the response, and this may become a more regular feature of the podcast going forward. Managing editor Brandon Day talks about the sudden outrage burning through Detroit media and the Tigers fanbase over the team’s rough start. While putting GM Al Avila on the hot seat
The long and painful wait is finally over; minor league baseball is back, and the commissioner’s office would have you believe it’s better than ever! Shut down for the whole of 2020 in response to the coronavirus pandemic, minor league action reopened for the 2021 season on Tuesday. It was a breath of fresh air
Toledo Mud Hens The Hens had a rough weekend dealing with the Nashville Sounds. After winning the first two games in the scheduled six game home series, the Sounds swept a double-header on Friday, and then down the Hens by a score of 6-1 on Saturday. They were rained out on Sunday, as was West
Michael Fulmer is finding a home in the bullpen. Whether he wants to be a starting pitcher or not, there’s no denying his dominance as a reliever for the Detroit Tigers this season. His trips out of the bullpen this season have brought a 2.92 ERA, three walks and 17 strikeouts in 12⅓ innings across six games.
Show Caption Hide Caption What Miguel Cabrera thinks about Detroit Tigers results so far in 2021 Detroit Tigers first baseman/designated hitter Miguel Cabrera checks in Wednesday, April 28, 2021, to discuss the 2021 season. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press Miguel Cabrera made a little history Friday night. He also snapped the worst slump of his career.
Was it really just five years ago? Detroit’s four professional sports teams simultaneously have been going through such slow rebuilds that it’s hard to believe it was only 2016 when all four teams were flourishing. The Lions, Red Wings and Pistons made the playoffs that year. The Tigers finished second in the division and still
It’s way, way too early for statistical trends to mean much in 2021, but with the return of minor-league baseball, we have something we never had in 2020: games, and actual performance numbers A look at who had good and bad starts in the first handful of minor-league games since 2019: Triple-A Toledo Who’s hot
Is there a more pleasing tribute to an everyday baseball player than that label long-stitched to the jersey of Bryant Packard? “He’s a pure hitter.” That has been his reputation, before and after he played at East Carolina, just as it has been in the short, COVID-interrupted time he has been with the Tigers since
It’s painful at times, hopeful at times. The Watch is on and the watch is ticking, and practically every swing by Miguel Cabrera elicits some sort of sentiment or statement. When he strikes out or endures a 0-for-27 slump, fans wonder if the end is near. When he smacks the ball and draws walks as
The SeaWolves (4-2) used a huge eighth inning as they came from behind to take down the Reading Fightin Phils (2-4) on Sunday afternoon at First Energy Stadium. Erie starter Paul Richan made his second start of the 2021 campaign and was impressive in a no-decision effort. He hurled four The SeaWolves (4-2) used a
Hey Tigers fans, we’ve got us a sudden lull in the schedule. With the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins called for rain on Sunday, the club suddenly has two off days. As a result, so does Bless You Boys, at least on the major league side of things. So it seems like a good time
Update: This game has been postponed due to inclement weather (read more). It is rescheduled for July 16 at 2:10 p.m. as part of a split doubleheader. Detroit Tigers (10-24) vs. Minnesota Twins (12-20) When: 1:10 p.m. Sunday. Where: Comerica Park. TV: Bally Sports Detroit. Radio: 97.1 FM in Detroit (Tigers radio affiliates). How to bet: Place legal, online bets at BetMGM
Detroit — The rains weren’t going to relent in time to get in the rubber match Sunday between the Tigers and Twins. It was postponed and will be made up as part of a split, seven-inning doubleheader on Friday, July 16. “We want to give it a chance and see if it breaks up and there’s
Detroit — The Tigers’ suddenly resurgent offense has averaged 7 runs, 10.8 hits and 4.8 walks over the last five games. Not too shabby for a team that was hitting under .200 collectively and producing fewer runs than any team in baseball up to that point. What happened? Was it just the law of averages, a
DETROIT — Sunday’s series finale between the Tigers and Twins has been postponed due to rain. They’ll play it on Friday, July 16, as part of a split doubleheader beginning at 2:10 p.m. ET at Comerica Park. While Sunday’s rain wasn’t heavy, it was fairly constant and scheduled to go on for much of the
The jokes started for Tigers catching prospect Dillon Dingler almost as soon as he arrived at High A West Michigan. Here he was, Ohio born and raised, a former Ohio State University star turned Tigers second-round Draft pick, in the heart of Michigan. It was the first question Dingler, the Tiger’s No. 5 prospect per
The Detroit Tigers’ number one overall pick in the 2020 draft Spencer Torkelson broke out of an early-season slump and a veteran pitcher in Toledo makes his case for a bullpen spot on Detroit’s roster.
Detroit Tigers (10-24) vs. Minnesota Twins (12-20) When: 1:10 p.m. Sunday. Where: Comerica Park. TV: Bally Sports Detroit. Radio: 97.1 FM in Detroit (Tigers radio affiliates). How to bet: Place legal, online bets at BetMGM Sportsbook. First-pitch weather: 45 degrees, rain. Starting pitchers: Tigers LHP Matthew Boyd (2-3, 2.27 ERA) vs. Twins RHP Kenta Maeda (2-2, 5.02 ERA). Game Notes: The Tigers earned
Detroit Tigers fans finally had something to cheer about on Saturday when their beloved baseball team earned its second win in four tries after a brutal dry spell that we really do not want to talk about anymore. After dropping the first of the weekend series at home against the Minnesota Twins, the Motor City