The Eye of the Tiger: A Detroit Tigers Franchise (MLB 2K12)

[TheNumber35]

I'm getting really excited for to start playing, so I figured I would get a head start on my dynasty page...so without further ado:

2011 Season Recap: The Detroit Tigers had a very successful 2011 season going 95-67 and making it to the ALCS before falling to the Texas Rangers in 6 games. Detroit took some strides on the offensive side of the ball last season with the resurgence of Jhonny Peralta, hitting .299 with 21 HR and 86 RBI and playing what many considered to be Gold Glove defense at the shortstop position for a team that desperately needed good shortstop defense. Alex Avila also made heavy contributions in his breakout season; Avila hit .295 with 19 HR and 82 RBI and he also was the starter at the All-Star game for the American League.

Steady as always was Miguel Cabrera, Cabrera hit .344 (which led the American League last season) with 30 HR and 105 RBI in the middle of the lineup. This production was due in large part to the protection offered from recently arrived Victor Martinez, who hit .330 with 12 HR and 103 RBI behind Cabrera.

The pitching took a huge step forward behind MVP and Cy Young winner Justin Verlander. Verlander dominated hitters last season, going 24-5 with a 2.40 ERA, 250 Ks in 251.1 innings and a miniscule .92 WHIP. Behind Verlander, there was Doug Fister who stepped up late for the Tigers after being acquired from Seattle via trade. Fister started 11 games for the Tigs in 2011, going 8-1 with a 1.79 ERA and he stabilized the rotation a little behind Verlander.

Key Offseason Moves:
Signed C Gerald Laird
Signed 1B Prince Fielder
Acquired RP Collin Balester from Nationals for RP Ryan Perry
Signed RP Octavio Dotel

Let Go: 2B Carlos Guillen, OF Magglio Ordonez, 3B Wilson Betemit, RP Joel Zumaya, 2B Will Rhymes, SP Brad Penny

Projected Lineup:

1. CF Austin Jackson
2. RF Brennan Boesch
3. 1B Prince Fielder
4. 3B Miguel Cabrera
5. LF Delmon Young
6. C Alex Avila
7. SS Jhonny Peralta
8. DH Ryan Raburn/Don Kelly
9. 2B Ryan Raburn/Ramon Santiago/Brandon Inge (Position Battle)

Projected Rotation

1. Justin Verlander
2. Doug Fister
3. Max Scherzer
4. Rick Porcello
5. Jacob Turner/Duane Below/Andy Oliver (Position Battle)

Bench

Ramon Santiago
Don Kelly
Gerald Laird
Andy Dirks

Bullpen

Closer: Jose Valverde
Setup: Joaquin Benoit
Setup: Octavio Dotel
MR: Daniel Schlereth
MR: Phil Coke
LR: Collin Balester
LR: David Pauley

[Zombeels]

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Planning on making any big trades or signings?

[TheNumber35]

Re: The Eye of the Tiger: A Detroit Tigers Franchise (MLB 2K12)

Planning on making any big trades or signings?

Barring any injuries, I don't think I want to tinker with this team too much...unless I can get some more speed from somewhere without sacrificing too much for it. Perfect example would be if I could get something for Delmon Young that makes sense. I love Delmon but he is just far too slow for my liking, and his defense is suspect at times...plus we have enough power to be ok without him if I can get a good defender who can run and do the little things in LF...overall I love the way this team is composed and don't want to make a deal for the sake of making one

[TheNumber35]

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Preseason Award Predictions

AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera, 1B, Detroit Tigers

Cabrera is bound to get more to hit this season with Prince Fielder in the same lineup as him, and his numbers should at least see a little increase from last season, when he finished in the top 5 for the MVP race.

NL MVP: Matt Kemp, OF, Los Angeles Dodgers

Kemp was the runner up in the MVP race last season and it seems like he is poised to continue his success this season. Kemp could very easily jump ahead of Braun and the other candidates this season if he gets any production in front of him from his teammates.

AL Cy Young: Dan Haren, SP, Los Angeles Angels

Haren had an excellent year in 2011 and suffered from a lack of run support from his team. That shouldn't be a problem this season as the Angels have added Albert and are getting back Morales this season, plus an offense that can produce should equal a better record for Haren.

NL Cy Young: Josh Johnson, SP, Miami Marlins

Johnson is an excellent pitcher and has proven he is among the best in the game...when healthy. That's been the problem with him throughout his career but this offseason he has worked countless hours on strengthening his right shoulder, and it has me believing he can last the whole season.

AL Rookie of the Year: Matt Moore, SP, Tampa Bay Rays

Moore is the obvious preseason choice here as he was dominant in his appearances in the 2011 season and postseason. The AL is already scared of Tampa's rotation, and this guy only makes them scarier.

NL Rookie of the Year: Yonder Alonso, 1B, San Diego Padres

Alonso goes into camp as the starting 1st baseman of the Padres and already has big league experience in each of the last two seasons. So he finally could break through and hang around for awhile in the big league setting, and could be poised for an excellent rookie campaign.

[Zombeels]

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are you planning on doing a simulation, or do you actually plan to play all of the games?

[TheNumber35]

Re: The Eye of the Tiger: A Detroit Tigers Franchise (MLB 2K12)

are you planning on doing a simulation, or do you actually plan to play all of the games?

I wanna get through the season playing all the games...I've tried the last two years but my xbox hard drive died for 2K10 and in 2K11 my franchise glitched midway through august. Here's to hoping that doesn't happen here

[TheNumber35]

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Breaking News:

Tigers Right-Handed Pitcher Jacob Turner has officially won the 5th rotation spot, Ryan Raburn has won the everyday 2nd base job, and Andy Dirks is going to be the DH of the team on opening day.


In a tough battle throughout spring training, Turner shined, going 2-0 with a 1.79 ERA in his 3 starts and various appearances throughout camp. He impressed Jim Leyland with his command of stuff and ability to get outs. Raburn and Dirks were the favorites to win their jobs entering camp and pulled through.

The Tigers open the season at home against Boston with Justin Verlander facing off against Jon Lester in what should be an excellent pitching duel.

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Verlander Dominates as Tigers win on Opening Day

Justin Verlander gives Detroit 7 dominant innings and the offense comes alive late to spark a comeback against Jon Lester. Notes from this game: Prince Fielder gets his first hit as a Tiger, Andy Dirks and Ryan Raburn produced 4 hits, 3 runs, and 2 RBIs out of the 8-9 spots in the lineup after winning the jobs out of spring camp. Alex Avila strained his calf muscle sliding into third on a close play after a tag up...he will miss 2-4 weeks and his been placed on the 15 day DL. Detroit has purchased the contract of C Omir Santos and called him up to take Laird's roster spot.


Tomorrow's game: Josh Beckett (0-0) 0.00 ERA vs Doug Fister (0-0) 0.00 ERA

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

Boston Red Sox
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
CF Carl Crawford	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.250
2B Dustin Pedroia	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	.000
1B Adrian Gonzalez	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	.500
DH David Ortiz	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	.750
C Ryan Lavarnway	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
3B Kevin Youkilis	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.250
LF Cody Ross	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.250
SS Brad Emaus	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.250
RF Ryan Sweeney	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	.000

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
CF Austin Jackson	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000
RF Brennan Boesch	4	0	2	1	0	1	0	.500
3B Miguel Cabrera	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.250
1B Prince Fielder	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250
LF Delmon Young	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.250
SS Jhonny Peralta	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
C Alex Avila	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500
C Gerald Laird	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.000
2B Ryan Raburn	3	2	2	0	0	1	0	.667
DH Andy Dirks	2	1	1	2	0	1	0	.400

Boston Red Sox
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jon Lester	7.1	9	4	4	0	6	0	4.91
Arthur Rhodes	.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Justin Verlander	7.0	6	2	1	0	9	0	1.29
Joaquin Benoit	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
Jose Valverde	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.00

[TheNumber35]

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Fister racks up 12 Ks in 2-1 win over Beckett and the Sox

Doug Fister dominated the Red Sox even more so than Verlander the day before him in a 2-1 win by Detroit. Fister pitched 7.2 innings, striking out 12 and giving up a lone run in an excellent performance. Fister was matched pitch for pitch by Josh Beckett who pitched 8 innings of 2 run ball, a Gerald Laird 2 RBI single that drove in Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder being the difference in this game.

Notes: Andy Dirks and Ryan Raburn continue their tear, getting on base a couple of times between the two of them. Fister's 12 Ks is one short of his career high that he set last year against Cleveland.

Tomorrow's Game: Clay Buchholz (0-0) 0.00 ERA vs Max Scherzer (0-0) 0.00 ERA

Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers
Apr 7, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston (0-1)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0
Detroit (1-0)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	x	2	8	0
W: Doug Fister (1-0) L: Josh Beckett (0-1) S: Jose Valverde (2)

Boston Red Sox
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
CF Carl Crawford	4	1	2	0	0	2	0	.250
2B Dustin Pedroia	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
1B Adrian Gonzalez	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	.500
DH David Ortiz	4	0	1	1	0	2	0	.500
C Ryan Lavarnway	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
3B Kevin Youkilis	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.250
LF Cody Ross	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.250
SS Brad Emaus	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.125
RF Ryan Sweeney	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
CF Austin Jackson	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.125
RF Brennan Boesch	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.429
3B Miguel Cabrera	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.286
1B Prince Fielder	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.286
LF Delmon Young	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.143
C Gerald Laird	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	.250
SS Jhonny Peralta	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
2B Ryan Raburn	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	.667
DH Andy Dirks	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.400

Boston Red Sox
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Josh Beckett	8.0	8	2	2	0	3	0	2.25

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Doug Fister	7.2	7	1	1	0	12	0	1.17
Phil Coke	.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Jose Valverde	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

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Buchholz blanks Tigers, prevents the sweep

Clay Buchholz dominated the Detroit Tigers who were denied a sweep of the Red Sox today. Buchholz pitched a complete game shutout against a lineup which shouldn't ever be shut down. Max Scherzer was outshined, but didn't pitch badly as he pitched 7 innings of 2 run baseball.

Tomorrow's Game: (Tampa Bay 2-1) @ (Detroit 2-1)
Jeremy Helickson (0-0) 0.00 ERA vs Rick Porcello (0-0) 0.00 ERA

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

Boston Red Sox
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
CF Carl Crawford	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250
2B Dustin Pedroia	4	0	2	1	0	1	0	.181
1B Adrian Gonzalez	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
DH David Ortiz	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.416
C Ryan Lavarnway	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
3B Kevin Youkilis	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.166
LF Cody Ross	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.333
2B Brad Emaus	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.181
RF Ryan Sweeney	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	.111

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
CF Austin Jackson	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.083
RF Brennan Boesch	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.272
3B Miguel Cabrera	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.300
1B Prince Fielder	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.200
LF Delmon Young	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	.200
C Gerald Laird	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.142
SS Jhonny Peralta	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.111
2B Ryan Raburn	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.444
DH Andy Dirks	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.375

Boston Red Sox
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Clay Buchholz	9.0	4	0	0	0	9	0	0.00

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Max Scherzer	7	8	2	2	0	4	0	2.57
Daniel Schlereth	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00

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Series Recap: Tampa @ Detroit

Game 1: Hellickson Blanks Tigers, Rays win 4-0

The Tigers struggled with the bats again, this time against 2011 rookie of the year award winner, Jeremy Hellickson. Hellickson was masterful, striking out 4 batters and allowing 5 hits over his 9 innings of work. He allowed no runs and was in control really the whole way. Detroit couldn't get a good outing out of Porcello, who went only 4 innings before getting the hook.

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

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			TAM	DET

Tampa Bay Rays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
BJ Upton	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	.125
Matt Joyce	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174
Evan Longoria	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	.273
Carlos Pena	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.318
Luke Scott	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130
Ben Zobrist	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.364
Desmond Jennings	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.091
Jose Molina	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	.529
Jeff Kepinger	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	.263

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Austin Jackson	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.208
Brennan Boesch	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217
Miguel Cabrera	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.150
Prince Fielder	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286
Delmon Young	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182
Omir Santos	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.333
Jhonny Peralta	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118
Ryan Raburn	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.389
Andy Dirks	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.235

Tampa Bay Rays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jeremy Hellickson	9.0	5	0	0	1	4	0	0.00

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Rick Porcello	4.0	8	4	4	0	2	0	9.00
Colin Balester	3.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
Phil Coke	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00

Game 2: Turner's debut excellent, Prince Bombs a pair of long balls in 6-0 win

The Tigers came out of their shell offensively in this game, with Brennan Boesch hitting a home run ball and new Tiger Prince Fielder hitting a pair of them. The story of this game was Jacob Turner, who pitched 6 innings of shutout baseball against a very good Tampa team.

Tampa Bay Rays at Detroit Tigers
Apr 11, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Tampa Bay (3-1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
Detroit (2-2)	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	2	x	6	9	1
W: Jeremy Hellickson (1-0) L: Rick Porcello (0-1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			TAM	DET

Tampa Bay Rays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
BJ Upton	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.125
Matt Joyce	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.174
Evan Longoria	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.273
Carlos Pena	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.318
Luke Scott	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.130
Ben Zobrist	4	0	2	0	0	2	0	.364
Desmond Jennings	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.091
Jose Molina	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.529
Jeff Kepinger	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.263

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Austin Jackson	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.208
Brennan Boesch	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	.217
Miguel Cabrera	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.150
Prince Fielder	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	.286
Delmon Young	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.182
Gerald Laird	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071
Jhonny Peralta	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	.118
Ryan Raburn	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	.389
Andy Dirks	3	0	0	1	0	2	0	.235

Tampa Bay Rays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Alex Cobb	6.1	7	4	3	1	5	1	4.26
J.P Howell	1.2	2	2	2	0	0	2	6.75

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jacob Turner	6.0	3	0	0	0	7	0	0.00
Octavio Dotel	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Joaquin Benoit	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
Daniel Schlereth	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.00

Game 3: Verlander struggles, Price shines, Tigers lose 4-1

This game came down to the fact that David Price had his A game going today...and Justin Verlander didn't. Verlander was roughed around a little bit, giving up 4 runs (only 1 earned!) in 8 innings of work while striking out 10 Rays. The defense let Detroit down, making 3 errors and causing Verlander to throw extra pitches that he shouldn't have had to make.

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

Tampa Bay Rays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
BJ Upton	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	.125
Matt Joyce	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.174
Evan Longoria	4	0	2	3	0	2	0	.273
Carlos Pena	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.318
Luke Scott	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.130
Ben Zobrist	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.364
Desmond Jennings	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.091
Jose Molina	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.529
Jeff Kepinger	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.263

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Austin Jackson	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.208
Brennan Boesch	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217
Miguel Cabrera	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	.150
Prince Fielder	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.286
Delmon Young	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182
Jhonny Peralta	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	.118
Gerald Laird	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071
Ryan Raburn	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.389
Andy Dirks	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.235

Tampa Bay Rays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
David Price (W; 1-0)	9.0	4	1	0	0	4	0	.57

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Justin Verlander (L; 1-1)	8.0	8	4	1	0	10	0	1.20
Phil Coke	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00

Next Game: Detroit (3-3) @ Chicago White Sox (2-4)

Doug Fister (1-0) 1.17 ERA vs Gavin Floyd (0-1) 0.00 ERA

[TheNumber35]

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Series Recap: Detroit @ Chicago White Sox


Game 1: Fister great, Kelly steals the show

Doug Fister pitched an excellent game here, holding the White Sox scoreless through 7.2 innings and striking out 9 batters. But Don Kelly in his first action of the season came through for Detroit. He hit a 2-run Home Run for Detroit. Also homering was Cabrera for the first time this season, he appears to be breaking his slump

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

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			DET	CHW

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Austin Jackson	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.185
Brennan Boesch	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	.185
Miguel Cabrera	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	.208
Prince Fielder	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.280
Jhonny Peralta	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.142
Don Kelly	3	1	1	2	1	0	1	.333
Omir Santos	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.285
Andy Dirks	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.190
Ryan Raburn	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.380

Chicago White Sox
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Alejandro De Aza	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.300
Alexi Ramirez	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.233
Paul Konerko	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.206
Adam Dunn	4	0	1	0	0	3	0	.150
Hideki Matsui	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
AJ Pierzynski	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.173
Gordon Beckham	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.150
Dayan Viciedo	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.148
Alex Rios	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.391

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Doug Fister (W; 2-0)	7.2	7	0	0	0	9	0	0.59
Jose Valverde (S; 3)	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00

Chicago White Sox
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Gavin Floyd (L; 0-2)	8.1	7	4	4	1	6	2	2.45
Matt Thornton	.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.08

Game 2: Cabrera Homers, Scherzer pitches well, Tigers win 6-2

Game two of this series started off very oddly, with John Danks being struck on the head by a liner to begin the 2nd inning...he left the game with an undisclosed injury but was later found to be alright and is expected to make his next start. But that left the Sox pen to pitch 8 innings, Eric Stults pitched 7 of those and really shined for Chicago. Andy Dirks has been the odd man out recently with Don Kelly performing at such a high level with the bat.

Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox
Apr 14, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit (4-3)	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6	10	2
Chicago (2-5)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	7	0
W: Max Scherzer (1-1) L: John Danks (0-2)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			DET	CHW

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Austin Jackson	5	1	1	0	0	2	0	.187
Brennan Boesch	4	2	2	0	1	1	0	.225
Miguel Cabrera	3	2	1	2	0	0	1	.222
Prince Fielder	3	0	0	1	0	2	0	.250
Delmon Young	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	.269
Don Kelly	4	0	1	2	0	2	0	.285
Jhonny Peralta	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120
Gerald Laird	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.055
Ryan Raburn	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.400

Chicago White Sox
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Alejandro De Aza	4	0	1	1	0	2	0	.294
Alexi Ramirez	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.235
Paul Konerko	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.242
Adam Dunn	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.166
Hideki Matsui	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
AJ Pierzynski	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.185
Gordon Beckham	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125
Dayan Viciedo	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.161
Alex Rios	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.346

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Max Scherzer (W; 1-1)	6.0	4	1	1	0	5	0	2.08
Colin Balester	2.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	1.80
Daniel Schlereth	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00

Chicago White Sox
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
John Danks (L; 0-2)	1.0	3	4	4	1	0	0	7.71
Eric Stults	7.1	7	2	2	0	8	1	2.45
Addison Reed	.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00

Game 3: Porcello and Jackson Lead the Sweep for Tigers past Peavy, and Sox

The Tigers had another excellent pitching performance tonight, this time from Rick Porcello. Porcello lasted 3 innings longer than his previous start, gave up 6 less hits and no earned runs. Austin Jackson led the charge for the Tigers, hitting his first homer of the season off Peavy to leadoff the game. The Tigers win their 3rd straight game and are feeling good leaving Chicago with the sweep.

Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox
Apr 15, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit (5-3)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	0
Chicago (2-6)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
W: Rick Porcello (1-1) L: Jake Peavy (1-1) S: Jose Valverde (4)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			DET	CHW

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Austin Jackson	4	1	1	2	0	1	1	.194
Brennan Boesch	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.235
Miguel Cabrera	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.258
Prince Fielder	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.218
Delmon Young	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.233
Gerald Laird	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.090
Ramon Santiago	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.250
Ryan Raburn	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.392
Don Kelly	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.272

Chicago White Sox
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Alejandro De Aza	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.289
Alexi Ramirez	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.263
Paul Konerko	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.222
Adam Dunn	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	.142
Hideki Matsui	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
AJ Pierzynski	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.166
Gordon Beckham	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111
Dayan Viciedo	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.147
Alex Rios	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.310

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Rick Porcello (W; 1-1)	7.0	2	0	0	1	7	0	3.27
Joaquin Benoit	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
Jose Valverde (S; 4)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00

Chicago White Sox
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jake Peavy (L; 1-1)	6.0	8	3	3	1	5	1	2.13
Matt Thornton	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.42
Dylan Axelrod	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.25

[AustSaint]

Re: The Eye of the Tiger: A Detroit Tigers Franchise (MLB 2K12)

How is fatigue in the game?, In a lot of the games you have played the pitchers seem to be having complete games or the relief pitchers aren't being used much.

I like your reports, basic and informative

[TheNumber35]

Re: The Eye of the Tiger: A Detroit Tigers Franchise (MLB 2K12)

How is fatigue in the game?, In a lot of the games you have played the pitchers seem to be having complete games or the relief pitchers aren't being used much.

I like your reports, basic and informative

Thanks! As for fatigue...I'm still practicing and getting better at working the count and getting the pitch counts up. So a lot of the times the guys are around 70-80 pitches in the 8th or 9th inning, which is why they are being left in. Plus I'm just getting flat out dominated by guys lol. But I'm working at finding a good slider set and I've been experimenting with sliders to get the CPU to throw more balls and tire themselves out a little. Overall though, I'm not feeling too bad about fatigue just yet since my guys are getting fatigued (Turner, Scherzer, Fister) in their last 3 starts were at their pitch limits and it showed.

[IRUB2DAHUB]

Re: The Eye of the Tiger: A Detroit Tigers Franchise (MLB 2K12)

Ok first I would like to say this is awesome. I to am a diehard tigers fine so thats even better. One question though, what difficult do you play on? Keep up the great post/work!