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OliDegu2008 · 03-17-2015, 04:27 PM

This will be pretty straightfoward. For those of you that know me know that I love stats, and I love baseball. I have never done a full fledged baseball report but I will be here. I am not much of a graphics guy, more a writer.

This will be nothing short of that. I will be taking the Tigers from the beginning of the 2014 season and guiding them hopefully to many, many championships. There will be stats and articles and everything in between. This will be run day-to-day with updates taking place everyday of the season.

I am a realism nut and will be running the team as they do in real life. During Spring Training and beyond. It is the 2014 season and Rookie manager Brad Ausmus takes the helm with a team in need of a change, a faster, smarter approach.

I will be using MLB The Show 14 and TNK's sliders.

Here we go...

OliDegu2008 · 03-21-2015, 11:42 PM

The 2014 Tigers are an interesting bunch as the organization some say is old, others say it has not hit its full potential yet. Let's start off this preview by looking at the list of coaches within the Tigers organization.

Detroit Tigers Coaches (MLB)
17 Mick Billmeyer (bullpen)
25 Dave Clark (third base)
59 Darnell Coles (assistant hitting)
51 Jeff Jones (pitching)
8 Wally Joyner (hitting)
22 Gene Lamont (bench)
31 Omar Vizquel (first base)

Toledo Mud Hens Coaches (AAA)
Manager --- 15 Larry Parrish

Erie SeaWolves Coaches (AA)
Manager --- 13 Lance Parrish

Now let's take a look at the makeup of the squads that will be taking the field for the Tigers, Mud Hens and SeaWolves in 2014.

Detroit Tigers Opening Day Depth Chart Depth Chart - 2014

Catcher
Alex Avila
Bryan Holaday

First Base
Miguel Cabrera
Victor Martinez

Second Base
Ian Kinsler
Jose Iglesias

Third Base
Nick Castellanos (R)
Alex Gonzalez

Shortstop
Jose Iglesias
Alex Gonzalez

Left Field
Andy Dirks
Don Kelly
Rajai Davis

Center Field
Austin Jackson
Rajai Davis

Right Field
Torii Hunter
Don Kelly

Starting Pitcher
Justin Verlander
Max Scherzer
Anibal Sanchez
Drew Smyly
Rick Porcello

Relief Pitcher
Luke Putkonen
Bruce Rondon (R)
Joba Chamberlain
Joel Hanrahan
Al Alburquerque
Ian Krol (R)

Closer
Joe Nathan

Designated Hitter
Victor Martinez

Toledo Mud Hens Opening Day Roster Depth Chart - 2014

Catcher
Ramon Cabrera
James McCann

First Base
Mike Hessman
Jordan Lennerton

Second Base
Hernan Perez
Danny Worth

Third Base
Francisco Martinez
Danny Worth

Shortstop
Eugenio Suarez
Danny Worth

Left Field
Tyler Collins
Daniel Fields

Center Field
Ezequiel Carrera
Daniel Fields

Right Field
J.D. Martinez
Steven Moya

Starting Pitcher
Drew Verhagen
Robbie Ray
Kyle Lobstein
Duane Below
Jonathan Crawford

Relief Pitcher
Casey Crosby
Jose Valdez
Justin Miller
Phil Coke
Nate Robertson
Cal Drummond

Closer
Eduardo Sanchez

Designated Hitter
Steven Moya
Mike Hessman

Erie SeaWolves Opening Day Roster Depth Chart - 2014

Catcher
Craig Albernaz
Luis Exposito

First Base
Dean Green
Marcus Lemon

Second Base
Devon Travis
Brandon Douglas
Andrew Romine

Third Base
Steven Fuentes
Andrew Romine
Dixon Machado

Shortstop
Andrew Romine
Dixon Machado

Left Field
Trevor Crowe
Ben Guez
Connor Harrell

Center Field
Jamie Johnson
Connor Harrell

Right Field
Ben Guez
Connor Harrell

Starting Pitcher
Kyle Ryan
Wilsen Palacios
Endrys Briceno
Buck Farmer
Jeff Thompson

Relief Pitcher
Evan Reed
Jose Ortega
Blaine Hardy
Mike Belfiore
Chad Smith
Melvin Mercedes

Closer
Corey Knebel

Designated Hitter
Marcus Lemon
Luis Exposito

Class A --- Detroit Tigers Depth Chart - 2014

Catcher
Austin Green

First Base
Dominic Ficociello
Aaron Westlake

Second Base
Domingo Leyba

Third Base
Wade Gaynor

Shortstop
Javier Betancourt

Left Field

Center Field
Jason Krizan

Right Field

Starting Pitcher
Jake Thompson
Tommy Collier
Derek Hankins
Warwick Saupold
Matt Crouse
Kevin Ziomek

Relief Pitcher
Kenny Faulk
Jhan Martinez

OliDegu2008 · 04-23-2015, 03:25 AM

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Game #1
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Detroit, MI. March 31, 2014 --- Opening Day 2014. When the hotdogs are freshest, the crowd is fired up and and baseball in Detroit, well it usually means there is snow on the ground.

Well if there was snow falling that was the only action Detroit fans received today as the Detroit Tigers were dominated by Royals Opening Day SP James Shields, shutout 2-0. Shields went 8 2/3 innings, giving up just 3 hits while striking out 6 and walking 1.

Opposing him was Justin Verlander who was good, but when your team doesn't put any runs on the board, it is hard to win. Verlander went 8 strong, giving up 5 hits, 2 earned runs and K'ing 5.

For the Royals, 3B Mike Moustakas went 1-3 with an RBI triple. Lorenzo Cain was 1-2 with a walk and a RBI in the Royals win.

For the Tigers, they accounted for 3 hits. CF Austin Jackson had every one of those, all singles. 2B Ian Kinsler had a frustrating afternoon going 0-3 with a strikeout and grounding into 2 double-plays.

This was not the way the Tigers wanted to start the 2014 season, but it is what it is. It is only one game....hopefully.

The Tigers are now off a day before getting back at it Wednesday, April 2 at Comerica Park against these Royals. The pitching matchup will be Max Scherzer (0-0 0.00) vs Jason Vargas (0-0 0.00).

Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers
Mar 31, 2014	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City (0-0)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	6	0
Detroit (0-0)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
W: J. Shields (1-0) L: J. Verlander (0-1) S: G. Holland (S1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			KAN	DET
KAN	8	Mike Moustakas tripled, Jarrod Dyson scored.	1	0
KAN	8	Lorenzo Cain singled, Mike Moustakas scored.	2	0

Kansas City Royals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
N. Aoki (RF)	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
A. Escobar (SS)	4	0	2	0	0	1	.500
B. Butler (DH)	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250
E. Hosmer (1B)	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
A. Gordon (LF)	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
S. Perez (C)	3	0	1	0	0	0	.333
J. Dyson	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000
B. Pena (C)	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M. Moustakas (3B)	3	1	1	1	0	0	.333
O. Infante (2B)	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000
L. Cain (CF)	2	0	1	1	1	1	.500
TOTALS	31	2	6	2	1	5
BATTING 2B: B. Butler 3B: M. Moustakas RBI: M. Moustakas, L. Cain
BASERUNNING SB: J. Dyson CS: L. Cain

Kansas City Royals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
J. Shields (W 1-0)	8.2	3	0	0	1	6	0.00
G. Holland (S1)	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	3	0	0	1	6	0.00

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
A. Jackson (CF)	4	0	3	0	0	1	.750
I. Kinsler (2B)	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000
D. Kelly	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M. Cabrera (1B)	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
V. Martinez (DH)	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000
T. Hunter (RF)	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
A. Avila (C)	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
A. Dirks (LF)	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000
N. Castellanos (3B)	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000
J. Iglesias (SS)	2	0	0	0	1	0	.000
TOTALS	28	0	3	0	1	6
BATTING GIDP: I. Kinsler 2
FIELDING E: A. Jackson 1

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
J. Verlander (L 0-1)	8.0	5	2	2	1	5	2.25
B. Rondon	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	6	2	2	1	5

Player of the game: James Shields 8 2/3 IP, 3 hits, 6 K's and a big ole W

Erie SeaWolves (AA) and Toledo Mud Hens (AAA) both start its seasons 4/3/14.

OliDegu2008 · 04-25-2015, 03:55 AM

Billy Butler hammers Tigers pitching while Jason Vargas throws an early season gem as the Royals win their second straight over the Tigers to open the 2014 season.

Game #2
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Detroit, MI. April 2, 2014 --- When you get down by 7 runs it is never easy to win a ballgame. That is exactly what happened Wednesday as the Detroit Tigers were defeated for the second straight game by the Kansas City Royals 8-4 at Comerica Park.

Tiger's SP Max Scherzer was just ok, giving up 5 runs on 6 hits while striking out 5 and walking 2. He received his first loss of the season. His counterpart, Apple Valley's own Jason Vargas shut the Tigers down for 7 strong innings, K'ing 5 and allowing 3 runs.

The Tigers bullpen was solid as Luke Putkonen, Ian Krol and Joba Chamberlain did their jobs. Veteran righty Joel Hanrahan gave up 3 runs on 4 hits in 2/3 of an inning. He was already on the cusp on not making the team out of Spring Training and this performance doesn't help his manager's confidence in him.

As mentioned before, the Royals jumped out to a big lead after 7 scoring 8 runs. At the plate, the game ball must go to Tiger killer Billy Butler who was 4-5 with 4 RBI, a homer and a double. 3B Mike Moustakas also homered. Alex Gordon, playing left field today added to the mix with 2 RBI's.

The Tigers were held off guard all day by Vargas but managed some good at bats.

SS Joe Iglesias was 3-4 with a double, while Austin Jackson, Ian Kinsler and Miguel Cabrera all picked up RBI's in the loss.

Yes it is still early but starting the season at home 0-2 is never what any ballclub wants. The Tigers turn to Anibal Sanchez (0-0 0.00) tomorrow. His opponent on the mound is the ever durable Bruce Chen (0-0 0.00) for the Royals.

Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers
Apr 2, 2014	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City (1-0)	1	0	0	0	3	1	3	0	0	8	10	1
Detroit (0-1)	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	4	10	1
W: J. Vargas (1-0) L: M. Scherzer (0-1)

Kansas City Royals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
N. Aoki (RF)	5	2	1	0	0	0	.111
A. Escobar (SS)	5	1	2	1	0	1	.444
B. Butler (DH)	5	2	4	4	0	0	.555
E. Hosmer (1B)	3	1	1	0	1	0	.142
A. Gordon (LF)	3	0	1	2	1	0	.142
S. Perez (C)	4	0	0	0	0	1	.142
M. Moustakas (3B)	3	1	1	1	1	2	.333
O. Infante (2B)	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
L. Cain (CF)	3	0	1	0	1	0	.200
TOTALS	35	8	10	8	4	5
BATTING 2B: B. Butler (2), A. Gordon HR: HR: B. Butler, M. Moustakas RBI: A. Escobar, B. Butler 4, A. Gordon 2, M. Moustakas (2) GIDP: L. Cain
FIELDING E: A. Escobar

Kansas City Royals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
J. Vargas (W, 1-0)	7.0	7	3	2	2	5	2.57
T. Collins	1.0	3	1	1	1	1	9.00
K. Herrera	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
A. Jackson (CF)	4	0	1	1	1	1	.500
I. Kinsler (2B)	5	0	0	1	0	0	.000
M. Cabrera (1B)	5	0	1	1	0	1	.125
V. Martinez (DH)	5	0	1	0	0	1	.125
T. Hunter (RF)	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
A. Dirks (LF)	4	0	2	0	0	2	.285
A. Avila (C)	3	0	1	0	1	2	.166
N. Castellanos (3B)	3	2	1	0	1	0	.166
J. Igesias (SS)	4	2	3	0	0	0	.500
TOTALS	37	4	10	3	3	8
BATTING 2B: A. Jackson, J. Iglesias RBI: A. Jackson, I. Kinsler, M. Cabrera
FIELDING E: N. Castellanos

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
M. Scherzer (L, 0-1)	6.0	6	5	4	2	5	6.00
J. Hanrahan	0.2	4	3	3	1	0	40.50
J. Chamberlain	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
I. Krol	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
L. Putkonen	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	10	8	7	4	5

Player of the game: Billy Butler 4/5, HR, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 runs

Erie SeaWolves (AA) and Toledo Mud Hens (AAA) both start its seasons 4/3/14.

OliDegu2008 · 04-27-2015, 01:37 AM

The Detroit Tigers get their first win of 2014 as Anibal Sanchez pitches a gem en route to a 7-1 win at Comerica.

Game #3
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Detroit, MI. April 3, 2014 --- The Tigers needed to salvage something from its opening series with Royals and they did just that today as Anibal Sanchez threw a gem, notching his teams first win of 2014.

Sanchez was great, pitching 7 1/3 innings, allowing 4 hits and striking out 5 while walking none.

This game was never in doubt with the way Sanchez was pitching. He did get some help offensively too early which was a nice sight to see. The Tigers still have not hit a homerun but that is not a huge concern as they still averaged well over 3 runs per game in the series.

2B Ian Kinsler went 3-4 with 3 RBI to lead the way for the Tigers. CF Austin Jackson was 2-4 from the leadoff spot with 2 runs.

The Tigers only struck out 3 times and walked just as many.

The Royals SP Bruce Chen was just ok, missing spots but making some decent pitches. He allowed 4 runs (only 2 earned) on 4 hits in 5 innings. It was reliever RP Louis Coleman who did not help his or his teams cause Thursday as he was shelled for 3 runs in just an inning.

The Royals were pretty quiet at the plate, CF Lorenzo Cain capped off a decent series going 2-3. 1B Eric Hosmer drove in the Royals only run in the 9th inning with a double, scoring SS Alcides Escobar.

With this victory, the Tigers are 1-2 and now welcome in the Baltimore Orioles for a 3-game weekend series. The Orioles are 0-3 after starting the season being swept by the BoSox.

The Tigers will give the ball to lefty Drew Smyly (0-0 0.00) while the Orioles will rely on youngin' Steve Johnson (0-0 0.00) to try and get the Orioles their first win of 2014.

Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers
Apr 3, 2014	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City (2-0)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	1
Detroit (0-2)	2	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	X	7	10	1
W: A. Sanchez (1-0) L: B. Chen (0-1)

Kansas City Royals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
N. Aoki (RF)	3	0	0	0	0	1	.083
A. Escobar (SS)	4	1	1	0	0	1	.384
B. Butler (DH)	4	0	0	0	0	1	.384
E. Hosmer (1B)	4	0	1	1	0	1	.181
A. Gordon (LF)	4	0	0	0	0	1	.090
S. Perez (C)	4	0	1	0	0	1	.181
M. Moustakas (3B)	3	0	0	0	0	0	.222
O. Infante (2B)	3	0	1	0	0	0	.100
L. Cain (CF)	3	0	2	0	0	0	.375
TOTALS	32	1	6	1	0	6
BATTING 2B: E. Hosmer (1) RBI: E. Hosmer (1) SAC: N. Aoki GIDP: O. Infante
FIELDING E: A. Escobar (2) PB: S. Perez (3)

Kansas City Royals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
B. Chen (L, 0-1)	5.0	4	4	2	2	1	3.60
L. Coleman	1.0	5	3	3	1	0	27.00
A. Crow	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0.00
TOTALS	8.0	10	7	5	3	3

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
A. Jackson (CF)	4	2	2	0	1	1	.500
I. Kinsler (2B)	4	2	3	3	1	0	.250
M. Cabrera (1B)	3	0	0	1	1	0	.090
V. Martinez (DH)	4	0	0	1	0	0	.083
T. Hunter (RF)	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
A. Avila (C)	4	1	1	0	0	0	.200
N. Castellanos (3B)	4	1	2	0	0	0	.300
R. Davis (LF)	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250
J. Igesias (SS)	4	1	1	1	0	1	.400
TOTALS	35	7	10	6	3	3
BATTING 2B: I. Kinsler (1) RBI: I. Kinsler 3 (4), M. Cabrera (2), V. Martinez (1), J. Iglesias (1)
BASERUNNING SB: A. Jackson (1), R. Davis 2 (2)
FIELDING E: M. Cabrera (1)

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
A. Sanchez (W, 1-0)	7.1	4	0	0	0	5	0.00
B. Rondon	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	4.50
L. Putkonen	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	6	1	1	0	6
PITCHING WP: B. Rondon (1)

Player of the game: Anibal Sanchez 7 1/3 IP, 4 hits, 5 strikeouts

Minor League Action for 4/3

AAA: Toledo Mud Hens (0-0) defeat the Louisville Bats 6-0.
*Drew VerHagen goes the distance giving up 6 hits and K'ing 3.
*Tyler Collins goes 2-4 with 2 doubles.

AA: Erie SeaWolves (0-0) defeat the Altoona Curve 9-5.
*The SeaWolves amass 17 hits.
*Jeff Thompson went 5 2/3 and picked up the his first win of the season.

OliDegu2008 · 04-28-2015, 08:06 AM

Drew Smyly pitches a gem, but the Tigers fail offensively again, get beat by the O's 2-0. Nick Castellanos leaves game early, diagnosed with torn calf muscle.

Game #4
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Detroit, MI. April 4, 2014 --- The Tigers are branded an offensive team. With the power hitters they have, no one and I mean no one is showing up.

What hurts even more is besides losing 2-0 to the O's at home, 3B Nick Castellanos left the game in the early innings after diving for a ground ball. Upon further diagnosis it was determined Nick suffered a torn calf muscle and will be sidelined for 1-2 months. The Tigers have called up utility man Andrew Romine to help fill the gap until Castellanos is healthy again.

As pitching gem by Tigers SP Drew Smyly was for not Friday. Smyly went 6 2/3 IP, giving up 3 hits and striking out 6. His lone run allowed was a opposite field homerun to former Tiger OF Delmon Young in the 7th inning to break the deadlock. The Orioles would add another in the 8th to make it 2-0.

Baltimore SP Steve Johnson was just as good though, keeping the Tigers hitters off balance every pitch. Johnson went 6 1/3 IP, giving up 3 hits and striking out 5.

The Tigers 3 hits came from the same player, C Alex Avila. Avila went 3-4 with a 2B.

The O's offensively were led by CF Adam Jones who went 2-4 from the leadoff spot and Young catcher Matt Weiters also contributed with a double.

Orioles closer Tommy Hunter picked his first save of the season as well. The O's improve to 1-3 while the Tigers drop to 1-3.

Saturday's matchup pits the Tiger's Rick Porcello (0-0 0.00) against the Oriole's Wei-Yin Chen (0-0 0.00) in a primetime Saturday match-up.

Baltimore Orioles at Detroit Tigers
Apr 4, 2014	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore (0-3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	6	0
Detroit (1-2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
W: S. Johnson (1-0) L: D. Smyly (0-1) S: T. Hunter (1)

Baltimore Orioles
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
A. Jones (CF)	4	0	2	1	0	0	.411
N. Markakis (RF)	4	0	0	0	0	1	.058
C. Davis (1B)	2	0	0	0	2	1	.214
N. Cruz (LF)	4	0	0	0	0	1	.117
J. Hardy (SS)	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000
D. Young (DH)	4	1	1	1	0	1	.333
M. Weiters (C)	4	0	1	0	0	1	.153
M. Machado (SS)	3	1	1	0	0	0	.266
J. Schoop (2B)	3	0	1	0	0	1	.400
TOTALS	32	2	6	2	2	8
BATTING 2B: M. Weiters (1) HBP: D. Young (1) RBI: A. Jones (5), D. Young (1) GIDP: N. Cruz
FIELDING E: M. Weiters (1)

Baltimore Orioles
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
S. Johnson (W, 1-0)	6.1	3	0	0	3	5	0.00
T. Patton (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	13.50
D. O'Day (H, 1)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	3.37
T. Hunter (S, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	3	0	0	4	5

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
A. Jackson (CF)	3	0	0	0	1	0	.400
I. Kinsler (2B)	4	0	0	0	0	0	.187
M. Cabrera (1B)	3	0	0	0	1	1	.071
V. Martinez (DH)	3	0	0	0	1	0	.066
A. Dirks (RF)	4	0	0	0	0	1	.181
A. Avila (C)	4	0	3	0	0	0	.357
N. Castellanos (3B)	1	0	0	0	0	0	.272
D. Kelly (3B)	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
T. Hunter (PH)	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
A. Gonzalez (3B)	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
R. Davis (LF)	3	0	0	0	0	1	.142
J. Iglesias (SS)	2	0	0	0	1	1	.333
TOTALS	29	0	3	0	4	5
BATTING 2B: A. Avila (1) GIDP: A. Avila
BASERUNNING SB: A. Jackson (2) CS: A. Jackson (1)

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
D. Smyly (L, 0-1)	6.2	3	1	1	1	6	1.35
J. Chamberlain	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
A. Alburquerque	1.0	3	1	1	1	1	9.00
J. Hanrahan	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	16.20
TOTALS	9.0	6	2	2	2	8

Player of the game: Steve Johnson 6 1/3 IP, 3 hits, 5 K's and the win.

Minor League Action for 4/4

AAA: Toledo Mud Hens (1-0) crush the Louisville Bats 13-4.
*DH Jordan Lennerton goes 3-5 with a HR and 5 RBI for the Mud Hens.
*The Mudhens collect 19 hits on the day.
*Mud Hens C James McCann was 5-5 with 2 RBI.

AA: Erie SeaWolves (1-0) defeat the Altoona Curve 7-6.
*Marcus Lemon goes 2-5 with a 2B and HR and 2 .
*SeaWolves relievers pitch 5 innings giving up no runs.
*Highly touted pitching prospect Corey Knebel gets first save of 2014.

OliDegu2008 · 04-28-2015, 01:46 PM

NICK CASTELLANOS DIAGNOSED WITH
TORN CALF MUSCLE

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Saturday, April 5 --- The Tigers were dealt a huge blow Friday as IF Nick Castellanos left the game after attempting to make a diving play on a ground ball. He immediately got up and started wincing in immense pain. He was subsequently taken out of the game, replaced by Don Kelly.

After an MRI and consulting with team physicians, it has been determined that Castellanos has a torn right leg calf muscle and will be out at least 1-2 months.

The Tigers in the meantime have called up Andrew Romine from AA affiliate, the Erie Seawolves to provide utility relief. Expect to see more Alex Gonzalez, Don Kelly and even possibly Danny Worth or Hernan Perez.

OliDegu2008 · 04-30-2015, 12:16 PM

Baltimore crushes Detroit 11-3, Rick Porcello rocked for 7 runs on 10 hits in 3 1/3 innings.

Game #5
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Detroit, MI. April 5, 2014 --- It was a bloodbath Saturday as the Baltimore Orioles blasted the Detroit Tigers 11-3.

Baltimore's first four hitters, 2B Jemile Weeks, RF Nick Markakis, 1B Chris Davis and LF Nelson Cruz went 10-20 with 7 RBI, 2 2B's and a 3B. Oh and 8 runs scored.

Tiger's SP Rick Porcello was rocked, no other way to put it. Porcello lasted on 3 1/3 innings while giving up 10 hits and 7 earned runs.

His counterpart, Wei-yen Chen was good, but not great. The Tigers hitters were able to get men on base, but never were able to get that big hit to score many runs. Chen went 8 innings, giving up 10 hits and 3 runs while striking out 6. Chen is now 1-0 on the young season.

The Orioles offense put the O's up early as they put up a 4 spot in the first inning, a 3 spot in the fourth and a 4 spot in the ninth. Big innings can crush teams and that is what happened to the Tigers today.

Chris Davis and 3B Nolan Reimold each collected triples Saturday. Davis had 4 RBI's as well.

The Tigers offense showed some life at points today as 1B Miguel Cabrera hammered his first homer, a towering shot to right. He ended up going 1-3 on the day with 2 RBI. RF Torii Hunter had a slump busting game going 3-4.

In 3B Nick Castellanos absence (torn calf muscle), veteran Alex Gonzalez got the start at 3B. Gonzalez went 1-4 and pooped on a ground ball leading to an error, his first of the year.

The Tigers and O's now face off Sunday in the rubber-match of the series. Baltimore send Miguel Gonzalez (0-0 2.45) to the mound while the Tigers send Justin Verlander (0-1 2.25) to the hill.

Baltimore Orioles at Detroit Tigers
Apr 5, 2014	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore (1-3)	4	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	11	14	0
Detroit (1-3)	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	10	1
W: W. Chen (1-0) L: R. Porcello (0-1)

Baltimore Orioles
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
J Weeks (2B)	5	3	3	0	0	2	.600
N. Markakis (RF)	5	3	3	2	0	0	.181
C. Davis (1B)	5	1	2	4	0	0	.263
N. Cruz (LF)	5	1	2	1	0	1	.181
A. Jones (CF)	5	1	2	1	0	1	.409
J. Hardy (SS)	5	1	1	1	0	2	.047
N. Reimold (DH)	5	0	1	2	0	2	.142
M. Machado (3B)	3	1	0	0	1	0	.222
M. Wieters (C)	4	0	0	0	0	2	.117
TOTALS	42	11	14	11	1	10
BATTING 2B: N. Markakis (2), N. Cruz (2) 3B: C. Davis, N. Reimold RBI: N. Markakis 2 (3), C. Davis 4 (5), N. Cruz (2), A. Jones (6), J. Hardy, N. Reimold 2
BASERUNNING SB: N. Markakis

Baltimore Orioles
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
W. Chen (W, 1-0)	8.0	10	3	3	1	6	3.37
D. O'Day	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	2.45

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
R. Davis (LF)	4	0	2	0	0	0	.272
A. Dirks	1	0	0	0	0	0	166
I. Kinsler (2B)	3	0	0	0	0	2	.157
M. Cabrera (1B)	3	1	1	2	1	0	.117
V. Martinez (DH)	4	0	0	0	0	0	.052
A. Jackson (CF)	4	0	1	0	0	1	.368
T. Hunter (RF)	4	1	3	0	0	0	.187
A. Gonzalez (3B)	4	0	1	0	0	2	.250
J. Iglesias (SS)	4	0	1	1	0	1	.312
B. Holiday (C)	4	1	1	0	0	1	.250
TOTALS	35	3	10	3	1	7
BATTING HR: M. Cabrera RBI: M. Cabrera 2 (4), J. Iglesias (2)
BASERUNNING CS: R. Davis
FIELDING E: A. Gonzalez

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
R. Porcello (L, 0-1)	3.1	10	7	7	1	3	18.90
B. Rondon	1.2	0	0	0	0	3	2.45
I. Krol	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0.00
J. Hanrahan	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	13.50
J. Chamberlain	1.0	3	3	3	0	0	16.20
TOTALS	9.0	14	11	11	1	10

Player of the game: 1B Chris Davis 2-5, 3B, 4 RBI

Tigers Minor League Action for 4/5

AAA: Toledo Mud Hens (2-0) crush the Louisville Bats 9-0.
*Kyle Lobstein scores the complete game shutout, striking out 7.
*The Mud Hens scored 9 runs on 11 hits and walked 6 times.
*C James McCann is hitting .667 with a HR and 5 RBI thru 3 games.

AA: Erie SeaWolves (2-0) defeat the Altoona Curve 7-4.
*2B Devon Travis went 3-4 Saturday, his .avg now at .615.
*RP Jose Ortega wins his second in relief (2-0 0.00).
*1B Dean Green had a bases clearing double in the 7th to break the game open.

04-28-2015, 01:46 PM	#7
OliDegu2008 MVP OVR: 17 Join Date: Jul 2008	Re: Detroit Tigers (2014 and beyond) NICK CASTELLANOS DIAGNOSED WITH TORN CALF MUSCLE pic218.jpg *Saturday, April 5* --- The Tigers were dealt a huge blow Friday as IF Nick Castellanos left the game after attempting to make a diving play on a ground ball. He immediately got up and started wincing in immense pain. He was subsequently taken out of the game, replaced by Don Kelly. After an MRI and consulting with team physicians, it has been determined that Castellanos has a torn right leg calf muscle and will be out at least 1-2 months. The Tigers in the meantime have called up Andrew Romine from AA affiliate, the Erie Seawolves to provide utility relief. Expect to see more Alex Gonzalez, Don Kelly and even possibly Danny Worth or Hernan Perez. __________________ 2010 WORLD CUP (FROM THE GROUND UP) 2014 WORLD CUP (FROM THE GROUND UP)

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03-17-2015, 04:27 PM	#1
OliDegu2008 MVP OVR: 17 Join Date: Jul 2008	Detroit Tigers (2014 and beyond) lgo_mlb_detroit_tigers.png This will be pretty straightfoward. For those of you that know me know that I love stats, and I love baseball. I have never done a full fledged baseball report but I will be here. I am not much of a graphics guy, more a writer. This will be nothing short of that. I will be taking the Tigers from the beginning of the 2014 season and guiding them hopefully to many, many championships. There will be stats and articles and everything in between. This will be run day-to-day with updates taking place everyday of the season. I am a realism nut and will be running the team as they do in real life. During Spring Training and beyond. It is the 2014 season and Rookie manager Brad Ausmus takes the helm with a team in need of a change, a faster, smarter approach. I will be using MLB The Show 14 and TNK's sliders. Here we go... __________________ 2010 WORLD CUP (FROM THE GROUND UP) 2014 WORLD CUP (FROM THE GROUND UP) Last edited by OliDegu2008; 05-08-2015 at 02:32 AM.

03-21-2015, 11:42 PM	#2
OliDegu2008 MVP OVR: 17 Join Date: Jul 2008	Re: Detroit Tigers (2014 and beyond) The 2014 Tigers are an interesting bunch as the organization some say is old, others say it has not hit its full potential yet. Let's start off this preview by looking at the list of coaches within the Tigers organization. Detroit Tigers Coaches (MLB) 17 Mick Billmeyer (bullpen) 25 Dave Clark (third base) 59 Darnell Coles (assistant hitting) 51 Jeff Jones (pitching) 8 Wally Joyner (hitting) 22 Gene Lamont (bench) 31 Omar Vizquel (first base) Toledo Mud Hens Coaches (AAA) Manager --- 15 Larry Parrish Erie SeaWolves Coaches (AA) Manager --- 13 Lance Parrish Now let's take a look at the makeup of the squads that will be taking the field for the Tigers, Mud Hens and SeaWolves in 2014. Detroit Tigers Opening Day Depth Chart Depth Chart - 2014 Catcher Alex Avila Bryan Holaday First Base Miguel Cabrera Victor Martinez Second Base Ian Kinsler Jose Iglesias Third Base Nick Castellanos (R) Alex Gonzalez Shortstop Jose Iglesias Alex Gonzalez Left Field Andy Dirks Don Kelly Rajai Davis Center Field Austin Jackson Rajai Davis Right Field Torii Hunter Don Kelly Starting Pitcher Justin Verlander Max Scherzer Anibal Sanchez Drew Smyly Rick Porcello Relief Pitcher Luke Putkonen Bruce Rondon (R) Joba Chamberlain Joel Hanrahan Al Alburquerque Ian Krol (R) Closer Joe Nathan Designated Hitter Victor Martinez Toledo Mud Hens Opening Day Roster Depth Chart - 2014 Catcher Ramon Cabrera James McCann First Base Mike Hessman Jordan Lennerton Second Base Hernan Perez Danny Worth Third Base Francisco Martinez Danny Worth Shortstop Eugenio Suarez Danny Worth Left Field Tyler Collins Daniel Fields Center Field Ezequiel Carrera Daniel Fields Right Field J.D. Martinez Steven Moya Starting Pitcher Drew Verhagen Robbie Ray Kyle Lobstein Duane Below Jonathan Crawford Relief Pitcher Casey Crosby Jose Valdez Justin Miller Phil Coke Nate Robertson Cal Drummond Closer Eduardo Sanchez Designated Hitter Steven Moya Mike Hessman Erie SeaWolves Opening Day Roster Depth Chart - 2014 Catcher Craig Albernaz Luis Exposito First Base Dean Green Marcus Lemon Second Base Devon Travis Brandon Douglas Andrew Romine Third Base Steven Fuentes Andrew Romine Dixon Machado Shortstop Andrew Romine Dixon Machado Left Field Trevor Crowe Ben Guez Connor Harrell Center Field Jamie Johnson Connor Harrell Right Field Ben Guez Connor Harrell Starting Pitcher Kyle Ryan Wilsen Palacios Endrys Briceno Buck Farmer Jeff Thompson Relief Pitcher Evan Reed Jose Ortega Blaine Hardy Mike Belfiore Chad Smith Melvin Mercedes Closer Corey Knebel Designated Hitter Marcus Lemon Luis Exposito Class A --- Detroit Tigers Depth Chart - 2014 Catcher Austin Green First Base Dominic Ficociello Aaron Westlake Second Base Domingo Leyba Third Base Wade Gaynor Shortstop Javier Betancourt Left Field Center Field Jason Krizan Right Field Starting Pitcher Jake Thompson Tommy Collier Derek Hankins Warwick Saupold Matt Crouse Kevin Ziomek Relief Pitcher Kenny Faulk Jhan Martinez __________________ 2010 WORLD CUP (FROM THE GROUND UP) 2014 WORLD CUP (FROM THE GROUND UP) Last edited by OliDegu2008; 04-22-2015 at 02:23 AM.

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