2013 AL Central

[Jimbo]

Don't underestimate the love and adoration some voting members have with WAR. If Trout finishes ahead of Cabrera in WAR (a most useless stats IMO) then you're hear all the nutjobs kissing Trout's ballsack and touting that WAR is all that matters. Like I said, serious nutjobs! Right now Miggy is leading Trout in WAR by a very slim margin:

1. Miguel Cabrera, DET 6.6
2. Mike Trout, LAA 6.5

Plus, what if Max finishes the season 25-1 with a 2.5 ERA. Certainly an MVP-like year.

The Media almost took the award from Cabrera last year because of these made up stats.
RBI and Avg don't mean anything ...
Miggy would lose in a battle with Trout because Trout is faster, thus making him a better all around player they say.
I didn't know that the award was for the faster player to win.

Miggy will probably win the MVP , but not the TC at least thats how I see it.
I don't think Miggy needs to win the TC, people now know how hard it is to do in the first place.

I've been listening to MLB Network alot lately (radio), they were discussing Scherzer and Darvish today, stating that they are very close, but leaning towards Max for the Cy ... also, I think they, (whoever votes) needs to decide if a Pitcher is allowed to win the MVP or not.
King Felix is the other pitcher that they are saying will be in the discussion

 

[Jimbo]

Tigers Omar Infante is back in the line up tonight.
Hernan Perez sent down to Toledo (I think it was Toledo, he started from Erie).

Alex Avila is on the 7 day Concussion list ... didn't know there was one.
Pena will start, Holiday came up from Toledo to back him up.

Another note, Avisail Garcia is in the line up for the Sox.

 

[Jimbo]

Miggy just hit ANOTHER on out, in Right field.

 

[riffjim4069]

Miggy just hit ANOTHER on out, in Right field.

If he keeps hitting the long ball he will have a good shot at surpassing Chris Davis. Meanwhile the Tigers are in a battle, 2-2, with the White Sox.

 

[riffjim4069]

We're down 4-2 after 5-innings, but Miggy is at the plate.

 

[riffjim4069]

Miggy leads off with a base hit. Price is due to hit a long ball.

 

[riffjim4069]

Base hit by Prince...

 

[riffjim4069]

Damn! Miggy was tossed out at 3rd because he can't run and I thought Tuey's ball was going to clear the center field wall - just a long fly-out.

 

[Jimbo]

Tigers in a slump now, have lost 2 of last 3 ....

 

[king3pj]

Iglesias is putting on a show tonight.


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[riffjim4069]

Iglesias is putting on a show tonight.


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That was quite a play....not missing Jhonny Whatshisname in the least.

 

[king3pj]

That was quite a play....not missing Jhonny Whatshisname in the least.

Great play and then right after that he flies down the line to beat out an infield single. He is probably the only go on the team who would have been safe on that play.


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[riffjim4069]

Nice article on Miguel Cabrera by ESPN: http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/39045/improved-cabrera-having-pantheon-season

Elsewhere, Sherzer goes for win #18 tonight @ Chicago; game time 8:05 PM. Go Max! I don't like this losing stuff...

 

[riffjim4069]

Kansas City has been coming on strong and playing good baseball.

 

[king3pj]

Kansas City has been coming on strong and playing good baseball.

I'd like to see them make the playoffs. Just not at the expense of the Tigers.


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[riffjim4069]

I predict they will make a WC slot. They certainly play the Tigers tough game-in and game-out.

I'd like to see them make the playoffs. Just not at the expense of the Tigers.


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[Jimbo]

Nice article on Miguel Cabrera by ESPN: http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/39045/improved-cabrera-having-pantheon-season

Elsewhere, Sherzer goes for win #18 tonight @ Chicago; game time 8:05 PM. Go Max! I don't like this losing stuff...

Nice article, thanks for posting it ...

Btw, isn't this writer the same one that yelled and cried that Cabrera shouldn't win the MVP over Trout last year ?

 

[king3pj]

Nice article, thanks for posting it ...

Btw, isn't this writer the same one that yelled and cried that Cabrera shouldn't win the MVP over Trout last year ?

Keith Law was the ESPN writer I seem to remember being most vocal against Cabrera. Schonfield may have been against him too but I don't specifically remember him.

Either way that was a nice read. Even the anti Cabrera writers from last year are having a hard time finding negatives to write about him this year. Just about everything I have seen has been really positive.


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[riffjim4069]

Tigers need to rally and Fielder needs to hit some Homers. He has been on a series drought.

 

[Jimbo]

Tigers run off 12 straight wins, then go and lose 3 out of 4 ... come on Tigers, get your act together ...

Gotta take care of business, beat the teams your suppose to beat and at least split with the better teams.