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2014 World Series - Game 6
October 28, 2014

Detroit Tigers vs Milwaukee Brewers (Tigers lead Series 3-2)
Matchup: Justin Verlander (2-1, 2.39 ERA) vs. Yovani Gallardo (0-3, 6.86 ERA)

Brewers - 0 | 4 | 0
Tigers - 2 | 8 | 0

W - Verlander (3-1)
L - Gallardo (0-4)
S - Nathan (5)
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Game. Set. Match.

DETROIT, MI (NAP) - 30 years ago, the Detroit Tigers were champions of the MLB with a dominating 5-game win over the Padres.

It wasn't as dominant as that squad, but the Tigers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-0 to win their 5th World Series championship in franchise history. "It's a great feeling to know you were the best team all year, and capping it off with a World Series championship is extremely awesome," winning pitcher Justin Verlander said in the postgame interview.

The Tigers got their runs via Miguel Cabrera, who hit an sac fly in the 1st inning, and an RBI single in the 3rd. "Getting my second World Series championship is a special feeling," he said. "Hopefully, we'll go out and do it again next year!"

Verlander pitched 6.1 shutout innings tonight, and while he wasn't sharp, giving up 5 walks, he did strike out 9 Brewers and got out of some pretty tough jams to help his team get the victory. Javier Lopez, Al Alburquerque, and Joe Nathan combined for the last 2.2 innings to seal the deal.

The bright spot for the Brewers was Jonathan Lucroy, who had 2 hits.

The Tigers now go into the offseason with questions that need answering. Re-sign Max Scherzer? What to do with Torii Hunter? Who starts in center field next year? Can they repeat as champions? We'll check back in with you in (game-time) March, hopefully with answers to these questions.
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DET:
Cabrera: 1-2, 2 RBI
Castellanos, Travis: 2-4 each
Carrera: 1-2, 2 R, 2 SB
Verlander: 6.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R/ER, 9 K, 5 BB (125 pitches)
MIL:
Lucroy: 2-4
Braun: 1-4
Gallardo: 6.1 IP, 8 H, 2 R/ER, 3 K, 5 BB (125 pitches)

Full Box Score
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Thanks to all for following the log this season! Rest assured, there will be a few more seasons on this log, so stay tuned for more updates as time goes on!

2014 Award Winners

Gold Glove Award:
American League:

P: Hisashi Iwakuma, Mariners
C: Yan Gomes, Indians
1B: Joe Mauer, Twins
2B: Ben Zobrist, Rays
3B: Brett Lawrie, Blue Jays
SS: Jonathan Villar, Astros
LF: Yoenis Cespedes, A's
CF: Coco Crisp, A's
RF: George Springer, Astros

National League:

P: Matt Cain, Giants
C: Sandy Leon, Nationals
1B: Ike Davis, Mets
2B: Anthony Rendon, Nationals
3B: Juan Uribe, Dodgers
SS: Adeiny Hechavaria, Marlins
LF: Starling Marte, Pirates
CF: Carlos Gomez, Brewers
RF: Gregory Polanco, Pirates
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Rookie of the Year:
American League:
1. Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox
2. Nick Castellanos, Tigers
3. Jose Dariel Abreu, White Sox

National League:
1. Kolten Wong, Cardinals
2. Reymond Fuentes, Padres
3. Oscar Taveras, Cardinals
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Manager of the Year:
American League: (Technically) Brad Ausmus, Tigers
National League: Matt Williams, Nationals
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Cy Young Award:
American League: Matt Moore, Rays
National League: Ian Kennedy, Padres
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Hitter of the Year:
American League: Miguel Cabrera, Tigers
National League: Joey Votto, Reds

Congrats on your World Series championship!

2014 is easy with the Tigers, now comes the hard part!

Yeah, it's definitely hard. It's especially hard when the owner wants to decrease the payroll. Ugh. I think I can get around it, though.

2014 Offseason Recap

Tigers Offseason Summary:
-Bench Coach Gene Lamont retires
-Hitting Coach Wally Joyner leaves
-Tigers hire Pete O'Brien as Bench Coach; 5yrs/$920k
-Tigers sign Alan Trammell as Hitting Coach; 3 yrs/$230k
-Tigers trade 25-year old MiLB 1B Aaron Westlake and $751k to Padres for 27-year old MiLB 1B Cody Decker
-Leaving for FA:
--LF Rajai Davis:
--SP Max Scherzer
-Select MR Jeff Walters in Rule 5 Draft from the Mets
-Resign MR Phil Coke to 1-yr/$1.05M contract
-Resign MR Joba Chamberlain to 1-yr/$1.1M contract
-Resign RF Torii Hunter to 1-yr/$9M contract
-Sign CF Denard Span to 2-yr/$9.2M contract
-Sign CF Jin-guo Lee to minor league contract
-Sign SP Mike Montgomery (4.5*/4.5*) to 3-yr/$18M contract
-Sign MR Darren O'Day to 1-yr/$1.5M contract
-Trade RF Torii Hunter and 22-year old MiLB RF Justin Shafer to Reds for Jay Bruce and 21-year old MiLB RF Gabriel Guerrero.

Coaching Firings:
-Orioles fire GM Dan Duquette, replaced by Jackie Moore.
-Royals fire Manager Ned Yost, replaced by Chip Hale.
-Braves fire Manager Fredi Gonzalez, replaced by Tom Prince.
-Reds fire GM Walt Jocketty and Manager Bryan Price, replaced by Sadaharu Oh and Tim Wallach.

Major signings:
-Red Sox sign SP Max Scherzer to 6-yr/$129M deal.
-Red Sox sign SP Jon Lester to 6-yr/$113M deal.
-Red Sox sign C Russell Martin to 3-yr/$16.26M deal.
-Dodgers sign SP Francisco Liriano to 2-yr/$28.3M deal
-Dodgers sign 3B Chase Headley to 4-yr/$69.4M deal.
-Mets sign CL Jason Grilli to 2-yr/$11.5M deal.
-Athletics sign SS Hanley Ramirez to 6-yr/$102.5M deal.
-White Sox trade LF Dayan Viciedo to Brewers for MR Jim Henderson and 18-year old MiLB LF Nicolas Pierre.
-Phillies sign 3B Pablo Sandoval to 5-yr/$86M contract.
-Royals sign SP Yovani Gallardo to 4-yr/$40.4M contract.

General MLB:
-Randy Johnson, John Smoltz enter Hall of Fame.
-Brewers owner Mark Attanasio loses money in Ponzi scheme, forced to reduce payroll.
-Derek Jeter and Paul Konerko officially retired.
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My notes on the offseason:

-The coaches we hired, I feel, are spectacular hires. Alan Trammell, the former Tigers manager, is an excellent hitting coach, and he can handle players pretty well. Pete O'Brien might have a different philosophy from Brad Ausmus, but he is outstanding at handling rookies, and is legendary at teaching fielding and pitching, so we couldn't pass up on hiring him.
-I also feel the transactions I made were decent enough as well. We're taking on a little more salary with Jay Bruce in right field, but he's younger and slightly better defensively than Hunter was last year. We also got a decent RF prospect out of the deal as well, and I think that trade will work out for us. The Mike Montgomery deal is gonna be one of the under-rated deals this offseason. He really progressed nicely last season and this offseason, and his stats are phenomenal for such a young pitcher. It seemed like a lot of minor leaguers were on the FA market this year, and we were lucky to snatch hum up. I mean, look at this:

Any other questions? Let me know.

Is Shafer any good? That seems like a mighty low haul for Bruce

Nope. He's not that good. 1*/1* player. I feel like I got a steal in that deal.

And I misprinted, he's a MR, not a RF.

Spring Training Recap:

League News:
(Read: League Injury Report)
-Twins place SP Matt Harrison on 60-day DL (damaged elbow ligament, 12-13 months)
-Nationals place RF Jayson Werth on 15-day DL (strained calf muscle, 3-4 weeks)
-Dodgers place CF Matt Kemp on 15-day DL (torn thumb ligament, 4 weeks)
-White Sox place SP Chris Sale on 60-day DL (torn labrum, 11 months)
-Orioles place SP Eduardo Rodriguez on 60-day DL (torn rotator cuff, 12 months)
-Phillies place MR Joel Hanrahan on 60-day DL (torn elbow flexor tendon, 11 months)
-Tigers place MR Phil Coke on 15-day DL (shoulder inflammation, 2 months)
-Indians place SP Danny Salazar on 15-day DL (elbow bone spur, 4 months)
-Brewers place MR Josh Edgin on 15-day DL (raidal nerve compression, 6 months)
-Marlins place CL Steve Cishek on 15-day DL (torn rotator cuff, 8 months)
-Athletics place SS Hanley Ramirez on 15-day DL (fractured thumb, 5-6 weeks)

Tigers Spring Training Record: 16-10

Not too much more to report, but the next post will have the 25 and 40-man rosters for the 2015 season!

2015 Detroit Tigers

25-man Roster
SP Mike Montgomery (L)
SP Rick Porcello
SP David Price (L)
SP Anibal Sanchez
SP Justin Verlander
MR Al Alburquerque
MR Wilkins Arias (L)
MR Joba Chamberlain
MR Javier Lopez (L)
MR Darren O'Day
MR Jose Ortega
CL Joe Nathan
C Alex Avila
C James McCann
1B Miguel Cabrera
1B/DH Victor Martinez
2B Ian Kinsler
3B Nick Castellanos
SS Jose Iglesias
SS Andrew Romine
LF Tyler Collins
LF Don Kelly
LF J.D. Martinez
CF Denard Span
RF Jay Bruce

40-Man Roster (other than the ones on the 25-man roster)
SP Robbie Ray (L)
SP Jake Thompson
MR Phil Coke* (L)
MR Corey Knebel
MR Ian Krol (L)
MR Jhan Marinez
MR Jeff Walters**
CL Bruce Rondon
C Bryan Holaday
1B Cody Decker
2B Devon Travis
SS Hernan Perez
LF Daniel Fields
CF Ezequiel Carrera
RF Steve Moya

*On 15-Day DL
**Rights acquired from Mets for "cash considerations" (Basically, released him and placed him back on the team using commish mode, no cash was involved, needed an excuse)

So, there's the roster! We'll see you on Opening Day, April 6, 2015! (Game time, of course. )

Opening Day 2015
Detroit Tigers vs. Houston Astros
Game 1 - April 6th, 2014

Matchup: Justin Verlander vs. Tanner Scheppers

Astros - 3 | 12 | 0
Tigers - 4 | 8 | 0

W - Verlander (1-0)
L - Scheppers (0-1)
S - Nathan (1)

HOU:
Krauss: 2-5, HR (1)
Altuve: 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI
Lopez: 3-4, 2B
Scheppers: 5.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R/ER, 2 K, 3 BB, 2 HR (104 pitches)
DET:
Bruce: 2-4, 2 HR (2), 4 RBI (#WeWonTheTrade)
V. Martinez: 2-4, R
Cabrera: 1-3, BB
Verlander: 7.1 IP, 10 H, 2 R/ER, 7 K, 0 BB, HR (103 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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A close game on Opening Day, with Joe Nathan stranding runners on 2nd and 3rd to end the game. Bruce had a couple homers, which is awesome in and of itself, and this could be the start of another great season! Regular updates will continue soon.

April 7-8, 2014

League News
April 7
-No News
April 8
-No News
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Game 2 - April 7, 2014

Detroit Tigers (1-0, T-1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Houston Astros (0-1, T-4th in ALW, 1 GB)
Matchup: David Price vs. Corey Kluber

Astros - 1 | 4 | 0
Tigers - 0 | 8 | 0

W - Kluber (1-0)
L - Price (0-1)
S - Adams (1)

HOU:
Springer: 1-4, HR (1)
Kluber: 8 IP, 7 H, 0 R/ER, 1 K, 1 BB (102 pitches)
DET:
Avila: 2-3
Collins: 2-4
Price: 9 IP, 4 H, 1 R/ER, 7 K, 1 BB, HR (104 pitches)

Full Box Score
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Game 3 - April 8, 2014

Detroit Tigers (1-1, T-2nd in ALC, -GB) vs. Houston Astros (1-1, T-3rd in ALW, 1 GB)
Matchup: Anibal Sanchez vs. Jarred Cosart

Astros - 2 | 7 | 1
Tigers - 9 | 18 | 0

W - Sanchez (1-0)
L - Cosart (0-1)

HOU:
Singleton: 1-3, HR (1), 2 RBI
Nava: 2-3
Cosart: 2 IP, 6 H, 7 R/ER, 1 K, 3 BB, HR (58 pitches)
DET:
Bruce: 3-4, 2B, HR (3), 4 RBI
Cabrera: 3-5, 3 RBI, 2 R
Collins: 3-5, 2B, 2 RBI
Sanchez: 8.1 IP, 7 H, 2 R/ER, 7 K, 2 BB, HR (114 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Decent enough end to the series, with Price getting a tough-luck loss, and the offense exploding in Game 3. Hopefully, we'll keep this up this year.

April 9-12, 2015

No League News
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April 9 - Day Off
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Game 4 - April 10, 2015

Detroit Tigers (2-1, T-1st in ALC, - GB) @ Boston Red Sox (2-1, T-1st in ALE, - GB)
Matchup: Rick Porcello vs. Jake Peavy

Tigers - 7 | 13 | 1
Red Sox - 3 | 11 | 0

W - Porcello (1-0)
L - Peavy (0-1)

DET:
Cabrera: 3-5, 2 HR (2), 2 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB
Span: 2-5, HR (1)
Kinsler: 2-5, HR (1), RBI, 2 R
Porcello: 8 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 K, 0 BB (105 pitches)
BOS:
Mitchell: 2-4, HR (1), RBI, 2 R
Morrison: 3-4, RBI
Peavy: 4.1 IP, 6 H, 5 R/ER, 3 K, 0 BB, 4 HR (72 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 5 - April 11, 2015

Detroit Tigers (3-1, 1st in ALC, - GB) @ Boston Red Sox (2-2, 3rd in ALE, 1 GB)
Matchup: Mike Montgomery vs. Tom Gorzelanny

Tigers - 0 | 4 | 0
Red Sox - 6 | 12 | 1

W - Gorzelanny (1-0)
L - Montgomery (0-1)
S - Barnes (1)

DET:
Cabrera: 1-4, 2B
Montgomery: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R/ER, 4 K, 4 BB (100 pitches)
BOS:
Victorino: 3-4, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI
Pedroia: 3-5, RBI
Bradley, Jr.: 1-3, 2 R
Gorzelanny: 5.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R/ER, 7 K, 1 BB (99 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 6 - April 12, 2015

Detroit Tigers (3-2, T-1st in ALC, - GB) @ Boston Red Sox (3-2, T-1st in ALE, - GB)
Matchup: Justin Verlander (1-0, 2.45 ERA) vs. Max Scherzer (0-1, 6.43 ERA)

Tigers - 2 | 6 | 1
Red Sox - 8 | 11 | 0

W - Scherzer (1-1)
L - Verlander (1-1)

DET:
Castellanos: 1-3, 2B, RBI
Bruce: 2-3, 2B, R
Verlander: 5.2 IP, 8 H, 5 R/ER, 4 K, 0 BB (89 pitches)
BOS:
Bogaerts: 2-3, 3B, 3 RBI
Victorino: 2-4, 2 RBI
Scherzer: CG, 6 H, 2 R/ER, 5 K, 1 BB (103 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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A bit of a tough early-season series there against Boston. Hopefully that doesn't become too much of a trend, and that we'll get better once we play the Angels in the next series.