This post is part of a series. Click here for the introduction. Click here for part 1. Click here for part 2. Click here for part 3. Click here for part 4. "Play the game the 'right way'" So, having looked at the the ownership, management, coaching, and players in depth, what does the present (2021)and future (2023) look like for the Detroit Tigers? Well, so far the present is fairly abysmal (check…
Did you know Frodo played the Artful Dodger in a made for T.V. movie? Back again with this week's power rankings! Thanks to Stemshul for devising the ranking system and compiling the results all year. Look out for the the Dodgers as they tumble down the rankings. A 2-5 week, including a doubleheader sweep by the Chicago Cubs yesterday has the Dodgers out of…
Hey, the 2021 NFL draft just happened over the weekend! How did the Lions do? Did they address some of the needs we talked about it the rebuild review? What did the national media think? Is the Holmes/Campbell plan coalescing? Will we keep hearing about biting kneecaps as long as Dan Campbell is the coach? I think I can answer that last one right…
This post is part of a series. Click here for the introduction. Click here for part 1. Click here for part 2. Click here for part 3. Ditto Let's talk Tigers' roster! Baseball is a very structured game with constant individual match-ups (pitcher vs. hitter, fielder vs ball, etc., fielder vs. baserunner), so, for a team game, each player's ability to execute each play is incredibly important. Great coaching, other…
Betting on the Royals? Time for the MLB power rankings! The Kansas City Royals feast on the Tigers with a 4 game sweep, go 5-1, and leap up to 2nd place. They now have the best record in baseball (14-8), but I don't think that will stick. They haven't had the toughest schedule so far (opponent win percentage of .490, 21st in the league),…
This post is part of a series. Click here for the introduction. Click here for part 1. Click here for part 2. Mayo Smith, seen here out of uniform. We didn't really cover coaching last week, so let's dig in! The Tigers have had a few notable managers before my time (Hughie Jennings won 1,131 games before 1920, Ty Cobb as a player-coach, and the gloriously named Edward…
The Artful Dodgers rise to the top. Week 3 is here, and the Los Angeles Dodgers have risen to the top. The Dodgers were most people's choice as the best team in baseball preseason, and they're doing it with both great offense (5.22 runs per game, 4th in the league) and great pitching (2.67 ERA, good for 3rd). They have the best record and,…
This post is part of a series. Click here for the introduction. Click here for part 1. Randy Smith rocking the Uncle Joey look. The first GM hire I remember taking note of for the Tigers was Randy Smith in 1996, so we'll begin our front office review there. Randy Smith came from the San Diego Padres, where he became the youngest GM in baseball history…
Welcome back to the Power Rankings! We've added week over week change in ranking to see who's moving up and who's moving down. This early in the season, there will be large leaps and precipitous tumbles, not necessarily correlating to how good a team actually is. For example, the Giants and Red Sox made the biggest leaps, up 20 and 19 spots respectively. Are…
This post is part of a series. Click here for the introduction. Tigers right now. Tigers soon? The Tigers have won 11 AL pennants (1907, 1908, 1909, 1934, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1968, 1984, 2006, and 2012) and 4 World Series titles (1935, 1945, 1968, and 1984). So that's 4 wins in 11 tries in the championship round since 1901, or a trip to the World series…
