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…
Welcome to our baseball power rankings for 2021! We will look at Stemshul's official 64tacos ranking system each week to see how the teams (and specifically the Tigers) are doing throughout the summer. With the full 162 game schedule back after last year's COVID abbreviated 60 game season, the first few weeks won't be too defining. Among the top 5, you would expect the…
Here in the mitten, we have a long and proud history of being kind of bad at our professional sporting endeavors. Yes, I'll admit, although it is hard to remember at the moment, there have been good versions of the four big professional teams in Detroit. Since I have been alive, the Pistons won in 1989, 1990, and 2004. The Red Wings won 4…
The Red Sox have been the #1 ranked team since early July. Theyve been 3rd or better since mid April. This is a team that dominated the Yankees (ranked 3rd) and Astros (ranked 2nd) in the playoffs. There is no doubt they are the best team in the league. And now its official. Congratulations Boston on winning the World Series. [table id=69 /]
The 1st ranked Red Sox and the 6th ranked Dodgers are moving on the the World Series. The Dodgers moved up a spot with their wins over the Mariners. The Sox continue to dominate the league pulling farther and farther away. [table id=67 /]
Were down to 4 teams. The best two teams in the American League, the Red Sox and Astros, will be playing to find out who plays the 4th ranked Brewers or 7th ranked Dodgers. [table id=65 /]
