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…
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…
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.Time to wrap up this look at the Lions. We started with ownership, checked in on the front office, talked coaches, and looked at both offense and defense. All that remains is special…
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. We talked about the offensive roster last time. All that remains is the state of the defense and special teams. First up, the D + fence. This has been a running issue for Detroit. Have they been good lately? Well, behind Ndamukong Suh,…
This post is part of a series. Click here for the introduction. Click here for part 1. Click here for part 2. Ok, we talked about the ownership, we talked about the front office, and we talked about the coaches; all the people who try to put the players in a position to win. Now for the people actually have to go out and…
