Detroit Tigers 2013 Season

RandyTiger · 03-27-2013, 06:42 PM

This initial post will serve as an information center for rosters and sources of information. Individual games will have their own summary, and next game information will be appended to the bottom of each summary.

Tigers 2013 Post-Season Information:

Tigers ALCS Roster:

Starting pitchers:
Doug Fister
Anibal Sanchez
Max Scherzer
Justin Verlander

Bullpen:
Al Alburquerque
Jose Alvarez
Joaquin Benoit
Phil Coke
Rick Porcello
Drew Smyly
Jose Veras

Catchers:
Alex Avila
Brayan Pena

Infielders:
Miguel Cabrera
Prince Fielder
Jose Iglesias
Omar Infante
Hernan Perez
Ramon Santiago

Outfielders:
Andy Dirks
Torii Hunter
Austin Jackson
Don Kelly
Jhonny Peralta

DH:
Victor Martinez

ALCS Schedule:

All games will be televised on Fox (National), and carried on ESPNRadio (National).

The games will also be carried on local radio: Detroit, 97.1 The Ticket; Boston, WEEI 93.7, WUFC 1510 (Spanish).

All stats are post-season totals, except where noted.

Game 1: Detroit @ Boston, Saturday, 8:07 Eastern.

Probable starters: Sanchez vs. Lester.

Sanchez is 0-1, 10.38 ERA in 1 game; has not faced Boston this season.
Lester is 1-0, 2.35 ERA in 1 game; 2-0, 4.26 ERA in 2 starts against Detroit this season.

Game 2: Detroit @ Boston, Sunday, 8:15 Eastern.

Probable starters: Scherzer vs. Buchholz.

Scherzer is 2-0, 3.00 ERA in 2 games; 1-1, 2.57 ERA in 2 starts versus Boston this season.
Buchholz is 0-0, 4.50 ERA in 1 start; has not faced Detroit this season.

Game 3: Boston @ Detroit, Tuesday, 4:07 Eastern.

Probable starters: Lackey vs. Verlander.

Lackey is 1-0, 6.75 ERA in 1 start; 0-1, 3.75 in 2 starts versus Detroit this season.
Verlander is 1-0, 0.00 ERA in 2 starts; 0-0, 7.20 ERA 1 start versus Boston this season.

Game 4: Boston @ Detroit, Wednesday, 8:07 Eastern.

Probable starters: Peavy vs. Fister.

Peavy is 0-0, 1.59 in 1 start; 1-0, 5.14 ERA in 1 start versus Detroit this season.
Fister is 0-0, 4.50 ERA in 1 start; 1-1, 5.23 ERA in 2 starts versus Boston this season.

Game 5: Boston @ Detroit, Thursday, 8:07 Eastern.

Probable starters: Lester (1-1, 1.93 ERA) vs. Sanchez (1-1, 4.35 ERA)

Game 6: Detroit @ Boston, Saturday, 4:37 Eastern. (Unless NLCS is complete, then the game time will be 8:07 instead.)

Probable starters: Scherzer (2-0, 2.25 ERA) vs. Buchholz (0-0, 6.17 ERA).

Game 7 (if necessary): Detroit @ Boston, Sunday, 8:07 Eastern.

Probable starters: Verlander (1-1, 0.39 ERA) vs. Lackey (2-0, 3.00 ERA).

Boston Red Sox ALCS Roster:

Starting pitchers:
RHP Clay Buchholz
RHP John Lackey
LHP Jon Lester
RHP Jake Peavy

Bullpen:
LHP Craig Breslow
RHP Ryan Dempster
LHP Felix Doubront
LHP Franklin Morales
RHP Junichi Tazawa
RHP Koji Uehara
RHP Brandon Workman

Catchers:
David Ross
Jarrod Saltalamacchia

Infielders:
Xander Bogaerts
Stephen Drew
Will Middlebrooks
Mike Napoli
Dustin Pedroia

Outfielders:
Quintin Berry
Mike Carp
Jacoby Ellsbury
Jonny Gomes
Daniel Nava
Shane Victorino

DH:
David Ortiz

Group predictions for the series:

CephasJames: Detroit in 6.
Conn_Chris: Boston in 6.
RandyTiger: Detroit in 7.

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2013 Detroit Tigers record:

Regular season: 93-67 (.574), 1st place in the AL Central.
Playoffs: 3-2:
- ALDS: Defeated Oakland, 3 games to 2.
- ALCS tied at 2 games a piece.

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Sources of information (blogs not included):

Official Tigers organization:

Detroit Tigers homepage.

Detroit Tigers organization Twitter feed.

Tigers Broadcast Schedule.

Toledo Mud Hens (AAA) affiliate.
-- Toledo Mud Hens News (Courtesy of ToledoBlade.com, a local paper.)
--- 2013 record: 61-83 (.424), last place in International League West, 19 GB. Season complete.

Erie Seawolves (AA) affiliate.
-- Erie Seawolves News (Courtesy of GoErie.com, a local paper.)
--- 2013 record: 76-66 (.535), 2nd place in Eastern League West, 1 GB.
---- EL playoffs: Lost 1st round series to the Harrisburg Senators (Washington), 3 games to 1. Season complete.

Lakeland Flying Tigers (A) affiliate.
-- Lakeland Flying Tigers News (Courtesy of oursportscentral.com)
--- 2013 record: 64-68 (.485), 4th place in FSL North, 14 GB. Season complete.

West Michigan Whitecaps (Low-A) affiliate.
-- West Michigan Whitecaps News (courtesy of MLive.com, a regional collection of local papers.)
--- 2013 record: 69-70 (.496), overall 4th in Midwest League Eastern, 13.5 GB. Season complete.

Connecticut Tigers (Short-season A) affiliate.
-- Connecticut Tigers News (CT section of TheDay.com, a local newspaper. Thanks to Conn_Chris for the info.)
--- 2013 record: 33-42 (.458), 4th place in NY-Penn State League Stedler, 10.5 GB. Season complete.

GCL Tigers (Rookie) affiliate.
-- GCL Tigers News (Courtesy of oursportscentral.com)
--- 2013 record: 32-28 (.533), 2nd place in GCL Northeast, 4 GB. Season complete.

News, scores, and rumors:

MLB Trade Rumor Tigers page.

Detroit Free Press Tigers page.

Detroit News Tigers page.

ESPN Scoreboard and Online Gameday.

oman19 · 03-27-2013, 06:51 PM

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM that new in-season thread smell!

CONN CHRIS · 03-27-2013, 07:29 PM

I am still nervous about the cinder blocks in the infield and cans of gasoline in the bullpen but I am eternally optimistic that the bats and starting pitching will make it all moot.

Maybe they can go buy a few more donkellys for the stockroom just in case.

Go Tigers!

CONN CHRIS · 03-27-2013, 07:36 PM

Thanks for the links. It reminds me that I have to get down to New London to see the Connecticut Tigers this summer. I meant to go back in 2011 when Colin Kaline was there but never got around to it.

RandyTiger · 03-27-2013, 07:36 PM

Watching the defense today was nerve-wracking. >.<

Peralta missing that easy ground-ball made me wince. Damn, I really wish they had gotten that upgrade for SS over the winter.

RandyTiger · 03-27-2013, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CONN CHRIS

Thanks for the links. It reminds me that I have to get down to New London to see the Connecticut Tigers this summer. I meant to go back in 2011 when Colin Kaline was there but never got around to it.

You're quite welcome. If I have the time, I'll try to ferret out the local newspaper(s) that cover those teams and post the links as well. If nothing else, everyone can at least read about what's happening with the farm system. Makes me wish we had an info center like OOTP's, just to track everyone, heh.

CONN CHRIS · 03-27-2013, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RandyTiger

If I have the time, I'll try to ferret out the local newspaper(s) that cover those teams and post the links as well.

Sports News | New London and southeastern Connecticut | The Day newspaper | www.theday.com

New London Day Sports Section. They covered Colin Kaline pretty heavily the summer that he played there. Not sure how much ink they give the team otherwise but I would have to guess a fair amount. Other than legion ball, that's it for baseball in that town over the summer.

CONN CHRIS · 03-27-2013, 08:01 PM

The Day - A legend comes to Norwich | News from southeastern Connecticut

Here's an article from when Kaline's grandson was in town. The team is actually next door in Norwich but this is the paper of record.

RandyTiger · 03-27-2013, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CONN CHRIS

Sports News | New London and southeastern Connecticut | The Day newspaper | www.theday.com

New London Day Sports Section. They covered Colin Kaline pretty heavily the summer that he played there. Not sure how much ink they give the team otherwise but I would have to guess a fair amount. Other than legion ball, that's it for baseball in that town over the summer.

First post updated with the info. Thank you very much, Chris!

Quote:

Originally Posted by CONN CHRIS

The Day - A legend comes to Norwich | News from southeastern Connecticut

Here's an article from when Kaline's grandson was in town. The team is actually next door in Norwich but this is the paper of record.

Interesting article, and excellent advice from Al Kaline - Always Work HARD! Good advice for any field.

RandyTiger · 03-27-2013, 08:51 PM

First post updated with news links for each minor league team.

RandyTiger · 03-28-2013, 05:02 PM

Tigers opening day roster has been posted.

RandyTiger · 03-31-2013, 11:22 AM

2013 Regular season begins!

First game for the Tigers is on Monday, April 1st, at 4:10 Eastern, playing at the Twins. TV: FS-D. Radio: 97.1 The Ticket.

To celebrate this opening, you can watch Bruce Springsteen performing "Glory Days" on Youtube:

Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days - YouTube

May the Tigers have a glorious season culminating with a WS Championship!

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For those of you who cannot watch or hear the games due to being out of market, there's several options.

(Please note that I am not advertising these services; I'm merely listing them as options for the serious Tiger baseball fan in case they are unaware of these services.)

1. Free Gameday, both at the Tigers homepage and at ESPN. It's remarkably similiar to OOTP's live-game module, with no sound, but they tend to be a little behind everything. It's a free alternative, and you can at least see things unfold. There's free video highlights on the Tigers homepage after the game as well.

2. A low-cost way of following games is Gameday Audio/MLB, live or on-demand at $19.99/year.

3. Live or on-demand television, premium MLB.TV. It's a bit pricey for my taste, but it's an option if you really, really need your Tigers video fix. $129.99/year or $24.95/month. Gives you home and away games and streaming to various wireless devices.

The other MLB TV option doesn't appear to have both home and away, so... *shrug*

CONN CHRIS · 04-01-2013, 06:09 PM

No hitter through 2!

CONN CHRIS · 04-01-2013, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CONN CHRIS

No hitter through 2!

OK, a tad premature.

RandyTiger · 04-01-2013, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CONN CHRIS

OK, a tad premature.

Just a tad, yes.

End of third, Tigers 3, Twins 0. They roared right out of the gate in the first and haven't looked back.

Man, if they keep doing this all year, these kids are gonna be amazing.

magnet · 04-01-2013, 06:29 PM

They only have to face SUPERSTUD VANCE WORLEY the rest of the season.

You know your team is ****ed when you pine for the days of Carl 'Stache' Pavano taking the hill on opening day.

RandyTiger · 04-01-2013, 06:37 PM

Wouldn't surprise me if the Twins lost 100 this year - they're not looking very good at the moment.

Then again, they're up against Verlander. Any team will look like little leaguers against him.

magnet · 04-01-2013, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RandyTiger

Any team will look like little leaguers against him.

Which is handy, because that makes up 5/9ths of our team!

MorseMoose · 04-01-2013, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RandyTiger

Wouldn't surprise me if the Twins lost 100 this year - they're not looking very good at the moment.

Then again, they're up against Verlander. Any team will look like little leaguers against him.

I've got them winning between 70 and 79 and I'd narrow it down more to 75-79. They're going to be able to score some runs. The trouble is going to be preventing them.

RandyTiger · 04-01-2013, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by magnet

Which is handy, because that makes up 5/9ths of our team!

You have my deepest sympathies. It's not a fun position to be in. I remember how I felt when the Tigers couldn't win a game to save their lives a decade ago.

03-27-2013, 06:42 PM	#1
RandyTiger Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,510	Detroit Tigers 2013 Season This initial post will serve as an information center for rosters and sources of information. Individual games will have their own summary, and next game information will be appended to the bottom of each summary. Tigers 2013 Post-Season Information: Tigers ALCS Roster: Starting pitchers: Doug Fister Anibal Sanchez Max Scherzer Justin Verlander Bullpen: Al Alburquerque Jose Alvarez Joaquin Benoit Phil Coke Rick Porcello Drew Smyly Jose Veras Catchers: Alex Avila Brayan Pena Infielders: Miguel Cabrera Prince Fielder Jose Iglesias Omar Infante Hernan Perez Ramon Santiago Outfielders: Andy Dirks Torii Hunter Austin Jackson Don Kelly Jhonny Peralta DH: Victor Martinez ALCS Schedule: All games will be televised on Fox (National), and carried on ESPNRadio (National). The games will also be carried on local radio: Detroit, 97.1 The Ticket; Boston, WEEI 93.7, WUFC 1510 (Spanish). All stats are post-season totals, except where noted. Game 1: Detroit @ Boston, Saturday, 8:07 Eastern. Probable starters: Sanchez vs. Lester. Sanchez is 0-1, 10.38 ERA in 1 game; has not faced Boston this season. Lester is 1-0, 2.35 ERA in 1 game; 2-0, 4.26 ERA in 2 starts against Detroit this season. Game 2: Detroit @ Boston, Sunday, 8:15 Eastern. Probable starters: Scherzer vs. Buchholz. Scherzer is 2-0, 3.00 ERA in 2 games; 1-1, 2.57 ERA in 2 starts versus Boston this season. Buchholz is 0-0, 4.50 ERA in 1 start; has not faced Detroit this season. Game 3: Boston @ Detroit, Tuesday, 4:07 Eastern. Probable starters: Lackey vs. Verlander. Lackey is 1-0, 6.75 ERA in 1 start; 0-1, 3.75 in 2 starts versus Detroit this season. Verlander is 1-0, 0.00 ERA in 2 starts; 0-0, 7.20 ERA 1 start versus Boston this season. Game 4: Boston @ Detroit, Wednesday, 8:07 Eastern. Probable starters: Peavy vs. Fister. Peavy is 0-0, 1.59 in 1 start; 1-0, 5.14 ERA in 1 start versus Detroit this season. Fister is 0-0, 4.50 ERA in 1 start; 1-1, 5.23 ERA in 2 starts versus Boston this season. Game 5: Boston @ Detroit, Thursday, 8:07 Eastern. Probable starters: Lester (1-1, 1.93 ERA) vs. Sanchez (1-1, 4.35 ERA) Game 6: Detroit @ Boston, Saturday, 4:37 Eastern. (Unless NLCS is complete, then the game time will be 8:07 instead.) Probable starters: Scherzer (2-0, 2.25 ERA) vs. Buchholz (0-0, 6.17 ERA). Game 7 (if necessary): Detroit @ Boston, Sunday, 8:07 Eastern. Probable starters: Verlander (1-1, 0.39 ERA) vs. Lackey (2-0, 3.00 ERA). Boston Red Sox ALCS Roster: Starting pitchers: RHP Clay Buchholz RHP John Lackey LHP Jon Lester RHP Jake Peavy Bullpen: LHP Craig Breslow RHP Ryan Dempster LHP Felix Doubront LHP Franklin Morales RHP Junichi Tazawa RHP Koji Uehara RHP Brandon Workman Catchers: David Ross Jarrod Saltalamacchia Infielders: Xander Bogaerts Stephen Drew Will Middlebrooks Mike Napoli Dustin Pedroia Outfielders: Quintin Berry Mike Carp Jacoby Ellsbury Jonny Gomes Daniel Nava Shane Victorino DH: David Ortiz Group predictions for the series: CephasJames: Detroit in 6. Conn_Chris: Boston in 6. RandyTiger: Detroit in 7. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 2013 Detroit Tigers record: Regular season: 93-67 (.574), 1st place in the AL Central. Playoffs: 3-2: - ALDS: Defeated Oakland, 3 games to 2. - ALCS tied at 2 games a piece. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Sources of information (blogs not included): Official Tigers organization: Detroit Tigers homepage. Detroit Tigers organization Twitter feed. Tigers Broadcast Schedule. Toledo Mud Hens (AAA) affiliate. -- Toledo Mud Hens News (Courtesy of ToledoBlade.com, a local paper.) --- 2013 record: 61-83 (.424), last place in International League West, 19 GB. Season complete. Erie Seawolves (AA) affiliate. -- Erie Seawolves News (Courtesy of GoErie.com, a local paper.) --- 2013 record: 76-66 (.535), 2nd place in Eastern League West, 1 GB. ---- EL playoffs: Lost 1st round series to the Harrisburg Senators (Washington), 3 games to 1. Season complete. Lakeland Flying Tigers (A) affiliate. -- Lakeland Flying Tigers News (Courtesy of oursportscentral.com) --- 2013 record: 64-68 (.485), 4th place in FSL North, 14 GB. Season complete. West Michigan Whitecaps (Low-A) affiliate. -- West Michigan Whitecaps News (courtesy of MLive.com, a regional collection of local papers.) --- 2013 record: 69-70 (.496), overall 4th in Midwest League Eastern, 13.5 GB. Season complete. Connecticut Tigers (Short-season A) affiliate. -- Connecticut Tigers News (CT section of TheDay.com, a local newspaper. Thanks to Conn_Chris for the info.) --- 2013 record: 33-42 (.458), 4th place in NY-Penn State League Stedler, 10.5 GB. Season complete. GCL Tigers (Rookie) affiliate. -- GCL Tigers News (Courtesy of oursportscentral.com) --- 2013 record: 32-28 (.533), 2nd place in GCL Northeast, 4 GB. Season complete. News, scores, and rumors: MLB Trade Rumor Tigers page. Detroit Free Press Tigers page. Detroit News Tigers page. ESPN Scoreboard and Online Gameday. Last edited by RandyTiger; 10-17-2013 at 06:13 AM. Reason: Reorganized page, added playoff information.

03-27-2013, 06:51 PM	#2
oman19 All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Metro Detroit Area Posts: 1,343	MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM that new in-season thread smell! __________________ GENERATION 10: The first time you see this, copy it into your sig on any forum and add 1 to the generation. Social experiment. My OOTP wishlist: http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...-wishlist.html

03-27-2013, 07:29 PM	#3
CONN CHRIS Global Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 29,003	I am still nervous about the cinder blocks in the infield and cans of gasoline in the bullpen but I am eternally optimistic that the bats and starting pitching will make it all moot. Maybe they can go buy a few more donkellys for the stockroom just in case. Go Tigers! __________________ Check Out My Cards!

03-27-2013, 07:36 PM	#4
CONN CHRIS Global Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 29,003	Thanks for the links. It reminds me that I have to get down to New London to see the Connecticut Tigers this summer. I meant to go back in 2011 when Colin Kaline was there but never got around to it. __________________ Check Out My Cards!

03-27-2013, 08:01 PM	#8
CONN CHRIS Global Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 29,003	The Day - A legend comes to Norwich \| News from southeastern Connecticut Here's an article from when Kaline's grandson was in town. The team is actually next door in Norwich but this is the paper of record. __________________ Check Out My Cards!

03-27-2013, 08:51 PM	#10
RandyTiger Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,510	First post updated with news links for each minor league team.

03-28-2013, 05:02 PM	#11
RandyTiger Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,510	Tigers opening day roster has been posted.

03-31-2013, 11:22 AM	#12
RandyTiger Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,510	2013 Regular season begins! First game for the Tigers is on Monday, April 1st, at 4:10 Eastern, playing at the Twins. TV: FS-D. Radio: 97.1 The Ticket. To celebrate this opening, you can watch Bruce Springsteen performing "Glory Days" on Youtube: Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days - YouTube May the Tigers have a glorious season culminating with a WS Championship! _________________________________________ For those of you who cannot watch or hear the games due to being out of market, there's several options. (Please note that I am not advertising these services; I'm merely listing them as options for the serious Tiger baseball fan in case they are unaware of these services.) 1. Free Gameday, both at the Tigers homepage and at ESPN. It's remarkably similiar to OOTP's live-game module, with no sound, but they tend to be a little behind everything. It's a free alternative, and you can at least see things unfold. There's free video highlights on the Tigers homepage after the game as well. 2. A low-cost way of following games is Gameday Audio/MLB, live or on-demand at $19.99/year. 3. Live or on-demand television, premium MLB.TV. It's a bit pricey for my taste, but it's an option if you really, really need your Tigers video fix. $129.99/year or $24.95/month. Gives you home and away games and streaming to various wireless devices. The other MLB TV option doesn't appear to have both home and away, so... shrug Last edited by RandyTiger; 03-31-2013 at 02:03 PM.

04-01-2013, 06:09 PM	#13
CONN CHRIS Global Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 29,003	No hitter through 2! __________________ Check Out My Cards!

04-01-2013, 06:29 PM	#16
magnet Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,029	They only have to face SUPERSTUD VANCE WORLEY the rest of the season. You know your team is ****ed when you pine for the days of Carl 'Stache' Pavano taking the hill on opening day.

04-01-2013, 06:37 PM	#17
RandyTiger Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,510	Wouldn't surprise me if the Twins lost 100 this year - they're not looking very good at the moment. Then again, they're up against Verlander. Any team will look like little leaguers against him.