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Detroit Tigers 2020: Reasons for Caution

March 13, 2020 Paul Robinson Baseball, Team Contributors

Reasons for caution … and who is next after the big five? With spring training well under, we have had a good opportunity to watch the future of the Detroit Tigers. Be it Tarik Skubal with his electric stuff or

Detroit Tigers 2020: Reasons for Optimism

March 11, 2020 Paul Robinson Baseball, Previews, Team Contributors

What happened in 2019? In short, a whole lot of losses, with a record of 47-114 that tallies up to the second-worst in franchise history behind the 2003 Detroit Tigers 43-119. The Tigers were awful in 2019 and almost unwatchable

Spring Training 2020: State of the Detroit Tigers

March 3, 2020 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Guest writer

So it is that time of year again. Spring training is upon us, and with it, one would expect hope, right? Well for the Detroit Tigers is hope still alive? Is there hope that Ron Gardenhire can get the best

Reasons to watch baseball – AL Central

February 6, 2020 Thomas Pringle Baseball, Opinion, Previews

September storylines to follow: Worst team of the century

September 7, 2019 Gavin Baseball, Opinion

With four or maybe five of the divisions sewn up, you can be forgiven for thinking that there is not much left to get excited about until the postseason starts. When real, meaningful baseball takes centre stage. The tightest AL

Hot takes and overreactions

April 3, 2019 Gavin Baseball, MLB UK, Opinion

It is far too early to anoint Phillies as World Series champions or label Chris Sale’s contract a bust, or even start thinking that the Baltimore Orioles might be a good team. Here are some interesting snippets from the opening

Episode 107 – Emily Waldon

February 24, 2019 Bat Flips Admin Podcast

Emily Waldon of The Athletic Detroit and The Athletic MLB joins Tom to talk about her start in Baseball writing and Minor League Players rights. They talk about Ken Rosenthal and his Slack messages, juggling two jobs of Baseball writing

JUST ACCEPT IT, PECOTA HATES YOUR TEAM

February 10, 2019 Gavin Baseball, MLB UK, Opinion

Baseball Prospectus has just released their PECOTA projections for 2019, and you know what? They hate your team. The funny thing is, PECOTA is not opinion, yet MLB players, managers and fans take it personally. An acronym for Player Empirical

Three Minutes On The Detroit Tigers

January 27, 2019 Gavin Baseball, MLB UK, Opinion

After a dozen or so years of contending, the Detroit Tigers are now in a transition phase. It was fun while it lasted. Since their World Series appearance in 2006, the Tigers finished first or second in their division eight

What does each MLB club want in their Christmas stocking? Part One

December 10, 2018 Padraig Whelan Baseball, Pinch Hitting

Ho-ho-ho. It is that time of year again. Unfortunately for baseball fans though, Christmas comes at a time of year when, save for off-season signings and Winter Meetings, there is little happening in the sport. But that doesn’t mean anyone