Patience is a virtue and a technique
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Early in the season during the time of the great losing, there were numerous complaints about the Tigers approach at the plate. They were going up their swinging early and swinging often. I didn’t totally buy into the theory because the pitches per plate appearance were in line with league norms. But we didn’t know whether or not they were really chasing more pitches. But thanks ...
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Tigers sweep Yankees
Published 5/2/2008 by Lee Panas at Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog
... first batter he faced and then went 2-0 on the second batter prompting Jim Leyland to go out to the mound. Leyland gave him a very quick message - probably something like: "throw strikes". Cruceta then got the next three batters to complete the sweep. Now just a game below .500 after their horrible start, the Tigers head to Minnesota for a series at the always tough Metrodome. Tomorrow night, it will be Armando Galarrago versus Livan Hernandez at 8:10. Note: Be sure to check out Billfer's post on how often Tigers batters swing at pitches inside and outside the ...
