mackavenuetigers.com - 10/13/2009
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Tigers MVP -- Justin Verlander . He had a poor month of April, but from that point on took the Tigers on his back and carried them every time they needed him most. Sure, he wasn't an every day player. But he was just what they needed, when they needed it.
Tigers Starting Pitcher of the Year ...
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A closer look at table 1 shows that
the Tigers had 739 runs created in 2008. So,
their 743 runs scored was almost exactly as many runs many runs as would have been expected given their offensive output. That tells us that the Tigers were neither ...
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A Detroit Tigers Blog: Saber Correct Tigers, Efficient ...
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End of the Season Detroit Tigers Paper Plate Awards
DETROIT4LYFE —
... 103 RBIs, a .325 BA, and a .944 OPS. This team is nothing without him in the lineup and he proved it to people by purposely not hitting well during his little RBI slump in June and July. Okay, it wasn't on purpose, but it makes you wonder if, maybe, he ran out of that special hitting kool-aid. Miguel is going to be a Hall of Famer one day, and as long as he's on the Tigers, he's going to have a cupboard full of these paper plate awards. (idea for the pic from Kurt at MAT) ...
The Links: The Detroit Tigers offense wasn't that bad and Mike Tyson talks to Oprah
It's Just Sports —
... 2009, 9:00AM tysonbird.jpg AP Photo Mike Tyson is a complex man and Oprah is the best interviewer in America. Your morning look at what's going on around the Internets. E-mail tips to patrickhayes13@gmail.com . FanHouse : 14 NBA teams without a title. Will one get it this year? Cleveland and Orlando might be good bets. Tiger Tales : The Detroit Tigers offense was not as bad as you think this year. Technorati : Mike Tyson gets emotional with Oprah Winfrey. Mack Avenue Tigers : Kurt hands out his Tigers team awards. Detroit Tiger Weblog : ...
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