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Miguel Cabrera Makes #1 of the Best First Baseman of 2010

Four out of the top five (first baseman) come from the American League. There is only one slight surprise on the list, the rest have been mainstays over the past few years. This may be the only position where the top five will remain the top five all season. The number one and two guys should be there all season barring injuries.

1. Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers: Cabrera has moved himself up in the MVP race along with Cano and Morneau this season. Cabrera has brought his team all the way back from a terrible start and are only three and a half games behind the Twins. With the help of Magglio Ordonez, who may be the comeback player of the year, the Tigers are proving that they can contend with the Twins this year. Cabrera is looking to have his best year of his career, he is on pace to have 51 home runs and 150 RBI’s. If the Tigers can turn their pitching around and maybe add one more bat in their lineup, it will be interesting to see if the Twins could hold them off. As of now, the Tigers are the weaker team. Cabrera and Ordonez alone cannot get the Tigers into the playoffs. I expect Cabrera to remain the best first baseman in the league throughout the season.



Click here to read the full article – By Eric Heyer of Sports Fan Blog Network


June 9, 2010 Posted by homerunheyer | Detroit Tigers, MLB, Miguel Cabrera, Tigers News | , , | No Comments Yet

Messed Up

By now, this will probably be the 100th time you have heard someone talk about Armando Galarraga and Jim Joyce. June 2nd, 2010 will be remembered as a sad day for Detroit Tigers fans. In what should have been the 21st perfect game in MLB history, it will forever be known as the blown call to shatter the perfect game.

We all know what happened, there is no reason to repeat it here. But Tigers fans, know that we all sympathize for you. For a city that is so dedicated to sports, having a perfect game taken away is devastating. The MLB will hopefully overturn the call, but it is doubtful. Even if they do, it will still not be the celebratory moment that should have been.

by David at the Sports Fan Blog Network

June 3, 2010 Posted by David | Detroit Tigers, Miguel Cabrera, Original Content | , , | No Comments Yet

D-Train Departing

In 2004, Diamondbacks fans would have been delighted to see their team land Dontrelle Willis. But in 2010, Arizona fans may not be too thrilled. In 2003, Willis posted a 3.31 ERA in his rookie year. That same year, he was selected to the National League All-Star roster, and he won Rookie of the Year honors. Two years later, Willis won 22 games, and posted a 2.63 ERA. Since then, it has all gone downhill. After being traded to the Tigers, Dontrelle had a mind boggling 9.38 ERA in 2008, and a 7.49 ERA last year.

After having a 4.99 ERA thus far in 2010, Detroit decided it was time to move on. And thus, Dontrelle Willis is now an Arizona Diamondback. It is rare to see a pitcher go through such a downward spiral when injuries were not the main cause. However, Willis is not a lost cause, as he has shown signs of greatness in the past. Whether or not he can go remotely back to his old self remains to be seen. The D-Train is now entering the station.

by David at the Sports Fan Blog Network

June 2, 2010 Posted by David | Detroit Tigers | , | No Comments Yet

Why the Tigers had to release Dontrelle Willis

Dontrelle Willis is gone. The question, still a sticking point from spring training, is why he was ever brought north, why the Tigers believed a man with heartbreaking control challenges was viewed as having any reasonable chance for success in 2010.

The answer, of course, is that the Tigers didn’t opt for a pitcher as much as they opted for a contract when they decided to make Willis part of their five-man rotation.
Nothing about his performance in Florida seriously stated that Willis should have made the team, let alone be entrusted with a fifth rotation spot.
He still battled the strike zone. He was still prone to back-to-back walks, if not worse. The double play was his godsend any number of times an inning, and his place in the rotation, were perhaps one batted ball, or one more walk, from blowing to pieces.

Click here to read the full article – By Lynn Henning of The Detroit News


June 1, 2010 Posted by GameSetMatch | Detroit Tigers | , , , , , , | No Comments Yet