Always A Tiger

[mfbmike]

lol. you're gonna post some preview stuff, amirite?

:ooops:


Yes.

[goDawgs1433]

Good. I knew that was a stupid question when I asked it but I decided to anyway, rofl.

[Mit]

Wow. A's are mega retarded for trading Cahill. Cruz is no where near as good as Cahill is or will be.

[mfbmike]

Five Tigers Headed To St. Louis For All-Star Game



Miguel Cabrera, Curtis Granderson, Justin Verlander , Jeremy Bonderman and Fernando Rodney have all been selected to represent the Detroit Tigers at the 80th Midsummer Classic at St. Louis' Busch Stadium tomorrow.


1B Miguel Cabrera


Ranked #3 in AL Batting Average
Ranked #6 in AL Home Runs
Ranked #6 in AL RBIs


CF Curtis Granderson


Ranked #4 in AL Batting Average
Ranked Tied #4 in AL Triples
Ranked #1 in AL Runs
Ranked #3 in AL Stolen Bases


SP Justin Verlander


Ranked #4 in AL ERA
Ranked #1 in AL Strikeouts
Ranked #1 in AL Innings Pitched
Ranked #1 in AL WHIP


SP Jeremy Bonderman


Ranked #2 in AL ERA
Ranked Tied #1 in AL Shutouts
Ranked Tied #12 in AL Strikeouts
Ranked Tied #1 in AL Complete Games
Ranked #4 in AL Innings Pitched
Ranked #2 in AL WHIP


CP Fernando Rodney


Ranked Tied #7 in AL Saves

[mfbmike]

2009 MLB All-Star Teams Announced:





Starting Pitchers:
James Shields , Jake Peavy
Justin Verlander , Dan Haren
Andy Pettitte , Roy Oswalt
Jeremy Bonderman , Adam Wainwright
Roy Halladay , Johan Santana

Relief Pitchers:
Jose Arredondo , JJ Putz

Closing Pitchers:
Brad Ziegler , Jose Valverde
Fernando Rodney , Brian Wilson
George Sherrill , Mike Gonzalez
Joakim Soria , Chad Qualls
Jonathan Papelbon , Brad Lidge
Joe Nathan , Jonathan Broxton

Lineups:
RF Jacoby Ellsbury , SS Jimmy Rollins
2B Dustin Pedroia , 2B Chase Utley
C Victor Martinez , 1B Albert Pujols
1B Miguel Cabrera , LF Manny Ramirez
CF Curtis Granderson , RF Ryan Ludwick
3B Evan Longoria , C Brian Mccann
LF Johnny Damon , 3B David Wright
SS Derek Jeter , CF Carlos Beltran

Bench:
RF Ichiro , C Geovany Soto
C A.J. Pierzynski , C Chris Iannetta
C Jarrod Saltalamacchia , 1B Joey Votto
1B Aubrey Huff , 2B Dan Uggla
2B Alexi Casilla , 3B Ryan Zimmerman
3B Mike Lowell , SS Edgar Renteria
SS Orlando Cabrera , 1B Prince Fielder
1B Mark Teixeira , 2B Rickie Weeks
1B David Ortiz , CF Nate Mclouth
LF Matt Holliday , LF Ryan Braun
CF B.J. Upton , LF Carlos Lee
CF Grady Sizemore , LF Alfonso Soriano

[mfbmike]

Very surprised that Edwin Jackson didn't make that list of Tigers.
How many wins does he have? 9? He's on pace for 15 or 16 if he keeps it up.

He started off the season as a long reliever. That might have something to do with it. And while he has racked up the wins and a pretty incredible record of 9-1, he's hardly been as dominant as Verlander and Bonderman have imo.

Those espn-style stat boxes were generated using that beta save file reader that albidnis posted about the franchise forums.

[Justo]

Aubrey Huff & George Sherrill made it :rockwoot: nice job gettin 5 all-stars

[mfbmike]

AL Takes All-Star Game 4-2





The AL All-Stars defeated their NL counterparts 4-2 in today's midsummer classic at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

Both Miguel Cabrera and Curtis Granderson went 1 for 2 with both players base hits being doubles. Justin Verlander and Jeremy Bonderman both pitched an inning each in the pageantry that is the All-Star game. Verlander gave up 2 hits and 1 earned run in his inning while Bonderman's inning was a clean one,as he allowed no base hits and 0 earned runs. Both Tigers' pitchers struck out a batter.

With the AL emerging victorious, the AL now hold home field advantage in this year's World Series.

[T.Dot]

Not a bad ASG for the Tigers, did Rodney play at all??

[mfbmike]

Aubrey Huff & George Sherrill made it :rockwoot: nice job gettin 5 all-stars

lol, knew you'd be in here to cheer for that.

thats cool as hell. We got to the break at the exact same time....can you go to my franchise and pick a player for the homerun derby d00d? Crazy good job on this mikey.

Yeah, you started way after me though. lol. I'm trying to keep up but you're bound to pull ahead. :shot:

Not a bad ASG for the Tigers, did Rodney play at all??

Nope, not too bad. Nah, Rodney didn't play.

[Justo]

i started before both of you and i just finished May

[mfbmike]

i started before both of you and i just finished May

I heard winning games makes you eager to play more games.

[spidey12293]

no mariano rivera, this ASG is a dud then

[mfbmike]

no mariano rivera, this ASG is a dud then

Speaking of duds, I play the Yankees next.

[mfbmike]

Series Preview:

(53-35 , 1st in AL Central) @ (46-45, 4th in AL East)


Yankee Stadium in the Bronx

Projected Matchups:

Game 1:


Dontrelle Willis 6-1 , 3.54 ERA | Chien Ming-Wang 4.19 ERA

Game 2:


Rick Porcello 6-7 , 3.54 ERA | A.J. Burnett 2-10 , 4.21 ERA

Game 3:


Jeremy Bonderman 7-5 , 2.36 ERA | Andy Pettitte 9-2 , 2.55 ERA

Yankees Lineup:

SS Derek Jeter
LF Johnny Damon
1B Mark Teixera
3B Alex Rodriguez
C Jorge Posada
RF Xavier Nady
2B Robinson Cano
CF Melky Cabrera
DH Ramiro Pena

Division Standings/Wild Card Race:
[IMG]Will be up later.[/IMG]