There Rick Porcello was after Monday night’s crushing 6-1 loss at U.S. Cellular Field, taking the high road, and blaming himself. Funny, really. He’s well down the list of people I’d blame for that debacle. “Pitch well, score runs and play good defense,” Porcello said. Those are his recipes for success; those are most teams’ … Continue Reading →
This weekend’s Tigers-White Sox series is huge. For the White Sox, at least. Win the series, and they’re still in the playoff hunt — at either 4.5 or 2.5 out with three more games left against the AL Central front-runners. Lose the series, and they’re most likely toast — at either 6.5 or 8.5 games … Continue Reading →
When Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski last fall made the conscious decision to go after Victor Martinez over Adam Dunn in his quest to boost the lineup — and protect Miguel Cabrera from setting the Milky Way galaxy’s record for intentional walks — I was floored. And I wasn’t the only one. Not by a long … Continue Reading →