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| Hank Greenberg in 1934 |
It isn't often that the Detroit Tigers win over 100 games in a season. It has only happened 5 times in their history. (1984, 1968, 1961, 1934, 1915) There is one outstanding reason why this may happen this year. It has less to do with the Detroit Tigers, and more to do with the rest of the AL Central. While the Tigers have put together an exceptional squad for 2012, let's remember that the rest of the AL Central is as exceptionally bad as the Tigers are good. We have already predicted that the chances are slim that any team in the central will break .500. With this in mind and 43 percent of the Tigers games coming against teams in the central (70 of the Tigers 162 games), the chances for winning over 100 games are high. If the Tigers play .685 baseball against the central, which is well within reach, the Tigers would only have to play .565 baseball against the rest of their schedule to make it to 100 wins.
48 wins and 22 losses Against the Central
52 wins and 40 losses Against the Rest of the American League
This blog will take all bets that the Tigers will win less that 100 games. Just email us with how much!
On another note... Andy Oliver today... Nasty.
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| 96 mph cheddar |
Andy Oliver topped out at 96 mph today and commanded his fastball that consistently topped 94 mph throughout two innings. He also had a tight slider and dominated Braves hitters in that time. If he can keep this type of work up through the rest of March, there is no way that any other pitcher could compete. Unfortunately, in his third inning of work he began to lose command and walked a couple of hitters. He was bailed out by an excellent diving stop and double play by Brennan Boesch. In short, Andy Oliver has taken the early lead in the competition for the Tigers fifth spot in the starting rotation. His spot will solidify if he can show over the next couple of weeks that he can control his fastball.
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