Posted October 22, 2009 by John Parent under under
2009 Season,
Season AwardsThe Baseball Bloggers Alliance has announced the winners of three major awards following the 2009 season. The last remaining award is the most valuable player in each league.
Although Tigers Tracks was not able to cast an official ballot in the first three polls, I will be submitting my MVP vote for the American League. Much [...]
Tags: BBA, Ben Zobrist, Bobby Abreu, Derek Jeter, Joe Mauer, Kendry Morales, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Teixeira, Marlon Byrd, Micheal Cuddyer, Miguel Cabrera
Posted October 12, 2009 by John Parent under under
2009 Season,
Season AwardsSeeing as how my playoff predictions are going oh so well, I thought I would ruin the last bit of any credibility I had by announcing my picks for the 2009 MLB awards.
Rookie of the Year
NL- J.A. Happ (P, Phillies)- Happ takes a narrow victory over Tommy Hanson and Andrew McCutcheon. Happ worked his way [...]
Tags: Albert Pujols, Chris Carpenter, J.A. Happ, Jim Tracy, Joe Mauer, Rick Porcello, Ron Gradenhire, Zack Greinke
Posted September 18, 2009 by John Parent under under
2009 SeasonDetroit (78-68) at Minnesota (74-72)
Season Series: Twins lead 7-4
At Metrodome: Twins lead 5-1
As the Tigers get set to battle the Twins this weekend in Minnesota, I thought it would be a good time to take a deeper look at the Twins and the possible challenges the present. Former AL MVP Justin Morneau has been lost [...]
Tags: Aubrey Huff, Brian Duensing, Carl Pavano, Carlos Guillen, Curtis Granderson, Denard Span, Joe Mauer, Justin Verlander, Magglio Ordonez, Marcus Thames, Mike Redmond, Nate Robertson, Nick Punto, Rick Porcello, Scott Baker, Tigers, Twins
Posted August 7, 2009 by John Parent under under
2009 SeasonThe American League Central race will likely go down to the wire. Detroit leads a three team pack headed into play this weekend, two games up on the White Sox, and 4.5 games ahead of the Twins.
Minnesota, coming off a rough series in Cleveland where they lost two of three (sound familiar?), travel to Detroit [...]
Tags: Anthony Swarzak, Armando Galarraga, Jarrod Washburn, Jason Kubel, Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Justin Verlander, Micheal Cuddyer, Tigers, Twins
Posted August 1, 2009 by John Parent under under
2009 SeasonThe Detroit Tigers began the month of July with a four game lead in the division. They end the month having seen that lead dwindle to just 1.5 games. The Tigers suffered their first losing month of the season, going just 10-14. The Tigers managed to top the American League in team ERA during July, [...]
Tags: Adam Dunn, Carlos Guillen, Clayton Richard, Jake Peavy, Jarrod Washburn, Jim Leyland, Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Luke French, Orlando Cabrera, Twins, White Sox