Vogt starts today at catcher vs a pitcher who has allowed 166 hits in 132 innings of work this season. Today is the day!
Brooks Conrad DFA'd to make room for Longoria on the 40 man roster.
Jose Molina and Jose Lobaton for president, 2012! The Jose duo has combined to increase the called strikeout rate of each of the starting pitchers except Jeff Niemann, who has the least innings at 34.2 IP. Say what you will about Molina's offense (54 wRC+, albeit with a career-low .221 BABIP), but getting more called strikes means quicker ABs and more pitchers counts. This, my friends, has the makings of a successful experiment, say I. Numbers derived from StatCorner.com data.
Your faux-back uniforms for the Tigers series (photo via @Jonathan_Gantt)
My new Matt Joyce wallpaper http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb472/lewiedesigns/mattjoyce2.jpg
from ESPN's Mark Simon on Zobrist's batted ball results on groundballs
Caption Contest: Look at the reactions of guys like Pena, Scott, and Upton and come up with your best