Tails From The Dugout

Justin Verlander #35 of the Detroit Tigers celebrates in the locker room after winning the American League Central Division in a game against the Oakland Athletics at O.co Coliseum on September 16, 2011 in Oakland, California. (Credit: Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

World Series Bound And Pickin’ Up Steam

1968. 1984. 2006. Those years marked very special seasons for the Detroit Tigers. Now, you can include 2011 with that list of outstanding Tiger teams.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/09/18

Relief pitcher Jose Valverde (File photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)

Put The Champagne On Ice

Get ready to pop the cork on your Dom Perignon. Better make it a Miller Lite. This is baseball, after all. And besides, who can afford a $500 bottle of champagne? The Tigers are about to celebrate their first division title since 1987.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/09/11

Justine Verlander gets his 20th win as Tigers beat the Twins. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

20 The Magic Number?

He did it. Justin Verlander has now won 20 games, the first Tiger pitcher to achieve that feat since Bill Gullickson did it in 1991. And tell the truth, would you have known the answer to that trivia question?

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/08/28

Brandon Inge #15 of the Detroit Tigers rubs the dirt during the game against the Kansas City Royals on July 7, 2011. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Brandon Inge: Class Act

I know. The big news of the weekend was the Tigers thrilling sweep over the Cleveland Indians. But lost in that excitement is the call up of Third Baseman Brandon Inge. After being exiled to Toledo for the past month, Inge made his triumphant return to the Tigers lineup Saturday night, when he promptly responded with a homerun in his first at bat back in Detroit.

2011/08/21

Stocks Tumble..But The Tigers Are Riding High

These are the “Dog Days” of summer for Major League Baseball , when teams that were riding high in the spring are fading under the hot July and August skies. And as we move into the second week of August, the Tigers are riding high in first place in the American League Central, with a four game lead over second place Cleveland .

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/08/08

Next Stop for Justin Verlander: Cy Young?

Whenever you hear about a matchup of two of the best pitchers in baseball, the game rarely lives up to the hype. Sunday’s game at Comerica Park pitting Tigers’ ace Justin Verlander against the Angels’ Jered Weaver was the exception. Both pitchers were sensational. But Verlander was better.

2011/07/31