Michigan and Trumbull

In a bit of a grab bag episode, Luke and Alex talk about some of the other stories in MLB this week - the subway series, Scherzer’s 3,000k, what constitutes a no-hitter - as well as the current spate of injuries and how that might be impacting the Tigers planning for the off-season.

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Luke and Alex discuss the different flavors of being a fan, why it is really hard to be either type in this pivot point of the rebuild (and why they’ll still be watching these meaningless for a championship games in September). They also discuss some of the surprises of the year, have an early MVP of the Tigers conversation, and Alex says they should replace the grass at Comerica with turf.

Cut from the episode: An approximately 10 minute discussion about Connie Britton.

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The 500th finally happened, and Luke was at the pool, Alex was in a car (without the game on the radio). But that doesn’t mean Miggy deserves any less celebration. Other topics of conversation include the prospects for a title in the next two years, off-season free agent acquisitions they want to see, and a little detour to one of the most Mets stories of the year.

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Luke and Alex catch up on news, discuss the atmosphere at Comerica, and both predict that the Tigers will finish second in the division, despite recent performances against Cleveland. Alex also continually misstates when he predicted Miggy will hit his 500th.

Tracking Bold Statements:

Miggy 500 predictions:

Luke - Wednesday, August 11th at Baltimore

Alex - Tuesday, August 17th at Home against the Los Angeles Angels

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Luke and Alex break down some of the movement at the trade deadline (or lack thereof in the case of the Tigers), review the month of July, and look ahead to August.

Tracking Bold Statements:

Miggy 500 predictions:

Luke - Wednesday, August 11th at Baltimore

Alex - Tuesday, August 17th at Home against the Los Angeles Angels

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Luke and Alex are joined by resident A’s fan Tom to revisit their pre-season picks as the second half of the season kicks off. Their conversation is wide ranging, with plenty of Tiger specifics throughout - but as the Tigers completed a pretty convincing sweep of the Twins over the weekend, they take the opportunity to explore some of the other storylines throughout.

Tracking Bold Statements:

Miggy 500 predictions:

Luke - Wednesday, August 11th at Baltimore

Alex - Tuesday, August 17th at Home against the Los Angeles Angels

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Luke and Alex don't get together after an unplanned hiatus where day-jobs got in the way of getting together to talk Tigers. They each share their current take on the team in this very special episode of the Michigan and Trumbull podcast.

Tracking Bold Statements:

Alex - At the All-Star Break, the Tigers will be ahead of the White Sox in the AL Central standings. (Alex has already admitted is wrongness, but this will stay until it is officially untrue at the All-Star Break)

Miggy 500 predictions:

Luke - Wednesday, August 11th at Baltimore

Alex - Tuesday, August 17th at Home against the Los Angeles Angels

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Luke and Alex chat through some of the early trade rumors and what players the Tigers might be interested in moving - and other teams might be interested in taking. They discuss the Fulmer and Turnbull injuries, take a look at the week ahead, and make their predictions for when Miggy’s 500th home run will come.

Tracking Bold Statements:

Alex - At the All-Star Break, the Tigers will be ahead of the White Sox in the AL Central standings. (Alex has already admitted is wrongness, but this will stay until it is officially untrue at the All-Star Break)

Miggy 500 predictions:

Luke - Wednesday, August 11th at Baltimore

Alex - Tuesday, August 17th at Home against the Los Angeles Angels

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The Tigers hot streak continues with a successful road trip that included a 2 home run game for Miggy and the Spencer Turnbull no-hitter. Luke and Alex get together to celebrate the good times from this look, look ahead to next week, and implore Marian Ilitch to ground her son.

Tracking Bold Statements:

Alex - At the All-Star Break, the Tigers will be ahead of the White Sox in the AL Central standings.

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After an unplanned hiatus, Luke and Alex get together to discuss the state of the team (6-4 over their last ten) and if this means they may have turned something of a corner and will be a little more watchable the rest of the year. They also spend some time on Albert Pujols and if the Tigers might ever do something like that to Miguel Cabrera.

Tracking Bold Statements:

Alex - At the All-Star Break, the Tigers will be ahead of the White Sox in the AL Central standings.

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Not an episode so much as an announcement - Alex lays out the week ahead from Yankee Stadium before Sunday’s game. While he doesn’t know the result at the time of making the video, we now know they dropped that one 2-0 to once again be on the receiving end of a sweep.

Go listen to last week’s episode: Fire Al Avila.

Luke and Alex get together after yet another tough week, discuss the state of the “rebuild”, and lay out the case of why Al has to go. They also explore some of the bright spots of the team, why there is some hope for the future, and what they do when they visit a stadium for the first time.

Tracking Bold Statements:

Alex - At the All-Star Break, the Tigers will be ahead of the White Sox in the AL Central standings.

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Luke and Alex get together late on a Monday to discuss the last week of Detroit Tigers baseball - sweeping the Astros, then being swept by the Athletics. They discuss pitching, some of the defensive head scratcher moments, and more.

Tracking Bold Statements:

Alex - At the All-Star Break, the Tigers will be ahead of the White Sox in the AL Central standings.

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Luke and Alex are joined by Resident A's fan Tom on this show LIVE from our Facebook page ahead of the series against the Oakland Athletics. Other topics of conversation include Tom's experience at the White Sox No-No and Wayne Knight's best films.

Tracking Bold Statements:

Alex - At the All-Star Break, the Tigers will be ahead of the White Sox in the AL Central standings.

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After a rough weekend series, Luke and Alex get together to recap any of the brights spots - and talk through the many rough spots - of getting swept by Cleveland, following  a series loss to the Twins. They discuss the implications of Miguel Cabrera heading to the IL, Teheran heading to the 60-day IL, and when they anticipate seeing Spencer Turnbull back in the lineup.

Tracking Bold Statements:

Alex - At the All-Star Break, the Tigers will be ahead of the White Sox in the AL Central standings.

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Luke and Alex get together to discuss what they liked (and disliked) about what they saw in the Tigers opening series against Cleveland. Further discussions about the price of beer on Disney property, MLB moving the All-Star game, the vaccine rollout within the Tigers organization, and at which Disney park they'd like to spend a day with Miguel Cabrera.

Tracking Bold Statements:

Alex - At the All-Star Break, the Tigers will be ahead of the White Sox in the AL Central standings.

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Luke and Alex are joined by resident A's fan Tom to make their picks and predictions for the 2021 season. In the wide ranging conversation, they touch on every team in the league, take some time to dissect the AL Central race, and they all predict a World Series matchup and winner.

Tracking Bold Statements:

Alex - Miggy will bat in a position other than 3rd at some point this season.

Alex - At the All-Star Break, the Tigers will be ahead of the White Sox in the AL Central standings.

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This week, Luke and Alex got together (early, so don't expect any breaking news stories) to discuss and preview how the 2021 season calendar lines up for the Detroit Tigers. They take a look at their expectations for the first month, and lay out where they'd like to see the Tigers at the All-Star break.

Tracking Bold Statements:

Alex - Miggy will bat in a position other than 3rd at some point this season.

Alex - At the All-Star Break, the Tigers will be ahead of the White Sox in the AL Central standings.

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This week, we tried a little experiment. In lieu of our traditional format, Luke and Alex went live during Sunday's spring training matchup against the Orioles (which the Tigers won 5-1). The live show happened on our Facebook, and what we're bringing you in this feed is an edited down version of their conversation. This particular conversation covered a lot of topics, but primarily kept to the lineup as guys came up to bat, and what moves the guys hope the Tigers make in this upcoming off-season, as well as speculation on the development of some of our top prospects. If you liked the format, be sure and let us know. We'll be back with our regular format next week.

Tracking Bold Statements:

Alex - Miggy will bat in a position other than 3rd at some point this season.

Alex - At the All-Star Break, the Tigers will be ahead of the White Sox in the AL Central standings.

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Luke and Alex give an update on camp, what they're tracking as Spring Training unfolds, discuss what the opening day batting order might look like, and how Detroit Tigers fans are among the booziest in baseball.

Tracking Bold Statements:

Alex - Miggy will bat in a position other than 3rd at some point this season.

Alex - At the All-Star Break, the Tigers will be ahead of the White Sox in the AL Central standings.

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Luke and Alex discuss the last few off-season moves ahead of Detroit Tigers spring training, how A.J. Hinch thinks differently about the game, and dive into what the pitching situation is as pitchers and catchers reported to camp last week.

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Luke and Alex spend a little time discussing the Super Bowl, the Lions big move in the off-season, who Luke would like to see besides Carson Wentz as the Quarterback of the Bears, and then dive into discussing the latest moves from the Detroit Tigers - Re-signing Jonathon Schoop, potentially a platoon approach at first base, and what PECOTA projects for the 2021 season.

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Luke and Alex dive into the roster moves the Detroit Tigers have made during this off-season, then give a preview of the major questions as we get ready to head into Spring Training.

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Luke and Alex catch up a few days before Christmas to reflect on the year, chat about off-season developments with the Tigers, make a series of bold predictions for 2021, and have a brief discussion about their favorite Christmas movies.

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Luke and Alex get together to chat about off-season Tiger's news and what they're looking forward to when the in stadium experience returns to sports.

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