Two HRs off Rivera in the same series.― Andy K, Sunday, August 11, 2013 4:12 PM (2 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Andy K, Sunday, August 11, 2013 4:12 PM (2 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/miguel-cabrera-detroit-tigers-what-makes-him-great-in-the-words-of-his-peers-030316
Torii Hunter, former Tigers teammate and opponent: We were playing the Yankees in 2013. Mariano Rivera came in to close the game out. He's pitching his butt off. And now Miggy's at the plate.We had a man on (second). The score is 3-1. It's the top of the ninth. Miggy is battling. You think Mariano is going to throw a cutter. But he kept throwing two-seamers (sinkers) the whole time to mix up Miguel, kind of mess him up because he knows he's good.He's throwing two-seamers in, and Miguel kept fouling balls off his ankles, his knees. He had to call time out and walk around. Then he threw another two-seamer right by his ankle. Miguel moved his front foot out of the way and hit it to center field, home run, tie game.(Two days later), guess what? Similar situation. Mariano in the ninth inning, Miggy at the plate, leading off the inning (with the Tigers trailing, 4-2). Mariano this time tries to throw a cutter low and away. Miggy just stays with it. Oppo home run.I was like, what? I couldn't believe it. I was screaming like a little kid.
We had a man on (second). The score is 3-1. It's the top of the ninth. Miggy is battling. You think Mariano is going to throw a cutter. But he kept throwing two-seamers (sinkers) the whole time to mix up Miguel, kind of mess him up because he knows he's good.
He's throwing two-seamers in, and Miguel kept fouling balls off his ankles, his knees. He had to call time out and walk around. Then he threw another two-seamer right by his ankle. Miguel moved his front foot out of the way and hit it to center field, home run, tie game.
(Two days later), guess what? Similar situation. Mariano in the ninth inning, Miggy at the plate, leading off the inning (with the Tigers trailing, 4-2). Mariano this time tries to throw a cutter low and away. Miggy just stays with it. Oppo home run.
I was like, what? I couldn't believe it. I was screaming like a little kid.
― Andy K, Saturday, 5 March 2016 13:58 (eight years ago) link
Big game yesterday, .327/.401/.588; still one of the top 10 hitters in the game, I would think, although he tailed off after the injury last year, and I expect he'll wear down some as this year progresses.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 24 May 2016 22:12 (eight years ago) link
Game 2000 for Miguel Cabrera......gets hit # 2400.....fifth fastest to get there.
(Was 7th fastest to 2000 hits)
― peepee, Monday, 13 June 2016 01:31 (eight years ago) link
5th youngest is what I'm seeing? (They're not nec the same thing.)
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Monday, 13 June 2016 21:15 (eight years ago) link
http://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2016/06/12/detroit-tigers-miguel-cabrera/85807474/
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/04/detroit_tigers_miguel_cabrera_103.html
― peepee, Tuesday, 14 June 2016 01:31 (eight years ago) link
It's 5th youngest, not 5th fastest. The first link puts him in a group with Cobb, Hornsby, Yount, and Aaron. Yount, whose career BA probably never exceeded .300, clearly points to youngest, and when I checked Ichiro, he was sitting on 2,696 hits after 2,000 games. There are 48 players with higher career BAs than Cabrera, and many if not most would have reached 2,400 hits faster.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 14 June 2016 01:48 (eight years ago) link
Cabrera hit one out of Comerica tonight.
http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2016/06/20/185223330/tigers-miguel-cabrera-hits-booming-homer-that-lands-outside-comerica-park
― clemenza, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 03:29 (seven years ago) link
2500
https://twitter.com/TigresdeDetroit/status/777635908325703680
― Andy K, Sunday, 18 September 2016 22:38 (seven years ago) link
Youngest since Aaron in '67. (Would have guess A-Rod and/or Yount got there quicker.)
http://m.mlb.com/news/article/202014110/miguel-cabrera-reaches-2500-career-hits/
― clemenza, Sunday, 18 September 2016 22:56 (seven years ago) link
or jeter!
― have you ever even read The Drudge Report? Have you gone on Stormfron (k3vin k.), Monday, 19 September 2016 00:10 (seven years ago) link
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/lets-watch-miguel-cabrera-make-a-run-happen/
this is hilarious
― have you ever even read The Drudge Report? Have you gone on Stormfron (k3vin k.), Thursday, 22 September 2016 14:22 (seven years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2pQmMPWEAAj_uu.jpg
― Andy K, Saturday, 21 January 2017 02:33 (seven years ago) link
@DetroitTigersPRWith his 3-run HR in the 5th inning, @MiguelCabrera now has 1,557 RBI in his career, passing Willie McCovey (1,555) for 44th in MLB history.
― Andy K, Saturday, 15 April 2017 01:15 (seven years ago) link
man i would've expected 1500+ to land him a lot higher on the list
― qualx, Saturday, 15 April 2017 01:17 (seven years ago) link
i don't think i would've, given my suspicion that Harold Baines has more.
(looked it up; he does)
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 15 April 2017 01:26 (seven years ago) link
guess it's time to reconsider harold's hall of fame case
― qualx, Saturday, 15 April 2017 02:51 (seven years ago) link
Just hit no. 450. Now ahead of Bagwell, Guerrero. Just behind Yaz.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 3 May 2017 00:28 (seven years ago) link
.238/.319/.396 is he hurt, Andy?
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 16 May 2017 05:06 (seven years ago) link
Now at .265/.352/.442. He's been dealing with back, groin, oblique, and maybe other issues.
@darenwThis is Miguel Cabrera's base hit spray chart since 2008. Doesn't get much prettier than that.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DAZKMMbU0AAnIVT.jpg
― Andy K, Monday, 22 May 2017 23:49 (seven years ago) link
also oldness. he'll age well though, esp after he moves to DH full time
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 23 May 2017 00:19 (seven years ago) link
@msimonespnMLB's new hard-hit rate leader for the season is ... Miguel Cabrera (27%)
― Andy K, Monday, 5 June 2017 16:13 (seven years ago) link
@DetroitTigersPRWith his RBI double in the 6th inning, @MiguelCabrera now has 1,582 RBI in his Major League career, tying Al Kaline for 36th in MLB history.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 14 June 2017 01:18 (seven years ago) link
hasnt hit a homerun in 3 wks
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 14 June 2017 12:05 (seven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/4HBGXTT.gifv
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 22 June 2017 14:20 (six years ago) link
I only want to watch that in slow motion, for the rest of my life
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 22 June 2017 14:37 (six years ago) link
to the tune of "I Only Have Eyes For You"
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 22 June 2017 17:46 (six years ago) link
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/07/miguel_cabrera_venezuela_threa.html
DETROIT -- Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera is speaking out more forcefully than ever before about the ongoing crisis in his native Venezuela, breaking what he said was his long-standing rule against meddling in politics.In a series of free-wheeling videos posted on Monday to the "stories" section of his Instagram account, Cabrera blasted the corruption of Venezuela's government, voiced his support for protesters and spoke of threats against his family that required him to pay vacunas, or protection money.
In a series of free-wheeling videos posted on Monday to the "stories" section of his Instagram account, Cabrera blasted the corruption of Venezuela's government, voiced his support for protesters and spoke of threats against his family that required him to pay vacunas, or protection money.
― Andy K, Tuesday, 11 July 2017 11:10 (six years ago) link
Never seen him more upset with himself.
― Andy K, Tuesday, 25 July 2017 02:30 (six years ago) link
i don't get to see him hit very often - is he hurt, or is he just getting old?
his wOBA (.328) is far lower than the low .400s that he posted the last decade or so, and even below his rookie year (.338)
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 25 July 2017 02:42 (six years ago) link
if it's not a physical issue, i assume the insanity in venezuela / threats against his family can't help. :-/
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 25 July 2017 02:51 (six years ago) link
Published before last night's game (during which he weakly popped up in a potential game-winning at-bat, and threw his bat into the ground):
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2017/07/24/cause-miguel-cabreras-slump-mystery-tigers/103968674/
― Andy K, Tuesday, 25 July 2017 11:45 (six years ago) link
Ausmus comparing 34-year-old Cabrera in 2017 to 27-year-old Bagwell in 1995 (coming off one of the greatest seasons ever) is bizarre. I wonder if he meant Bagwell's last two seasons.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 25 July 2017 12:00 (six years ago) link
@DetroitTigersPRWith 2 hits today, @MiguelCabrera has tied @TimRaines30 for 79th in MLB history with 2,605 career hits.
― Andy K, Sunday, 30 July 2017 19:26 (six years ago) link
Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera is being sued by a Florida woman who says the two-time Most Valuable Player isn’t paying enough to support two children he fathered with her, setting up a legal showdown that could cost the superstar more than $100,000 a month.
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2017/10/13/tigers-miguel-cabrera-paternity-case/106604104/
― Andy K, Saturday, 14 October 2017 01:18 (six years ago) link
still a tiny fraction of his salary
― qualx, Saturday, 14 October 2017 01:38 (six years ago) link
fun fact: miggy is going to make more money from the beginning of 2017 to the end of his career than he made in the 14 years he didn't suck, and that's before the possible option years
― qualx, Saturday, 14 October 2017 01:40 (six years ago) link
i wish he would just take a year off to get as healthy as he can possibly get at his age and go from there
― qualx, Saturday, 14 October 2017 01:41 (six years ago) link
https://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/03/miguel-cabrera-tigers-teammates-names-bro-contract-mlb-detroit-spring-training
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 23 March 2018 16:22 (six years ago) link
Miguel Cabrera has hit five balls with a 100+ mph exit velocity three games into season, according to Statcast. His RBI double off Felipe Rivero makes it an 8-6 game in ninth.— Jason Beck (@beckjason) April 2, 2018
Third terrific play of the day by Miguel Cabrera. It's worth a repeat: Cabrera's defense is the most underrated skill owned by any player in baseball.— Lynn G. Henning (@Lynn_Henning) April 1, 2018
― Andy K, Monday, 2 April 2018 11:54 (six years ago) link
note the time stamp of that second tweet
― k3vin k., Monday, 2 April 2018 13:21 (six years ago) link
Cabrera’s health struggles last season — trying to play despite two herniated discs in his back — have left a scar, there is no doubt about that. He is going to be supremely cautious with this injury.“I went through a lot last year, so I don’t want to do the same thing,” he said. “Nobody appreciates when you play hurt. I’m going to take my time and play when I am good. I played a lot of years hurt here in Detroit. They (fans) don’t appreciate that.“When you are doing bad, they crush you. They crush you. They say you are bad. They say you should go home. You don’t deserve anything. You are old. So I say, OK, I’m done playing hurt. Now I am going to take my time.”
“I went through a lot last year, so I don’t want to do the same thing,” he said. “Nobody appreciates when you play hurt. I’m going to take my time and play when I am good. I played a lot of years hurt here in Detroit. They (fans) don’t appreciate that.
“When you are doing bad, they crush you. They crush you. They say you are bad. They say you should go home. You don’t deserve anything. You are old. So I say, OK, I’m done playing hurt. Now I am going to take my time.”
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2018/05/15/cabrera-says-past-efforts-play-hurt-appreciated/34957915/
― Andy K, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 22:07 (six years ago) link
Miguel Cabrera is hurt.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 00:40 (six years ago) link
Miguel Cabrera probably doesn't need his own thread anymore.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 00:52 (six years ago) link
show some respect
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 01:19 (six years ago) link
...I say with some sadness. (You may be barking up the wrong tree there.)
― clemenza, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 01:46 (six years ago) link
Not to harp on this too much, but there's some tremendous parallels between Miggy and Pujols here. The Cards are thankful every day they let Pujols walk after his age-31 season rather than giving him that deal.— Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) June 13, 2018
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 13 June 2018 03:31 (six years ago) link
Officially out for the rest of the season with a ruptured left biceps tendon.
― omar little, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 04:49 (six years ago) link
― qualx, Saturday, October 14, 2017 4:41 AM (seven months ago)
Prescient post.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 08:43 (six years ago) link
Not to harp on this too much, but the last thing the team's 85-year-old, championship-craving owner cared about in 2014 (and most other years) was overpaying.
Maybe the Tigers would have been super smart like the Cardinals and let Cabrera walk if THEY had recently won two World Series.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 14:55 (six years ago) link
They didn't even need to worry about him walking -- he had two years left on his contract (I'm sure you don't need reminding).
I think there's a good chance Miggy ages like Thome did -- high OBP's and good power, but as a full time DH playing 110 games per year. His iron man seasons with 150+ GP are surely past.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 14 June 2018 09:34 (six years ago) link