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 (five years ago) link
Miguel Cabrera is hurt.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 00:40 (five years ago) link
Miguel Cabrera probably doesn't need his own thread anymore.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 00:52 (five years ago) link
show some respect
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 01:19 (five years ago) link
...I say with some sadness. (You may be barking up the wrong tree there.)
― clemenza, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 01:46 (five 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 (five 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 (five years ago) link
― qualx, Saturday, October 14, 2017 4:41 AM (seven months ago)
Prescient post.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 08:43 (five 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 (five 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 (five years ago) link
36 today. it's getting ugly : /
― mookieproof, Thursday, 18 April 2019 15:39 (five years ago) link
think the tigers are going to exercise that second option year in 2025??
― these are not all of the possible side effects (Karl Malone), Thursday, 18 April 2019 15:47 (five years ago) link
It's Miguel Cabrera's birthday!Let's watch that time he was offered an intentional walk and said "nah." pic.twitter.com/MvDujabTiU— Cut4 (@Cut4) April 18, 2019
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 18 April 2019 15:58 (five years ago) link
He has looked even worse than the numbers indicate.
― Andy K, Thursday, 18 April 2019 16:23 (five years ago) link
poll: if miggy tried to hit an intentional walk pitch today (and if pitchers still threw intentional walk pitches), could he still hit one 2 feet outside for a RBI single
― these are not all of the possible side effects (Karl Malone), Thursday, 18 April 2019 16:26 (five years ago) link
my guess is the pitcher would have to jog forward a little to play it.
after Pujols, is this the worst current contract to be stuck with in baseball?
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 19 April 2019 06:03 (five years ago) link
chris davis is a pretty bad one too
― these are not all of the possible side effects (Karl Malone), Friday, 19 April 2019 06:08 (five years ago) link
Ooh ya. Three first basemen.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 19 April 2019 14:05 (five years ago) link
what a moment
With his double in the 5th inning, @MiguelCabrera now has 560 doubles in his career, tying him with Jeff Kent and Eddie Murray for 27th in MLB history.— Tigers PR (@DetroitTigersPR) April 23, 2019
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 18:32 (five years ago) link
MRI on Miguel Cabrera's knee is still being reviewed by "a lot of different doctors," Ron Gardenhire said.— Jason Beck (@beckjason) June 2, 2019
― Andy K, Sunday, 2 June 2019 15:37 (four years ago) link
Miguel Cabrera diagnosed with “chronic changes to his knee” as the result of a long career, according to Tigers head athletic trainer Doug Teter.— Jason Beck (@beckjason) June 4, 2019
― na (NA), Tuesday, 4 June 2019 21:21 (four years ago) link
what the
― omar little, Tuesday, 4 June 2019 21:22 (four years ago) link
hmm, a case of "chronic changes to knee"
beginning to see why they sought out a second opinion
― i will never make a typo ever again (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 4 June 2019 21:23 (four years ago) link
sir, i have bad news. it's about your lungs. they...they're changing. chronically.
“Okay, now, the symptoms you describe point to ‘bonus eruptus’, it’s a terrible disorder where the skeleton tries to leap out the mouth and escape the body.”
― omar little, Tuesday, 4 June 2019 21:27 (four years ago) link
a bizarre way to say "old" or "arthritis"
― easy ball shooter (Spottie), Tuesday, 4 June 2019 21:33 (four years ago) link
I think I have this affliction
― d'ILM for Murder (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 4 June 2019 22:51 (four years ago) link
There was a four-year stretch when, after final game each season, would ask Cabrera what injuries he was dealing with down stretch. And only then would he answer. The guy just played, especially when they were playing in October. https://t.co/YHtuMpTtvj— Jason Beck (@beckjason) June 4, 2019
“The only advice I can say to young kids is take care of their body when they have to," Miguel Cabrera said. "When they have something, stop playing for a week and come back. Don’t play through pain, because you’re going to pay the price later.”— Jason Beck (@beckjason) June 4, 2019
― Andy K, Tuesday, 4 June 2019 22:55 (four years ago) link
also do your homework and stay in school
― i will never make a typo ever again (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 4 June 2019 23:50 (four years ago) link
Speaking of Cabrera, his 2019 is one of the oddest superstar decline years that I can remember. If you told me back when Cabrera signed his contract extension that he’d be a terrible major leaguer in 2019, I would have believed you (as did the projections). But I wasn’t quite prepared for the shape of the decline; I did not see Cabrera’s decline phase being “really, really slow Vince Coleman.” I expected Cabrera to look more like Albert Pujols does now, maintaining his power but eventually losing everything else. Instead, Miggy has retained his ability to hit singles but has only hit 10 homers in a run environment where records are being shattered left and right. Just for a quick comp list for 2019, I looked up every season within five points of Cabrera’s in BA, OBP, and wRC+, within 10 points of OBP, and with at least 80 strikeouts.
https://i.imgur.com/UVyEfnq.png
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-detroit-tigers-discovered-their-nadir-in-2019/
― I am also Harl (Karl Malone), Friday, 6 September 2019 05:13 (four years ago) link
Kind of gruesome...He's signed for three more seasons; he might need that to reach 500 HR.
― clemenza, Friday, 6 September 2019 18:06 (four years ago) link
nothing more fun for fans than watching aging vince coleman try to reach a round HR number!
― I am also Harl (Karl Malone), Friday, 6 September 2019 18:08 (four years ago) link
signed for 4 more seasons iirc
― omar little, Friday, 6 September 2019 18:11 (four years ago) link
Kinda puzzled why Fangraphs is so surprised by his "decline" (3 seasons of fairly level shitty/replacement level)? Or is it "odd" to be that shitty for 3 seasons?
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 6 September 2019 18:15 (four years ago) link
i feel like your question is answered in the quote.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 6 September 2019 19:17 (four years ago) link
I worded my post poorly:
Miggy's 2019 did not forge much of a different vector from his 2018 (injury) nor his 2017 (terrible) seasons. Expecting an outlier on the tailend of 3 seasons of lackluster performance is a bit reckless imho... tho I'm not a baseball blogger.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 6 September 2019 19:55 (four years ago) link
As was noted in this Chris McCosky pievce last October, Miguel Cabrera's right knee is not going to get better. It's the core reason why he's not hitting. He's in shape, he has the fire -- but not the right knee. It needs, probably, replacing. No go there. https://t.co/dXTIH507P2— Lynn G. Henning (@Lynn_Henning) August 26, 2020
A ballplayer getting his knee replaced isn't a ballplayer returning to big-league duties. Thus, it seems, the script is nearly written: Tigers will get him to 3,000 hits, try to get him to 500 HRs. And then there will be a parting. All because the knee can't adequately function.— Lynn G. Henning (@Lynn_Henning) August 26, 2020
― Andy K, Wednesday, 26 August 2020 13:53 (three years ago) link