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The Detroit Tigers obviously don’t learn The Stew. Just 9 days ago, Mike Oz.penned a publish saying slugger Miguel Cabrera needs to eschew the Triple Crown race, and even the pennant race in the AL Central, and rest his weary physique. But have Cabrera or supervisor Jim Leyland accomplished it? Probably not.
The proof is in the pudding: As Dave Cameron of Fangraphs factors out, Cabrera is three for 22 in September, with all three hits going for singles. That’s a136 batting common and slugging percentage. It is better than getting a man from the stands, however it’s not higher than Don Kelly. It is also a small sample size, and I feel Cameron partially is trolling people regarding the MVP voting of 2013 as it related to September performance, however we know that Cabrera is hurting. His stomach, his hip, one thing else. A mix. He and supervisor Jim Leyland are doing a disservice to the Tigers by enjoying Cabrera.
Leyland did relaxation Cabrera for 3 video games Aug. 31-Sept. 2, but he’s been on the market ever since — aside from Monday, most notably, when he was ejected within the first inning. Chris Sale joked about it, however the umpire was doing the Tigers a favor.
Leyland seems to be frightened in regards to the Tigers keeping their division lead, and it has dropped from eight half games on Sept. 2 to 6 1/2 on Thursday, and it was as low as four 1/2 video games earlier this week. So he’s in all probability spooked about that. And he’s giving us the outdated, “If a participant says he can play, I believe him,” spiel. Effectively, Leyland has to make use of a few of his amassed knowledge, take a step again, and notice that Cabrera cannot be Cabrera in his physical condition. It won’t get the Tigers now, however it will assuming they make the playoffs. Miguel Cabrera making copious outs and hitting dinky singles in the ALDS is a recipe for defeat.
Miguel Cabrera has three hits (all singles) in September
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