♦ Tigers clinch - now what? (motorcitybengals.com)
First is the question of whether the Tigers should go all out in an effort to earn home field advantage–whether just for one round or through the ALCS–or set up their rotation how they want it for the division series. As Chris Iott of MLive.com pointed out Friday, the fact that the Tigers have announced Brad Penny as the starter for Tuesday’s game against the Royals likely means the team has decided to go with the latter option. In fact, as Iott outlines rather nicely, it appears that the rotation is set up very conveniently for the playoffs without any clever maneuvering necessary. As of now, the likely scenario is that Justin Verlander will pitch in game one, September 30th, on an extra day rest, followed by Max Scherzer, Doug Fister, and Rick Porcello, each of whom, except Scherzer, will also be pitching on an extra day rest. Finally, Verlander would be set up to start in a potential game five, again on five days rest.
♦ 25 reasons why Tigers will it again in 2012 (detroitnews.com)
#21: Max Scherzer's stuff: He did what he did this season without consistently locating his fastball where he wanted. Good, but capable of being better.
♦ Detroit News staff predictions: How the Tigers will fare in the playoffs (Detroit News)
John Niyo: I picked 'em to win 85 or 86 games and miss the playoffs, so they've already exceeded my expectations. The bats are hot, the depth is excellent and Justin Verlander's primed for the spotlight. (I still say this team's ultimate fate rests on the arm of Max Scherzer as much as anyone, though.) I think they get by the wild-card team — Red Sox or Rays — but I'll take the Yankees over the Tigers in the ALCS.
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