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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Tigers Card Tuesday- 2020 Topps Inception Tyler Alexander

The Detroit Tigers won 75 baseball games in 2021, far exceeding any projections by the know-it-all pundits.

One of the pitchers that helped the Tigers great improvement from the previous couple of seasons was LHP Tyler Alexander.





Alexander, 27, was drafted by Detroit in the 2nd Round in 2015, and the former TCU Horned Frog made his big league debut on July 3, 2019 vs the Chicago White Sox. 


Used primarily as a reliever who made spot starts, the Tigers leaned more heavily on Alexander after Matthew Boyd injured his elbow early on 2021.

Look at his final starts, and you'll see why we love Tyler and his future in the Motor. 



👉 Those last three starts for Alexander were pretty darn good, and, that August 20th start against the Blue Jays was really, really,  good.





👉 Hey, that's me, in Chicago, on October 3rd, watching Tyler start against the ChiSox.

It was so awesome to go to a Tigers game against the Southsiders and walk out a winner.


                   🌈 Rainbows are a beautiful sight.


🐯⚾️ Tyler pitched 6 innings, allowing just 4 hits, and 1 run, in a no-decision. 

2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣2️⃣ A 2022 starting Tigers rotation of Casey Mize, Tarik Skubal, Matt Manning, Wily Peralta, and Alexander seems pretty much set in stone, as  Spencer Turnbull had season ending Tommy John surgery and my guy Boyd had surgery on his elbow  and won't be back until June, at the earliest. 



💗💗 I ordered this card of Tyler so I could post it in October as part of Save Second Base, supporting our friend, Collecting Cutch, and his annual blogging event to bring awareness to Breast Cancer. 🎀 


Make sure to post those pink baseball cards! 


🎁🎂 Today's celebrity birthday is 1970s & '80s Sex Symbol Susan Anton.



Anton, 71, has had a terrific career in TV and movies, including 1984s Cannonball Run 2.


You can find Susan on Facebook


Here's hoping ya'll are enjoying your day, make it a good one, and, as always,  Play BALL! 

2 comments:

  1. I was in Chicago for the game the day before but I got to see the Sox win. Lol

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