I did not post this Sunday night, because it deserves to be re-lived on (late) Monday night.

ESPN was doing a lot of slobbering over Cabrera throughout the night, but it was much deserved. Cabrera is now hitting .387 this season with 11 HR and 47 RBI. SCHWING. In his last 162 games, he has a .351 average with 122 runs, 47 HR, and 152 RBI. That's pretty good. SCHWING. SCHWING.

Cabrera became just the fourth Tiger ever to hit three homers in multiple games, joining Bobby Higginson, Cecil Fielder and Rocky Colavito. More impressive than hitting three dingers, was the fact that one was a mammoth oppo bomb, another was a line drive to center that made the pitcher legitimately flinch, and the third was a jam-job wall scraper. Sheer power and strength.

Yes, I know the Tigers lost, but I would rather focus on history here. The Tigers will be fine. Miguel Cabera meanwhile is the best, most enjoyable hitter I've ever had the pleasure of watching, and he should not be shrugged off because the Tigers lost a game on May 19. Must C for Cherish.

This happens every other game he catches - ain't no way Alex Avila is having a son drafted by the Tigers.

Tigers also lose, 7-2.

GIF via World of Isaac

Detroit4lyfe is being represented at the Tigers' game in Texas tonight!

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— MaryLou Moore (@CrazyMSULady) May 18, 2013

That is an official Detroit4lyfe t-shirt from our D4L spreadshirt store -- yes, we have a store! -- worn by one of our favorite friends from the Twitterverse, the beautiful MaryLou. Thanks, Mary!

As we have a tendency to do here at D4L, we like to deflect any and all negativity.

LOOK HOW TERRIBLE THIS IAN KINSLER SLIDE WAS LAST NIGHT [via DShep25]:

Here's how our Friday morning coffee-maker convo will go, okay? 

Hungover fan: Did you see the Verlander-Darvish game last night? 

Still-drunk fan:  Yeah, dude - oh man, did you seeeee that Kinsler slide?? 

Hungover fan who wants everyone to know just how hungover he really is: [laughs] Yeah. What an iiiiiiiiidiot! Just like we were idiots for ordering that last round of peppermint patties, right guys? 

Still-drunk fan: It's, like, ex-squeeze me, have you ever done a headfirst slide before? 

Hungover fan: Head definitely first. How does an athlete do that? I mean, I understand how Still-drunk fan fell like that last night, but Ian fuckin' Kinsler?

Still drunk fan: [laughs] Yeah... wait, what? 

Hungover fan who wants everyone to know just how hungover he really is:  [laughs] You fell last night... you know what, guys? My head hurts ... 

Hungover fan: [laughs] Ian Kinsler probably too. 

[They all share a good laugh]

[Co-worker everyone hates approaches; laughter dies down; everyone's uncomfortable; co-worker everyone hates steps between the Hungover fan and Hungover fan who wants everyone to know just how hungover he really is to grab a cup of coffee]

Hungover fan who wants everyone to know just how hungover he really is:  Excuse you, Steve. Too early and HUNGOVER to be pushed aside like that. 

Co-worker everyone hates: [pulls coffee cup out and up slowly to his stupid fucking lips, stops before sipping and looks up] Sorry, mang ... hey, what the fuck is wrong with Verlander, you guys?

I missed this being out of pocket over the weekend -- GameDay doesn't specify when a 'hit by pitch' happens in or around the junk and the batter hilariously hops around the infield grabbing his groin [via WorldofIsaac]:

Try to show me a funnier hit by pitch.

At the very least, it'll wind up on SportsCenter's Top 10 - maybe even as No. 1. But this web gem may go down in history as one of those plays that saves one of those special things we don't explicitly talk about here at D4L while it's going on: 

Yes, he is beginning to throw the ball while he is on his back/ass. Check out the screengrab below: 

UPDATE: Verlander lost his no hitter with one out in the 7th inning. This play by Cabrera is still amazing. 

Below is what it would look like if a pitcher had the ability to throw four balls all at once, and exceptionally well. You probably saw it with Yu Darvish first, but MLB Network did it with Verlander the other night: 

Verlander knows Morneau so well that he vastly increased Morneau's chances of hitting a baseball and Morneau still swung through all four of them. VERLANDERFUL! 

Prince Fielder hit a monster, game-winning, three-run home run against the Twins' Mike Pelfrey on Monday night.  The ball landed near the flag pole in the visitor's bullpen, which is, like, far out, man.

Fielder, whose bat flip has been off to a hot start in 2013, decided to hang on to the bat for a little while this time: 

FAP.

Anibal Sanchez is probably the third or fourth Tigers pitcher you'd name if you were told a member of this year's staff broke the Detroit Tigers franchise record for strikeouts in a nine-inning game. But Sanchez is the dude who did it, fanning 17 Braves batters faced during Friday night's 10-0 Tigers win.

Strikeout No. 17, and the ensuing celebration (x4), is embedded below.

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— Dan Hasty (@DanHasty34) April 27, 2013

Interesting tidbits about Sanchez's record night: 

* It was the Tigers' 17,520th regular-season game
• 17 strikeouts is three shy of overall record of 20 shared by Roger Clemens and Kerry Wood. 
• Only Sanchez and Randy Johnson have struck out 17 in just eight innings since 1921.
• Mickey Lolich was previous record holder for Tigers with 16 - he did that twice in 1969.
• Only other pitcher to strikeout 17 in last 5 years is Brandon Morrow on 8/8/10
• 17 Ks is an interleague game record
• 14 of Sanchez's 17 strikeouts were whiffs.
• Sanchez had 11 strikeouts in his previous two starts combined; 24 in 25 innings going into Friday night
• In his last four starts vs. the Braves, Sanchez was 0-4 with a 9.33 ERA and 19 Ks. 
• Sanchez is now the 2nd Tigers pitcher to have more strikeouts in one game than the Tigers' ace, former MVP and Cy Young winner, Justin Verlander

Justin Verlander had to leave Thursday afternoon's game after only 96 pitches. Tigers media relations guy has the reason:

Verlander left today's game after seven innings with cracked skin on his right thumb. He is day to day. #tigers

— Rick Thompson (@Thompson_Tigers) April 25, 2013

Oh my dear Laird! A horrible injury to have in the blistering cold. Let's hope he is okay.

Of course, a lot of people seem to be obsessed about JV's velocity being down so far this year, like he hasn't been throwing in mid 30s temperatures and doesn't have a 1.95 ERA after five starts. WHO CARES. Contact me if he's still throwing 89-92 in the midst of a pennant chase or in October and, oh yeah, not getting outs. Kthxbai.