From the monthly archives:

July 2002

31.07.2002

It must be Ernie Harwell day. Here is a Q & A and a column about how the era of the great radio broadcasting is ending.

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31.07.2002

Jim Caple: The voice of summerAnother great tribute article to Ernie

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31.07.2002

Jayson Stark: Rumors also circulated this week about an Angels deal that would have brought Juan Acevedo and possibly also Robert Fick. But Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski has reportedly been telling other clubs he doesn’t want to trade Acevedo right now. It’s also reported that Seattle is interested in Mark Redman.

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31.07.2002

MLBeat: Foes running on Inge Brandon Inge continues to struggle throwing out base runners. The Tigers catcher has thrown out only 13.9 percent (5-of-36) of runners attempting to steal on the year. That mark would rank second lowest of all AL catchers if Inge had enough attempts to qualify.

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31.07.2002

The Seattle Times: Sports: Ernie Harwell’s last stand: Goodbye to a lullabyAnother nice farewell article about Ernie.

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31.07.2002

Arms crop up in farm reportJohn Lowe looks at how Nate Cornejo, Andy Van Hekken, Agustin Marquetti, and Franklyn German have been performing.

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30.07.2002

Kevin Wheeler: One prospect that has gone largely unnoticed this season is Tigers outfielder Cody Ross. He’s batting .289 with 16 home runs, 58 RBIs, 15 steals and an .893 OPS (on-base plus slugging) in the Eastern League. He should get some attention from a team in search of offensive production.

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30.07.2002

Famers want to avert strike Tigers legend Al Kaline led a public plea Monday by Hall of Famers for baseball to avoid another labor shutdown.

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30.07.2002

Munson improves, but path to Tigers blockedMunson was named International League Player of the Week. Also, Erik Sabel was sent to Toledo to make room for Chris Truby who returned from the DL yesterday.

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28.07.2002

July 28, 2002 – Transaction Analysis The more baffling question is what they’re going to get from the Reds beyond David Espinosa. Espinosa has been an ugly blend of interesting and appalling in the California League. He’s patient, about his only worthwhile offensive trait in a league that favors hitters. He doesn’t have much power, [...]

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28.07.2002

Tigers NotebookLynn Henning looks at the Tigers logjam at first base, and introduces us to centerfielder of the future Nook Logan.

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27.07.2002

Alou: Tigers’ rebuilding plan will be successful “I have hope because I like the approach to the project and the intensity of that approach.”

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