July 2003

Wil Ledezma had a solid debut pitching 5 shut out innings. He only allowed 4 hits and no walks to go along with 4 strike-outs. Ledezma threw 72 pitches, and 47 of them for strikes. I was thrilled with the performance, and happy that Trammell kept his pitch count fairly low. His previous high for [...]

-Don’t look now, but the Dodger have only scored 7 more runs than the Tigers heading into Monday night’s game (289 to 282, both in 86 games). Now an American League team threatening to move out of last in the Majors in runs scored shouldn’t be news. However, Tiger fans have to grab at whatever [...]

Danny Knobler: “Analysis: One of these days, baseball will get around to announcing that the 2005 All-Star Game will be at Comerica Park. Too bad that the way things are going, that will also be the 11th consecutive All-Star Game where the Tigers have only the minimum one player selected. And given that big-league players [...]

Catching up with the 62 Mets…and can the Tigers catch the 62 Mets?: “‘That record, I’m not proud of having it,’ said Rod Kanehl, who played every position except for pitcher and catcher for the ’62 Mets. ‘And I’m not hopeful that Detroit breaks it. I wouldn’t want the players on that team to be [...]

Jayson Stark’s Rumblings “Rob Henkel (5-1, 2.82 in Double-A), if he stays healthy, has got a chance to be better than Redman,” the scout says. “Nate Robertson (5-6, 3.68 in Triple-A) has a history of injury, but if he stays healthy, he’s got a chance to pitch in the big leagues, too. And Gary Knotts [...]