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March 2005

Quick Updates

31.03.2005 2 comments

-In a move that suprised me, the Tigers sent Marcus Thames to minor league camp. This means that Nook Logan will be the back-up centerfielder. Most surprsingly, this means that Bobby Higginson has made the team. The Tigers may just be buying more time to try and deal him. Or, Trammell may just value his [...]

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Linkages

31.03.2005 4 comments

Here’s some other stuff to read while I finish up the preview of the offense… PredictionsThe big media outlets have started to release their predictions. -CBS Sportsline’s panel has the Tigers finishing anywhere from 2nd to 4th in the AL Central. They also have several Tigers on the All AL Central Teams. Pudge, Maggs, and [...]

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Previewing the Pen

30.03.2005 7 comments

Today I present Part II of my three part season preview. Last week I took a look at what the rotation should accomplish this year. Part II will focus on the bullpen (with the offense coming later this week). No area of the team has undergone more change since last season, and no area needed [...]

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Downtime

30.03.2005 1 comment

For those of you who have been looking for information on what happened to the MotownSports forum, MotownWebGuy posted this on the MLive Tigers Forum Bert is correct. My hosting company was supposed to move to a new datacenter on Friday night, resulting in a limited shutdown of my server. Apparently the job was harder [...]

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Bondermania…coming April 4th to Comerica Park

28.03.2005 3 comments

Today Alan Trammell reversed an earlier decision and announced Jeremy Bonderman would be the Opening Day starter. Jason Johnson had been named starter, but he has struggled with his control all spring. Meanwhile, Bonderman did his best to make Trammell change his mind by being quite dominant. Johnson will slide down to the third spot [...]

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Batgirl to the Left of Me, Neyer to the Right…">Batgirl to the Left of Me, Neyer to the Right…

25.03.2005 3 comments

All-baseball is rolling out their team-by-team predictions for the season. Yesterday was AL Central day and I had the honor of sharing web space with such baseball writing luminaries as Rob Neyer and Batgirl. Right on my heels, Brian has his Tiger preview up at Hardball Times. Here are several other previews/outlooks that have popped [...]

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The Bolder the Better

23.03.2005 20 comments

Have you ever had a gut feeling about something in sports, but it is so crazy and off the wall that you never voice it for fear of losing all credibility? These are the type of things you’d never bet money on, yet you pull for them out of hope or some sort of self [...]

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Looking Back and Looking Forward

22.03.2005 5 comments

Looking backThis past weekend ESPN Classic aired game 5 from the 1984 World Series. I must admit, that I haven’t seen footage of this game in years. I was 10 at the time this game was played, and was in my formative years as a baseball fan. Whitaker, Trammell, Gibson, Parrish, Evans, Lemon, and Herndon [...]

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Monday Morning Grab Bag

21.03.2005 1 comment

Finishing Up the Centerfield Discussion… Last week I took a look at the possible defensive impact in centerfield. Now it is time for the offensive impact. I used the projections from 3 different systems (PECTOA, ZiPS, and Bill James) to calculate “runs created.” I then adjusted the number to reflect a full season of 162 [...]

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Tails from the web

17.03.2005 2 comments

I’ll have to pick up my Replacements column tomorow. Work is getting in the way. However, here are a couple of Tiger items from around the web…Cranking the Win SharesThe Baseball Crank has calculated Established Win Share Levels for the AL Central. The Tigers rank 4th in the AL Central in EWSL. The Crank has [...]

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The Replacements

16.03.2005 3 comments

As a welcome change for Tiger fans, the title of this post doesn’t indicate my annual team preview. Instead it refers to the Tigers’ centerfield situation. With Sanchez out of the picture, Craig Monroe and Nook Logan are the current Tigers being counted on to roam centerfield. I’ve argued for Craig Monroe (or Bobby Higginson) [...]

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The Sanchez Shakeout

16.03.2005 2 comments

Aside from the on-the-field benefits of Sanchez being released (less caught stealings, more direct routes to fly-balls, etc.) we also got to hear about some of the thought processes from the front office – and I like what they’re thinking. Jason Beck of DetroitTigers.com had two articles with two pretty intersting quotes from Dombrowski. The [...]

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