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January 2010

Verlander on the 4th?

06.29.2005 12 comments

I’m not necessarily advocating this, but Danny Knobler raised the issue of Justin Verlander pitching part of the doubleheader on the 4th. My first reaction was “absolutely not!” But then I thought, would it really be that bad?
If everyone understands that this is a one game call-up, and that no matter how [...]

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Buzzkill

06.29.2005 3 comments

Now is the time. With the Pistons playoff run finished, and several weeks until NFL training camp the Tigers have the attention of Detroit sports fans all to themselves. Going into last night the team was poised at .500 with back to back high profile series against the White Sox and [...]

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Links of Note

06.27.2005 1 comment

Sorry for the lack of content, but I’m resorting to a links post.
New Tiger blog on the block…Bless You Boys is the new Tiger blog offered up by Sports Blogs Inc. It is written by former Tigerblog writer Jeff. Jeff did excellent work for Brian, and he should thrive [...]

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Guillen’s back

06.26.2005

Carlos Guillen has been reinstated and he is available to play today in Arizona. Tony Giarratano was optioned back to Erie.

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Depth Charge

06.24.2005 7 comments

Despite yesterday’s lineup, the Tigers are on the verge of experiencing something strange and unusual – organizational depth. With the return of Magglio Ordonez and Carlos Guillen expected in the next several weeks, Trammell will start facing some tough decisions as to who plays.
Of course Trammell has faced tough decisions in [...]

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Douglass up, Ginter Down

06.22.2005 3 comments

The same day that Sean Douglass was named to the AAA All-Star team, his contract was purchased by the Tigers. Matt Ginter meanwhile was outrighted to Toledo. Douglass should get his first start on Saturday.
Douglass has been very solid for Toledo this year, striking out nearly a batter an inning and a [...]

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Break on through

06.21.2005 3 comments

The .500 mark has been a glass ceiling, or kevlar roof, for the Tigers this season. Finally, with a great all around effort against the Twins the Tigers are one game over .500.
Jeremy Bonderman had his best outing of the year throwing 80 strikes and only 27 balls in his first [...]

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Winning is fun and stuff

06.20.2005 2 comments

Sports Talk Radio Caller in the top of the 9th inning:Troy Percival is awful! There is no way that we should have ever traded Ugueth Urbina. He was the only reliever worth anything in the bullpen, and what do we have now? A slap hitting second baseman. Yeah, Polanco’s been [...]

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New Draft Signings

06.20.2005 3 comments

The Tigeres signed 4 more players from this years draft. The most recent additions to the Tiger family include:
3rd Round: Chris Robinson4th Round: Kevin Whelan6th Round: Clete Thomas26th Round: Schuyler Williamson
The Tigers have n ow signed 7 of their top 10 picks and 23 overall. Still remaining unsigned [...]

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Keeping Score

06.19.2005 6 comments

A couple of months ago when I was going through a box of stuff from my parents house, I came across four sheets of paper. They had yellowed a little bit, and the pencil marks had faded, but they still told their story. These sheets of paper were where I kept score [...]

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Splitting Time

06.17.2005 11 comments

Fresh off a sweep of the first place San Diego Padres, let’s peruse some interesting splits.
Heating UpI know that when it gets warmer, it can help offense. However, when we kept hearing that the Tiger bats would heat up when the weather got warmer I was a little skeptical. First, just [...]

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This and That

06.15.2005 7 comments

I know I said I’d have commentary on the roster moves last night, but I was tired and the moves weren’t that compelling. So here is the delayed and brief analysis:
Gomez up Thames down: The bottom line is that Marcus Thames wasn’t effective getting spot duty. His 4 strikeouts on [...]

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