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January 2008

A day of catch-up

31.01.2008 8 comments

There was quite a bit of news that trickled out today so let’s roll through it. Prospecting It was a day of top 100 lists as both Kevin Goldstein (BP) and Keith Law released their lists. It used to be that looking at these lists was really depressing for Tigers fans. And then for a [...]

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The best defense

30.01.2008 11 comments

Defensive metrics have evolved considerably as the charting of batted ball types and locations has become common place. PMR, UZR, and the like give us a much better understanding of defensive value, but what about past years. What about the years where there is play by play data, but not with the same level of [...]

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Optimal Sub

29.01.2008 10 comments

For the last few seasons, sabermetrician Tom Tango has conducted a defensive survey called The Fans Scouting Report. I’ve mentioned it in the past, and I’m sure that some of you participated. Essentially fans rate players on a variety of traits. I’m not going to rehash how the Tigers did because Lee has covered that [...]

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links for 2008-01-29

29.01.2008 2 comments

Todd Jones True Gatorade Story The straight scoop from Gatorade’s second choice for despair. The Surge – Whitecaps Baseball: Pedro Cotto Q&A The Surge score another interview. SEASON TICKET PLANS ON HALT: Tough-ticket Tigers too popular It’s a feeding frenzy

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Inge to return

28.01.2008 27 comments

Brandon Inge has come to terms, sort of, about losing his starting gig. He will report to camp with pitchers and catchers and is ready to do what ever it takes to get on the field. In breaking his media silence Inge said he was disappointed. He also went on to explain his mindset a [...]

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Granderson’s Hoops Event

27.01.2008 9 comments

Click on an image for a larger version I attended Curtis Granderson’s charity hoops game last night, and it would have to be considered a success. According to Jon Paul Morosi there were over 1700 fans in attendance at Avondale High School. The game featured the Detroit All Stars coached by Granderson against the Flint [...]

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links for 2008-01-27

27.01.2008 5 comments

skyking162 » Bosom Buddies: Trammel and Whitaker A look at Tram and Lou Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog: Base running 2007: Taking the extra base Now that Lee has conquered defense he is on to baserunning. Brian Bannister Q&A, Part 2 In an interview with MLB Trade Rumors, the Royals starter talks about how [...]

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Friday Warm-Up

25.01.2008 10 comments

With the thermometer rocketing all the way up to 7 degrees this morning, and spring training a few weeks away here are some items to try and keep you warm on a Friday. No heavy analysis here, just some diversions. The Tunes I was surfing around the WDFN website and came across some great audio. [...]

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Obligatory post about Canseco

24.01.2008 15 comments

Canseco Is Said to Have Sought Favor to Omit Name – New York Times Washed up super star needs some money so he writes a tell-all book about all the guys he got into steroids. Washed up superstar creates fervor around the topic but most people blow him off. Subsequent information, some real some circumstantial, [...]

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The Full Pen

23.01.2008 20 comments

We’ve taken a look at how the Tigers may, or at least how we think (and by we I mean I and the people who agree with me) they may fill out their bench. The bench is one of the few areas of ambiguity in terms of the roster. The other area is the bullpen. [...]

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Tigers announce 2008 NRI’s

22.01.2008 7 comments

The Tigers today announced 21 non-roster invites. These are players in the organization who aren’t on the 40 man roster, but will be in the big league camp during Spring Training. They are: Francis Beltran Joe Bowen Michael Hollimon Matt Joyce Freddy Dolsi Dusty Ryan Jeff Larish Timo Perez Jeff Gerbe Dane Sardinha Scott Sizemore [...]

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links for 2008-01-22

22.01.2008 5 comments

The Spotstarters » Blog Archive » Interview: Gary Gillette Pretty much what the title says Stat of the Day » Grand Granderson More stat-y goodness about Granderson’s season. In addition to joining Willie Mays for his acomplishments, he can also be mentioned alongside Stan Musial and Ducky Medwick ESPN.com – Blogs – Peter Gammons Blog [...]

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