September 2008

PREGAME: It’s been a while since the Tigers scored. Tonight they face a pitcher with a 5.96 ERA in Brian Bannister. But said pitcher hasn’t allowed more than 4 runs to the Tigers in his career. The most recent time he did it he also went 8 innings.
The Tigers send out a [...]

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It’s really not all that surprising, but Todd Jones has announced his retirement. This was likely to be Jones last season regardless, but the injury and resulting ineffectiveness likely sealed the deal.
Jones is the Tigers all time saves leader and his 319 career saves places him 14th in the history of the game.
I’m hoping [...]

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Welcome to oblivion. Welcome to last place. I don’t care about the payroll and dollars per win or any of that. I care that my team, my emotional and time and financial investment, the way I choose to “enjoy” my summer, is going out with a whimper. A team in last [...]

PREGAME: It will be Zach Grienke and Freddy Garcia. The two pitchers combined to allow 1 run in 12 innings their last times out. I’m going to this one, and my track record isn’t good, so I don’t have high hopes.
KCR @ DET, Tuesday, September 23, 2008 Game Preview - Baseball-Reference.com

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Tigers radio announcer Dan Dickerson has experienced the misery of this season up close. Probably to up close. What makes him a professional is that when the Tigers surrender a late inning homer to blow a lead, or a game, he doesn’t get to swear like the rest of us do. I [...]

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PREGAME: The battle for last place is underway. The Tigers have a 2 game lead, that could evaporate if they keep playing their current brand of baseball.
The Tigers send out Zach Miner, who can thank the Royals for being a large part of his success as a starter. In 3 starts [...]

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PREGAME: The Tigers have 71 wins. The Royals have 70. Chew on that for a minute. Dontrelle Willis takes the mound for the Tigers. It was a start against the Indians that sent Willis down to Lakeland back in June.
Scott Lewis, a lefty with 14 innings of experience, [...]

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Michael Hollimon, who saw his numbers evaporate after returning to Toledo from his MLB stint, underwent surgery on Thursday to repair a torn labrum. He’ll miss 6 to 9 months.
A couple quotes from the article:
“In such a young player, with a nice future ahead of him, we want to take time and [...]

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Props to Eddie at Tigers Thoughts. Eddie back calculated the Elias free agent rankings earlier this year and published them on his blog. This got a lot of put in the ’sphere, but now Jon Paul Morosi has written about it for the Freep.
Congrats to Eddie and kudos to Morosi for giving him [...]

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PREGAME: Pregame is kind of a misnomer, since the Tigers just finished the top half of the first with a 1 run lead. Sorry for the tardiness. It’s the first time this season. Fine me, bench me, do what you have to do.
Jeremy Sowers and Justin Verlander. Let’s get it [...]

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You see, when you’re a rookie in MLB there is a certain hazing process. The junior member of the bullpen is responsible for bringing out the snacks. The snacks usually reside in a Dora the Explorer backpack or something similar. But if you’re fortunate enough to be on a roster for the [...]

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