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January 2009

Oh those intentional base on balls

29.01.2009 13 comments

The Tigers struggled with walks in 2008. This is well documented and fairly obvious with the Tigers issuing more walks than every team other than Texas. It resulted in Chuck Hernandez losing his job and the Tigers bringing in a coach who built his reputation on pounding the strike zone. But a significant chunk of [...]

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links for 2009-01-29

29.01.2009 3 comments

Granderson to host art contest for kids | tigers.com: News Are you a 4th grader? Do you know one? Curtis Granderson is looking for some art work for his new book. Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog: Tweaking RBI Percentage Lee with more great sabermetric work. No surprise that Cabrera and Ordonez are the best [...]

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Feeling cold?

28.01.2009 7 comments

Are you tired of the snow? Tired of the cold? This should help. (yeah, I kind of like the Always a Tiger campaign)

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Tigers on National TV

27.01.2009 4 comments

Awful Announcing has the preliminary schedules for both Fox Sports and ESPN. In the case of ESPN the schedule is only through July. It looks like the Tigers will be shut out of privilege of Joe Morgan calling their games – at least early in the season. But they are slated to be on Fox [...]

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Henning on the Tigers left side defense

26.01.2009 22 comments

Lynn Henning writes today about the Tigers infield defensive improvements (emphasis mine): Those plus-minus ratings are part of compelling research done by scouts and video analysts for John Dewan, president of Baseball Info Solutions, and author of The Fielding Bible, a data-rich evaluation of major league defense that is carried by such Web sites as [...]

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The Newest Tiger is Brandon Lyon

23.01.2009 28 comments

The Tigers will formally announce the signing of Brandon Lyon on Saturday. Terms are not immediately available but it is likely a one or two year contract. Lyon isn’t necessarily being handed the closers position, but he will definitely have a shot to claim it. UPDATE 2:49 The deal is one year and $4.25 million [...]

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Detroit Tigers Weblog Live – 1.22.09

22.01.2009 4 comments

It’s the return of DTW live. Tune in at 9:30 ET tonight and will talk Tigers as they embark on their caravan. Topics include: well the bullpen of course, Verlander’s extension, the demise of WDFN and whatever else comes up. Hope to see you back here at 9:30. We ended up covering quite a bit [...]

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Knapp talks Tigers pitching

21.01.2009 6 comments

Lynn Henning caught up with pitching coach Rick Knapp. Knapp broke down the various members of his staff and it makes for a very interesting read. He talks about Justin Verlander’s arm slot and balance point (Verlander’s arm angle was a rich topic last year). With Nate Robertson it is falling off to the third [...]

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Tigers get 4 under contract

20.01.2009 2 comments

The Tigers inked 4 of the 5 arbitration eligible players today. Gerald Laird ($2.8), Edwin Jackson ($2.2), Bobby Seay ($1.1) and Joel Zumaya ($733,000) are all in the fold. Missing from that list is Justin Verlander. Verlander is the only one of the group likely to be in the mix for a long term deal. [...]

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Tigers sign Rincon

20.01.2009 3 comments

The Tiger announced the signing of Juan Rincon to a minor league deal today. Rincon will get an invite to spring training and will be given a chance to make the Tigers bullpen. This looks to be a decent signing. Rincon was a stud in 2004 through 2006. But he was busted for steroid use. [...]

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links for 2009-01-20

20.01.2009 4 comments

the Offseason That Would Not Die – Roar of the Tigers Cartoony goodness from Samara. Great stuff. Detroit Tigers Thoughts: Building a Bullpen Eddie likes the Indians approach to building a cache of potential bullpen arms. And it hasn't cost them a lot to do it. Gillett tasked with making '09 Tigers strong, healthy | [...]

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Granderson’s Celebrity Shoot Out – 2009

18.01.2009 5 comments

It looked to be another successful event for Curtis Granderson and his Grand Kids Foundation. Depite some awful weather, there was still an impressive turnout of both fans and celebrities at Lake Orion High School. Granderson assembled and impressive roster of celebs and athletes with Michigan ties. The biggest in name value was probably Kid [...]

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