links for 2009-01-20

• 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 | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
  Cabrera and Guillen have been asking Gillett to come down to Maracay. And everyone else is working out too.
• Tigers may send 13 players to Classic | tigers.com: News
  Verlander has been added to the provisional roster. I'd just assume not see him rack up the innings in the spring.
• Tigers, Lyon could talk today | detnews.com | The Detroit News
  It sounds like there is a "mutual interest" here and that Lyon would be open to various roles. The Tigers need help in the pen. Lyon would be help. This would be good.

Posted by billfer on January 20, 2009.

Categories: Links

4 Responses

1. For what it is worth, the Tigers have signed Juan Rincon to a minor league contract with an invite to ST. Now if they can just figure a way to slip him some steroids he might become effective again.

   by Vince in MN on Jan 20, 2009 at 5:27 pm

2. does Juan know Neffi????

   by jud on Jan 20, 2009 at 6:11 pm

3. Billfer,

   Any chance of a video chat soon? Maybe once Verlander signs? I really enjoyed those, even though I never got a chance to watch them live.

   Eric

   by Eric Cioe on Jan 20, 2009 at 7:02 pm

4. Hopefully yes. I’m aiming for Thursday night. I wanted to do one last week, but it’s been a trying time at work lately.

   by billfer on Jan 20, 2009 at 10:06 pm

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