From the monthly archives:

March 2009

Some more Sheffield stuff

31.03.2009 20 comments

I was going to just ammend the original post, but enough time has passed, and I ‘ve read plenty, and I have a number of thoughts about this, so we’ll start a new post. Risk/Reward When the Tigers acquired Josh Anderson on Monday I thought it was a very strong possibility that Marcus Thames career [...]

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Gary Sheffield released

31.03.2009 91 comments

Wow. I actually suspected that at some point this year Gary Sheffield would get released. I didn’t expect the week before the season began. Being owed $14 million I thought that the Tigers would give Sheffield a chance to perform before cutting their losses. The timing of this is stunning and puts yesterday’s move into [...]

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Tigers solve crowded outfield by trading for outfielder

30.03.2009 32 comments

Aside from trying to handicap the Tigers starting rotation battle, the other story of interest was figuring out the last 2 spots on the bench. That picture is a little clearer today with the news the Tigers have traded for Josh Anderson. In exchange they send Rudy Darrow to the Braves. Anderson (who when I [...]

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Zumaya, Willis to DL

29.03.2009 26 comments

The Tigers announced three more roster moves today. Not surprisingly Joel Zumaya will start the season on the DL as he tries to overcome his shoulder maladies. A little more surprising is that Dontrelle Willis will be joining him. The official reason is “anxiety disorder.” Clearly the team thinks that Dontrelle’s problem is mental which [...]

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Bonderman not quite ready

28.03.2009 9 comments

According to Jim Leyland it is “highly unlikely” that Bonderman will be available to start the season. While Bonderman isn’t feeling pain at this point, his arm strength (or lack thereof) has his fastball sitting in the high 80′s instead of the low to mid 90′s. They are clearly playing things by ear at this [...]

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Starting pitching not so ready

26.03.2009 9 comments

The news from Lakeland today is that Joel Zumaya and Jeremy Bonderman may not be ready by Opening Day. The Zumaya news isn’t at all surprising. The Bonderman news isn’t especially surprising, but a little concerning as he looks to regain velocity. But that’s not all… There is of course the Nate Robertson thumb injury [...]

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links for 2009-03-26

26.03.2009 15 comments

Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog: The Tigers Bench Lee debates the merits of the various candidates vying for the last spot on the bench. Mich. baseball park to offer 4,800-calorie burgers For those time when you won't be able to eat for a couple days, just throw down this burger and you'll get a [...]

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Injuries for everyone

25.03.2009 6 comments

So the Tigers just get everybody back from the WBC, and then they lose Adam Everett and Nate Robertson in the first inning today. Everett sprained an ankle sliding into second and Robertson took a throw from Danny Worth on his pitching hand resulting in a sprained thumb. Neither injury sounds especially serious, but with [...]

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The Good Friday article

25.03.2009

In today’s Free Press there is a story that is titled “Christians call foul on baseball’s Opening Day.” I’m quoted early on in the story. The quotes are accurate, I’m not disputing them. But if you choose to read the article, read my quotes for what they are. My quotes are: “I can get around [...]

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George Kell Passes Away

24.03.2009 9 comments

George Kell’s Hall of Fame plaque (elected, 1983) George Clyde Kell Philadelphia A.L. 1943-1946, Detroit A.L. 1946-52, Boston A.L. 1952-54, Chicago A.L. 1954-56, Baltimore A.L. 1956-57 Premier A.L. third baseman of the 1940’s and 1950’s. Solid hitter and sure-handed fielder with strong, accurate arm. Batter over .300 nine times, leading league with .343 in 1949. [...]

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Is this the year Thames gets traded

24.03.2009 24 comments

The trade winds are blowing. On Sunday Peter Gammons mentioned Marcus Thames as a player the Tigers have made available. Now the Freep has two articles mentioning the fact that Thames is a trade candidate and that with 2 weeks left before the season, the phones are getting more active. In the past when Thames [...]

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Fantasy Baseball League

23.03.2009 15 comments

Commentor David has put together a fantasy baseball league for Tigers fans. I won’t be participating (time constraints and all), but I’m happy to help promote. Here is the information that David sent. The draft is the 27th and the 28th. Most of the league team owners so far are big Tigers fans. The live [...]

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