From the monthly archives:

October 2010

Inge named Marvin Miller Man of the year:

30.10.2010 4 comments

Inge named Marvin Miller man of the year. The award is voted on by the players and is awarded to the player whose on-field and off-field performances most inspire others to “higher levels of achievement.” I’ll leave that one open for you guys? This did not bode well for CG last year, maybe a trade [...]

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2010 Offseason: 3B

26.10.2010 29 comments

I had planned to start with starting pitching, but last week’s Inge resigning prompts that we start at 3B. Inge benefited from a weak free agent class and DD’s inexplicable man-crush. Two years, $11M, with a club option at $6M for the third. $5.5M/yr isn’t all that bad, until you consider that: – he’s a [...]

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2010: Year in Review

24.10.2010 3 comments

As a team the Tigers were average. They had above average hitting (parenthesis are ML ranks): 751 Runs (11th) .268 Avg (5th) .335 OBP (8th) .415 Slg (11th) Which was balanced out by their below average pitching: 4.30 ERA (25th) 79 QS (23rd) 1.37 WHIP (20th) .262 BAA (21st) April After starting the season 5-1, [...]

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2010: POSTseason

11.10.2010 26 comments

Well, 2010 has come to an end. For our beloved Tigers anyway. Based on spring forecasts, the boys probably met expectations, but considering where we were at the AS Break, it’s hard to call 2010 anything other than disappointing (okay, maybe “frustrating’). Now, there are a ton of fantastic Tigers topics to debate in the [...]

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Game 2010.162: Tigers at Orioles

03.10.2010 17 comments

If the weather has not already changed outside your window, summer is officially over. The Boys wrap up the season looking to end up perfectly even – a .500 club. That would be a fitting end for the season. My plan is to take a few weeks off through the playoffs, and then start posting [...]

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