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Playoffs

It’s a coin flip

07.09.2007 2 comments

No, I’m not talking about the Tigers playoff chances – which probably aren’t that good right now anyways. But in the event of a tie and a need for a one game playoff, the homefield was determined for those games if necessary. If the Tigers and Yankees tie, Detroit heads to New York. If Detroit [...]

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Kenny Rogers extra giddy-up

25.02.2007 1 comment

Here’s a fascinating post looking at Kenny Rogers stellar playoff performances. The author uses video to break down Kenny’s mechanics and demonstrate the extra effort and the quicker tempo Rogers was throwing with against the Yankees. Particularly interesting was the video comparison showing a regular season start and the Yankees playoff start. Rogers rushed his [...]

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Beane, Prospects, and Options

29.01.2007

Athletics Nation interviews Billy Beane. Beane comments on the ALCS and the Tigers: Blez: You mentioned the series against the Tigers. I felt as though the Tigers changed their fundamental batting approach and sort of gave the A’s a taste of their own approach in being very patient with our starters. The Tigers weren’t exactly [...]

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FSN Replaying Playoff Wins

16.01.2007

Fox Sports Net Detroit is certainly going to warm Tiger fans up as we wait for pitchers and catchers to report to spring training. The station will be airing the Tigers 7 consecutive playoff wins in the ALDS and ALCS. The games will be shown in their entirety along with some of the postgame reactions [...]

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Moving On

29.10.2006 92 comments

It’s been a couple days now, and I hope the pain isn’t quite as strong. I received emails and calls from friends offering condolences like a loved one had passed away. It got me thinking about the grieving process, and I realized I did the bulk of my grieving after game 4. By game 5 [...]

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Congratulations Cardinals

27.10.2006 27 comments

My sincerest congratulations to the St. Louis Cardinals and their fans. The Cardinals went out and outplayed the Tigers. St. Louis is a great, historic organization with a tremendous fan base. Enjoy the next year as defending World Champions. You earned it.

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World Series Game 5: Tigers at Cardinals

27.10.2006 206 comments

PREGAME: So here it is, win or go home or whatever other cliches you choose to use. I’m in a much better state of mind thanks to the counseling session that took place in the Game 4 Aftermath comments. This preview is pretty thin. First, I’ve covered the Tigers starter Justin Verlander as well as [...]

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World Series Game 4: Aftermath

27.10.2006 38 comments

At this point I’m not even sure how to process what transpired tonight. I’m not sure what feels worse, the fact that the Tigers are down 3 games to 1 or the fact that it is exactly where they deserve to be. In terms of pitching and offense, the game was pretty much even. The [...]

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World Series Game 4: Redux

26.10.2006 45 comments

PREGAME: Yeah. I’m not writing a new preview. You can reference the old one here. And if you’re looking for the St. Louis perspective, check out the previews from these fine blog-establishments: Viva El Birdos (very active in game discussion also) and Cardnilly, Meanwhile, Deadspin wonders if this series will ever end – or more [...]

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In the best interest of ratings

26.10.2006 7 comments

Remember way back in the ALCS when it was going to be too cold to play baseball at night in Detroit? Bud said that the game had to be moved to 4:30 and the move was all because of the weather: “Would you rather play at 4:30 in the afternoon or at 8:15 and go [...]

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Now a radar gun story

26.10.2006 3 comments

Now this is getting out of control. This World Series really needs more action and less speculation. Now there is controversy over the radar gun and Joel Zumaya . Please. The radar gun has no impact on the game. Yes, Zumaya looks at the gun. But if he’s throwing to the gun instead of the [...]

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Who do you start

26.10.2006 3 comments

Starting with the assumption that game 4 is played at some point, who do you start in game 5?  It appears that the Cardinals are leaning towards Jeff Weaver (tip o the DTW hat to Viva El Birdos). For the Tigers I really think it depends on the outcome of game 4. If the Tigers [...]

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