So that’s one decision. Fernando Rodney is back with the team and Aquilino Lopez was sent to Toledo. But the demotion is with a plan. They are going to try and stretch Lopez out into a starters role. This comes as a little bit of a surprise to me, because I didn’t think that Lopez … Continue reading Rodney activated, Lopez to Toledo
Tigers radio announcer Dan Dickerson has experienced the misery of this season up close. Probably to up close. What makes him a professional is that when the Tigers surrender a late inning homer to blow a lead, or a game, he doesn’t get to swear like the rest of us do. I bring this up … Continue reading Back breakers
Last year Sam Hoff started breaking down the season into 18 games segments, each representing 1/9th of the season, or an “inning.” Here is the 7th inning report. The 8th Inning is over. Each 18 games represent 1 inning of a baseball season. The Tigers record for the first 8 innings in 2008: Starters: Bullpen: … Continue reading The 8th Inning – 2008
Chris Lambert will get the call to start in Nate Robertson’s place, and in the process make his big league debut. The Tigers acquired Lambert in exchange for Mike Maroth last season. At the time, Lambert was spelling his last name a little differently, PTBNL. Lambert was the Cardinals first round pick in the 2004 … Continue reading Chris Lambert to debut on Tuesday
PREGAME: The Tigers look to squeak out a series win. They’ll send out Zach Miner who is trying to lock up a spot in next year’s rotation. If Jim Leyland is as intent on performance dictating play time as he claims to be, if Miner can continue to pitch like he has since returning to … Continue reading Game 124: Orioles at Tigers
Jim Leyland hasn’t been shy about making changes to established roles this season. He quietly announced a big one on the radio pre-game show with Dan Dickerson when he said that Todd Jones is out as closer and Fernando Rodney would primarily assume the role. It had become clear over the last couple weeks that … Continue reading Todd Jones out as closer
With the original post at 500 comments, let’s roll things to a new post. It’s also where I’ll hit my postgame. The Todd Jones Experience Todd Jones blew it. Todd Jones lost this game. Todd Jones has not been pitching well. The management (Jim Leyland and Dave Dombrowski) realize this. It’s why Joel Zumaya was … Continue reading Game 102: Postgame and Overflow
PREGAME: Don’t know if you heard, but the Tigers are 0-6 against the Royals this year. In those 6 games the Tigers have managed all of 11 runs. They been shut out twice. Tonight’s starter Luke Hochevar held the Tigers to 4 hits, 3 walks, and no runs in 6 innings when the teams met … Continue reading Game 99: Tigers at Royals
PREGAME: I’m not big on advocating games as must-win. The term is way overused and it’s something I’ve heard thrown around at least a dozen times already this season for the Tigers. So I won’t call this a must-win. Instead I’ll call it “they better freakin’ win.” It’s not that the game holds that many … Continue reading Game 89: Indians at Tigers
PREGAME:: Nate Robertson and Ryan Rowland-Smith. Rowland-Smith has 2 last names. That’s enough motivation to want and beat him right there. DET @ SEA, Sunday, July 6, 2008 Game Preview – Baseball-Reference.com Game Time 4:10 POSTGAME: Well, I’m back from my weekend escape. It was nice to stay offline, even though I did see most … Continue reading Game 88: Tigers at Mariners
Zach Miner paid the price for a 4 walk effort on Tuesday night with an assignment to Toledo. Aquilino Lopez who was being stretched out as a starter has been recalled to provide a strike thrower in the pen. Both moves are warranted, but my first thought when hearing of this was Denny Bautista. The … Continue reading Miner leaguer
Toledo 4 Syracuse 3 Fernando Seguignol and Erick Almonte had 2 hits each. Aquilino Lopez went 3 innings in his start, striking out 5 against no walks. He allowed 3 hits and 2 runs. Francisco Cruceta allowed 2 hits and a walk in 2 innings while fanning 3. Ian Ostlund struck out 4 in 2 … Continue reading Tigers Minor League Wrap 6-23-08