The .500 mark has been a glass ceiling, or kevlar roof, for the Tigers this season. Finally, with a great all around effort against the Twins the Tigers are one game over .500. Jeremy Bonderman had his best outing of the year throwing 80 strikes and only 27 balls in his first complete game effort … Continue reading Break on through
I know I said I’d have commentary on the roster moves last night, but I was tired and the moves weren’t that compelling. So here is the delayed and brief analysis: Gomez up Thames down: The bottom line is that Marcus Thames wasn’t effective getting spot duty. His 4 strikeouts on Sunday certainly didn’t help. … Continue reading This and That
2nd inning, 0 outs, Runners on 1st and 2ndMarcus Thames strikes out looking 2nd inning, 1 out, Runners on 1st and 3rdVance Wilson strikes out looking 3rd inning, 0 outs, Runners on 1st and 3rdBrandon Inge strikes out swinging 3rd inning, 2 outs, Runners on 1st and 2ndMarcus Thames strikes out swinging Two early inning … Continue reading Striking out
Congratulations to the Minnesota Twins and their fans. You have to hand it to a team that finished the season 17-4 (and the Tigers were responsible for 3 of those 4 losses) without their second best player. They went out and took the division from the Tigers. They went down 3 runs early tonight and came back to take the lead. They were down in extra innings and tied it up. The Twins went out and won one of the best and most entertaining baseball games I’ve ever seen.
Comerica Park pecking order: Bugs, birds, ball It was those moths that brought the gulls in. Turns out they had the same problem in Cleveland last night. Mickey Tettleton Memorial Overpass: Detroit Tigers Trimester Report: Pitcher’s Edition Quo Vadimus: Go to the Polls for Placido! All Star Campaign Scott Warheit is urging people to vote … Continue reading links for 2007-06-12