Lee Panas of Detroit Tiger Tales recently interviewed Curtis Granderson. Lee asked several thoughtful questions and Granderson responded with some pretty thoughtful answers. My favorite was an exchange about Granderson’s defense last season: TT: In the past, you have indicated that you take pride in your defense and that you have worked hard on that … Continue reading Granderson talks to Tiger Tales
In a recent blog post for The Freep, Jamie Samuelson wondered about the impact that Jim Leyland’s tirade and Curtis Granderson’s return to the lineup had on the team’s recent success (this was written on Friday morning before the Twins games). In fact he said: Look, the odds were that the bats would come around. … Continue reading How much of the offenses success is attributable to Granderson and Leyland
Remember when the Tigers made the Edgar Renteria trade and everyone was so happy? Meanwhile Joel Zumaya was being evaluated from having his shoulder crushed and the news he’d be out put a big damper on the euphoria. Well, now Curtis Granderson’s finger (middle no less) is sticking it to Tigers fans basking in the … Continue reading Granderson to DL – Arghhh
ESPN.com followed Curtis Granderson around on the first day of spring training. See Curtis sign autographs, reminisce about being a minor leaguer in camp, and get heckled by his skipper while taking BP.
Buster Olney is reporting that Curtis Granderson has signed a multiyear contract. Terms weren’t not available. More to come later. (h/t Motown Sports) UPDATE: It’s official. A five year deal with a club option for 2013. The Tigers buyout his arbitration years and first year of free agency. ESPN reports that the contract is for … Continue reading Granderson gets multi-year deal
Click on an image for a larger version I attended Curtis Granderson’s charity hoops game last night, and it would have to be considered a success. According to Jon Paul Morosi there were over 1700 fans in attendance at Avondale High School. The game featured the Detroit All Stars coached by Granderson against the Flint … Continue reading Granderson’s Hoops Event
Curtis Granderson is hosting a celebrity basketball game to benefit Grand Kids Foundation. The game will take place at Avondale High School on the evening of January 26th. The confirmed participants so far include Tyrone Wheatley, Andre Weathers, Courtney Hawkins, Jeff Grayer, Anthony Dirrell, and Rashad Evans. The Grand Kids Foundation aims to enrich the … Continue reading Granderson’s Charity Hoops Event
Congratulations to Curtis Granderson becoming one of only 3 players in the history of Major League Baseball to post a season totals of 20 or more doubles, triples, homers, and stolen bases. While the plateaus are kind of arbitrary it is still a remarkable achievement and helps to highlight just how special of a season … Continue reading Granderson and the Quad-20
Curtis Granderson is all over the new social web. He’ll be the second Tiger, joining Nate Robertson, to blog for MLBlogs. You can also find him on MySpace (hat tip Motown Sports and The Dugout).
Justin Verlander Thwarts Running Game One of my favorite baseball columns is Dave Studemund’s “Ten Things I Didn’t Know Last Week” piece he writes for Hardball Times. This week’s column highlights just how hard it is to run on Justin Verlander. We know about his lightning quick pick-off move that has gunned down 5 victims. … Continue reading Verlander, Granderson, Maybin and More
Lynn Henning has a piece in today’s Detroit News once again touting Logan as the Tigers starting centerfielder – and leadoff hitter. Let’s take a look at this step by step. But he was pretty good the first half of the season We submit that one of Leyland’s pet projects during spring training will include … Continue reading Granderson versus Logan
Per Tom Gage’s blog, Placido Polanco has been activated from the disabled list, and Curtis Granderson has been optioned to Toledo. While Granderson has played well and I’d like to see more of him, I can understand this move. With Trammell trying to find at-bats for Dmitri Young, Rondell White, Craig Monroe, and Magglio Ordonez … Continue reading Granderson down, Polanco activated