PREGAME: There’s a lot going on tonight. The MLB draft, the Red Wings trying to clinch the cup, and my refrigerator isn’t working. So this is a pretty short game post. Basically this as lopsided of a pitching match-up as you’ll see. Mark Buerhrle against Dontrelle Willis. Party on. Detroit vs. Chi White Sox – … Continue reading Game 2009.058: Tigers at White Sox
PREGAME: Armando Galarraga takes the mound for the Tigers tonight and he’s looking to avoid being the weak link in the rotation. The Tigers have 7 quality starts in their last 8 games, the lone non-quality start belongs to Galarraga when he was chased in the first inning by the A’s. In May the Tigers … Continue reading Game 2009.041: Rockies at Tigers
PREGAME: Six weeks ago a Rangers team riding a 3 game win streak came into Comerica Park and got swept. Tonight a Rangers team on a 7 game winning streak returns to Detroit. These aren’t your typical Rangers. Sure, they still slug the snot out of the ball (their slugging percentage is 32 points higher … Continue reading Game 2009.037: Rangers at Tigers
PREGAME: It is merely coincidence that Dontrelle’s first takes place alongside the Lost Season Finale right? It isn’t a harbinger of things to come right? Headline writers won’t be able to point to some combination of Lost Season or Finale to describe this game right? Well, here’s hoping that Dontrelle Willis maybe visited the island … Continue reading Game 2009.032: Tigers at Twins
PREGAME: The Tigers look for a series sweep of the Texas Rangers this Easter Sunday. The Rangers mashed Cleveland pitching but haven’t been able to muster much offense against the Tigers starters. Today it will be Edwin Jackson making his second start of the season. His first effort was wasted by the bullpen as he … Continue reading Game 2009.007: Rangers at Tigers
While the performances of the Tigers starters have been fairly unremarkable this spring, things are better at the back end of games. It looks like there are actual battles taking place, and in the favorable sense. Brandon Lyon, Fernando Rodney, and Bobby Seay are locks for the pen leaving four spots open. Zach Miner is … Continue reading Pondering Pen Possibilities
PREGAME: Happy Father’s Day to all the Dad’s out there. I had a nice brunch with my Dad this morning and I received a Tigers golf shirt from Mrs. Billfer and the kids. Let’s cap it off with a a lazy day watching the Tigers win. It’s more southpaw pitching today with Nate Robertson taking … Continue reading Game 69: Dodgers at Tigers
UZR Top and Bottom 3 The best and worst in the defensive metric ultimate zone rating. Inge, Granderson, and Ordonez rate in the top 3 at their positions while Carlos Guillen is second worst next to Derek Jeter (tags: curtis-granderson brandon-inge carlos-guillen magglio-ordonez) Seth Stohs Speaks on Sports, The Minnesota Twins, and more! Twins blogging … Continue reading links for 2007-10-03
ESPN.com – Blogs – Rob Neyer Blog Rob Neyer weighs in on AL MVP and notes that A-Rod should be the winner. But concedes that if the Tigers somehow overtake the Yankees then Ordonez becomes a co-favorite, but that voters need to consider Curtis Granderson who is 2nd in WARP. (tags: mvp magglio-ordonez curtis-granderson) SI.com … Continue reading links for 2007-09-07
Take 75 North | MVN – Most Valuable Network » Blog Archive » A (Very) Close Look at Jurrjens’ Debut Breaking down Jurrjens first start with enhanced gameday. (tags: gameday jair-jurrjens) Beck’s Blog: Zumaya to be activated Tuesday And Rogers could be back next week. (tags: injuries zumaya kenny-rogers) TIGERS CORNER: Zumaya ready for Indians; … Continue reading links for 2007-08-20
The Biz of Baseball – President Bush Likes “Zumala” of the Tigers No political discussion please…. Reason #95 why Jim Leyland is a great manager Big Al loves that Leyland is backing I-Rod in his suspension appeal. I agree. (tags: jim-leyland) A Match Made In Heaven: Alyssa Milano Makes A New Friend – Deadspin Dmitri … Continue reading links for 2007-07-17
D-Town Baseball – A Detroit Tigers Blog » Broken toe jump starts Inge’s bat Eric graphs Inge’s rising stats (tags: brandon-inge) Baseball Prospectus | Articles | Under The Knife: Seeing Verlander in a Different Light Will Carroll riffs on Verlander, and that while he may be an injury risk still, he may also be a … Continue reading links for 2007-06-14