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The one about the bullpen last night

04.08.2009 13 comments

Gut wrenching losses are good fodder for second guessing (and page views). My thoughts and perspective on what happened last night (some of these may sound like a defense of decisions made or not made, that’s not necessarily the intent).
1. Why take out Edwin Jackson, he was pitching awesome? Edwin Jackson had been pitching [...]

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The Newest Tiger is Brandon Lyon

01.23.2009 28 comments

The Tigers will formally announce the signing of Brandon Lyon on Saturday. Terms are not immediately available but it is likely a one or two year contract. Lyon isn’t necessarily being handed the closers position, but he will definitely have a shot to claim it.
UPDATE 2:49 The deal is one year and $4.25 million with [...]

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Detroit Tigers Weblog Live – 1.22.09

01.22.2009 4 comments

It’s the return of DTW live. Tune in at 9:30 ET tonight and will talk Tigers as they embark on their caravan. Topics include: well the bullpen of course, Verlander’s extension, the demise of WDFN and whatever else comes up. Hope to see you back here at 9:30.

We ended up covering quite a bit in [...]

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Tigers sign Rincon

01.20.2009 3 comments

The Tiger announced the signing of Juan Rincon to a minor league deal today. Rincon will get an invite to spring training and will be given a chance to make the Tigers bullpen.
This looks to be a decent signing. Rincon was a stud in 2004 through 2006. But he was busted for steroid use. In [...]

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Like sands through the hourglass

01.16.2009 22 comments

I think it’s clear that the Tigers bullpen situation will be an on going saga. It’s been the lead story leading up to Tigerfest and will likely hold that distinction throughout spring training (unless of course someone gets injured in the World Baseball Classic). Without an established and healthy closer available, anyone that is brought [...]

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Daily Linking – 8/26

08.26.2008 3 comments

Links of note, or stuff I find interesting, or stuff I think you might find interesting

Tigers to try Larish at third – Jeff Larish heads to the Arizona Fall League to work on fielding the hot corner. Smart move since he's effectively blocked at first base. At the very least maybe he increases [...]

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