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And then there was one, or maybe two

by billfer on March 13, 2008 · 19 comments

in 2008 Season, Injuries, Roster Management

If you’re new here and like what you see, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Need more info on what subscribing entails? Here’s a primer. Thanks for visiting!Todd Jones pitches a 1-2-3 inning against the BravesCredit Roger DeWitt
That would be spots available in the seven man bullpen. Jim Leyland [...]

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Good news for Tigers pen?

by billfer on March 11, 2008 · 10 comments

in 2008 Season, Injuries, Pitching, Spring Training

Given the rash of bad news with injuries, shellackings, and visa problems hitting the Tigers bullpen, today was a nice change.

Denny Bautista continued to pitch well. He went 2 scoreless innings with 4 K’s and is going to be hard to leave behind when the team heads North.
Jordan Tata, who wasn’t a strong candidate [...]

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Bullpen woes spawn trade talk

by billfer on March 4, 2008 · 16 comments

in 2008 Season, Injuries, Pitching, Trade Rumors

Jon Paul Morosi reports that the Tigers bullpen headaches have the team talking trade. Morosi notes that there have been “general discussions” with the Cubs. Chicago has become a favorite trading partner of Dombrowski with the two clubs completing five trades during DD’s tenure.
Morosi notes that the Cubs may be interested in a [...]

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The Full Pen

by billfer on January 23, 2008 · 20 comments

in 2008 Season, Roster Management

We’ve taken a look at how the Tigers may, or at least how we think (and by we I mean I and the people who agree with me) they may fill out their bench. The bench is one of the few areas of ambiguity in terms of the roster. The other area is [...]

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Game 128: Yankees at Tigers

by billfer on August 24, 2007 · 440 comments

in 2007 Season, Game Post

PREGAME: The Tigers take another crack at Roger Clemens who they had no trouble hitting last week, they just had trouble scoring. The Tigers mustered 10 hits in 6 innings, but only 2 runs thanks to 8 strikeouts which all seemed to come with guys on base.
For the Tigers it will be Andrew [...]

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