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kyle farnsworth

Most homers allowed by a reliever

by billfer on September 15, 2008 · 16 comments

in 2008 Season, Pitching, Statistics

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!As Kyle Farnsworth allowed his 15th homer of the year, I was curious as to whether he was chasing any kind of history. [...]

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Ah, the closer by committee

by billfer on August 5, 2008 · 19 comments

in 2008 Season, Managing & Strategy

The Tigers are going the route of closer by committee. Sort of. In the sense that Kyle Farnsworth, Fernando Rodney, and Joel Zumaya will all get opportunities there is definitely a committee of people who will be closing games. But it seems as if it will be pre-determined heading into the game [...]

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Pudge traded for Farnsworth

by billfer on July 30, 2008 · 103 comments

in 2008 Season, Trades

Pudge Rodriguez for Kyle Farnsworth? My first reaction was, and who else did the Tigers get? Rodriguez is having a fine season, and there are teams that are really looking for catching help. Besides the Yankees, the Marlins had also inquired and were turned away. In other words it was kind [...]

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