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Junkballing: No shortage of news

by billfer on June 14, 2008 · 17 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!I’ve got to give this Tigers team credit for one thing. There’s no shortage of news. Last week I tried to [...]

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Inge to catch more, Pudge to catch less

by billfer on June 9, 2008 · 13 comments

in 2008 Season, Defense, Trade Rumors

In today’s edition of what’s up Jimmy’s sleeve, we find an alternating catcher. The announcement came down today that Pudge isn’t the regular catcher any more. He and Brandon Inge will rotate behind the plate.

Neither are really hitting worth a lick and at this point Inge is probably the better defensive [...]

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Brandon Inge might have been misquoted…

by billfer on March 6, 2008 · 24 comments

in 2008 Season, Injuries, Spring Training, Trade Rumors

Yes. It’s another Brandon Inge story. Inge may yet be the Tigers back-up catcher when the season begins because it became clear today that Vance Wilson won’t be ready. And backpedaling from his Sunday statements that rose the ire of many (including your local blogger), Inge is amenable to catching.

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Spring Training day .5 round-up

by billfer on February 14, 2008 · 9 comments

in 2008 Season, Injuries, Spring Training

While today was officially “Pitchers and Catchers report” day, it was just that. Reporting day. The official workouts don’t begin until tomorrow. Still, the players and beat writers are all in town so the stream of news has started to flow.

The links to the stories are below with my comments to follow:

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Back-up plans

by billfer on January 21, 2008 · 48 comments

in 2008 Season, Roster Management

The Tigers are fortunate to not have any positions really up in the air when they head to spring training. At least not for the starters. The bench on the other hand has a number of candidates competing for limited spots. Marcus Thames, Brandon Inge, Ryan Raburn, Freddy Guzman, Mike Hessman, and Ramon Santiago are all gunning for what amounts to 3 bench positions. How will it shake out?

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