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Lynn Henning spoke Dombrowski who further reiterated that the Tigers aren't in salary dumping mode. I think we knew this, but it hasn't stopped the dozens of articles that include "and the Tigers who are being forced to shed salary…"
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Matt Wallace has been looking at past Tigers drafts over the last month. I missed all of these posts because it seems as if the MVN network tweaked the RSS feed settings so I hadn't been getting updates. Check out his site and the work over the last month.
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Ian Casselberry debunks nonsensical speculation (not even a rumor) about a Miguel Cabrera for Mike Lowell/Jonathon Papelbon trade proposed by Ken Rosenthal.
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Mike Rogers plays with CHONE projections to look at the Tigers options at second base and in the outfield.
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Lee continues plowing through historical WAR data. Verlander already has himself on the Tigers top 20 list.
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An interesting look at high heat. Relevant to Tigers fans because Verlander is all about the high heat. Now we know what makes it effective.
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Dayn Perry kept insisting that the Tigers needed to upgrade over Fernando Rodney last year. This offseason he's still pushing for the Tigers to get a closer recommending they get Billy Wagner.
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I have a hard time disliking Greinke. He's just phenomenal. Now I like him even more after he told the NY Times he pitches "to try to keep my FIP as low as possible"
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Zach Greinke deservedly won the Cy Young with Justin Verlander placing 3rd between Felix Hernandez and Roy Halladay. I figure that's about right. But Verlander did receive 1 first place vote and it came from Detroit beat writer Steve Kornacki who defended his choice. Yes there is some homerism in the pick, but not as blatant as with the Ordonez/A-rod scenario in 2007. I suppose there probably is some value in pitching in big games – which Greinke really didn't do and Verlander did well. For me it's not enough to push him over Greinke, but I can see where Steve is coming from.
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If you're like me and don't have MLB Network, you missed out on Ernie Harwell's appearance with Bob Costas last night. Jason Beck does his best to capture the highlights. Many of the stories we know. The beauty is in hearing Ernie tell them.
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Chris Jaffe has written a new book profiling managers. Based on this excerpt about former Tigers manager Billy Martin, it is definitely a book I'll be adding to my Christmas list.
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Interesting look at a minor league franchise (coincidentally the Lakeland Flying Tigers) and their business operations
Comments
7 responses to “Links for 2009-11-18”
I’m glad he’s challenging the idiotic firesale talk on local sports radio. It’s just meant to fan the flames.
Thanks for the link! Glad you liked the excerpt.
I did like the excerpt, it has helped propel Tigers fan spirit through the roof. I would like to send all of you Detroit Tigers fans some great Detroit Tigers memorabilia from my client Steiner Sports, for all those fans who simply cannot get enough of the Tigers!
$70 for a Craig Monroe autographed ball? Hmm…
I guess that’s a good price, cause this memorabilia shop has a Craig Monroe ball for twice that amount, and it also just happens to be a “best seller”.
http://www.sportsmemorabilia.com/team/detroit_tigers/autographed-baseballs/
that’s how much they’re paying you to take it right?
Maybe it’s the infamous “ball” ball…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn6DJAuky0I