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From the article: Family matters will play a part, as will the team. So will the opportunity to continue closing, though he said it’s not a deal-breaker. Asked how much his ties to the Tigers matter, he said, “more than money.”

A bunch of sports memorabilia is up for auction, including Tigers stuff. If you participate, you’ll be helping a great cause.

Not really a surprise on either front. JJ logged plenty of innings already this year.

Eric took in Jurrjens bullpen session on Sunday

Ian comes to grips that the Indians were just better

The guy in charge of the Tiger Stadium auction is answering questions about the auction, items up for sale, and other things. His contribution starts on page 3 of the thread.

Save the date: March 31 the season kicks off in KC. The home opener is April 4th.

This time it’s a best dressed MLB’er award from SI.

He’s willing to move to first, but only if that shortstop is of a Renteria/Cabrera (and presumably Alex Rodriguez) type player. Not for a Jack Wilson type player.

Morosi frames the same story somewhat differently, and I disagree with his assessment. It’s not just about Guillen’s defense at shortstop. It’s that combined with Casey’s lack of offense at first that has Santiago in the lineup.

Cataloging pitches using pitchF/X data

Lee notes that Curtis Granderson is the first player in history with a quad-22.

Buried at the bottom are notes that Cale Iorg and Jeramy Laster will be playing in the Hawaiian Winter League. I didn’t know there was such a thing, but it sounds like a sweet gig.

An enhanced gameday break down of Jurrjens start against the Twins. He went very fastball heavy, but the good news is that his velocity increased as the game went on.

A compendium of impending free agent lists

Do the Tigers bring Jonesy back? Does Jones accept any role in the bullpen to stay with Detroit?

Before the season I would have said Grady – as much as I love Grandy – based on age and OBP. But offensively right now it’s a push and Grandy is the better defender.

Sam recaps Blogger night, with lots of pictures. She summed up the high points and made fun of me for eating a fajita. Like last year there were lots of laughs and a good time was had by most.

All the pics from blogger night. Sam is quite amazing.

Kurt picks apart Tony Demarco’s slam piece of the Tigers.

Ian from Bless you boys gets some national love. Go Ian!

Cluster plots of pitch type and movement by pitcher. There is a player card for each player. It was done with a program so the pitch identification isn’t perfect, but it is a tremendous step forward regardless.

Mike Ilitch riffs on adding seats, like in the dugout. He also talks about not really having a salary limit and finding a way to get the dollars needed.

Position by position analysis of the 2007 Flying Tigers

Stolen base success rates are up, way up. Maybe that’s why Pudge’s caught stealing numbers are down.

Joe Sheehan draws parallels between Curtis Granderson and Andy Van Slyke

A historical look at how the Tigers have been primarily an offensive team.

When Randy Smith was king…

Rob Neyer weighs in on AL MVP and notes that A-Rod should be the winner. But concedes that if the Tigers somehow overtake the Yankees then Ordonez becomes a co-favorite, but that voters need to consider Curtis Granderson who is 2nd in WARP.

Hey it’s another list of underrated players, and once again Placido Polanco is on it. Is there a limit to the number of times one can be called overlooked or underappreciated?

Comments on Inge’s adjustments, or lack of them.

Wow. If you only click on one of the links in this post, click this one. Via The Hardball Times.

A Blue Jays fan reflects back on the 1987 race, Alan Trammell, Jack Morris, and the 2007 Blue Jays struggles.

Will this finally put an end to the Jack Wilson trade rumors?

“He’s not ready, without question,” Leyland said. “He’s a potential star in the making, without question.

Probably not given the results. The loss of 2 weeks worth of ABs in the minors wouldn’t be a big deal, except that he lost significant time to injury as well. I really think the org. was thinking he could provide a spark.

“It’s hard to get really excited about a team which has gone 17-29 since July 19th, is 7 1/2 games out of first and trailing 2 teams in the wild card chase. But Rogers is back, Sheffield returns tomorrow and Timo is a hero so there is still hope.”

Start your window shopping for all the ways to improve the Tigers

C’mon guys. Someone snap up those last few tickets or Mrs. Billfer will be angry. Sept 11th, the night game, hanging out with internet friends, fun right?