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A look at the Tigers 18-4 run

Granderson on stealing bases and always looking to improve.

Find out how a broadcast is put together.

FSN Detroit is winning the primetime ratings wars because of Tigers games.

July 2nd kicks off the feeding frenzy for international players. With the Tigers not spendng as much in draft, it’ll be interesting to see if they make more of a splash this go-round.

Justin Verlander’s average fastball has been over 94mph for June. Good enough for 6th fastest in the bigs. So that’s good.

Big League Stew, a blog by Kevin Kaduk deserves a spot in your daily reads due to the nice blend of information and entertainment. He’s been doing a review of stadiums and he covers Comerica, with some contributions from me.

Another fielding stat. Renteria doesn’t show up on the top or bottom lists, leaving him somewhere in the middle.

Brandon Inge and Pudge Rodriguez rank as the two worst players in terms of win probability added over the last 3 years. To the tune of 9 losses each.

I 2nd guessed the timing of the DL stint. What I didn’t know at the time is that Inge aggravated the injury pillow wrangling. That’s one thing about being on the road, hotel pillows are a lot less aggressive.

The Tigers spent a lot less on the draft this year. Is it because of the talent? Is it because of the big league payroll? Is it because there is some money allocated for international signings?

That old question, should Zumaya move to the rotation? Not this season of course, but it has to be a consideration with the Tigers taking a pile of relievers in the draft.

Jim Leyland and mascot races

Marc Hulet of Fangraphs is churing a new article a day about Tigers prospects. This time it is Jonah NIckerson

These are my favorite types of Lynn Henning pieces where he explains some aspect of how the organization works. This time it is minor league promotions.

While Hernandez and McClendon get a lot of blame this year, Andy Van Slyke gets credit for coaching a strong outfield defense.

A look at Chris Lambert, the pitcher the Tigers got in the Mike Maroth trade.

Inge took a cortisone shot for his oblique which is still causing problems.

Bondo goes under the knife on June 30th, but the Tigers haven’t announced details of the surgery. Removing a rib had been a possibility, but Kevin Rand says Bondo is looking at a 3-4 month recovery period which doesn’t mesh.

Mario Impemba notes a new and relaxed clubhouse attitude that has come with the winning.

The O-Tigers started their season this week and Take 75 North tells you who to look for on the roster.

Jacque not having a good year

And there’s talk about Cabrera’s weight gain. He hit well last year heavy. Maybe he lost too much weight.

But who is a burning commodity?

The odds are up to 90%. I’m not against it, but why not use Fossum? He’s stretched out, you don’t need 3 lefties in the pen, and it saves you a roster move when Rodney comes back? (and it’s not because I’m a big Fossum fan)

Ian links to some Baseball Tonight video of Willis. It was Kruk and Showalter. I wish it had been Hersheiser in studio instead.

And Ian introduces us to Bonine.

It’s not the approach, it’s the line drive rate

Who chases outside the strike zone the most. Pudge is 20th on the list, but that is 19 spots better than last year.

The commish is in town talking Tigers and other things.

Some first hand reports on Zumaya’s rehab outing. Very encouraging

More Zumaya rehab news

Leyland is just one of many deserving heat.

A snapshot of recent poor bad moves

He lists ten pitchers who could be made available in the coming months – and no Tigers on the list. So it doesn’t sound like he’s expecting a sell strategy.

Mayo does a mock draft with the Tigers selecting HS shortstop Casey Kelley. He has Cashner, who BA had mocked for the Tigers, going at 11.

Jamie Samuelson assigns blame to the top 5 culprits. Who’s on your list?

A little about Jim Leyland and his son Patrick. A sophomore in high school.

Looking to see if the Tigers have been unlucky at all, and how things match up with PEOCTA projections.

Finding guys on the cheap from the scrap heaps of minor league free agents and th e like. Galarraga makes the starting rotation.

Same as above and Bobby Seay makes the team.

The Tigers are working on the control issues. They can keep him on a rehab stint for 2 more weeks.

Looking at Bondo and pitch selection.

The Curtis Granderson Men’s Health article

Interesting notes from Ken Rosenthal on the position switch. Those who click through will read that MLB sources say Inge is livid.

Don’t worry, it’s Orlando Cabrera. Fun stuff. (hat tip Jamie Samuelson)

Bless You Boys reminisces about Ramon Santiago’s last homer in 2003

Among the clutch starters are Dontrelle Willis and former Tiger Mike Maroth.

Curtis being Curtis

The Tigers rank 7th overall. Hey, check out that blurb about the team…

A look at Glennn Ezell and the minor league development team which included a head doctor.

I’d guess that Cruceta would need about 4 days on a minor league assignment if everything goes right. And Beltran and Bazardo both cleared waivers and were assigned to Toledo.

A look at high ceiling guys Audy Ciriaco and Wilkin Ramirez. I’d put Alexis Espinoza in this group but he’s hard to evaluate at this point with no state-side track record yet.

This won’t be the only time I post about this, but I wanted to get something up this week. Here’s a great opportunity for Detroit sports fans. It’s an integration symposium and a bus tour of baseball points of interest in Detroit.

Some link love for Pistons blogs with the NBA playoffs here. Natalie does a tremendous job at Need 4 Sheed.

And more Pistons blog link l ove for Matt Watson and DBB.

Taking a look at ba/obp/slg against the Tigers arms

Jose Lima’s baseball career might finally be over

Yeah, the kids is that good. Ready to contribute now at the big league level.

Cruceta will throw Thursday and Friday and then likely be assigned to a minor league team

Because it’s fun

Building a rivalry

Just because Studes “10 things” column is consistently one of the best pieces of internet baseball writing out there.

The good news is Rodney doesn’t need surgery. The bad news is it still isn’t known what is causing the pain.

Tuesday marked the anniversary of Wilcox’s one hitter. Damn Jerry Harriston

T75 North has a run down of the cascading roster moves for the affiliates.

The Tigers rank 17th for 2008.

The Dodgers invited a group of bloggers for a night in a suite and some conversation with Ned Colleti, Frank McCourt, and Tommy Lasorda.

Pretty much what the title implies