Monthly Archives: January 2007
NYT gives preview into upcoming Sheffield book
The New York Times is reporting on a pre-release issue of the upcoming autobiography from Gary Sheffield entitled ‘Inside Power‘. This apparently goes over his time training with Barry Bonds and hits upon the current baseball hot button issue of … Continue reading
Tigers 2007 Marcels Predictions
The Hardball Times has published the 2007 Marcels. If you want to read up on what the Marcels are follow this link. Briefly they are simple predictions of player statistics based on past seasons performance (weighted toward recent years), player … Continue reading
Tigers 2007 Rotation (Home vs Away)
Much is made in baseball statistics about ballpark biases and how players play at home or on the road. Because of that I thought I’d take a look at next seasons schedule and put together a rotation based on home … Continue reading
A Glance at the Detroit Tigers Farm System
As the start of spring training nears, many blogs, newspapers and other media are taking a look at the health of each clubs farm system. These reports are high-level and spend most of their time harping on the top prospects. … Continue reading
Tiger Related Links
Here are a few notable links around the AL Central and Detroit. Royals Authority discusses Riske’s consistency as a pitcher. Royals management has used consistency to explain the pick up and Royals Authority backs them up, but that doesn’t necessarily … Continue reading
Tigers get FM boost
It appears as if the earlier speculations, discussed over at the Detroit Tiger Weblog, have been confirmed and the Tigers broadcasts will be picked up on WKRK 97.1. This is good news for me as I live in Canton and … Continue reading
Can the Tigers Pitchers Continue?
2006 was a huge year for the Tigers pitching staff. They lead the league in ERA with a 3.84, Justin Verlander won Rookie of the Year, Joel Zumaya was the fastest pitcher in the Majors, Jeremy Bonderman and Kenny Rogers … Continue reading
More 2006 Tiger Postseason Memories
Below is another video from ALDS Game 4 against the Yankees. This was taken immediately after the Tigers clinched the win. Tigers Win! Tigers Win! A moment I will never forget. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.dtownbaseball.com/wp-content/tigerpics/ALDSwin.swf" width="320" height="254"/] Hopefully this helps get you … Continue reading
Zumaya’s speed is no lie.
There is a very good post over at Hardball Times going over how fast Zumaya’s fastball is compared to MLB. This discusses how trustworthy these speed guns are and what is being done to improve them. Turns out that Zumaya’s … Continue reading
How much would you pay for Carlos Guillen?
Carlos Guillen has made no secret that he would like a long term contract in place before Spring Training begins. This begs the question of “How much Carlos is worth to the Tigers?” Carlos has an immense following here in … Continue reading
Tiger Related Links
Here are a few Tiger related links from the past week. The Fulton Report notices errors in the 2007 Detroit Tiger Calendar, and corrects them. Preston Larrison (RHP) joining Cameron Maybin at Tigers Spring Camp. Former Tiger Cecil Fielder joins … Continue reading