Monthly Archives: February 2007
Joey Eischen is no Jamie Walker
I’m all for feel-good stories in the spring time but I thought Tom Gage at the Detroit News was stretching a bit for this one: Eischen just the right kind of dog for the Tigers’ pen. Eischen is vying for … Continue reading
Is this the last year for Kenny Rogers?
And should it be? Yes and Yes. A few people that I’ve spoken with today have made the assumption that a recent article in the Free Press is Kenny making a statement that he wishes to continue his career in … Continue reading
A chink found in Leylands armor
I woke up this morning, after spending some of last evening reading articles about how Jim Leyland isn’t allowing the players to look back on last season. How he is taking control of the team as he did last year … Continue reading
2007 MLB Rule Changes & D-Town Improvements
Baseball Musings has a summary of some MLB rule changes for the 2007 season. There is nothing earth shattering but a few of these got me thinking about current Tigers tendencies. The main rule that got me thinking about Tiger … Continue reading
Detroit Rotation Tops BP ‘Stat of the Day’
I always enjoy reading the ‘Stat of the Day’ over at Baseball Prospectus. Today the statistic is ‘Top 5 2006 AL Rotations, by SNLVAR‘. I’ve reproduced it below as it will change tomorrow. Two other AL Central teams also make … Continue reading
Cleveland closer Foulke retires
For an AL Central note; Cleveland closer Keith Foulke has retired. Keith Foulke has been battling injuries the last few years and was about to enter a battle to keep the closing job against Joe Borowski. Both were signed this … Continue reading
Will Mike Maroth make a successful comeback?
Reading through the latest Peter Gammons blog entry ‘Top 20 comebacks to watch‘ (subscription required); I was disappointed to see one name not on the list: Mike Maroth. The list was filled with some big names (Barry Bonds), players who … Continue reading
Detroit Bullpen Projected Strikeout-Walk Ratio
Below is a look at the Tiger bullpen’s strikeout-to-walk ratio from 2006 as well as from the different statistical projections. I’ve always liked this statistic and was curious as to what next year might hold in store after reading Lee’s … Continue reading
Zumaya: Starter or Closer?
On my long, snowy drive home today from work I was listening to Pat Caputo on 1270XYT talking Tigers baseball. Now, I usually avoid listening to Pat. Nothing personal but I really cannot stand the rambling on for hours that … Continue reading
Is Tony Giarratano the Tigers future at shortstop?
Carlos Guillen has been a great shortstop for the Tigers for the past three years and I’d love nothing more to see him continue to perform at that position moving forward for many more years. For the Tigers he has … Continue reading
Sunday AL Central News & Notes
While it has been pretty slow this past week there has been a number of goings on around the AL Central and here in Detroit. Ozzie Guillen believes his Chi-Sox rotation is ready for action. It’s good he has faith … Continue reading