Monthly Archives: March 2007
Vance Wilson’s injury exposes Tiger weakness
Vance Wilson’s recent placement on the DL has brought to the forefront, sooner than expected, the Tigers lack of depth at the catcher position. The Tigers have likely the best catching combo in the big leagues with Ivan Rodriguez backed … Continue reading
Sheffield interview on NPR
There was an interview with Gary Sheffield on NPR’s ‘All Things Considered’ this evening. The topic was mainly around steroids and Gary was promoting is upcoming book Inside Power. MLB.com seems to be carrying an article on this as well, … Continue reading
Carlos Guillen contract welcome in Detroit
For some good news in Detroit, the Tigers have signed Carlos Guillen to a 4-year contract worth $48 million dollars. This means that Guillen will be in Detroit through 2011 with a contract that appears to be below what could … Continue reading
Kenny Rogers injury news roundup
Wow, what a day to be away from the news. There has been a number of large news items that hit the streets today some great to hear others pretty bad, all rather unexpected. The Detroit Tiger blogosphere has been … Continue reading
Rogers moves to the DL
Oh man I don’t like the sound of this. Jason Beck, John Lowe of the Free Press and Danny Knobler are all reporting that Kenny Rogers has been moved to the DL for a fatigued arm. The Tigers have moved … Continue reading
American League Central Starting Rotations Set
With the final week of Spring Training coming to an end other American League Central are finalizing their rosters as well. The Tigers will face each one of these teams 18 times so it’s time we learn who these guys … Continue reading
Chris Shelton in Toledo is good for Detroit
After the Tigers made their recent and last cuts before Opening Day 2007 the biggest name, at least in Detroit, that didn’t make the initial team was Chris Shelton. He has a large number of fans, myself included, who rooted … Continue reading
Dr. Andrews gives Campusano the bad news
Does Dr. James Andrews ever get to give good news? I know I always see the bad news truck coming when he’s mentioned. This time it involves Tiger Rule 5 draft pick Edward Campusano. Campusano will undergo Tommy John surgery … Continue reading
A glance at the Detroit Tigers april rotation
With Opening Day a week away, for which I still have not received my tickets, it’s time to start looking at what April will bring for the Tigers. Viva El Birdo’s did a good job summing up the rotation for … Continue reading
Final Detroit Spots Filled; 25-man set
Jason Beck has released on his blog who has been selected to fill the final slots available on the Tigers 25-man roster. There are no surprises here; Chad Durbin to the bullpen and Neifi Perez on the bench. Miner, Santiago, … Continue reading
Which new Detroit cap is the worst?
I was checking out the New Era site the other night and I have to say there are some awful, awful hats available. Maybe others taste in a cap is changing where mine is not but below are the hats … Continue reading