Friday, September 28, 2007
Jim Leyland has made all the speculation a bit more official today by stating that the team intends to spot Carlos Guillen at first base full-time next year. 2008 will be the first year of Guillen’s 4-year contract extension that was reached before this season that will have him earning $48M.
According to Jason Beck, […]
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
With the season wrapping up I thought it would be interesting to look back at some of the moves that the team made earlier this season and how they fared. With a minor league system filled with talent, Detroit did not make a large number of moves this year even though they were racked with […]
Sunday, September 23, 2007
I had the opportunity to watch Jair Jurrjens pitch a bullpen session today which, besides being fun, was rather impressive. I was surprised when Jurrjens got the call to make a start straight from Double-A Erie though at the same time excited to see what he could achieve at this level. I’d followed Jair for […]
Sunday, September 23, 2007
With Cleveland clinching the division title today and the NY Yankees wittling their magic number for claiming the wild card slot to 2 games, Detroit Tiger fans have a few reasons to continue to watch. First, and foremost, is the American League batting title race in which Magglio Ordonez is working to lock it up […]
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Unlike any mediocre Chicago White Sox pitcher this year, Detroit batters continue to rise to the occasion when Johan Santana takes the mound. Whether the regular Tiger starter lineup is placed out there or whether it is the Toledo Mud Hens in disguise, the team seems to rise to the occasion. This is in stark […]
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
With Kenny Rogers set to take the mound tomorrow against the White Sox, who have just embarrassed Detroit this year, and Gary Sheffield set to return to the lineup on Thursday, do the Tigers have enough time to turn it around? Well, yes.
There has been quite a bit of negativity around Detroit regarding the Tigers […]
Saturday, September 1, 2007
2006 was an amazing year for the Tigers and not just because of the eventual outcome. The regular season was filled with late inning heroics, come from behind victories and the Tigers bullpen racking up holds and saves in 1 run games. While watching last evenings loss to the Oakland Athletics, these late-inning rallys from […]
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