Detroit Tigers

20 September 2009

The Yankees ALDS series success, against most likely the Detroit Tigers, hinges on the handling of this pitching situation. Ball’s in your hands Joe, no pressure, it’s just the fate

Continue reading "Joe Girardi- Let the Force Be With You or Else."

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1 April 2009

Bay covers the plate well and has impressive power.

2-Detroit Tigers: RF-Magglio Ordonez, CF-Curtis Granderson, LF-Carlos Guillen

Guillen's obviously a defensive concern in left (it's his first season out there), but he's a skilled switch hitter. Granderson has unlimited range in center field, and he'll assist Guillen when he's in trouble. Curtis ranks fifth at his position, behind Carlos Beltran, Grady Sizemore, B.J. Upton, and Josh Hamilton. 

Continue reading "MLB's Top Five Outfields"

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15 August 2008

To add to yesterday's post, neither Ibanez nor Washburn was dealt after they were claimed on waivers. According to the Post-Intelligencer, the Twins put in claims on both, and their waiver number was higher for Jarrod, while the Tigers claim was highest for Ibanez.

Continue reading "Waiver Update"

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15 July 2008

One of the All-Star Break traditions: Reassessing our predictions from the first half of the season. Some of mine have changed, some have stayed the same—and some were just damn wrong. Living in the West, I will take the contrarian position and roll from west to east in my choices.

Continue reading "Second Half Predictions"

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31 May 2008

With the strangehold that FOX has on Saturday afternoon baseball (see my earlier rant on this), I get the distinct pleasure today of watching the 23-31 Tigers muddle around the diamond with the 20-35 Mariners, a matchup with all the excitement of watching two toddlers tussle in the sandbox over a broken Tonka truck. I'm sure this looked like a good game during the preseason FOX schedule-making, but now it's barely enough to hold my interest.

Continue reading "Weak Saturday Baseball: Mariners vs. Tigers"

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