Nothing is better on a Tuesday afternoon then heading to work for a weekly production meeting, leaving the radio station, heading to get one of your favorite chinese entrees, and finally opening up your laptop to find that (Insert Dramatic music here) Gary Sheffield is no longer a Detroit Tiger.
Sheffield, who is one home run away from the elusive 500 club was surprised and shocked at the move, citing that he hadn’t even thought of it as a possibility. Dave Dombrowski and Jim Leyland dropped the news on the future hall of fame candidate.
The move will now give the Tigers [...]

With Dontrelle Willis and Joel Zumaya now hitting the D.L., Do upstarts such as Eddie Bonine have a shot at making the squad? Joe Dexter takes a closer look.

This afternoon, 97.1 the Ticket’s Karsh and Anderson were joined live in Lakeland, Florida by Tigers play by play announcer Dan Dickerson that the competition for the 5th starter is not even close. Dickerson went on to say that when watching Porcello this spring training, his fastball has been in the mid 90’s, but has a lot of movement and is hard to get in the air.
Dickerson also talked about the real possibility of Ryan Perry making the squad, saying there are two to three open spots in the bullpen, and the Perry is making his mark when he enters [...]

This afternoon as the Tigers took on the St. Louis Cardinals, Zach Miner had a real oppurtunity to etch his name onto the true fifth spot contender list. After seven hits, three runs and three innings pitched, The sinker balling righty might have scratched his name on the bullpen wall.
Meanwhile, talk of Rick Porcello heading north is heating up. The youngster was poised, confident and didn’t give up a run, despite five hits and only one strikeout against the Florida Marlins on Monday. But at 20 years old, I still don’t feel the former first round pick is ready for [...]

We have a new update in the A-Rod saga. The Yankees star third baseman could miss up to ten weeks with a torn labrum in his hip. The Yankee staff, alongside Alex Rodriguez are taking it slow, stating that there is a 75-80 percent chance that their third baseman could okay through the pain in 2009. 
But what if the Yankees are looking for a third baseman with experience? Could Brandon Inge be a possibility? 
With the recent love of Jeff Larish, the Tigers could be looking to move one of the best defensive players at the hot corner. The Tigers could [...]

Moving in can really be a pain sometimes. Especially with the WBC and Spring Training underway. But hey, I’m here now and starting to get back on track. Here is the latest surrounding our Detroit Tigers. 
World Baseball Classic: 
-Tigers fans hoping to catch Chinese Taipei pitcher Fu-Te Ni pitch against Korea, were let down this morning at around 4:15 A.M. The Taipei squad faces elimination tonight, when they take on a much improved Chinese club. 
-Curtis Granderson and Team USA will take on a really tough Canada team tomorrow at 2 PM ET. Canada is led by division foe Justin Morneau, Russell Martin and [...]