30 Jun
As the All-Star break draws near, many teams around the league are looking for upgrades. Your Motor City Kitties are no exception. The Tigers need for a another bat has been well chronicled, and many names have been tossed around the blogosphere. Unfortunately, the Tigers failed to pounce on the one name that I would [...]
Posted in Tigers by: John Parent
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30 Jun
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Want to make fun, listen, or comment on your Detroit Tigers? Stop by tonight starting at 7 PM ET to listen to some of the best Detroit Tigers Bloggers live on This Week In Detroit Tigers Baseball! Today will be the recording of Segments one and two of the podcast, which will [...]
Posted in 2009 Season, TWIDTB by: Joe Dexter
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30 Jun
Rick Porcello couldn’t pull together for win number nine in the first game of the Tigers/Athletics series. (I blame John!) Porcello gave up five runs and walked a season high four hitters. The Tigers offense continued to struggle. The Bengals were only able to muster six hits throughout the game. Brett Anderson shut down the [...]
Posted in 2009 Season, Tiger Notes by: Joe Dexter
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28 Jun
Today will be the second installment of Tigers by the Numbers, where I will profile a current or former player that wore each uniform number. If you missed the first edition, my profile on uniform number one, Lou Whitaker, can be found here.
Today we will look at number two. Charlie Gehringer shared many similarities with [...]
Posted in History by: John Parent
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27 Jun
He really has the stuff to be a major league pitcher. He showed it last Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers. He’s got solid poise for a youngster. Hell, he even has the hat wearing skills of his cousin Fernando! I’m looking forward to watching him pitch this weekend, and I can’t quite figure out why. [...]
Posted in 2009 Season, Tiger Notes by: Joe Dexter
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26 Jun
Detroit Tigers (41-31) @ Houston Astros (33-37)
Series Overview:
For the Detroit Tigers, it has been a solid run to this point in interleague play. After getting swept by the Pittsburgh Pirates and losing two out of three to the Cardinals, The Tigers have caught fire. Two sweeps later, The Tigers are now 7/12 against the N.L. [...]
Posted in Tiger Notes by: Joe Dexter
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26 Jun
The Tigers have lost a talented bullpen arm this week. Former top 30 prospect Noah Krol has been released and has now resigned with the Pittsburgh Pirates. According to the Charleston Daily Mail, Krol asked for his release to get away from the organization. A former 17th round pick of the Tigers, Krol had a [...]
Posted in Tigers by: Joe Dexter
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26 Jun
I really like the look. Especially when the bat lifted quickly off the shoulders, and Magglio rounded the bases minus the hair flopping. Ordonez put his first home run in the seats since April, and added his first extra base hit since the Pittsburgh series. Is he completely back? Who knows. It was good to [...]
Posted in Tigers by: Joe Dexter
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