30 Sep
Seeing as how I’m bored/nervous while waiting for first pitch tonight, I felt it best to write. Those 140 characters on twitter just never seem enough.
Eric Wedge
The Indians dismissed Eric Wedge as manager today, except that he will keep his job through the remainder of the season. This move was a long time coming. Since [...]
Posted in 2009 Season by: John Parent
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30 Sep
Minnesota 3, Detroit 2 (10 inn.) (box)
Minnesota 5, Detroit 6 (box)
Magic Number 4
By this point, I’m sure most of you have read several game recaps covering these two ball games. Seeing as how I attended game one, and made it home in about the third inning of game two, I decided to skip the usual [...]
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30 Sep
Okay, so maybe that title is a bit too much. For the Final show of the season though, you have to go out big. You have to go out strong! We are doing that here on Motor City Bengals on Sunday, with the final season show live! Rain or shine, Win or Lose, Playoffs or [...]
Posted in Tigers by: Joe Dexter
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30 Sep
We all need a new beer can opener during this time of the year. The stress gets to us. One Moment Miguel Cabrera is hitting a home run. The next minute the Tigers you love are causing you to through that can opener or key chain against the wall in frustration. Trust me I have [...]
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29 Sep
Rain or shine, there is going to be a rumba’ in the COPA. Afternoon or night, both teams are going to fight. This series means way too much for either team to let down. When the Tigers and Twins take the field on Tuesday, there is going to be nothing but great baseball action. For [...]
Posted in 2009 Season, Tigers by: Joe Dexter
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28 Sep
The defining series of the year is here, and without further ado, so is This Week in Detroit Tigers Baseball! On this week’s show we cover the Twins/Tigers series in depth with the always insightful Greg Eno of The Knee Jerks and his own empire on the web (Check it out for great historical and [...]
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27 Sep
Detroit 12, Chicago 5 (box)
Magic Number 7
Nate Robertson was not very effective last night. Before you may have known the game had started, Robertson allowed a hit, an error on a wild pick-off attempt, and another single to give the White Sox and early 1-0 lead. The Sox added another on an Alex Rios homer [...]
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26 Sep
Detroit 0, Chicago 2 (box)
Magic Number 8
Eddie Bonine didn’t allow a hit until the sixth inning, but when he did, Gordon Beckham made it count, blasting a two-run homer to provide all the scoring (and half the hits) in a 2-0 White Sox win.
The game was a classic pitcher’s duel, Bonine mowed through the White [...]
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