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Ex-Detroit Tiger Dontrelle Willis Keeps Getting Chances, Gets Invite From Cubs

Dontrelle Willis didn’t pitch in the big leagues at all last season, and hasn’t pitched effectively since probably 2006 (two years before he was traded from the Marlins to the Tigers), but…Read More

Psychology and Baseball

As a graduate with a degree in Psychology from Western Michigan University, personally, I have always been fascinated by the role that an individual’s psyche plays in their performance on the field.…Read More

The Inevitable Downside of the Tigers Clinching Early

The Tigers officially clinched the division early last Saturday morning.  This early clinching ensured a return to the playoff baseball in Detroit, rest for Justin Verlander and Doug Fister and an undeniable…Read More

David Purcey Still Can’t Throw Strikes

When the Detroit Tigers traded Scott Sizemore to Oakland for left hander David Purcey, it was widely regarded as a bad deal for the Tigers. The thought was that Sizemore, who had been the Tigers top hitting…Read More

The Sports Pages: Anniversary Edition

“I always turn to the sports pages first, which records man’s accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man’s failures.” – Earl Warren Today marks my one year anniversary with the FanSided Network and…Read More

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Phil Coke Vs Armando Galarraga

With Brad Penny now in the fold, the Tigers have six starters for five rotation spots. Obviously, the…Read More

The Dontrelle Willis Experiment Could Make Detroit Tigers More Cautious

I don’t usually like to play the trading game by speculating on what it would take to acquire a…Read More

Barkett Leaves Lakeland, Other Tigers Notes

It’s been quite the Autumn of upheaval in the Tigers farm system already and that trend continued…Read More

Brandon Inge Helps Tigers Run Winning Streak to Seven

Arizona 5, Detroit 7 (box) Last night was all about the return of Dontrelle Willis to Detroit. The D-backs…Read More

Ramon Santiago Gets No Love From Leyland

The Tigers are all set to battle the Arizona Diamondbacks this evening at Comerica Park. Awaiting them…Read More

Getting to Know the Arizona Diamondbacks

(note: This is a guest post offered up by Venom Strikes site lead Scott Allen. Since we don’t get to…Read More

Dontrelle Willis Records a Victory in First Start With Diamondbacks

Of course it happens this way. Dontrelle’s first outing with his new club went as well as anyone…Read More

Recovering From a Lost Weekend

So, how ’bout that Max Scherzer, huh? Crazy Eyes struck out 14 batters in just 5.2 innings on…Read More

Talkin’ ’bout Dontrelle Willis

It should not be much of a surprise that the Dontrelle Willis era has ended in Detroit. Despite the ineffectiveness…Read More

Willis Can’t Dodge Wildness as Tigers Lose in L.A.

Dodgers 4, Tigers 1 (box) Dontrelle Willis cruised through three-and-two-thirds innings, only allowing…Read More

Dontrelle Sick Again, Won’t Make Start Tonight

For the second time already this season, Tigers starter Dontrelle Willis will be scratched from a scheduled…Read More

There Was a Baseball Game, Too

Detroit 3, Minnesota 4 (box) On a night when the Tigers lost their voice, they also lost a baseball game,…Read More

Porcello Pitching His Way to Toledo

This wasn’t supposed to be the problem. The Tigers were supposed to be a team with flaws, but the…Read More

Willis, Jackson Lead Tigers to Series Win

Minnesota 0, Detroit 3 (box) Carl Pavano got back to his usual dominance against the Tigers today at…Read More

Pineiro, Rodney Blank Tigers

Detroit 0, Los Angeles 2 (box) Tigers record 7-6 There are a growing group of players around the league…Read More