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Jhonny Peralta And His Roller Coaster Career

John Verburg — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:58:03 +0000

Oct 15, 2011; Arlington, TX, USA; Detroit Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta (27) reacts after rounding the bases following his home run in the second inning against the Texas Rangers in game six of the 2011 ALCS at Rangers Ballpark. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-US PRESSWIRE

One thing the Detroit Tigers fans really know about is being taken on some wild roller coaster rides. It’s not just because of the proximity to Sandusky Ohio’s amusement park Cedar Point either. We’ve endured some of the most frustrating “closers” in the past 10 years or so in Todd Jones and Fernando Rodney. We have also endured teams that start seasons slowly climbing a great height to the top, only to hit the peak in early July and plummet towards the bottom in September. It’s often exhilarating, but can often leave you with a case of nausea as well.

Such is the case with Jhonny Peralta‘s career.

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Ex-Tiger Rodney To Sign With Tampa

John Verburg — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:53:20 +0000

Ex-Tigers pitcher Fernando Rodney, according to MLB Trade Rumors has signed a one year deal with the Tampa Rays. One of the more exciting pitchers the Tigers have had in recent history, both good and bad, Rodney has fallen fast since his 2009 season with the Tigers in which he saved 37 of 38 save opportunities. Poised to get a pay day, the Tigers went in another direction, signing Jose Valverde as their closer, and haven’t regretted it one bit.

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So, Does Last Night Affect Your Feeling About Closers?

Sam Genson — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:01:06 +0000

I will admit, when I started thinking about this post it was going to talk about how valuable Jose Valverde is to the Tigers in light of what Jonathan Paplebon (Blown Save, Loss) and Craig Kimbrel (Blown Save) did for their respective teams last night. However, when I thought more about it, I started to wonder if maybe it wasn’t so much about Papa Grande, Kimbrel and Paplebon, but more about how each team values the position and how fans of those teams value the position. Valverde did exactly what he has done all season long for the Tigers – save every game he had a chance to save. He went 49 for 49 this season. That is an incredibly impressive streak any way you look at it. I know that most Tigers fans greatly appreciate his contributions to the team after having lived through the Todd Jones and Fernando Rodney years. Most fans know that to expect a season like this from your Closer every year is not logical though.

Closers are like Kickers – the game seems to hang in the balance for them and when a team loses all of the blame is shifted onto their shoulders (plus, both groups happen to have some pretty eccentric personalities within their cohort).

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