Is Guillermo Moscoso The Next Jair Jurrjens?
A lot of our talk has been slanted towards trades and free agents, and well, it is the off-season so that makes a lot of sense. It led me to begin thinking of past trades the Tigers have made the last…Read More
Longing For Gerald Laird
As much as I wanted to slap my own face at the thought, the Detroit Tigers did end up missing Gerald Laird in 2011. You are probably wondering if I am a little off my rocker after reading that first line,…Read More
The Sports Pages: Lee Spurns Yanks, Cabrera’s Walks, and Laird is a Cardinal
“I always turn to the sports pages first, which records man’s accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man’s failures.” - Earl Warren Cliff Lee shocked the world late last night by agreeing…Read More
Tigers Hope to Keep Magglio Ordonez
In the media session I mentioned earlier, Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski touched on many items in his off-season agenda. Notably, Dombrowski said that he has informed free agents Gerald Laird, Johnny Damon,…Read More
Tigers Win a Wild One, Sweep the ChiSox
Detroit 9, Chicago 7 (11 inn.) (box) For those of you who went to bed before the bottom of the ninth, this final score must come as a shock. For most of the game, the Tigers could do nothing against John…Read More
Gerald Laird Lifts Tigers in Wild Finale Over Twins
Detroit 10, Minnesota 9 (13 inn.) (box) The Tigers pounded out 19 hits and 10 runs, but it still took…Read More
Max Scherzer Dominates Jays
Detroit 7, Toronto 1 (box) The Tigers used a six-run fourth to give right hander Max Scherzer all the…Read More
Tigers Snatch Defeat From Jaws of Victory
Kansas City 4, Detroit 3 (box) Willie Freaking Bloomquist. When the Royals lineup for today’s…Read More
Thoughts About Garza’s No-No
Unless you have no access to anything other than this very site you are already well aware that Tampa’s…Read More
The Streak Is Over!! Gerald Laird Leads Tigers to Win
Texas 1, Detroit 4 (box) In the pre-game telecast, Rod Allen said that all Max Scherzer needed to do…Read More
MCB Mid-Season Awards
Hey all, it’s time once again for the annual mid-season awards. I have no idea if this is the first…Read More
Leyland Considers Hitting Bonderman Second
In the wake of a devastating 14-6 loss to the New York Mets last night, a game in which catcher Gerald Laird…Read More
Verlander Fans 11, Tigers Cruise to Fifth Straight Win
Washington 3, Detroit 8 (box) Nationals starter Livan Hernandez didn’t have his good stuff tonight,…Read More
Austin Jackson Sits Again
The Tigers have released their starting lineup for tonight’s middle game with the Washington Nationals.…Read More
Ryan Raburn, Magglio Ordonez Lead Tigers Over Nats
Washington 4, Detroit 7 (box) Right fielder Magglio Ordonez was back in the lineup for the Detroit…Read More
I’m Pretty Much Done With Gerald Laird
Gerald Laird took an oh-for-three yesterday to lower his batting average to a disgusting .154. I usually…Read More
Another Rough Start for Max Scherzer
Detroit 3, Kansas City 7 (box) Max Scherzer fanned 14 batters in his last start, his first outing since…Read More
A Closer Look at Gerald Laird
(note: This is a guest post offered up by longtime reader Chris Hannum. Chris has been gracious enough…Read More
Laird Family Takes Its Toll On Tigers Organization
Gerald Laird, also known as the black hole in the Tigers lineup, has certainly struggled this season.…Read More
No Help on Horizon for Tigers Weak-hitting Catchers
This wasn’t the part of the plan. The Detroit Tigers carried a weak-hitting catching duo for most…Read More

