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Detroit Tigers Free Agent Target: Joel Zumaya

We’ve heard rumblings over the past month that Joel Zumaya hopes to make a return to baseball, and that his first choice for a comeback would be with the Detroit Tigers. Zumaya hasn’t been…Read More

Joel Zumaya Could Return to Detroit Tigers

Joel Zumaya quickly became a fan favorite after making the team in 2006. However, the repeated arm injuries necessitated the Tigers moving on as Zumaya just couldn’t be counted on as an important…Read More

The Next “Moneyball”

Everyone reading this should be aware of “Moneyball” and the theories detailed within the book (and to a lesser extent, the movie).  The Oakland A’s had to come up with a way to stay competitive…Read More

Another Sad End For Zumaya

  Yesterday, it was reported that Joel Zumaya left the mound with a trainer, cutting short a throwing session. Today, we learned why. Read | Share

Ex-Tigers Dropping Like Flies

  The last 24-hours has been a bit rough for a few ex-Tigers. Read | Share

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For Tigers and Joel Zumaya, Only Thoughts of What Might Have Been

In some ways, I get it. Detroit Tigers president and General Manager Dave Dombrowski had been fooled…Read More

The Disappointing Career of Joel Zumaya

Ever since Joel Zumaya blasted onto the scene of what was a very exciting 2006 season for the Detroit…Read More

A Long Overdue Thank You To Greg Smith

A lot of work goes into building a winning baseball team. Often, by the time the major league club is…Read More

Al Alburquerque Has Surgery, Out Until July

As was reported by the Detroit Free Press, the Detroit Tigers’ 2011 rookie phenom Alburquerque…Read More

Random Thoughts Pre-Winter Meetings

Twas the night before the Winter Meetings, and all through Dave Dombrowski’s office… Okay,…Read More

Teams Showing Interest In Joel Zumaya

A report at MLB Trade Rumors suggests that interest is developing for Tigers free agent Joel Zumaya.…Read More

Tigers 40 Man Roster Offers Plenty Of Room

After discussing a lot of the moves the Tigers could make, one has to wonder if they even have the roster…Read More

Relaying Tweets Third-Hand, Some Mysteries Revealed

All I’m doing here is relaying information relayed on MLBTR from MLB.com’s Jason Beck and…Read More

Tigers Candidates to Bounce Back: 2012

Now ‘bouncing back’ is really just ‘regression to the mean’ in a positive direction…Read More

Should The Tigers Give Joel Zumaya Another Try?

On June 28th 2010, Joel Zumaya threw a fastball against the Minnesota Twins that ended up turning the…Read More

Detroit Tigers Links

At Motor City Bengals we try to bring you as much about our beloved Tigers as humanly possible, but once…Read More

Maybe This is The Tigers Rallying Point

I’m going to tell you something that you’ve probably never heard before.  Believe it or…Read More

No News is Bad News for Joel Zumaya

Tigers right hander Joel Zumaya underwent exploratory surgery on his ailing right elbow on Tuesday and…Read More

Joel Zumaya Going Back Under the Knife

News broke this afternoon that Tigers reliever Joel Zumaya will indeed undergo exploratory surgery to…Read More

Ryan Perry Activated from DL

Tigers right hander Ryan Perry has arrived in Seattle and will be activated ahead of today’s series…Read More