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MLB Farm System Rankings: #2 Pittsburgh Pirates

It’s that time of year again. Time to give this prospect junkie his fix. Last year, I did farm system rankings for all of baseball, and so I wanted to do so again. As I explain with any farm system rankings,…Read More

Tigers Potential Trade Partner: Pittsburgh Pirates

In exploring teams with a need for a starting pitcher, which many think the Tigers have an extra one of, I now turn to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates farm system is rich with pitching prospects, most…Read More

Random Thoughts Following Interleague Play

So Justin Verlander did what Justin Verlander does: comes in after a Tigers loss, becomes fairly dominant, and wins the game. All by himself, it seems. The Tigers got some surprise offense today; and…Read More

Recap: Tigers Bats Quiet vs Lincoln

The Pittsburgh Pirates ran out Brad Lincolnvs the Tigers today to give him a chance to be the starter Clint Hurdle and the team wants him to be. And he essentially gave them a reason for another shot. …Read More

Better Than Last Year, Justin Verlander Mocks Impossible

Last year, Justin Verlander won the American League Cy Young and Most Valuable Player awards, threw his second no-hitter, won the pitching triple crown with the league’s lowest earned run average and…Read More

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Hey, Some Offense!

Lost in the brilliance that was Justin Verlander‘s near no-hitter, there was some evidence of what…Read More

Demand More Than Average, But Don’t Bail Yet

Frustrating, average, disappointing, stale, depressing, awful, unpredictable, disgraceful, inexcusable,…Read More

MLB Farm System Rankings: #9 Pittsburgh Pirates

I thought about how I would lead into this, the ranking of teams’ farm systems, but don’t have a…Read More

Tigers Make A Couple Minor Moves

It is being reported today by MLB Trade Rumors that the Tigers have made another couple minor signings,…Read More

Is Lloyd McClendon The Next Tigers Manager?

Managing in baseball is always a tenuous position. You can go from goat to hero, or from hero to goat,…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

Gustavo Nunez Selected In Rule 5 Draft

The annual Rule 5 MLB draft was held today, and the Tigers passed on making a selection.  However, the…Read More

Minor Moves: Tigers Sign Three

In an effort to keep you up to date with all of the Tigers moves, I wanted to relay to you all that the…Read More

“Mean” Gene Lamont To Interview For Red Sox Managerial Position

Walking outside today, the positive energy in the Detroit area was palpable. The weather was unseasonably…Read More

Tigers Potential Trade Target: Neil Walker

Scouring the rosters of other major league teams, I have continued to identify guys the Tigers could…Read More

Bud Selig….Draft Slotting Is Bad For Baseball.

Reportedly the owners, or at least some of them, are trying to get a hard cap on draft picks put into…Read More

MCB Visits PNC Park

Friday night, my wife asked about our weekend plans. I mentioned that the Tigers game wouldn’t…Read More

Rapid Reactions: Losing Streak Continues as Pirates Thrash Tigers

Pirates 10, Tigers 1 (box score) Brad Penny‘s stretch of phenomenal pitching came to an end tonight.…Read More

Pittsburgh Pirates Can’t Beat MLB Teams, Take On Bar Owner Instead

I found this story to be quite amusing. No other MLB team has lost as many games as the Pittsburgh Pirates,…Read More

Poll: Should Interleague Play Stay Or Go?

The Tigers begin interleague play tonight as they travel to Pittsburgh for a three game set with the…Read More