Archive for April 9th, 2008

April 9, 2008

Game 8: Tigers 1-1 on Wednesdays in 2008

The Gist: It took more than a week, but the Tigers left the field with a win on Wednesday night, 7-2 over the Red Sox. Naturally, Todd Jones did his thing to make any level of comfort more than a bit tenuous. Huzzah, Marcus Thames! The man simply delivers when the Tigers need him. Jeremy [...]

April 9, 2008

And Not a Moment Too Soon

The Francisco Cruceta Saga began to feel like The Curious Case of Sidd Finch. Yeah, the guy has a rep for throwing cheese, but has anyone, you know, seen him pitch?
The answer to that soon will be “yes” — and it will be the Tigers who do the watchin’ after Cruceta’s visa problems have been [...]

April 9, 2008

Tigers Sign Casey Fossum. Seriously.

From the Tigers Game Notes:
The Tigers have agreed to terms on a Triple A contract with lefthanded pitcher Casey Fossum. Fossum has appeared in 203 games at the major league level with the Boston Red Sox (2001-03), Arizona Diamondacks (2004) and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2005-07).
Last year in Tampa, Fossum assembled a 5-8 record in [...]