May 31, 2008
By Mike McClary in Game Recaps | 0 comments
ESPN highlights available here. The Gist: Mariners 5, Tigers 0, the ninth shutout of the year for Detroit. Sometimes you’ve got to tip the cap to the other team’s pitcher. How else can you explain the Tigers inability to score gobs of runs on consecutive days — against Seattle, of all teams. Today we choose [...]
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May 31, 2008
By Mike McClary in Featured | 0 comments
That’s a ridiculous quote by Rob Manfred, baseball’s executive vice president for labor relations in a piece in The Wall Street Journal about Rick Porcello, the Tigers’ number-one pick in 2007. The Tigers signing of an 18-year-old high school pitcher to a $10 million contract — and the previous signings of Andrew Miller, Cameron Maybin [...]
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May 31, 2008
By Mike McClary in Featured,Fungoes | 0 comments
Jim Leyland announced that Dontrelle Willis will start Tuesday in Oakland — instead of Armando Galarraga. Leyland said after Friday night’s game that Willis will start for the Tigers on Tuesday in Oakland, with right-hander Armando Galarraga following Willis after about four innings. Leyland was quick to point out, though, that this is not an [...]
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May 30, 2008
By Mike McClary in Game Recaps | 0 comments
The Gist: The Tigers scored seven first-inning runs — but couldn’t pile on — but Nate Robertson pitched good enough to beat the Mariners 7-4. Curtis Granderson and Miguel Cabrera each has three hits, Granderson had two in the first inning along, and Brandon Inge drove in a pair of runs. The Quote: “So I’m [...]
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May 29, 2008
By Mike McClary in Featured,Fungoes,Trades & Rumors | 0 comments
In the Jayson Stark‘s latest edition of Rumblings and Grumblings he reports: Catch a Tiger: Here’s another pitching name to file away for your pre-deadline rumor mill: Nate Robertson. The Tigers have told clubs they might have a left-hander available in a few weeks. And it certainly wouldn’t be Kenny Rogers or Dontrelle Willis. So [...]
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May 29, 2008
By Mike McClary in Featured,Game Recaps | 0 comments
Sorry for the delay in getting this one posted… The Gist: Armando Galarraga was all that again and the Tigers bats awoke in time to avoid a sweep in Anaheim. The 6-2 win gives the 4-2 Galarraga four more wins than Dontrelle Willis, double the win total of Justin Verlander and Nate Robertson, and one [...]
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May 28, 2008
By Mike McClary in Featured,Wednesday Walewanders | 0 comments
If any day of the week has been good to the Tigers this year, it’s Wednesday. The boys have a 6-2 record on Hump Day. Still winless on Sunday though. Today is Kirk Gibson‘s 51st birthday. Have you seen the man lately? I hope I look that good when I’m 41 much less 51. I’ve [...]
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