Archive for May, 2008

…the Tigers acquired outfielder Russ Nagelson and lefty Bill Rohr from the Indians for RHP Fred Lasher.
Nagelson appeared in 28 games for the Tigers that year, his last in the bigs, and batted .188.
Rohr never appeared in a game for Detroit.
After his trade to Cleveland, Lasher went 1-7 with a 4.07 ERA in 43 appearances.
Not [...]

ESPN.com’s Jayson Stark checks in on the Tigers woes in this week’s Rumblings and Grumblings column.
As frustrated as the Tigers might be, clubs that have talked to them say they have almost no roster flexibility to maneuver their way out of their current funk. They’re contractually locked into their position players just about all over [...]

The Gist: Hey now! Jeremy Bonderman earns a quality start — and a win — after a six-inning, eight-hit outing against the Mariners. And what do you know? The Tigers beat the Mariners 9-2 to sweep the series. Freddy Dolsi was lights-out over three innings of no-hit relief. The Tigers banged out 13 hits (43 [...]

The Gist: Kenny Rogers pitched good enough to win — only if the offense provides nine runs, of course — and Marcus Thames hit a grand slam to lead the Tigers to a soggy on the outside, sunny on the inside, second-consectuive win over the Mariners, 9-4.
The Quote: “The political answer is I’m rooting for [...]

Dontrelle Willis returns to the D as a reliever. If he continues to pitch the way he has in Spring Training and early in the regular season, his name might very well end up ahead of Damion Easley as the Tigers most expensive contract-as-main-course ever. Rob Neyer’s already weighed in on the move.

Speaking of Mr. [...]

Welcome to The Detroit Tigers Podcast, the podcast for Tigers fans, by Tigers fans. This is Episode #49, a 23-minute podcast about the Detroit Tigers recorded live from Scottsdale, Ariz., and Portland, Ore.

In this episode we’re joined by Rob Neyer of ESPN.com, and the author of six books, including his latest “Rob Neyer’s Big Book [...]

The Tigers cruised through a good part of this game, but in the 9th, the Mariners scored 4 runs to cause Jim Leyland to bring in Todd Jones.  The last three games in Arizona were anything but relaxing as I was nervous almost on every pitch.  I thought tonight the Tigers would get the first [...]

If you’ve been waiting for Jim Leyland to blow his top, today’s your lucky day.
Here’s a taste:
Jason Grilli isn’t here any longer because Jason Grilli didn’t pitch good under pressure situations and didn’t pitch very well in Detroit.
Enjoy.
Update: Listen to the diatribe on the WXYT site here. Look for the “Audio” sidebar on the right.

Like Nuke LaLoosh, summer is announcing its presence with authority.
Triple digits returned to the desert on Sunday — a mere 104. Today the temps approached 110.
Big whoop. If you can’t handle the heat, don’t dish out The Non Sequiturs.
Or something like that.

Charley Steiner spoke with national baseball writer Phil Rogers of the Chicago [...]

Sun!
That was my first thought as my Frontier Airlines jet touched down at Phoenix’s Sky Harbor International Airport early Thursday evening. It seems as though for we Michiganians glimpses of the sun outside the months of July, August, and – maybe – early October are random and fleeting.
Warmth!
That was my second thought. Despite the best [...]