Archive for May, 2008

May 22, 2008

Stark: Four Big Questions About the Tigers

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 [...]

May 22, 2008

Game 47: Seattle Slew

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 [...]

May 21, 2008

Game 46: Offensive Downpour Continues…We Hope

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 [...]

May 21, 2008

Wednesday Walewanders

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 [...]

May 21, 2008

The Detroit Tigers Podcast #49: Talking Baseball with Rob Neyer

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 [...]

May 20, 2008

Can’t We Get A Relaxing Win?

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 [...]

May 20, 2008

Leyland Goes Off. At Last.

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” [...]