Archive for March, 2010

March 28, 2010

The DTP #99: One Week to Go

Welcome to The Detroit Tigers Podcast. This is Episode #99 a 68-minute podcast about the Detroit Tigers recorded live from Scottsdale, Ariz., and Ann Arbor, Mich. In this episode we discuss: Is Nate Robertson on the trading block? Bobby Seay‘s torn rotator cuff The Tigers’ batting order Last man on the roster: Don Kelly, Jeff [...]

March 28, 2010

Tigers Today: March 28, 2010

Tigers’ Spring Training Record: 14-10-1 Today’s Game: Tigers @ Yankees | 1:05 p.m. ET – Legends Field, Tampa | On the Air: 97.1 FM/1270 AM and MLB.TV Pitching Matchup Max Scherzer (1-1, 7.15 ERA) vs. Andy Pettitte (0-0, 4.50 ERA) Also scheduled to pitch: Fu-Te Ni, Phil Coke, Joel Zumaya and Jose Valverde. Yesterday’s Results [...]

March 27, 2010

Choose Your Willis

Did you know that the Tigers have had only two players in their 100-plus-year history with the last name Willis? If not, we’ll forgive you because, at least so far, the name doesn’t stir fond memories. In 1984, Carl Willis pitched 16 innings and was 0-2 with a 7.31 ERA. He surrendered 25 hits and [...]

March 27, 2010

Tigers Today: March 27, 2010

Tigers’ Spring Training Record: 14-9-1 Today’s Game: Tigers vs. Yankees | 1:05 p.m. ET – Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland | On the air: 97.1 FM/1270 AM Pitching Matchup: Nate Robertson (2-0, 3.68 ERA) vs. A.J. Burnett (0-1, 9.00 ERA) Also scheduled to pitch: Joel Zumaya, Ryan Perry, Phil Coke, Robbie Weinhardt and Daniel Schlereth Yesterday’s [...]

March 26, 2010

Tigers Today: March 26, 2010

Today we’re launching a new feature on The Daily Fungo: Tigers Today. Each morning we’ll provide a quick read on the Tigers — that day’s pitching matchup, a quick recap of the previous game, historical notes and whatever else we can gin up. Let us know how you like Tigers Today and if there are [...]

March 25, 2010

Scott Sizemore Continues to Impress Local and National Observers

ESPN’s Jason Grey likes what he sees from Scott Sizemore in spring training — even though the rookie is hitting .211 in the Grapefruit League. A long-time Sizemore watcher, Grey says… Having seen him for a couple of days now, I certainly can’t tell by the way he is running that he is returning from [...]

March 25, 2010

Three for Thursday: Fishing with The Cat, Free Cars and Poll Results

How’s this for a grab bag of Tigers-related goodness? Want to go fishing with Jack Morris? World Fishing Network and Comcast Michigan will offer one lucky angler and his or her favorite fishing buddy the opportunity to spend the day fishing with former Tiger Jack Morris in the “WFN’s Fishing with Jack Morris presented by [...]