Archive for May, 2010

May 17, 2010

The Detroit Tigers Podcast #107

Welcome to The Detroit Tigers Podcast. This is Episode #107 a 57-minute podcast about the Detroit Tigers recorded live from Scottsdale, Ariz., and Asheville, N.C. In this episode we touch on: Max Scherzer and Scott Sizemore sent down to Toledo. Armando Galarraga and Danny Worth called up.

May 17, 2010

Weekend Wrap: Where to Begin?

After the Tigers took three of four from the Yankees, the three-game weekend set with the Red Sox had all the makings of a classic letdown. Max Scherzer certainly did his part on Friday night by serving up five runs in the first inning which fueled Boston’s 7-2 win. What happened on Saturday was the [...]

May 14, 2010

Time to Get More Than the Minimum from Max

[Note: This post also appeared on ESPN.com's SweetSpot Blog.] Coming into this week, the Tigers had a rotation in tatters and a bullpen at risk of being overworked. And though Justin Verlander appears to have solved his customary early-season woes – evidenced by his masterful start on Thursday against the Yankees – the rest of [...]

May 14, 2010

Youth Movement Continues with Arrival of Casper Wells

Since Spring Training, we’ve been reading about the Tigers projected 2011 outfield of Austin Jackson, Brennan Boesch and Casper Wells. It looks like we might get a glimpse of that youthful array a lot sooner — like this weekend. The Tigers this afternoon officially announced the poorly kept secret (thanks to Twitter) of Wells being [...]

May 14, 2010

Tigers Today: May 14, 2010

Tigers’ Record: 20-15, 2nd place; 2.5 GB of Minnesota Today’s Game Tigers vs. Red Sox | 7:05 p.m. ET – Comerica Park | On the air: FSD/AM 1270 & 97.1 FM Pitching Matchup Max Scherzer (1-3, 6.81 ERA) vs. RHP Clay Buchholz (3-3, 3.82 ERA) Yesterday’s Results Tigers 6 – Yankees 0 W: Justin Verlander [...]

May 13, 2010

Video: Beano Cook on Ernie Harwell

May 13, 2010

Game 34: Tigers 6 – Yankees 0

ESPN highlights available here. The Score: Tigers 6 – Yankees 0 The Gist: I think it’s safe to say that Justin Verlander (3-3) is back for good and that Tigers fans will need to prepare for slow starts in years to come. The Tigers thumped CC Sabathia for nine hits and six earned runs in [...]