Archive for June, 2010

June 18, 2010

Tigers Today: June 18, 2010

Tigers’ Record: 36-29, 2nd place; 1.5 GB Minnesota Today’s Game Tigers vs. Diamondbacks | 7:05 p.m. ET – Comerica Park | On the air: FSD/AM 1270 and 97.1 FM Pitching Matchup Armando Galarraga (2-1, 2.67 ERA) vs. Dontrelle Willis (1-0, 1.80 ERA) Yesterday’s Results Tigers 8 – Nationals 3 | Fungo Recap W: Jeremy Bonderman (3-4) [...]

June 17, 2010

Tigers Today: June 17, 2010

Today’s Results Tigers 8 – Nationals 3 W: Jeremy Bonderman (3-4) L: Luis Atilano (5-4) Fungo Recap Tigers’ Record: 36-29, 2nd place; 1.5 GB Minnesota Tomorrow’s Game Tigers vs. Diamondbacks | 7:05 p.m. ET – Comerica Park | On the air: FSD/AM 1270 and 97.1 FM Pitching Matchup Armando Galarraga (2-1, 2.67 ERA) vs. Dontrelle Willis (1-0, [...]

June 17, 2010

A New Voice Joins The Daily Fungo Roster

You might have noticed from the byline on today’s Tigers-Nationals recap, we’re welcoming a new voice to The Daily Fungo. His name is Wade Fink and I’m looking forward to his contributions here. I asked Wade to write an introduction post about himself, and here it is … Originally hailing from West Bloomfield, Michigan, I [...]

June 17, 2010

Game 65 Recap: Bonderman Sharp, Offense Relentless

Jeremy Bonderman threw seven strong innings and the offense added 19 hits as the Tigers defeated the Washington Nationals 8-3 on Thursday afternoon. The victory caps a second straight series sweep, and overall 6-game win streak, a stretch in which the Tigers have scored 37 runs on a whopping 70 hits.  It’s a pleasant sight [...]

June 16, 2010

Tigers Today: June 16, 2010

Tigers’ Record: 34-29, 2nd place; 2.5 GB Minnesota Today’s Game Tigers vs. Nationals | 7:05 p.m. ET – Comerica Park | On the air: FSD/AM 1270 and 97.1 FM Pitching Matchup Justin Verlander (7-4, 3.56 ERA) vs. RHP Livan Hernandez (5-3, 2.28 ERA) Yesterday’s Results Tigers 7 – Nationals 4 W: Max Scherzer (3-6) L: [...]

June 16, 2010

The Brandon Inge Conundrum

Note: I started writing this piece and realized that Tom Gage wrote about 900 words on the same topic. While it might not be the freshest take, I’m posting it anyway for your consideration. For the life of me, I can’t remember a Tigers player that enraged me the way Brandon Inge does these days. [...]

June 15, 2010

Series Preview in a Nutshell: Tigers vs. Nationals

Note: I had this ready to go well before the start of Tuesday night’s opener against the Nationals but technical problems delayed it… Nationals’ Record: 31-33, 5th place in N.L. East, 6 GB Atlanta Tigers All-Time vs. Nationals: 3-0 Tigers All-Time vs. Expos: 2-4 Batting Leaders Average: Ryan Zimmerman – .306 Home Runs: Adam Dunn [...]