Archive for March, 2011

March 31, 2011

Video: Buster Olney – Weather Makes Opener in New York “Iffy”

March 31, 2011

Tigers Today: March 31, 2011

Tigers Record: 0-0 Today’s Game: Tigers @ Yankees | 1:10 p.m. ET | On the air: ESPN HD, FSD, AM 1270 & 97.1 FM Pitching Matchup Justin Verlander vs. LHP CC Sabathia Tigers History Lesson Birthdays Tracy Jones, 50 Bill Denehy, 65 On this Date in Tigers History 2009 — The Tigers released Gary Sheffield, [...]

March 30, 2011

Wednesday Walewanders: Pre-Opening Day Tidbits

Dave Schoenfield, the new voice of ESPN.com’s SweetSpot Network today listed some of the worst Opening Day starters from 2001 to 2010. Of particular note: 5. Mike Maroth, Tigers, 2003 As a rookie in 2002, Maroth had posted a 4.48 ERA in 21 starts and struck out an uninspiring 58 hitters in 128.2 innings. Among [...]

March 29, 2011

Fungo Flash Poll: Tigers Over/Under

March 28, 2011

Tigers’ 2011 X Factor: Phil Coke

In Phil Coke’s three-year major-league career, he’s finished 31 games and he’s started just one — the Tigers’ final game of the 2010 season. That outing could best be described as abbreviated; he threw 1.2 innings, allowing five hits, a walk and two runs. What conclusions can we draw from this micro-sample size? Less than [...]

March 23, 2011

L. A. Times Scorches Former Tigers Slugger Marcus Thames — But Why?

By any chance did you see this hatchet job on Marcus Thames by the Los Angeles Times‘ T.J. Simers? I’m not sure what Country Strong did to deserve this: Marcus who? According to Dodgers’ propaganda, this no-name thumper hits a home run every 15.58 at-bats — ranking him 27th in baseball history. Yowza! Now you [...]

March 23, 2011

Fungo Flash Poll: Are the Tigers really the third-best team in the A.L. Central?