Archive for August, 2011

August 31, 2011

The Wednesday Breakfast

Good Wednesday morning. It’s the last day of August and with a win this afternoon the Tigers will finish the month at 18-10. They were 13-13 in July. Leading Off: Ramon Santiago showed that sneaky power we’ve heard so much about (or at least saw a lot on Twitter last night), ending a taut, 1-1 [...]

August 30, 2011

Video: More Mid-’80s TV Promo Cheese, Starring Jack Morris

August 29, 2011

The Monday Report: Bad Penny, Power Rankings and Elliot Gould

Welcome to the end of August, in which the Tigers have amassed a 16-9 record so far. The boys returned home after a 5-2 road trip for four against the Royals. The Monday Rundown The Tigers are in first place, 6 games ahead of the White Sox, 6.5 ahead of the Indians. Today’s Game: Tigers [...]

August 28, 2011

Remembering Tigers Tamer Mike Flanagan

A couple of things came to mind when I heard the awful news about Mike Flanagan last week. First, he seemed to own the Tigers in the late 1970s and pretty much all of the ’80s. The second was his brilliant performance against Detroit in game 161 of 1987 when he was pitching for the [...]

August 26, 2011

The Tigers Baby Brigade

Things you don’t often see in the Tigers game notes: KELLY PLACED ON PATERNITY LIST, WORTH RECALLED FROM TOLEDO: The Tigerstoday placed infielder/outfielder Don Kelly on the paternity list and the club has recalled the contract of infielder Danny Worth from Triple A Toledo. Worth hit .247 (69×279) with 17 doubles, four triples, eight home [...]

August 25, 2011

Fungo Flash Poll: What hardware should Justin Verlander take home this offseason?

August 25, 2011

Justin Verlander’s MVP Case

If there was one thing I got right before the season, it was backing Justin Verlander. Not only did I pick him to win the American League Cy Young Award — which he has all but clinched, as with another start this week he has a chance to win 20 games before the end of [...]