Archive for the 'Doug's Dispatches' Category

(Note: This was submitted to the Detroit newspapers last week, but I’m not holding my breath it will be published. I figured better to use my forum here to get my views out.)
Like many readers I have fond memories of Tiger Stadium. As a teenager during the mid-1980s with a new driver’s license, a hand-me-down [...]

So the Todd Jones as Tigers’ closer era may be coming to an end. This got me thinking about what excactly makes a good closer.
I looked back at the World Series of the past 20 years at what the winners’ closer stats looked like compared to his. For Jones’ career, he has posted an ERA [...]

I have no insight nor anything pithy to say, just a basic statement.
How can you justify running this guy out there again until he exorcises his inner-Sax/Ankiel/Saucier?

I don’t know about you, but I’ve always admired the team that — when facing travel following that day’s game — can gather itself and put forth a strong effort and even eek out a few wins along the way.
The 2008 Detroit Tigers are most assuredly not that type of team.
Wednesday’s 10-2 throttling at the [...]

Sun!
That was my first thought as my Frontier Airlines jet touched down at Phoenix’s Sky Harbor International Airport early Thursday evening. It seems as though for we Michiganians glimpses of the sun outside the months of July, August, and – maybe – early October are random and fleeting.
Warmth!
That was my second thought. Despite the best [...]

I know it’s just the Texas Rangers and they came in beaten up after a lost weekend in Fenway, but sakes alive.
That Tiger offense tonight was punishing!
Now can they do it again tomorrow afternoon?

Greetings,
I figured if this Drudge fellow can have his own report, why can’t I have mine? (Plus, during the school year, once a week is about all I can muster for blogging.)
Well, here I sit staring at this morning’s paper and an 0-6 record after six home games. I haven’t even found the time to [...]

There have been lots of thoughts percolating around my head lately. Now that I’ve cleared my driveway of snow for the third time today, it’s time to get those thoughts out to the masses.
Brandon Inge
If you recall prior to the 2004 season Mr. Inge acted like a petulant little child when the Tigers signed Pudge [...]

Are you kidding me?When Mike first broached the possibility of Dave Dombrowski’s blockbuster this afternoon late this morning by forwarding me Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal I thought it must’ve been some posturing and cheap talk.When I nosed around ESPN.com and saw Peter Gammon’s blog entry saying there was some validity to it I let my [...]

… to break Spring Training with the big club, who would’ve thought Jose Mesa would be the only one seeing post-season action in the Divisional Series?
And what a debut it was today: 1/3 of an inning, 1 H, 3 Rs, 2 BBs, and an ERA of 81.01. Yep, he threw 16 pitches, only six [...]