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…the Tigers sent John Smoltz to the Atlanta Braves for Doyle Alexander.
Discuss.

ESPN’s Jayson Stark is reporting (at 4:45 p.m. ET today) that the Tigers have put grumpy Gary Sheffield on waivers.
Teams aren’t permitted to comment on the waiver process, so it’s possible the timing is coincidental. But there were indications that the Tigers floated Sheffield’s name in trade talks before the July 31 trading deadline. So [...]

August 9 is a popular date on the birthday calendar of one-time Tigers peeps. Today we salute, from oldest to youngest:

Ralph Houk, 89
Jack Tighe, died on Aug. 2002 at 89
Jerry Moses, 62 (born in Yazoo City, Miss., don’t you know.)
Bill Campbell, 60
Kevin Saucier, 52
John Moses, 51
Troy Percival, 39
Dusty Allen, 36

…but I think I caught a glimpse of Mike Hessman during the Opening Ceremonies. Anyone else see him?

Here’s what we were talking about on The Fungo last August 8:

Free Press Boosts Tigers Coverage…Apparently
Bullpen still a problem
If you can’t stand the heat, turn off the Grilli

I’m not much for the Olympics nor the PGA, so I guess I’ll have to grit my teeth and watch the Tigers and A’s this weekend. In the meantime…

The Tigers have tumbled seven spots ESPN’s Power Rankings this week. Detroit is now #20. Quite honestly, I think the Worldwide Leader is being generous.
In last week’s [...]

Ol’ number 33 turns 54 today. You can read more about Steve Kemp — and the trade that sent him to the White Sox — in the Fungo archives.

The wrecking ball at Michigan and Trumbull has caused Tigers fans across the nation to freak out. Or, to be precise, to express a desire to find a pair of Tiger Stadium seats.
How do I know this? Because of a stream of comments, pleas and offers for seats on a post I wrote last October.
If [...]

Welcome to August! In the Phoenix area we ring in the month with 113 degrees…but a mere 20 percent humidity. The poor Tigers head to Tampa where the temperature and humidity are 86. God bless Willis Carrier.

So how did July end up for the Tigers? Even. As in 13-13. Here are some other tidbits that [...]