September 21, 2011
By Mike McClary in Wednesday Walewanders | 0 comments
The Wednesday Rundown The Tigers are in first place for good, 12.5 games ahead of the Indians. Today’s Game: Tigers @ Royals Max Scherzer (14-9, 4.39 ERA) vs. Felipe Paulino (3-6, 4.12 ERA) | 8:10 p.m. – FSD/1270 AM and 97.1 FM Notes on Scherzer Lifetime against the Royals Scherzer’s 4-4 with a 3.93 ERA. This season: 2-2, 5.66 [...]
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March 30, 2011
By Mike McClary in Featured,Wednesday Walewanders | 0 comments
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 [...]
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February 9, 2011
By Mike McClary in Featured,Wednesday Walewanders | 1 comment
I would have posted these items sooner today but I’ve been consumed by the game Word with Friends on my iPad and iPhone. Who knew a Scrabblesque game could be so darn addictive? I was going to write about how Michael Young‘s contract with the Rangers spurred the Tigers to sign Carlos Guillen — and [...]
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August 4, 2010
By Mike McClary in Wednesday Walewanders | 0 comments
This abbreviated edition of the Walewanders comes to you from Oceanside, California, where the marine layer is burning off and another weather-perfect day is under way: When I saw that Casey Coleman was pitching for the Cubs, my first instinct was to see if he was related to former Tigers righty Joe Coleman. Of course, [...]
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July 28, 2010
By Mike McClary in Featured,Wednesday Walewanders | 0 comments
So how’s your week going? You can get a sense of how mine is going based on the first nugget in this week’s collection of thoughts and half-truths. As much as it pains me to make this comparison, the Tigers are almost in the same position in 2010 as the White Sox were at the [...]
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July 7, 2010
By Mike McClary in Featured,Wednesday Walewanders | 0 comments
This past weekend I was visiting family in the Bay Area and, as always happens when I’m there, the Giants are out of town. (I’ve been to several A’s games at the Coliseum over the years.) So, the next best thing, of course, is some Advanced Class-A California League action — Stockton Ports versus Modesto [...]
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June 9, 2010
By Mike McClary in Wednesday Walewanders | 0 comments
Here are a few items I’ve stumbled upon while enjoying last night’s rare Tigers win at U.S. Cellular Field: Baseball Prospectus‘s David Laurilla interviewed Dallas Braden and asked the A’s lefty about Armando Galarraga: DL: Armando Galarraga threw just 88 pitches in his masterpiece, about 20 fewer than you threw in yours. Given his efficiency, [...]
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