This is the first in a series of Season Recaps in which we’ll look at how the Tigers fared against division opponents in 2010. Since the 2000 season, the Tigers are 40 games under .500 against the White Sox. That’s beyond ugly. That’s hideous. Since Ozzie Guillen arrived in 2004, the Tigers are 19 games under .500. But somehow the Tigers, in this season of uneven play and disappointment, Tigers fans (or, at least this Tigers fan) can rejoice in their winning the season series against the White Sox in 2010, 11 wins and 8 losses. Detroit eked out a 10-8 record against the Sox — up from 9-9 last season — and were able to play the role of spoiler in the series…
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:18:56 — 36.2MB) Welcome to The Detroit Tigers Podcast. This is Episode #123, a 70-minute podcast about the Detroit Tigers recorded live from Scottsdale, Ariz., and Asheville, N.C. In this episode we touch on: Will Rhymes, internet sensation? Rhymes v. Scott Sizemore Should Carlos Guillen stay or go? Miguel Cabrera, MVP? 2011 schedule released; highlights and observations Most 100-loss seasons since 1973? Your Detroit Tigers! …and much more. Show Notes Links to articles and items referenced in this episode: Fake Gary Sheffield Twitter account Former Tigers DH Keith Moreland on the University of Texas football radio broadcast team Download the audio file or grab the RSS feed here. Comments? Leave a message on the listener line:…
Who are we kidding? Miguel Cabrera is not winning the American League Most Valuable Player Award. And it’s not because of anything he has or hasn’t done. In any other year Cabrera’s story of redemption would be a much bigger story. It’s just that this year Josh Hamilton‘s road to redemption will likely be more appealing top voters given the obstacles he’s overcome and the fact he’s playing on what’s assuredly a playoff team. Hamilton, who’s still nursing sore ribs after running into an outfield wall in Minnesota on Sept. 5, has eye-popping stats: a major-league best .361 average, 31 home runs, 97 RBI and a 1.049 OPS. Tigers Often Fall Short of MVP Of course, this isn’t the first time a Tigers player…
Thoughts on the news out of Comerica Park today: Johnny Damon. I don’t care that the Tigers are going nowhere this season, Damon has been a good soldier for the Tigers and, based on what we read, he’s provided clubhouse leadership and mentorship for a youthful team. As of this writing, the Tigers are running roughshod over the Royals and likely to return to the .500 mark. With Damon’s decision to stay, he makes the Tigers a better team by his mere presence if not his on-field production. Right now we can only hope that this once-promising season ends with the Tigers north of .500 and they have a much better chance of achieving it with number 18 in the lineup. Magglio Ordonez. Over…
About 36 hours before the Tigers game ended last night, Ian and I were interviewing Lynn Henning of The Detroit News for episode 119 of the podcast. During the conversation, I mentioned that the Magglio Ordonez contract has really worked out well for the Tigers and, on the other end of the contract-karma spectrum, Carlos Guillen appears to be aging before our eyes. And we all agreed that Ordonez has turned out to be a good deal for the Tigers and that, well, poor Guillen’s knees just won’t allow him to age gracefully. Little did we know. In the span of three innings Saturday night their season at worst crumbled completely or, at best, their offense got dramatically retooled. After two consecutive victories, Tigers…
