Wow. So that’s how the Dontrelle Willis Era ends in Detroit? With him being designated for assignment? Who thought he’d be the Tigers’ version of Brian Glynn*? In my post from Saturday in which a I speculated about the fallout from Max Scherzer‘s recall, an anonymous commenter was stunned — to the point of calling [...]

Tigers’ Record: 22-17, 2nd place; 2 GB Minnesota Today’s Game Tigers @ A’s | 10:07 p.m. ET – Oakland Coliseum | On the air: FSD/AM 1270 & 97.1 FM Pitching Matchup Justin Verlander (4-2, 3.88 ERA) vs. Dallas Braden (4-3, 3.50 ERA) Yesterday’s Results Tigers 6 – White Sox 2 W: Freddy Garcia (3-2) L: [...]

After the Tigers took three of four from the Yankees, the three-game weekend set with the Red Sox had all the makings of a classic letdown. Max Scherzer certainly did his part on Friday night by serving up five runs in the first inning which fueled Boston’s 7-2 win. What happened on Saturday was the [...]

For several reasons, I had an uneasy feeling during last night’s win over the Yankees, not the least of which was Brad Thomas getting the emergency start. But the more I watched and considered the situation, the better I felt. After all, the Tigers only needed three to four innings out of Thomas and they [...]

ESPN highlights available here. The Score: Rangers 8 – Tigers 4 The Gist: Jekyll and Hyde. Rick Porcello‘s sophomore tumble continues and Dontrelle Willis can’t seem to decide whether or not he wants to stick in the rotation this season. Porcello lasted only four innings, surrendered six earned runs on 10 hits; his ERA plumped [...]

ESPN highlights available here. The Score: Royals 7 – Tigers 3 The Gist: Rick Porcello allowed 10 hits in six innings (a Dontrelle Willis-like pace) and Royals’ starter Kyle Davies stymied the Tigers over 6.2 innings. Jose Guillen remained in the zone launching another home run. Kansas City’s bullpen showed up to ensure the Tigers [...]

ESPN highlights available here. The Score: Tigers 6 – Royals 5 The Gist: Dontrelle Willis‘s second start was a lot uglier than his first (5 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 104 pitches) but he managed to escape again with a no decision. The Tigers’ lineup again could not solve Brian Bannister — no [...]