Dan Dickerson was quick to point out that Justin Verlander’s shutout on Thursday was the first by a Tigers pitcher at Fenway Park since Doyle Alexander blanked the Red Sox in 1987. (Thanks to a tip from Fungo contributor Doug Hill, we went scrambling for the details.) The Tigers were a half-game out of first [...]

So where does last night’s dust-up rank in the annals of Tigers bench clearers? Hmm. Well, it wasn’t as interesting as the 1980 Tigers/White Sox brawl (a.k.a. Cowens v. Farmer Grudge Match), nor as violent as Tigers/White Sox circa 2000. Here’s a refresher on that one: Sixteen players, coaches and managers suspended. Nine others fined. [...]

We salute your 58th birthday and stand virtually alone in supporting the trade that brought you to Detroit.

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

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 [...]