June 29, 2008
By Mike McClary in Featured, Game Recaps | 0 comments
The Score: Tigers 4 - Rockies 3
The Gist: Dane Sardinha tripled for his first big-league hit and drove in two runs to power the Tigers to a sweep of the Rockies. Kenny Rogers allowed three runs in six innings and raised his record to one above the .500 mark. Marcus Thames went 3 for 4 [...]
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May 21, 2008
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The Gist: Kenny Rogers pitched good enough to win — only if the offense provides nine runs, of course — and Marcus Thames hit a grand slam to lead the Tigers to a soggy on the outside, sunny on the inside, second-consectuive win over the Mariners, 9-4.
The Quote: “The political answer is I’m rooting for [...]
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May 21, 2008
By Mike McClary in Fungoes | 1 comment
Dontrelle Willis returns to the D as a reliever. If he continues to pitch the way he has in Spring Training and early in the regular season, his name might very well end up ahead of Damion Easley as the Tigers most expensive contract-as-main-course ever. Rob Neyer’s already weighed in on the move.
Speaking of Mr. [...]
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May 9, 2008
By Mike McClary in Featured, Game Recaps | 0 comments
ESPN highlights available here.
The Gist: Game #37 featured a terrific outing from #37 Kenny Rogers, three hits from Pudge Rodriguez and ridiculous ninth inning from Todd Jones. Luckily, and most importantly, it all added up to a Tigers’ 6-5 win over the Yankees. Rogers gave the Tigers a quality start — 6 IP, 9 H, [...]
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May 1, 2008
By Mike McClary in Monthly Recaps | 0 comments
Tigers April Record: 13-15
Individual Batting Leaders (minimum 20 games, my totally subjective criteria)
Average: Carlos Guillen, .321
Home Runs: Miguel Cabrera, Magglio Ordonez, 5
RBI: Cabrera/Ordonez, 19
OBP: Guillen, .414
OPS: Guillen, .938
SLG: Guillen, .524
SB: Guillen, Pudge Rodriguez, Gary Sheffield, 3
Individual Pitching Leaders
Wins: Five pitchers tied with two each - Jeremy Bonderman, Armando Galarraga, Aquilino Lopez, Clay Rapada, Kenny Rogers
ERA
Starter: [...]
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April 30, 2008
By Mike McClary in Game Recaps | 0 comments
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The Gist: It had its dicey moments — not the least of which was Kenny Rogers walking the bases loaded in the third — but the Tigers showed some grit in a 6-4 win over the Yankees in the Bronx. Rogers earned his second straight win and limited the Yankees to two [...]
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April 25, 2008
By Mike McClary in Fungoes | 0 comments
Happy 33rd Birthday to Jacque Jones. Let’s hope he’s recuperating nicely from his collision with an unruly guard rail on Thursday.
• Speaking of birthdays, Feliz Cumpleaños to former Tigers Tony Phillips (49) and Larry Pashnick (52).
• The Tigers moved up seven slots on ESPN.com’s Baseball Power Rankings this week: from 27 to 20.
• On today’s [...]
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April 23, 2008
By Mike McClary in Featured, Game Recaps | 2 comments
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The Gist: One night after Tigers’ TV analyst Rod Allen predicted that Detroit would put 20 runs on the board in a game this year, the Tigers got darned close in crushing the Rangers, 19-6. Kenny Rogers was nothing short of dreadful in his 3.1 innings pitched: nine hits, six runs (all [...]
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April 19, 2008
By Mike McClary in Fungoes | 0 comments
Here’s a tidbit for you:
On this date in 1984, the Tigers suffered their first loss of the season after nine consecutive wins. The Tigers fall to the Kansas City Royals and rookie Bret Saberhagen, who earns his first major league victory.
And, on April 19, 2006:
Kenny Rogers improved to 24-4 at the Oakland Coliseum, leading Detroit [...]
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April 18, 2008
By Mike McClary in Featured, Game Recaps | 0 comments
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The Gist: After squandering more than a few chances early in the game, Tigers hitters teed off in the sixth and seventh innings for six runs on their way to an 8-4 win over the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Kenny Rogers pitched 6.2 innings allowing only three hits and four earned [...]
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