May 1, 2008

Game 29: Bronx Cheers

ESPN highlights available here.

The Gist: The Tigers completed a three-game sweep of the Yankees in New York Thursday night — the first since yours truly was a negative two years old — with an 8-4 win. Ramon Santiago, in his first start at shortstop this year, hit a key triple in the sixth to break [...]

April 22, 2008

Game 21: Home Cooking Tastes Good

ESPN highlights available here.

The Gist: When Ramon Santiago goes yard, that’s gotta be a good sign for the Tigers, right? It certainly was on Tuesday night when the Tigers’ second baseman drove in three runs and Justin Verlander finally put together the start we’d been waiting for: six innings pitched, six hits, one earned run. [...]

April 7, 2008

The Doug Report - Weak (sic) 1

Greetings,
I figured if this Drudge fellow can have his own report, why can’t I have mine? (Plus, during the school year, once a week is about all I can muster for blogging.)
Well, here I sit staring at this morning’s paper and an 0-6 record after six home games. I haven’t even found the time to [...]

September 6, 2007

A Matinee Mixed Bag

As the Tigers’ slide (and the Indians’ surge) gathered velocity over the past week or so, I realized how it pushed me farther away from the baseball/information complex.I’ve stopped watching Baseball Tonight, skipped over the Baseball Today podcast each morning, and avoided the various Power Rankings. It ain’t been easy.Rogers’ Roost Even though the Tigers, [...]

August 22, 2007

Swinging at Balls 4 and 5 Never Works

How much do the Tigers miss a healthy Gary Sheffield? The answer lies in tonight’s 11-8 loss.As soon as Dan Dickerson said that Pudge Rodriguez hasn’t had a walk since before the All Star Game, I knew the Tigers were doomed.True to form, Pudge opted to swing at balls four and five rather than take [...]