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beck.mlblogs.com - 45 hours ago
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Mike Hessman was a Toledo Mud Hen for
five years. He joined the club back when they
had a prospect named Curtis Granderson in center field, a slugger named Marcus Thames and a first-base mix of Chris Shelton and Carlos Pena. Now, Hessman is a free ...
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A tip of the cap to Mike Hessman
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beck.mlblogs.com - 3 days ago
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Once again, John Smoltz is on the open
market, and questions of a return home to Michigan
naturally follow. Again, however, that doesn't appear to be happening. While several teams have expressed interest in Smoltz, including some clubs examining him ...
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Nothing going on with Tigers, Smoltz
Jim Leyland received two third-place votes out of 28 ballots for American League Manager of the Year from members of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Angels skipper Mike Scioscia, for whom Leyland has been outspoken in admiration, won the award with 15 first-place votes. Minnesota's ...
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Jim Leyland
Mike Scioscia
Ron Gardenhire
Joe Girardi
Don Wakamatsu
Ron Washington
beck.mlblogs.com - 3 days ago
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Honestly, there were more highlights from Ernie Harwell's
lengthy interview with Bob Costas for the hour-long Studio
42 show than I have room to describe. Some were included in the preview article from last week . Still, it's worth finding room to ...
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Highlights from Ernie Harwell interview
Just a reminder that MLB Network will be airing the Bob Costas interview with Ernie Harwell on Inside Studio 42 tonight at 8pm ET. It looks like a very good piece, likely to tug at the heart again. If you miss it, it'll air again tonight at 11pm ET.
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Justin Verlander wasn't expected to win the AL Cy Young award, but his 19 wins and 269 votes presented a strong case. He got one first-place vote, but finished third behind Zack Greinke and Felix Hernandez. He beat out CC Sabathia and Roy Halladay. Halladay actually got more votes, but they were ...
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Justin Verlander
Zack Greinke
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Felix Hernandez
beck.mlblogs.com - 5 days ago
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Rick Porcello finished third in AL Rookie of
the Year balloting, just released. A's closer Andrew Bailey
earned 13 of the 28 first-place votes. Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus finished second. Porcello received seven first-place votes, eight votes ...
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Porcello edged out in AL Rookie balloting
beck.mlblogs.com - 7 days ago
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While trade rumors build around the Tigers regarding
players they control, their interest in their own free
agents hasn't gone away, at least not for most of them. The Tigers have had contact with the agents for relievers Fernando Rodney and Brandon ...
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Yes, there's still free agency for Tigers
beck.mlblogs.com - 8 days ago
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By now, you can tell it's going to
be a crazy stretch of reported interest in the
Tigers' trading pieces, and it's just starting. But Brewers general manager Doug Melvin, in confirming contact with the Tigers on Edwin Jackson, had a telling remark to ...
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Telling comment on Jackson from Brewers GM
Trade interest in Curtis Granderson is expected to draw teams that already have an established center fielder. That group is now believed to include the Angels. The Angels have talked with the Tigers about a Granderson trade, according to a report in New York's Newsday, with the enticement of ...
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Torii Hunter
beck.mlblogs.com - 10 days ago
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As the GM meetings rumor mill began to
swirl around the Tigers Wednesday, team president/general manager Dave
Dombrowski wanted to dispel a notion that popped up. "We're not having a fire sale," he said by phone Wednesday. He was surprised the ...
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Dombrowski: Tigers aren't having a fire sale
When rumors started up last fall about the Tigers potentially trading Magglio Ordonez, team president/general manager Dave Dombrowski eventually said that they weren't looking to trade him. He also said, however, that they would listen on just about any player another club would call him about. ...
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The tight payroll the Tigers have to manage is the biggest challenge in their offseason dealings. How they deal with it, and the difficult decisions it could prompt, will be a huge factor in how the Tigers look in 2010 and beyond, both with free agents and even with players under team control. ...
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Edwin Jackson
beck.mlblogs.com - 11 days ago
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Yes, free agent reliever J.J. Putz confirmed, the
Tigers would be a situation that interests him. But
then, a lot of situations would interest him. "I'd have interest in most teams, including the Tigers," Putz wrote in an email to MLB.com ...
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Tigers would interest Putz
Placido Polanco is the Tigers' lone Gold Glove award winner this year, picking up his second such award in three years and adding another honor to his resume as he hits the free-agent market.
Polanco beat out defending Gold Glove winner Dustin Pedroia for the honor at second base, as voted on ...
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Placido Polanco
Brandon Inge
beck.mlblogs.com - 11 days ago
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One of the things that Jim Leyland pointed
out about his new 1B coach, Tom Brookens, was
his ability to relate with people, notably with players. "This guy's baseball knowledge and his people skills are tremendous," Leyland said. I don't think it's a ...
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More on Brookens: It's about people
Former Tigers infielder Tom Brookens is headed back to Detroit, this time to join manager Jim Leyland's coaching staff as the new first-base, outfield and baserunning coach. The Tigers announced Brookens Monday as their replacement for Andy Van Slyke, who parted ways with the club last month. ...
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Jim Leyland
beck.mlblogs.com - 15 days ago
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Jason Beck / MLB.com While Fernando Rodney filed
for free agency and Brandon Lyon weighs his options
on the open market, the Tigers might well be gaining another option at closer once the Mets make their expected decision to decline the 2010 option ...
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Putz and the Tigers, revisited
beck.mlblogs.com - 12 days ago
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Marcus Thames' Tigers tenure is likely over. The
team removed him from the 40-man roster Friday, the
first step towards making the slugging outfielder a free agent. The move was part of the Tigers' maneuverings to prepare their 40-man roster. Catcher ...
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Tigers part ways with Thames, Treanor
beck.mlblogs.com - 16 days ago
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As the veteran Tigers scribe Jim Hawkins likes
to say, no sense waiting (yes, I recycled that
line from my Twitter account, @beckjason ). Five Tigers -- Adam Everett, Aubrey Huff, Placido Polanco, Fernando Rodney and Jarrod Washburn -- filed for free ...
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Five Tigers file for free agency
