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Along Came Polly -- Tigers Take Two of Three from Twinkies
Along Came Polly -- Tigers Take Two of Three from Twinkies
Just two weeks ago Placido Polanco was hitting .260 en route to one of his worst seasons in terms of BA since he was with the Cardinals (1999) when his hat size was a modest 7 3/8. Thanks to three hits on Sunday afternoon , including a huge RBI-single in the 8th inning, and a 10-game hitting ...
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Coming from behind
The Detroit Tiger Weblog — I spent the last 4 days enjoying Up North Michigan, specifically the Petoskey area. I haven’t really seen Alex Avila do his thing yet, and I missed another Carl Pavano gem. I tried to keep up the best I could but I know I’m lagging behind so I’ll at least try and tie the score today. Alex Avila Speaking of Alex Avila, the kid had a mighty fine debut. After 2 games people are ready for him to have the starting job, relegate Gerald Laird to the bench, and make statue plans. I’m thrilled with his debut and I do think that Avila is the catcher of the future, but let’s not jump to too many conclusions after 2 games – except for the conclusion that Avila’s place in the ...

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Josh Q. Public — ... Today’s top links from the wide wonderful world of sports and beyond: Patrick Kane Loses His Damn Mind  (TSN) Brett The Hitman Hart  (Paneech) LeBron Channels His Inner Paul Pierce  (NESW Sports) Filmdom’s Best Obscure Townie Jocks  (HHR) Mark Reynolds Is No Albert Pujols  (Major League Jerk) Placido Polanco Is More Than Just A Pretty Glove  (Detroit 4 Lyfe) Donate Your Preseason NFL Tickets  (Intentional Foul) Sports ...

Dropping Links: Tuesday, August 11, 2009
tonyblogs.net - Sports news, humor, videos and prognostications. — ... Baby" Davis with two-year deal |SI.com| BLOGS A look at the wrestling career of Bret "The Hitman" Hart |Paneech.com| The ten worst moments of the last six years of Raiders football |Just Blog Baby| The Bulls have a pretty tough schedule this season |Not Qualified to Comment| Remember when the Royals and Mariners wore future uniforms? |Outside the Box Score| The Placido Polanco photoshop makes this an amazing read |Detroit4lyfe| Video of the fake punt from Sunday's Hall of Fame game | ...

SPORTS PIC OF THE DAY
The World of Isaac — Great photoshop from Detroit4Lyfe. Although it would have been nice to have a pic or twelve of Jennifer Aniston in a bikini... ...

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