detroit.tigers.mlb.com - 11 days ago
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DETROIT - The Detroit Tigers today announced the club has named Tom Brookens the team's first base, outfield and baserunning coach. Brookens spent the past five seasons as a manager at the minor league level in the Tigers organization, compiling a 310-262 record with Single A ...
nypost.com - 9 days ago
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CHICAGO -- In a cost-cutting frame of mind,
the Tigers have let teams now that Curtis Granderson
could be had for the right package, an NL executive told The Post. Granderson would be attractive to many teams, with the Yankees near the top of the ...
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Yankees could deal for Tigers' Granderson
beck.mlblogs.com - 14 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
nypost.com - 9 days ago
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nypost.com —
CHICAGO -- In a cost-cutting frame of mind,
the Tigers have let teams now that Curtis Granderson
could be had for the right package, an NL executive told The Post. Granderson would be attractive to many teams, with the Yankees near the top of the ...
(more)
Yankees could trade for Tigers' Granderson
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Tom Brookens joins Tigers' coaching staff
Detroit Tigers blog —
Detroit announced today the addition of Double-A Erie manager Tom Brookens to the Tigers' coaching staff.
Or another way to put it is: manager Jim Leyland's possible successor has been called up to the big leagues to a bit of experience.
It's not that Brookens is the only one who could take over after Leyland is gone -- his contract runs through 2011 by the way. It's possible Arizona bench coach Kirk Gibson could be in the mix in the future. He wants to manage in the MLB, for sure. It's always possible, though unlikely, Cubs bench coach Alan Trammell could have a second go-around. Or it could be someone from outside the ...
Tom Brookens Named Tigers First Base Coach
Bless You Boys —
... Brookens, who played for the Tigers from 1979 to 1988, is Jim Leyland's new first base coach, the team announced Monday. He will also coach outfielders and baserunning, duties previously overseen by Brookens' predecessor, Andy Van Slyke. ...
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detroittigersweblog.com 11 days ago — The Tigers announced yesterday that Tom Brookens would be the new first base and outfield and base running coach. Brookens is an organizational soldier and it’s nice to see him get the opportunity to don the Old English D again. But it does ...
Tom Brookens Named Tigers First Base Coach
blessyouboys.com 11 days ago —
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by Paul Sancya - AP
Former Tiger Tom Brookens won't just be coaching alongside Jim Leyland in Spring Training anymore. He'll be the team's first base ...
Tom Brookens joins Tigers' coaching staff
mackavenuetigers.com 11 days ago — Detroit announced today the addition of Double-A Erie manager Tom Brookens to the Tigers' coaching staff.
Or another way to put it is: manager Jim Leyland 's possible successor has been called up to the big leagues to a bit of experience.
It's not that Brookens is the only one who could ...
More on Brookens: It's about people
beck.mlblogs.com 11 days ago — 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 ...
Bunt Singles: Brookens reaction, Cameron Maybin and J.J. Putz thoughts
mackavenuetigers.com 11 days ago —
Ian goes with the flow at Bless You Boys , assuming Tom Brookens is going to be the favorite to be the next manager of the Tigers.
Over at Detroit Tigers Weblog, Billfer isn't so sure, and he wonders if it matters whether or not a career infielder will now be coaching outfielders . ...
Tom Brookens Sighting
hardballtimes.com 11 days ago — You probably have to be in your mid-30s and had to have lived in Michigan in the mid-80s in order to care about this .
Anybody know what John Wockenfuss is up to? Read more great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times .
Detroit Tigers need to think about the future
thesportsbank.net 9 days ago —
By H. Jose Bosch
Detroit, who for the last few seasons has been among the ranks of the highest payroll teams in baseball, may not be at the top following this off season. With news breaking that the Tigers are looking to trade All-star Edwin Jackson, it appears the economy is finally ...
Tigers Considering Major Changes
baseballreflections.com 8 days ago — They are not calling it a fire sale . Let’s get that out of the way first. Dave Dombrowski has conducted fire sales before, most notably following the 1997 championship season with the Florida Marlins . This, he says, is not a fire sale.
The GM meetings don’t usually bring much ...
