Game 132: Tigers at Royals
detroittigersweblog.com 8/29/2007 — PREGAME : The Tigers, after taking 3 of 4 from the Yankees, head to Kauffman Stadium to take on the 4th place Royals. The Tigers looking to build on the momentum of their first series sweep in eons will send out a line up that features both Timo ...

MLB Gameday Takes Hardline Stance On Timo Perez’s At Bat
futonreport.net 8/29/2007 — Let’s set aside, for a moment, that Jim Leyland decided to try batting Timo Perez third, meaning that any runners who reached base before him were essentially stranded (five in all, going 0-for-4 with runners on base, capping off a night in ...

Don't expect Tigers to make a trade
mlive.com 8/29/2007 — There's a hole in the middle of the batting order, with Gary Sheffield on the disabled list. There's a hole in the starting rotation, with Jair Jurrjens on the DL and Kenny Rogers not yet ready to return. But if you're looking for the Detroit Tigers to add a top hitter or a legitimate starting pitcher from outside the organization this week, don't get your hopes up. "Those are probably ...

SI.com - Writers - Tom Verducci: Vlad was the one who got away from Yanks - Wednesday August 29, 2007 12:41PM
sportsillustrated.cnn.com 8/29/2007 — With the Yankees' recent bump in the road on their trip through Anaheim, and the Angels' continued success against them, it reminded me of something I've been puzzled about since the 2003 offseason: Why did the Yankees pursue Gary Sheffield instead of ...

Acta goes the hard way - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
sports.yahoo.com 8/29/2007 — By Tim Brown , Yahoo! Sports August 28, 2007 LOS ANGELES Manny Acta sat in his office at RFK Stadium, measuring the trauma of three straight losses to the Detroit Tigers and the 32 runs his Washington Nationals had given up in them. In his first ...