freep.com - 26 days ago
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With its huge power alleys, Comerica Park would seem to be built for doubles. But its tenants, the Tigers, finished last in the American League in doubles this season. Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski calls this "the most surprising statistic" produced by the '09 Tigers. Stranger still: ...
mackavenuetigers.com - 27 days ago
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mackavenuetigers.com —
With Placido Polanco set to become a free
agent as soon as the World Series ends, Scott
Sizemore is presumed to be the Tigers' second baseman in waiting. Some Tigers fans -- not this one -- are feeling a bit nervous at this point, because he has no days of major league experience under his ...
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What can the Tigers do about second base?
tigerstracks.com - 10/22/2009
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tigerstracks.com —
There is a lot of talk about whether
or not Detroit should try to bring Placido Polanco
back for another season at second base. Regardless of what they decide to do, and I’ll bet that Polly is playing elsewhere in 2010, the best area for ...
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Tigers Need Upgrade at Short
detroittigertales.com - 25 days ago
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detroittigertales.com —
Yesterday, I covered the Tigers offense by position.
Today, I'll run down the defense using the Ultimate
Zone Rating (UZR) statistic. Ultimate Zone Rating tells us how many runs a fielder saved/cost his team above/below the MLB average player at his ...
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Tigers Defense by Position
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Comerica is not doubles friendly
The Detroit Tiger Weblog —
... John Lowe wrote about the Tigers lack of doubles as an indictment of the offense. I can’t really argue that point as the Tigers ranked 30th in MLB with only 245 doubles. That isn’t good at all. ...
Bunt Singles: Sizemore's ankle update, Juan Pierre and 2010 projections
Detroit Tigers blog —
... . Dombrowski was surprised the Tigers didn't have more. But should they? By the park factors he showed, it is not. ...
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Comerica is not doubles friendly
detroittigersweblog.com 25 days ago — Why is it that people keep insisting that Comerica Park is a great park for doubles? Is it the large centerfield? The huge-mongous gaps between the outfielders? I just don’t know but it just ain’t true but now even the general manager is saying it. ...
A Look Ahead at the 2010 Detroit Tigers Schedule
fanhuddle.com 10/22/2009 — A Major League Baseball schedule is always going to have it’s ups and it’s downs. It will have it’s long road trips and it’s homestands that should amount to many victories.
The Detroit Tigers complete 2010 schedule was ...
Your 2009 Detroit Tigers: Magglio Ordoñez
blessyouboys.com 10/22/2009 — [ Editor's Note: Promoted from the FanPosts. John Kmiecik will be doing this throughout the offseason. You can read his work at 2100 Woodward .]
Magglio Ordoñez takes a swing May 29th at Baltimore (via Keith Allison)
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Your 2009 Detroit Tigers: Carlos Guillen
blessyouboys.com 25 days ago —
Carlos Guillen signs a ball while on rehab in Lakeland, Florida (via Lakeland Local )
Carlos Guillen has given us something we haven't had yet this offseason: a distraction from game 163 and a story for everyone to write about and ...
The Tigers’ collapse should come as no surprise
thesportsbank.net 10/5/2009 —
Today I have a splitting headache and I’m not sure if it’s because I might have swine flu or because the Tigers epically failed to seal the division championship over the weekend.
To be honest, I’d rather have the swine flu.
The Tigers 5-3 win yesterday afternoon, a win that forced a ...
Tigers Considering Major Changes
baseballreflections.com 9 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 ...
Detroit Suffers Through Tigers Loss, These Ads
walkoffwalk.com 9/30/2009 — Whew! Wasn't that an exciting way to waste spend three hours at work ? I think so. The Twins topped the Tigers, 3-2, in 10 innings, moving Minnesota to only a game back of Detroit in the standings.
If things weren't bad enough for Tigers fans, ...
The End
tigerblog.net 10/7/2009 — “Now his failure is complete”
Darth Vader in Return of the Jedi
So ends the Tigers season. It was a heck of a game tonight and one that probably would have been more fun if not for the emotional investment. When the dust settled, the Tigers sat as the losers and now their season is ...
Do the Right Thing, Detroit Tigers: Honor Sparky Anderson
blessyouboys.com 9/28/2009 — Tom Gage already covered this in Friday's Detroit News , and I'm glad he did, because one of the city's veteran baseball writers should be taking the Detroit Tigers and their ownership to task for failing to do the right thing.
But I intended to ...
Selig wants day game in World Series (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 26 days ago
Bud Selig wants a throwback game in the World Series -- one in daylight. The sun hasn't shone on baseball's biggest stage since 1984, when Detroit beat the San Diego Padres in Game 5 at Tiger Stadium to win the World Series. There was a single ...
