thesportsbank.net - 7/15/2009
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By H. Jose Bosch
Unlike Miss America 2008 — Michigan-native and first pitch thrower outer Kirsten Haglund — the Tigers have managed to be in first place without looking pretty. Granted, it’s like being the one-eyed man in the land of the blind, but I’m not one to complain about first ...
Hold your breath in the second half
mackavenuetigers.com 7/16/2009 — The first half the season -- 54 percent actually -- has been pretty good to the Tigers, as I've noted. They have the biggest playoff cushion in the American League. They've had some pretty exciting moments. We've seen rookies step up big, and veterans have rebound years. It's all been fun.
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The Tigers at the trade deadline: Porcello is key
mackavenuetigers.com 7/21/2009 — And now we enter the final 10 days before baseball's trade deadline -- a time full of all-day excitement as teams try to shore up for the stretch run, or find a young player to help them next season. Not that trades cannot occur after the deadline -- it's just a different set of rules and not ...
First-place Tigers: There's room for improvement
mlive.com 7/13/2009 — AP PhotoDetroit's Brandon Inge, right, is congratulated by teammate Gerald Laird after homering in the fourth inning. DETROIT -- When it comes to what it means to be in first place in the American League Central Division at the All-Star...
Thirty Teams in Three+ Days, Detroit Tigers
baseballmusings.com 7/16/2009 — The All-Star break affords the opportunity to look back at the first half to see what went right and wrong for the thirty MLB teams. The Detroit Tigers are up next, and here is the pre-season post on the AL Central .
Detroit Tigers through the All-Star break, 2009
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Should the Tigers do something about Lloyd McClendon?
mackavenuetigers.com 7/31/2009 — You see the question on the forums. You see the debate -- if you can even call it a debate -- raging in the comments section of Tigers' blogs and web sites. Do the Tigers have to do something about Tigers batting coach Lloyd McClendon ?
After all, someone must be to blame for the downfall of ...
White Sox series on tap
mackavenuetigers.com 7/24/2009 — Normally I don't do a series preview. And hey, why start now? Because this is a pretty big series and some roster moves are likely going to happen this week, so it's worth looking at it a bit closer before it all happens.
The Tigers are tied for the division lead for the first time since May ...
AN Chat with Bless You Boys
athleticsnation.com 6/29/2009 —
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by David J. Phillip - AP
about 23 hours ago:
Detroit Tigers' Brandon Inge (15) hits a game-winning two-run home run as Houston Astros ...
Ranking the Tigers' trade needs heading into the deadline
mackavenuetigers.com 7/28/2009 — The (traditional) trade deadline is Friday. The Tigers are a flawed team, no doubt. They need a lot, no doubt. And yet, it's possible -- not likely, but possible -- they could win the Central Division without a move. Detroit certainly isn't the only division contender that's got work to do.
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links for 2009-07-16
detroittigersweblog.com 7/17/2009 —
Jack Morris=Jamie Moyer
Different pitchers to be sure, but their career numbers are remarkably similar.
Five issues the Tigers face in the second half | detnews.com | The Detroit News
Check out point 4. It seems as if Henning is ...
All-Star Break Odds and Ends —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/14/2009
Perhaps after last night's doughnut by Brandon Inge at the Home Run Derby, he was thinking that Armando Galarraga would have been the better call to lay them in there to him.
Bullpen catcher Scott Pickens was his pick and Pickens did his ...
Detroit Tigers Mid-Season Report Card —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/15/2009
I think we’re a little bit past mid-season. The Tigers have played out a bit more than half of their schedule, but over here at Spot Starters, we define “mid-season” as the All Star Break.
Jay and I hand out some grades here ...
