mlive.com - 7/3/2009
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MINNEAPOLIS -- The Detroit Tigers are going to be in first place on the Fourth of July, but will they reside atop the standings at season's end? Let's look at the top five reasons why the Tigers have been...
twins-territory.com - 7/3/2009
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twins-territory.com —
After surviving a tumultuous June schedule that consisted
of two long roadtrips and 19 of a total...
27 games on the road, the Twins have finally returned to their comfort zone in Minneapolis. For the next ten days, the Twins will remain indoors and continue the countdown of games until outdoor ...
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Homestand Highlights: Tigers, Yankees, and Sox
sbnation.com - 7/3/2009
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sbnation.com —
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Lucas French Bless You Boys Lucas French Detroit Tigers...
#53 - Pitcher Born: 1985/09/13 Age: 23 Height: 6-4 Weight: 220 Place of birth: Salina, KS Bats/Throws: L / L Seasons: 0 Drafted by: the Detroit Tigers ...
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baseballreflections.com - 7/3/2009
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baseballreflections.com —
Image by mwlguide via Flickr As the All-Star
break draws near, many teams around the league are...
looking for upgrades. Your Motor City Kitties are no exception. The Tigers need for a another bat has been well chronicled, and many names have been tossed around the blogosphere. ...
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Tigers Still looking for Bats
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Odds And Ends: Blue Jays, Cotts, Indians
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... for MLB.com. Texas just keeps churning out quality players; this week it's Julio Borbon.
Cubs reliever Neal Cotts underwent Tommy John surgery, according to the Sports Network, via the Miami Herald.
Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times says the Mariners and Angels have a serious advantage over the Rangers when it comes to making deadline deals now that the Rangers are borrowing money from MLB.
Steve Kornacki of MLive provides five reasons why the Tigers may not make the playoffs and five reasons ...
Bunt Singles: Maggs’ last stand, huge series?
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... Haren to the Diamondbacks. The kid had more than a strikeout per inning in the minors. He’s not starting off as fast as some rookie pitchers, but he’s probably going to turn out fine. And Dallas Braden has been Oakland’s stud all season and has held a lot of good offenses down. So it’s not like the Tigers lost to some scrubs.
Steve Kornacki of Booth Newspapers explores whether the Tigers can remain in first place. (MLive)
J. Ellet has a few trade suggestions for Dave Dombrowski. Right now, I’d be happy ...
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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...
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mackavenuetigers.com 7/15/2009 — If I was cruel, I'd link you to a few choice preseason predictions, most of which said something about the lines of, "I don't know who will win the Central, but I do know who will finish last: Detroit."
Watching "experts" look like idiots (again) isn't the only reason this has been a fun ...
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baseballreflections.com 6/18/2009 — With just about six weeks remaining until the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline the Detroit Tigers find themselves in first place in the AL Central, albeit with some gaping holes in their roster. Through ineffectiveness or injury the Tigers are struggling to fill the bottom two spots in the ...
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 ...
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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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blessyouboys.com 7/13/2009 — [ Editor's Note: Promoted from the FanPosts, for the sake of discussion. I'm sure a lot of you would like to chime in on this. ]
Because it's NEVER too early to speculate and produce rumors. I thought this would be a sort of fun game we ...
