sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 4/7/2008
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The Detroit Tigers wanted to evoke memories -- of 1968 and 1984, not 2003.
They added Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis during the offseason and boosted their payroll to $138.7 million, second only to the New York Yankees. And what did that get them?
An 0-6 start, the worst since they dropped their first nine games in 2003 en route to an AL-record 119 losses, that left the last-place ...
Did Dave Dombrowski Keep His Receipt?
sports.aol.com 4/7/2008 — We heard about it all off-season, with the acquisition of both Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis this winter, the AL Central automatically became the Tigers division to lose. Everybody, including myself, looked past the possible problems in the ...
Is It Time for the Tigers to Panic?
sports.aol.com 4/7/2008 — That's the question posed by this kinda weird Detroit Free Press wrap today . After a sweep by the Royals and yesterday's loss to the White Sox, the Tigers are 0-4; naturally, people in Detroit are starting to freak out a little bit. But let's answer ...
Roto Chronicles: American League – April 6
seamheads.com 4/7/2008 — Review of the American League fantasy market as of April 6. It’s official, we’ve heard those wonderful words, “Play Ball,” and now finally fantasy baseball players can begin battling it out over the next six months. Put all of the talk and hype aside from the off-season, we will now begin to see which players will break out and who will bust. It may only be the first week of the season, ...
Blogging Game 7 (Yanks vs. Rays)
nydailynews.com 4/7/2008 — 4:37 p.m.: Joe Girardi just met the press and had a few interesting things to say. Let’s get right to it.
Jorge Posada is not playing so he can catch Phil Hughes in tomorrow afternoon’s game in KC. Giambi is out of the lineup because ...
Knee pain keeps Floyd out of lineup —
Major League Baseball News 4/7/2008
Cliff Floyd was a late scratch from the Rays' starting lineup for Monday night's series finale with the Yankees due to right knee soreness. Floyd was scheduled to be the designated hitter and hit fifth in the lineup behind Carlos Pena. Jonny Gomes ...
Two Players Choice Awards for A-Rod —
Major League Baseball News 4/7/2008
Alex Rodriguez received two of the Major League Baseball Players Association's Players Choice Awards before Monday's game against the Rays, earning honors as the 2007 Player of the Year and the American League Outstanding Player. Yankees teammates and ...