mackavenuetigers.com - 8/10/2009
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Tigers 8, Twins 7 ( box ) Record: 59-51 (first place)
Placido Polanco had three hits, and it took a nice defensive play from Twins second baseman Alexi Casilla from having a fourth, but the final one may have been most important.
A single to right field broke apart a 6-6 tie and moved the ...
Thoughts about the trade deadline, 24 hours later
mackavenuetigers.com 8/1/2009 — Sometimes you have to get away from it. Sometimes you have to sleep on it. Fortunately, I didn't have an editor standing next to me demanding my instant feedback on the Tigers' trade deadline and could run off to the woods and forget all about baseball for a couple of hours. Well, it's been ...
Tigers Survive Another Rocky Start By Washburn
tigerblog.net 8/10/2009 — The Tigers bounced back from Saturday’s beat down to edge out another tight on yesterday afternoon. Even better, the Tigers came back from a 3-0 deficit with their big inning being a four run fourth inning. The Twins never let go though and Michael Cuddyer’s second home run of the ...
Tigers Come Out On Top In Ugly Game
tigerblog.net 8/8/2009 — This game looked pretty brutal from the box score. I was at a wedding so I didn’t get to see it but the Tigers and Twins combined for 18 runs, 30 hits, nineteen strikeouts and three errors. The Tigers came out on top mostly because of a six run first inning that was capped off [...]
Tigers Extend Lead With Second Straight Win Over Angels
tigerblog.net 8/26/2009 — Despite all of the Tigers’ troubles on the road, even if they lose this afternoon, they’ll have a 3-3 split in their west coast trip against Oakland and Angels. They did it with another nice win last night. Jarrod Washburn made one mistake (three run home run) that put the Tigers ...
Do Your Homework Detroit!
foulpole2foulpole.com 8/12/2009 — Jarrod Washburn has looked far from impressive in his first two starts with the Tigers since they acquired him on the July 31st trade deadline. In his two starts with Detroit, Washburn has given up a combined 11 earned runs in 11 1/3 innings pitched, ouch.
Placido Polanco Drives In Four In Tigers Win
tigerblog.net 7/8/2009 — The Tigers snapped their three game winning streak last night in a game that saw Justin Verlander struggle at times but still, he struck out eleven guys. He loaded up the bases in the second and David DeJesus cleared them with a double and while that lead was shortlived, it wasn’t until ...
August and everything after: now it's a pennant race
mackavenuetigers.com 8/4/2009 — It's no secret, August has not been kind to the Tigers in the past.
For most of this decade, bad teams, bad injuries, bad luck and bad baseball have crushed runs at .500 and division titles alike during the penultimate month of the regular season.
That 10-game lead Aug. 7, 2006? But a ...
Tigers acquire Washburn from Mariners | tigers.com: News
detroit.tigers.mlb.com 7/31/2009 — By Jason Beck / MLB.com 07/31/09 1:33 PM ET CLEVELAND -- For the third time in four years, the Tigers have pulled off a trade around the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline. This time, they filled their need for starting pitching with a veteran ...
Tigers acquire Washburn from Mariners | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 7/31/2009 — By Jason Beck / MLB.com 07/31/09 1:33 PM ET CLEVELAND -- For the third time in four years, the Tigers have pulled off a trade around the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline. This time, they filled their need for starting pitching with a veteran ...
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Bleacher Report - MLB 8/10/2009
I live right at the middle point between New York City and Boston. There are Red Sox and Yankees fans to beat the band. People out here love their baseball and they are absolutely certain that their team is the greatest and that all other opinions ...