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NATIONAL REACTION: 'Tigers are now an official baseball superpower'
December 6, 2007 Scott Miller; CBS Sportsline But so far, the Tigers, who didn't even begin discussing this trade with Florida until Tuesday morning, have strengthened themselves more this winter than anybody else in the AL Central. For entire article, click here Jason Stark; ESPN So this will be one tough, relentless lineup, packed with smart, experienced hitters who don't do much swinging ...
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NATIONAL REACTION: ‘Tigers are now an official baseball superpower’
kcudah sports — ... Rodriguez, c. Or Leyland can just pull the names out of a hat. Does it really matter? For entire article, click here Jeff Passan; Yahoo Sports Only a handful of GMs would consider trading a player of Maybin’s caliber, though Dombrowski is hardly your paint-by-numbers executive. In four years, he has turned the Tigers from a 119-loss laugh track to a perennial World Series contender, and this move only strengthens their cause. For entire article, click here source: freep.com

Detroit Tigers Superpowers
Hugging Harold Reynolds — My hand tremors have finally stopped from the excitement of the blockbuster trade between the Tigers and Marlins. Granted, it was aided by a sharp stink-eye glance from Lady Dunbar while I was checking Blackberry and text messages during parenting class. Nonetheless, now that the trade is official, the term that is being thrown out describing the Tigers is "superpower" as seen here ...

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Jim Leyland says Dontrelle Willis is key to blockbuster dealBoston.com -- Baseball News 12/6/2007
Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland is looking forward to adding Miguel Cabrera to his lineup but said the measure of the success of the blockbuster deal with the Florida Marlins would be pitcher Dontrelle Willis.
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The Marlins were at the center of attention at the Winter Meetings after dealing Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis for six high-upside Tigers prospects. The team will now examine its third-base options, with the Phillies' Wes Helms a potential target.
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Andrew Miller has no hard feelings about how everything happened, he said. He's simply looking forward to a new opportunity, one that's almost the complete opposite of what he faced in Detroit.
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