detnews.com - 6/26/2009
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Lynn Henning Pieces fitting together for Tigers Detroit -- A few reasons the Tigers, who came back to win Thursday, 6-5, over the Chicago Cubs at Comerica Park, are in first place and just might stay there: The guys with the gloves: Wednesday's game explains how critical defense has ...
detroit4lyfe.com - 6/28/2009
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detroit4lyfe.com —
People point to the 4 and 5 spots
in the rotation, bullpen, and/or hitting as concerns with...
the Detroit Tigers. The biggest concern might be with what's been most successful for the Tigers.
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An Unexpected Concern with the Detroit Tigers
thefriendlyblogfines.com - 6/25/2009
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thefriendlyblogfines.com —
As we have all watched all season, this
Cubs offense has really struggled to put runs on...
the board this year. More than anything though they have struggled to get any sort of hit with runners in scoring position. It seemed to me watching the games ...
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Some Truly Amazing Cubs Stats
notqualifiedtocomment.com - 6/25/2009
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notqualifiedtocomment.com —
Everyone knows the Cubs offense has been mostly
dormant this season. Although bullpen problems have been a...
big issue, the Cubs need to be able to score runs to even put the bullpen in a position to blow the game. What has seemingly ailed the Cubs much of the season is something Bob Brenly ...
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Why Bad Statistics About The Cubs Offense May Actually ...
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... From Lynn Henning's column in today's Detroit News
Bunt Singles: Clete’s clubbing, and the Tigers’ clobbering
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... Great quote today in Lynn Henning’s column in the Detroit News, from Marcus Thames on what Tigers manager Jim Leyland told the team before the final game of the Cubs’ series. (Via ...
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chicagocubsonline.com 6/23/2009 — Game Sixty-Seven: Cubs (34-32) vs. Tigers (38-31)
Game Time - 6:05pm C.T.
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Location - Comerica Park, Detroit
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How cool is Ramon Santiago? He will throw you out from his knees, with shades on.
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Tigers 6, Cubs 5 —
NYT > Baseball 6/25/2009
DETROIT (AP) -- Magglio Ordonez ended a career-long, 40-game drought without a home run by connecting for the go-ahead shot, leading the Detroit Tigers over the Chicago Cubs 6-5 Thursday for their seventh straight victory.
Debating Magglio Ordonez —
Bleacher Report - MLB 6/26/2009
I’m not going to argue the Tigers should release Magglio Ordonez . I’m not going to argue they shouldn’t. But sometimes when reading forums or comments, here or elsewhere, I think an incomplete picture of the player is painted, so ...
