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Predicting 2009. (Part 2).
Predicting 2009. (Part 2).
On to part 2. This was fairly simple, just over/under for a few key/random stats. Jusin Verlander - 4.00 ERA Under : 80% (20 votes) Over: 20% (5 votes) My Vote: Under While Verlander struggled mightily in 2008, I think he is just too talented to have another poor year. I don't ...
Kurt’s Reflections on the Tigers Off Season
Kurt’s Reflections on the Tigers Off Season
baseballreflections.com — With the difficult economic situation in Detroit, we (recognize) that people will turn to our team for... three hours of daily relief from the stress of everyday life. The Detroit Tigers have filled that role through World Wars, depressions and riots. With the bedrock industry of the city ... (more) Kurt’s Reflections on the Tigers Off Season
Predicting 2009. (Part 1).
Predicting 2009. (Part 1).
trumbullandmichigan.com — A few weeks ago I sent out an email to different MLB bloggers that I read and/or... respect. Not all of them were Tiger's bloggers, in fact over half were not. I wanted to get a well-rounded idea of what is going on in our minds. In all, I heard back ... (more) Predicting 2009. (Part 1).
Tigers Pitchers, 1955-2008
Tigers Pitchers, 1955-2008
hardballtimes.com — Finishing up where last week left off, the second half of Detroit's history of good but rarely... great starting pitchers. Click the title to read more. Order the Hardball Times 2009 Season Preview today ! (more) Tigers Pitchers, 1955-2008
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The Rays Party Live 2/11/09
The Rays Party — The Rays Party was mentioned again in the Detroit Tigers blog Trumbull and Michigan in part 2 of their predicitions for 2009, today was predicting the numbers of certain Tiger players. A quote from me was an answer to the question to how many wins is pitcher Armando Galarraga going to get this year, under/over 12 wins: ...

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Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog — ... part series at Trumble and Michigan where Sean Heyboer compiled the pre-season predictions of 25 bloggers. Now, on my stuff. In case, you have not seen them yet, FanGraphs has a set of ...

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The Rays Party — ... is a general survey about the Tigers and the rest of the Majors. Part two is more about the Tigers and includes a quote from us about Armando Galarraga. ...

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