baseballmusings.com - 10/13/2009
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Jim Leyland complained that the Tigers are taking strikes and swinging at balls . This is a problem Dombrowski’s been trying to address for a few years:
“We had a meeting a couple of years ago on some of these topics with our hitting people, and we’re going to do that again ...
How Do Jim Leyland’s Teams Finish?
dailyfungo.com 10/5/2009 — The icy-cold fact is this: if the Tigers surrender the division lead — one they’ve held in some fashion since May 14 — on the last day of the season, it will be a one-of-a-kind collapse: a three-game cushion with four to play.
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In the Trenches - System Failure or Sphinctered Heads?
burntorangenation.com 10/12/2009 —
After reading over 100 comments in PB's postgame react and completely reactionary articles such as this one , the fanbase is screaming for an explanation about why Texas rushed for 46 yards on 25 carries while Toledo rushed for over 300. Our very own dimecoverage, in response to a comment in ...
Leyland blames umpire Marsh
myespn.go.com 10/12/2009 — From some AP notes today: Jim Leyland didn't mince words yesterday after the Detroit Tigers finished an historic collapse - the first team holdin...
In Defense Of: Jim Leyland
blog.mlive.com 10/8/2009 — Jim Leyland is unorthodox and sometimes makes poor strategic decisions, but he's still one of the best managers in baseball.
Thoughts on GM Dave Dombrowski's meeting with the press
mackavenuetigers.com 10/8/2009 — Tigers CEO/president/GM Dave Dombrowski spent about an hour talking to the media today. Obviously, the issues with Miguel Cabrera took the forefront of that conversation, but I really feel like there's nothing new to add to the topic, other than to say Dombrowski felt assured by Cabrera and his ...
First-guessing Jim Leyland
myespn.go.com 10/3/2009 — At this writing, the Tigers have been smashed by the White Sox and the Twins are thoroughly smashing the Royals. In the midst of all this, Mack Avenue...