mackavenuetigers.com - 6/5/2009
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For The Daily Fungo’s podcast today, Mike McClary spoke with the Detroit News’ Tigers beat writer/analyst Lynn Henning about this confounding team we call the Detroit Tigers. Somehow, this team is in first place by 2-1/2 games, despite all of its efforts the past two weeks not to ...
joshqpublic.com - 6/3/2009
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joshqpublic.com —
( ESPN 7PM ET ) And that my
friends is what is going to happen to the...
Tigers tonight. Get your popcorn ready! Peace out homies! Six Two and Even!
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Game Of The Night: Red Sox v. Tigers
blessyouboys.com - 6/5/2009
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blessyouboys.com —
More photos » by Duane Burleson - AP
Take a good look at this picture of Dontrelle...
Willis in a Detroit Tigers uniform, because it could be one of the last times ...
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D-Train Disaster: Red Sox 6, Tigers 3
baseballreflections.com - 6/6/2009
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baseballreflections.com —
Every season is a different season, however there
are trends in baseball. So today we’ll take a...
look at the career split stats for the current group of Detroit Tigers for the month of June and see at least on some level, what we might expect. Let’s start with the hitters. As you ...
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Detroit Tigers June Splits
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Gordon Beckham Is Obviously A Lousy Baseball Player
The 35th Street Review —
... Yes, okay, the Tigers just took a thorough and serious beatdown from the Boston Red Sox. This would normally be encouraging were it not for the fact the Red Sox are currently the second-best team in the sport’s most dominant division, a division so solid its fourth-place team (Tampa Bay, 28) has as many wins as the Central’s first (Detroit). Couple that with the woodshedding the last-in-the-American-League-they-probably-thank-God-for-the-Nationals A’s just handed the Sox, and suddenly the day just grew a little darker. ...
Random Thoughts
The Spot Starters —
... Over at Mack Avenue Tigers, Kurt thinks it’s time to punt on Dontrelle Willis. Again, pretty hard to disagree. Things gone about as badly as they possibly could. ...
Friday’s Bloops and Blasts
The Detroit Tiger Weblog —
... Here is a look at Edwin Jackson’s Success Through Pitchf/x. It’s one of those posts that I’ve been wanting to do. It looks like the slider has more down action this year than last. (h/t Bless You Boys)
The folks at It’s Just Sports just relaunched their blog, and I was honored to be part of the Better Know a Blogger feature this week.
The Tigers recent struggles have people wanting change. Kurt takes a rational look some of the options the Tigers may have
And from the Good News ...
BYOBYB: Open Therapy/Venting Thread
Bless You Boys —
... and speculation as to what can be done. And there are a lot of changes that could - and probably will - soon be made. So maybe we can talk about that stuff in the few hours before the next game is played and we can get on to enjoying some Tigers baseball again this evening. ...
D-Train’s Last Stop?
The Spot Starters —
... . Last year it was a bit more acceptable to watch him try and figure things out because the Tigers were stuck below .500. However, this club has a shot at the postseason and it just doesn’t make a lick of sense to keep someone of his skill set on the club. ...
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Clearing up some roster confusion
detroittigersweblog.com 6/5/2009 — T he Tigers have some roster decisions looming with the imminent return of Jeremy Bonderman and Marcus Thames. In both cases there aren’t clear cut performance based decisions on who gets sent down so things like options come into play. There ...
What I Would Do
spotstarters.com 6/18/2009 — There has been a bit of chatter about the Tigers lately in the media following Mike Ilitch ’s statement that he is ready to spend some money. The Tigers current payroll is right around $115M. Last year it was near the $140M mark, so they have ...
Tigers' Dontrelle Willis struggles in loss to Pirates
mlive.com 6/15/2009 — AP PhotoTigers pitcher Dontrelle Willis stands on the mound after issuing a bases-loaded walk for the second time in the first inning. PITTSBURGH -- The Detroit Tigers are in first place, and probably can't afford to go much longer with...
Follow-up question: Is D-Train back sooner than we think?
mackavenuetigers.com 5/7/2009 — Interesting “tweet” by Tigers marketing director @RonWade regarding Dontrelle Willis :
D-Train is back! Follow @official_tigers for the official announcement.
Does that mean Willis won’t be pitching another rehab start in ...
Willis' Latest Flop Reaffirms First-Place Tigers Full Of Concerns
bleacherreport.com 6/15/2009 — Following his removal from Sunday’s 6-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, pitcher Dontrelle Willis sprinted towards the dugout, punching his glove before reaching the first step. With his control, it should be considered a surprise that Willis ...
Discussion: What Should The Tigers Do?
mlbtraderumors.com 6/17/2009 — With Carlos Guillen's season in jeopardy due to a disclosed shoulder injury, and the AL Central very much up for grabs, Rob Neyer wonders if the Tigers will now be motivated to trade for an impact hitter. Neyer notes Detroit's left field ranks 13th ...
Game 37: The re-emergence of D-Train
mackavenuetigers.com 5/20/2009 — Tigers 4, Rangers 0 ( box )
Record: 21-16 (first place)
OK, that one was just plain fun! I think it’s safe to say even Dontrelle Willis’ most ardent supporters couldn’t have seen that one coming. D-Train made his 2009 debut in ...
Time to Say Goodbye to Dontrelle Willis
passion4baseball.blogspot.com 6/15/2009 — Dontrelle Willis caught the interest of baseball fans when he burst onto the scene as a Florida Marlin. His high leg kick, his obvious enthusiasm and fun when playing baseball, his smile, his cap slightly askew all led to finding a new hero to root for. It also helped his cause that he could hit ...
Red Sox sweep Tigers —
L.A. Times - Baseball News 6/5/2009
Jason Bay homers and Tim Wakefield beats Detroit again.
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Boston 6, at Detroit 3: Jason Bay's bases-loaded double keyed a six-run third inning and the Red Sox completed a ...
