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As part of the lineup changes promised by Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland, Gary Sheffield will move to left field -- at Sheffield's request.
Sheffield takes the spot of Jacque Jones, who was designated for assignment.
"I'm a better baseball player than I am a DH, " Sheffield said prior to Monday night's game against the Boston Red Sox.
Sheffield said he never got comfortable in the ...
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Tigers Release Jacque Jones
mlbtraderumors.com 5/5/2008 — According to Jon Paul Morosi of the Detroit Free Press , the Tigers released outfielder Jacque Jones today. More in a bit.
Detroit Tigers Freak Out!
blog.baseballdigestdaily.com 5/5/2008 — Well not really, but they did drop Jacque Jones. And if we are to believe Jim Leyland's claim that the club is about to make 'drastic' changes, we should expect more.
With Jones out, does Inge now have a role?
mysportsrumors.com 5/6/2008 — The Detroit Tigers decided to designate left fielder Jacque Jones for assignment, effectively ending his time with the team, even with the $3 million still owed to him this season. To replace Jones on the roster, minor league outfielder Matt Joyce was called up from AAA-Toledo. According to manager, Jim Leyland, Joyce will spend time in both left and right. So where does, undefined position
Starting Lineups, May 7
beloblog.com 5/7/2008 — It's raining right now, but the storm is expected to move through in time for the Sox to play the Tigers as scheduled, though there may be a delay at the start.
So, if the game is played, here are the starting lineups.
RED SOX
Ellsbury cf ...
It’s A Wild, Wild, Wild, Wild, Wild, Wild, Wild, Wild World In Detroit, But Sox Prevail, 6-3 —
I was trying to think of a title for this post and I kept coming back to Stanley Kramer’s 1963 classic comedy caper: Its a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.
Well, to capture the madness of last night’s game at Comerica Park, I needed to use the word ‘Wild’ eight times in my caption — one for each of the walks issued by Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka during the ...
Dilemma —
The Victoria Times
The Tigers, losing and paying a lot of money to do so, have cut St. Louis native and rapper Nelly former Twin Jacques Jones loose. I don't want to say anything, but after Chris Duncan's performance with the Cardinals, they could use a better glove in the outfield. Besides, it would be good for Nelly to return home Jones to play in the National League Central again.
Thoughts on Jones and the lineup shuffle —
The Detroit Tiger Weblog
Isn’t it something that we waited and waited to get the anticipated lineup together. First Granderson was injured, and then Sheffield and Polanco. And then everyone was set to come back and Carlos Guillen missed a couple games. Finally, on April 25th the 1000 run lineup took the field. And 8 days later on May 8th it’s been altered because it just wasn’t working. In that 8 ...
Tigers Cut Jones —
Eli's MLB Rumors
The Tigers only gave Jacque Jones twenty-four games to prove he could hit, but he got off to a slow start. Jones is a career .278 hitter and has the potential to hit 20 homeruns, but will likely fall somewhere between 10-15 this season. Jones is in the final year of his three year, sixteen million dollar deal, so the Tigers probably don't want him in their minors. They will probably look to ...
Tigers DFA OF Jones; puchase contract of OF Joyce —
The Transaction Guy
Following a sweep at the hands of the Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland promised that his lineup would look different in the coming days. Leyland’s words rang true today, as the Tigers designated outfielder Jacque Jones for assignment .
Jones, 33, was acquired from the Chicago Cubs in the offseason in exchange for infielder Omar Infante. Jones batted just ...
Jacque Jones designated for assignment —
Lone Star Ball
The Tigers have designated Jacque Jones for assignment.
He's been terrible this year. The Tiggers have called up Matt Joyce to replace him, although I'm not sure if this is supposed to be a long-term solution or not. Marcus Thames is Jones' platoon partner, and Thames has been pretty bad this season, as well.
It makes me wonder if the Tigers might not be interested in ...
Detroit Cuts Jacque Jones —
MLB FLEECE FACTOR: Providing MLB rumors and deciding who gets FLEECED.
John Paul Morosi of The Detroit Free Press reports that the Tigers have cut outfielder Jacque Jones. And for good reason. Jones hit just .165 in 24 games as the team’s left-fielder. He’ll be replaced on the roster by Matt Joyce, who hit .299 with five home runs and 21 RBIs at Triple-A Toledo.
In a curious move, however, Gary Sheffield will start in left field today and Morosi ...
Au Revoir, Jacque Jones —
Bless You Boys
That's two punching bags down now, Tigers fans. First, Jason Grilli was sent to Colorado last week . Today, Jacque Jones was told his services would no longer be required by the Detroit Tigers. Jim Leyland promised changes (though initially made it sound as if no one would be losing his job), and this is certainly one I think Tiger Town will support wholeheartedly. ...
To go over the changes —
Beck's Blog
Jacque Jones designated for assignment. Matt Joyce called up from Toledo and is in RF. Sheffield is batting sixth and playing in LF, the latter per his request. Carlos Guillen will hit third. Magglio is still batting cleanup, but is DHing again today and will probably do that part-time while splitting time in RF. Got all that? OK, here's the lineup: Granderson, CF Polanco, 2B Guillen, 3B ...
Jacque Jones DFA’d —
Detroit Tigers blog
Yup, that’s a pretty drastic start.
Danny Knobler is reporting that the Tigers designated for assignment Jacque Jones and recalled OF Matt Joyce from AAA Toledo.
Jones, as anyone who watched the Tigers knows, wasn’t cutting it. He was a left handed batter. That’s about all you can say about him. His arm was inconsistent in left field. He did show a lot of effort, running ...
The scapegoating begins: Jacque Jones DFA'ed —
The Wayne Fontes Experience - A Detroit Lions Blog
The first of Jim Leyland's "drastic" moves has been announced. The Tigers have essentially called their acquisition of Jacque Jones an EPIC FAIL , as Jones was designated for assignment this afternoon. In lieu of a picture of Jones, I thought this was more fitting... As per Mlive's Danny Knobler, this says it all about the short lived Jacque Jones era... Jones had just one hit in his ...
Jacque Jones designated for assignment —
Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog
Jim Leyland hinted at some "drastic" changes for the upcoming series versus the Red Sox and the first change has already happened. Jacque Jones has been designated for assignment and Matt Joyce has been recalled from Toledo. Jones had been batting .165 with four extra base hits in 79 at bats this year. They have ten days to either trade or release Jones with a trade being highly unlikely.
One Of Those Nights —
[ The Daily Fungo – Detroit Tigers Baseball: Yesterday and Today ]
Livan Hernandez had command of his pitches and the Tigers on this night. Magglio Ordonez hit a long home run in the second, and the team loaded the based with nobody out in the same inning, but then Ivan Rodriguez hit a short fly ball to right on which Miguel Cabrera did not attempt to score from third base. Jacque Jones then hit into an inning ending double play. Hernandez was able to hold ...
This Day in Baseball History: May 1st —
In 1884, in an American Association game against the Louisville Eclipse, Toledo Blue Stockings’ catcher Moses Fleetwood Walker became first black to play in the major leagues.
In 1901, Herm McFarland of the White Sox hit the first grand slam in American League history in a game against the Detroit Tigers.
In 1920, at the Polo Grounds, Babe Ruth hit his 50th career home run which ...
Tigers start shakeup, cut OF Jones (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News
Jacque Jones was cut Monday by the Detroit Tigers, who had promised a lineup shakeup going into a homestand against the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. Detroit designated Jones for assignment and has 10 days to trade the outfielder, put him on ...
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