Junkballing: Booing, Injuries, Waivers and Minors
The Detroit Tiger Weblog —
... And speaking of injuries, Marcus Thames is expected back in a day or two, as is Carlos Guillen who is dealing with a pinched nerve in his back. And Freddy Dolsi was optioned out to Toledo to make room for Todd Jones who is back. Though his role hasn’t been decided. Dolsi will likely be back when rosters expand. ...
This new lineup isn’t a temporary thing
The Detroit Tiger Weblog —
... The last 2 games have featured Magglio Ordonez hitting 3rd and Miguel Cabrera hitting clean-up. That’s going to last awhile, like into next season. ...
Bunt Singles: Aug. 15
Detroit Tigers blog —
... I don’t know, because it wouldn’t have made any sense to add him. In other interesting news from that same link, the Mariners are nuts and overplaying their hand like mad. Not only did they want a player off the Twins’ 25 man roster, they wanted the Twins to pay the remaining $13M on Jarrod Washburn’s contract. Seriously. HUH? Why’d the Mariners even put Ibanez on waivers? Do they think any team would actually agree to such insane terms?
Magglio Ordonez will bat third and Miguel Cabrera fourth this year and (probably) next ...
Game 122: Orioles (58-62) at Tigers (59-62)
Bless You Boys —
... With their newly shuffled lineup, the Tigers welcome another below-.500 team to Comerica Park for a three-game weekend series. Detroit's post-All-Star break schedule got off to a disappointing start when they split a four-game series with the Orioles, and that probably should've given us an indication about how the rest of this season might go. ...
