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Tigers place Robertson on 15-day DL | tigers.com: News
Tigers place Robertson on 15-day DL | tigers.com: News
By Jason Beck / MLB.com 06/28/09 1:57 PM ET HOUSTON -- Taiwanese pitcher Fu-Te Ni is getting his shot in the big leagues. Nate Robertson, meanwhile, is facing the likelihood of surgery, albeit a relatively minor one. The Tigers placed Robertson on the 15-day disabled list Sunday morning with a ...
Tigers to Call Up Ni Fu-te
Tigers to Call Up Ni Fu-te
eastwindupchronicle.com — http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=966cDP4trsk Not official yet, but sources indicate that pitcher Ni Fu-te will be called up to the... Detroit Tigers from AAA Toledo early this week. Ni put up sharp numbers for the Mud Hens–he was 3-0 with a ... (more) Tigers to Call Up Ni Fu-te
More about Ni Fu-Te
More about Ni Fu-Te
mackavenuetigers.com — Ni Fu-Te , or Fu-Te Ni , as we call him in America, became the sixth Taiwanese... baseball player called up by a major league team, and the first in Tigers history, when he replaced an injured Nate Robertson on the Tigers’ 25-man roster today.  ... (more) More about Ni Fu-Te
Pieces fitting together for Tigers | detnews.com | The Detroit News
Pieces fitting together for Tigers | detnews.com | The Detroit News
detnews.com — Lynn Henning Pieces fitting together for Tigers Detroit -- A few reasons the Tigers, who came back... to win Thursday, 6-5, over the Chicago Cubs at Comerica Park, are in first place and just might stay there: The guys with the gloves: Wednesday's game ... (more) Pieces fitting together for Tigers | detnews.com | The ...
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Detroit Tigers — ... Apparently it had begun pressing on his ulnar nerve, causing numbness down the line in some of his fingers. "He's had the masses, but it's like someone who has bone chips," [head trainer Kevin] Rand said. "People who have bone chips or bone spurs in their elbow, they don't do anything with them until they become an issue. It's something that had not affected him in any way pitching prior to this. It's starting to affect him with numbness and tingling in his hand." Jason Beck, DetroitTigers.com The only ...

Bunt Singles: Nate’s arm, Jackson’s support and Maggs’ numbers
Detroit Tigers blog — Lefty relief pitcher Nate Robertson’s mass in his elbow is apparently not his first, but it has finally grown to the point where he most likely needs surgery to correct it. “At this point it is hard to put a timetable on it until the surgery is performed because of the proximity to the ulnar nerve,” said Tigers trainer Kevin Rand. “He had tingling and numbness into his ring and little finger.” Every year, seemingly on every club, some pitcher has the bad luck. For whatever reason, when he pitches, his team can’t score runs. Sorry, Edwin Jackson, but you are ...

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