baseballreflections.com - 7/3/2009
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As the All-Star break draws near, many teams around the league are looking for upgrades. Your Motor City Kitties are no exception. The Tigers need for a another bat has been well chronicled, and many names have been tossed around the blogosphere. ...
The Tigers at the trade deadline: Porcello is key
mackavenuetigers.com 7/21/2009 — And now we enter the final 10 days before baseball's trade deadline -- a time full of all-day excitement as teams try to shore up for the stretch run, or find a young player to help them next season. Not that trades cannot occur after the deadline -- it's just a different set of rules and not ...
Trade Talks with MLB Trade Rumors
eyeofthetigers.com 7/16/2009 — With the All-Star break in the rear view mirror and the grueling second half of the MLB season getting underway it is officially time to hone in on the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, and its’ potential impact on the Detroit Tigers and the AL ...
Which Tigers’ contract would you drop?
mackavenuetigers.com 6/23/2009 — This is an interesting thought experiment that I saw posted on MLB Trade Rumor s last night and thought I’d borrow. (It originated from Joel Sherman of the New York Post).
Let’s pretend Major League Baseball wants to give a break to ...
The Five Questions The Detroit Tigers Will Have To Face In 2009
bleacherreport.com 6/17/2009 — The Tigers are 64 games into their 2009 season and are in control of the AL Central, with a slim two game lead over the Minnesota Twins. While Detroit has played good baseball this season, they seem to let the other teams in the division sit in ...
Detroit Tigers’ midseason report
thesportsbank.net 7/15/2009 —
By H. Jose Bosch
Unlike Miss America 2008 — Michigan-native and first pitch thrower outer Kirsten Haglund — the Tigers have managed to be in first place without looking pretty. Granted, it’s like being the one-eyed man in the land of the blind, but I’m not one to complain about first ...
Tigers Exchange: Does Detroit Have What It Takes to Win the Central?
thesportsbank.net 7/13/2009 — Will the Tigers be jumping for joy in September?
By H. Jose Bosch and Dave Boucher
HJB: OK Dave, I’m going to start this exchange with a proposition for you. Toronto Blue Jays G.M. J.P. Ricciardi has made it known he’ll listen to offers for Roy Halladay. What do you think about ...
Hold your breath in the second half
mackavenuetigers.com 7/16/2009 — The first half the season -- 54 percent actually -- has been pretty good to the Tigers, as I've noted. They have the biggest playoff cushion in the American League. They've had some pretty exciting moments. We've seen rookies step up big, and veterans have rebound years. It's all been fun.
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That One Hurt: Royals 4, Tigers 3
blessyouboys.com 7/7/2009 —
Until the Detroit Tigers stop shooting themselves in the foot, it's hard to believe they can win the AL Central division.
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Rethinking the Tigers’ bullpen
mackavenuetigers.com 7/3/2009 — Relief pitchers are unpredictable. Sometimes they’re good. Sometimes they’re bad. Sometimes they’re Chris Osgood .
Year-to-year, you never know what you’re going to get, which makes the job of general manager pretty hard. ...
Tigers Versus Twins: Stat Comparison
detroittigertales.com 7/3/2009 — With the Tigers getting ready for their big three game series versus the Twins, I wanted to take a look at the two teams statistically. You know the Tigers are up by three games in the only statistic that ultimately matters but how did they get ...