blessyouboys.com - 16 days ago
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by Paul Sancya - AP
Former Tiger Tom Brookens won't just be coaching alongside Jim Leyland in Spring Training anymore. He'll be the team's first base coach next season.
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freep.com - 19 days ago
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freep.com —
Although the Tigers have an opening at shortstop,
they didn't have an opportunity to deal for J.J....
Hardy, the shortstop whom Milwaukee traded Friday to the Twins for outfielder Carlos Gomez. In an e-mail to the Free Press after the deal was announced, ...
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Tigers not involved in trade talks for SS J.J. Hardy
baseballreflections.com - 13 days ago
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They are not calling it a fire sale
. Let’s get that out of the way first....
Dave Dombrowski has conducted fire sales before, most notably following the 1997 championship season with the Florida Marlins . This, he says, is not a fire sale. The GM meetings don’t usually bring much ...
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Tigers Considering Major Changes
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Brookens returns to the big leagues
The Detroit Tiger Weblog —
... As for whether or not this move signals Tigers are grooming Brookens to become the next Tigers manager, that remains to be seen. I think Leyland has pretty much total control over his coaching hires. I do agree the Tigers have been promoting him through the system with that possibility in mind, but I don’t know that this promotion changes it at all. What it may mean though is that Leyland is trying to position his successor. ...
Bunt Singles: Brookens reaction, Cameron Maybin and J.J. Putz thoughts
Detroit Tigers blog —
... Ian goes with the flow at Bless You Boys, assuming Tom Brookens is going to be the favorite to be the next manager of the Tigers. ...
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DETROIT4LYFE —
... , the Tigers have found a replacement in former infielder Tom Brookens. Most of the Tigers blogosphere is wondering if Brookens will replace Jim Leyland as the Tigers' manager when he retires. If so, Leyland's moustache has definitely found a suitable replacement. ...
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mackavenuetigers.com 17 days ago — Detroit announced today the addition of Double-A Erie manager Tom Brookens to the Tigers' coaching staff.
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Brookens returns to the big leagues
detroittigersweblog.com 16 days ago — The Tigers announced yesterday that Tom Brookens would be the new first base and outfield and base running coach. Brookens is an organizational soldier and it’s nice to see him get the opportunity to don the Old English D again. But it does ...
More on Brookens: It's about people
beck.mlblogs.com 16 days ago — One of the things that Jim Leyland pointed out about his new 1B coach, Tom Brookens, was his ability to relate with people, notably with players. "This guy's baseball knowledge and his people skills are tremendous," Leyland said. I don't think it's a ...
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hardballtimes.com 17 days ago — You probably have to be in your mid-30s and had to have lived in Michigan in the mid-80s in order to care about this .
Anybody know what John Wockenfuss is up to? Read more great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times .
Bunt Singles: Brookens reaction, Cameron Maybin and J.J. Putz thoughts
mackavenuetigers.com 16 days ago —
Ian goes with the flow at Bless You Boys , assuming Tom Brookens is going to be the favorite to be the next manager of the Tigers.
Over at Detroit Tigers Weblog, Billfer isn't so sure, and he wonders if it matters whether or not a career infielder will now be coaching outfielders . ...
Detroit Tigers need to think about the future
thesportsbank.net 15 days ago —
By H. Jose Bosch
Detroit, who for the last few seasons has been among the ranks of the highest payroll teams in baseball, may not be at the top following this off season. With news breaking that the Tigers are looking to trade All-star Edwin Jackson, it appears the economy is finally ...
Tigers Shopping Edwin Jackson?
mlbtraderumors.com 15 days ago — Fox Sports' Jon Paul Morosi and Ken Rosenthal are reporting that Detroit general manager Dave Dombrowski is at least listening to (and possibly making) offers involving right-hander Edwin Jackson . Though Jackson is coming off of a breakout season ...
Lyon files for free agency —
Major League Baseball News 16 days ago
Brandon Lyon became the final member of the Tigers' free-agent eligibles to file Monday, formally placing the late-inning reliever on the market as Detroit tries to sort out its bullpen situation for next season.
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