Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
More photos » by Charles Rex Arbogast - AP Will Adam Everett be the Detroit Tigers' shortstop again next season? Or might the market take him out of their price range? Browse more photos » At the end of his latest blog entry for the Detroit News , Tom Gage wonders if the Tigers ' payroll for 2010 will allow them to re-sign shortstop Adam Everett : One more thing: No, I'm not even sure the...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Next up in our Offseason Outlook series, the Tigers. Their likely commitments for 2010: C - Gerald Laird - $2.8MM+ C - Alex Avila - $400K 1B - Miguel Cabrera - $20MM 2B - Scott Sizemore - $400K SS - Ramon Santiago - $825K+ 3B - Brandon Inge - $6.6MM IF - Brent Dlugach - $400K LF - Carlos Guillen - $13MM CF - Curtis Granderson - $5.5MM RF - Magglio Ordonez - $18MM OF - Ryan Raburn - $410K OF - Clete...
Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Rick Porcello (14-9, 4.04) vs. Scott Baker (15-9, 4.36), 5:07 p.m. EST Writing this in the regular GameThread format doesn't quite feel right, does it? After all, this is hardly just another game on the schedule. But the number "163" is a pretty big indicator. The regular season just could not contain this AL Central race. And so, just when you thought the Tigers were out of the Metrodome,...
Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Welcome to BtB's pre-game analysis of the playoff game between the Minnesota Twinkies and the the Detroit Tiggers (sorry, the Royals fan in me is still bitter both teams just beat us out for a playoff chance). This postseason, BtB plans on having a gameday thread for each game along with some advanced analysis. I will be putting up umpire, lineup and defensive analysis. Lineups TIGERS (86-76) 1. Curtis...
Seamheads (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
So things are not going quite the way we expected them to for the AL Central race. Most Tigers fans would have loved to seen this race sewn up weeks ago; but alas, this is not the case. We hold a 2 game lead over the Evil Empire (Twinkies) for the AL Central Crown with 3 games left in the season. Hopes are high in the Motor City - but fear is too. A few questions were posed to me earlier today and...
Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
More photos » by Duane Burleson - AP Magglio Ordonez and Ramon Santiago combined for five RBIs in the Tigers' 7-2 win over the Twins Wednesday night. Surely, that's what they're talking about in this photo. Browse more photos » It's so close. So very close. Tiger Town is leaning on the dugout rail in anticipation, ready to jump over it and take the field. And if the Detroit Tigers win one...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
WHAT HAPPENED: Left-hander Fu-Te Ni was warming up in the Tigers' bullpen in the first inning. Minnesota had scored twice and had the bases loaded with one out against rookie right-hander Eddie Bonine, who got an inning-ending double play. Then the Tigers scored four in the second on a two-run double by Brandon Inge and a two-run single by Ramon Santiago. Magglio Ordoñez ripped...
From the CoPa (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
Another big game, another big win for the Tigers. The 2009 Tigers, exactly the opposite of the 2008 version. Eddie Bonine, the September call-up, the 4 option for a starter behind Jarrod Washburn, Armando Galarraga, and Nate Robertson, had himself another great game on the mound for the Tigers tonight. His 3rd start in September (4th of the year 9th of his career) was the magic one, as Bonine picked...
Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
Ladies and gentleman of Tiger Town, this is the most runs your beloved baseball team has scored against Carl "Cy" Pavano this season. In five previous starts against Detroit, he's never allowed more than two runs. How do you like them apples? Or the steaks Brandon Inge and Ramon Santiago drove in? Tigers 4, Twins 2 as we move to the third inning.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
Magglio Ordoñez, near right with Ramon Santiago, hit a three-run double and the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 7-2 on Wednesday night to move closer to the AL Central title. Detroit can clinch its first division title since 1987 by beating Minnesota...
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Sorry for the late and abbreviated post. Work got in the way. TWINS (81-74) 1. Denard Span , CF 2. Orlando Cabrera , SS 3. Joe Mauer , C 4. Jason Kubel , RF 5. Michael Cuddyer , 1B 6. Delmon Young , LF 7. Jose Morales , DH 8. Matt Tolbert , 3B 9. Nick Punto , 2B Starting pitcher: RH Nick Blackburn (11-11, 4.18 ERA) TIGERS (83-72) 1. Curtis Granderson , CF 2. Placido Polanco , 2B 3. Clete Thomas , RF...
Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
Eddie Bonine (0-0, 5.96) vs. Jake Peavy (7-6, 4.05), 8:11 p.m. EST After finishing off a sweep in Cleveland, the Tigers take on the White Sox for the next three games. Rather than play spoilers in the AL Central race, the White Sox have been enablers, getting swept by the Twins in at the Metrodome, and allowing Minnesota to keep pace in the division. Will they be as generous to the Tigers? Ozzie Guillen...
Let's Go Tribe (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
by Tony Dejak - AP The Indians are just two defeats from tying the team record losing streak. View full size photo uploaded September 24, 2009 Lineups: INDIANS (61-90): LF Michael Brantley, 2B Jamey Carroll , RF Shin-Soo Choo, DH Travis Hafner, 3B Jhonny Peralta , SS Luis Valbuena, CF Trevor Crowe, 1B Andy Marte , C Wyatt Toregas . RHP Carlos Carrasco (0-2, 9.64). TIGERS (81-70): CF Curtis Granderson,...
Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
Robinson Tejeda (2-1, 3.21) vs. Jarrod Washburn (9-8, 3.60), 7:05 p.m. EST According to our buddy Sam Mellinger , the Royals are in the midst of " the most disappointing season in franchise history ." But part of that season was laying a three-game smackdown on the Tigers last week in Kansas City. Can the Tigers get some payback this week in Detroit? Robinson Tejeda was outstanding against...
Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
Armando Galarraga (6-10, 5.05) vs. James Shields (9-10, 3.86), 7:08 p.m. EST The Tigers repeated Sunday's pitching duel between Justin Verlander and Jeff Niemann with another low-scoring match-up last night. The Rays would surely love to replay Monday's 11-run outburst for James Shields . But they won't have Jarrod Washburn to knock around this time. Shields hardly pitched a gem last Monday against...
Videos