Inning One (Part 2 of 10) Don’t forget to read Part One Opening Day in Detroit had been a holiday to the locals since the days of Denny McClain. It was a normal weekday afternoon that the Detroit Tigers turned into a tradition of calling into work, getting drunk before noon, and eating enough brats, [...]
Joe Saunders should not be in the 2012 Detroit Tigers starting rotation. His numbers are a lie. A ruse. A mirage. A farce. You do not want the left hand version of Brad Penny.
Pregame (Part 1 of 10) He saw the brilliant outfield for the first time in nearly a half year, a green canvas on which Leonardo da Vinci splashed his first subjects; small figures in crisp white uniforms with midnight blue trim, the old English D covering their left breasts, a calligraphy heart, a Detroit heart. [...]
We all know ballplayers love their walk up music. Some players have lists that they play throughout the season, others couldn’t care less. Of course, most of this music is in no way shape or form appropriate to the character of the player who chooses it. Brennan Boesch walking out to Eminem? Come on pretty [...]
“I turned the game off when danny ran for santi, they are the same speed at best. Very confused. Ill check the box tomorrow” That tweet seemed innocent enough, but it came at the worst possible time, during Game 1 of the American League Championship Series last October. I’m pretty sure most of you know [...]
It’s kind of strange that I’m spending so much time on Ryan Braun…this is my second post about his positive PED test. But inasmuch as this is a Tigers blog, it is a blog about baseball, and furthermore, it is a blog where we learn and PED’s are as relevant as anything in the game. [...]
I have no idea what this means. Personally I don’t care. The fact that Ryan Braun, the reigning N.L. MVP tested positive for PED’s literally means nothing to me. It’s doesn’t mean anything to you either unless you are one of those high and mighty by the book types and cry that this is a [...]
In a season of positive memories for Detroit, there was one point in June (the 28th and 29th to be exact) that particularly stood out in my mind. Tigers pitching gave up 30 runs over a span of 2 games against the Mets. Rick Porcello, Daniel Schlereth, Phil Coke, Al Alburquerque, and David Purcey were [...]
In return they sent Ryan Perry, the beleaguered right handed arm that, despite serving up the infamous Nelson Cruz grand slam in the 11th hour of the playoffs, I was still pretty bearish on. Perhaps a change of scenery was necessary for both Perry and Tiger fans. Balester, a 25 year old right hander himself, [...]
The morning began with Albert Pujols and CJ Wilson signing with the Angels, and the Rule 5 draft where nothing of importance happened (the Tigers lost Gustavo Nunez to Pittsburgh) Then everyone bolted from the Hilton Anatole faster than Usain. (I can’t take credit, Jason Beck used it in a reply to me on twitter [...]
The irony that is Dallas…where the last time the Winter Meetings were held here Alex Rodriguez signed his bankrupting 10 year $252 million contract with the Texas Rangers and baseball people swore there would never be another contract of that magnitude. There couldn’t be. Well, the Winter Meetings in Dallas happened again and the mammoth [...]
