Mark “the Bird” Fidrych passed away yesterday while working on his farm in Massachusetts. I was in utero during his magical 76′ season, and frankly have no memories of his 5 seasons with the Tigers. I do know he made a huge mark in Detroit, and left a big impression with my family and friends [...]
Posts Tagged ‘detroit tigers’
Bird (detroit tigers)
Posted in Honoring Past Tigers, tagged billy rouech, detroit tigers, in utero, mark fidrych, michael rouech, mike rouech, rolling stone, wojo on April 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Pre season anxiety (detroit tigers)
Posted in Latest News, tagged anxiety disorder, billy rouech, detroit tigers, dettigers, dontrell willis, gary sheffield, highway to heaven, michael landon, mike rouech, nate robertson, rick procello, ryan perry, sabermetrics, scott baio on March 31, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Lots of strange news coming out of Lakeland as we make final preps for the 2009 season. Sitting just 1 home run shy of 500, the Tigers cut Gary Sheffield this morning. No time for sentimentality here. This news comes on the heels of sending Dontrell Willis and Joel Zumaya to the DL. Defying all laws of medicine, the Tigers [...]
Cautiously Optimistic (detroit tigers)
Posted in Latest News, tagged adam everett, brandon inge, cael iorg, detroit tigers, dettigers, gonzo journalism, hunter thompson, joker marchant stadium, lakeland florida, lyon, michael rouech, mike rouech, renteria, spring training on March 3, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Early March, springtime, a (hopefully) bottoming out economy and Tiger baseball. Cautious optimism seems an appropriate tone to take heading into spring/summer months. Gone is the giddy optimism of years past, blockbuster trades, and multimillion dollar contract extensions.
It’s hard not to draw parallels between last year’s Tigers and our rotten economy. Foolish spending, bad decisions [...]
Zumaya Drama (detroit tigers)
Posted in Latest News, tagged closer, detroit tigers, dettigers, hunter thompson, injuries, joel zumaya, keg stand, michael rouech, mike rouech, spring training on February 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »
As pitchers and catchers report to spring training, word is coming out of Lakeland that Joel Zumaya is feeling good and ready to battle for the closers role.
Nothing too surprising here, since 2006 Joel has had numerous stops and starts in what has become an ongoing effort to recover from multiple injuries. The circumstances surrounding [...]
Least Valuable Tiger Award (detroit tigers)
Posted in Latest News, tagged 2008, billy rouech, brandon inge, detroit free press, detroit news, detroit tigers, dettigers, edgar renteria, fernando rodney, gary sheffield, jim leyland, least valuable player, LVP, lynn henning, mike rouech, nate roberston, sabermetrics on August 21, 2008 | 9 Comments »
After another inspiring performance by Nate Robertson last night, I thought I would open a discussion about awarding a 2008 Tiger LVP. There are plenty of candidates and they each make a strong case. But, there can be only one.
Edgar Renteria
Put aside the fact that we gave up a promising young pitcher in the trade [...]
King Cabby and Grandy (detroit tigers)
Posted in Latest News, tagged billy rouech, cabby, curtis granderson, detroit tigers, dettigers, edgar renteria, grandy, king, miguel cabrera, mike rouech, sabermetrics on August 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Tigers are dragging ass through the dog days of summer, scuffling to an anti climatic ending to the 2008 season. About the only thing interesting now is the late inning carnage delivered by the bullpen, and the new and unusual ways we find to blow late leads (Renteria errors, bullpen meltdowns, etc.).
I know it’s [...]
Lack of accountability (detroit tigers)
Posted in Latest News, tagged attitude, billy rouech, detroit tigers, dettigers, edgar renteria, fernando rodney, jim leyland, lack of accountability, mike rouech, paws, sabermetrics on August 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Jim Leyland has always been a players manager. He sticks up for his guys and I admire him for that.
That said, I feel a lack of accountability has permeated the clubhouse, and much of it rests on Jim Leyland. Since Sunday’s meltdown I’ve been waiting patiently for heads to roll. The fact that Fernando [...]
Losing a little Pudge (detroit tigers)
Posted in Honoring Past Tigers, tagged billy rouech, detroit tigers, dettigers, ivan rodriguez, mike rouech, pudge rodriguez, sabermetrics, white sox, yankees on July 31, 2008 | 11 Comments »
The news came quick and startling yesterday. Much like it did back when we landed him as a free agent in 2004. Pudge was traded to the Yankees and I couldn’t help but feel we closed a chapter in Tiger history.
Fans here have mixed feelings about Rodriguez. He strikes out too much. He no longer [...]
Dumb and Dumber (detroit tigers)
Posted in Latest News, tagged billy rouech, detroit tigers, dettigers, dumb and dumber, fernando rodney, jim leyland, miguel cabrera, mike rouech, my little pony, nate robertson on July 31, 2008 | 3 Comments »
A starting pitcher with an ERA approaching 7? A closer with an ERA nearing 6? Robertson and Rodney are quite the dynamic duo. How can Leyland justify trotting these clowns out there? I suppose you could argue we don’t have much choice. Then again, blowing 6-0 leads, giving up 8 runs in 3 innings, walking [...]
