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 [...]
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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 »
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 [...]
Light at the end of tunnel (detroit tigers)
Posted in Latest News, tagged detroit tigers, tigers, sabermetrics, detroit, sheffield, curse, chet lemon, faith, fans, damned, health, yankees, red sox, hunter thompson, fear and loathing, dettigers on May 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Big win for the Tigers last night. Yes, we blew a big lead and the starting pitching and bullpen looked rough. But a win is a win, and yes, there may be a light at the end of the tunnel. After this weekend, we will be finished with both the Red Sox and the Yankees [...]
We could use a little Chet (detroit tigers, chet lemon)
Posted in Honoring Past Tigers, tagged detroit tigers, sabermetrics, garrett morris, chet lemon, liberace, hunter thompson, fear and loathing, dettigers on May 7, 2008 | 5 Comments »
What’s wrong with the 2008 Tigers? It’s clear something is missing, and I’ve been struggling to put my finger on it. Starting pitching? Of course, but almost every team could use a couple extra good arms. Bullpen? If you look at the numbers, they’ve actually been doing quite well. Home run power? RBIs? Walks? We [...]
