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 [...]
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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 »
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 [...]
Nicknaming Tigers (detroit tigers)
Posted in Latest News, tagged billy rouech, carlos guillen, clete thomas, craig monroe, curtis granderson, detroit tigers, dettigers, ivan pudge rodriguez, joel zumaya, marcus thames, miguel cabrera, mike holliman, mike rouech, nate robertson, placido polanco, sabermetrics, todd jones on July 2, 2008 | 12 Comments »
Playing against Craig “shocks and struts” Monroe got me thinking, we need better nicknames for the current Tigers. This year’s team is ripe with possibilities. Utility infielder Mike “hot lips” Holliman. Curtis “grandslamerson” Granderson. Clete “slack jawed yokel” Thomas. Marcus “spring on the” Thames. Todd “roller coaster” Jones.
A few that could still use a bit of [...]
