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 »
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 [...]
Grading Tigers at the break (detroit tigers)
Posted in Latest News, tagged billy rouech, detroit tigers, dettigers, grades, mike rouech, report card, sabermetrics on July 14, 2008 | 10 Comments »
The Free Press recently ran an article grading Tiger players on their first half performances. It was laughably hometown biased and soft on the players. Here’s a more fair and balanced report.
Pudge Rodriguez, C
His batting average is up from last year, but the power numbers are non-existent. He still calls a solid game and his defense [...]
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 [...]
Honoring Tiger great Cecil Fielder (detroit tigers)
Posted in Honoring Past Tigers, tagged billy rouech, cecil fielder, detroit tigers, dettigers, ernie harwell, home runs, mike rouech, sabermetrics on June 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My all time favorite Tiger remains Cecil Fielder. He was a giant during an otherwise dismal period in Tiger history. My best Tiger memory is working with my pops in the garage during a late summer/early fall evening and listening to the last game of the 1990 season. Cecil needed 1 home run to get to 50 [...]
Tigers rolling down the left coast (detroit tigers)
Posted in Latest News, tagged aquilino lopez, billy rouech, detroit tigers, dettigers, dontrell willis, freddy garcia, mike rouech, sabermetrics on June 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Like a crazed hippie jam band, the Tigers are tearing up California. They are pounding the hell out of the senior circuit, taking 5-6 in a recent stretch and heading to San Diego for 3 more. We can smell the .500 mark for the first time in months. Most of the issues from the early [...]
