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 [...]
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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 »
Spring on the Thames (detroit tigers, marcus thames)
Posted in Latest News, tagged alan trammell, athletics, detroit, detroit tigers, dettigers, glass ceiling, hell, illustrate, leyland, lineup, manager, marcus thames, my tiger, randy johnson, sabermetrics, spring, thames, tigers, trammell, who's your tiger, yankees on May 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »
For some reason Marcus Thames never gets any love. I’ve been calling this guy “my Tiger” for 2+ years now. Think about all the big hits he gets. Hell, Thames is averaging 1 home run every 15 at bats on his career, and they almost always seem to come in big spots (late in the game or [...]
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 [...]
