Posted October 29, 2009 by John Parent under under
2009 Playoffs,
2009-10 Hot StoveNot much going on in the Tigersphere these days as we have to wait much longer than usual to start the Hot Stove season. That makes for a shorter offseason, though, so no complaints from me. Less time without actual baseball games makes for a better year. Here are a few things I have found interesting in [...]
Tags: Cliff Lee, Eric Hinske, Indians, Manny Acta, Mark Shapiro, Pedro Martinez, Phillies, Tigers, Yankees
Posted October 27, 2009 by John Parent under under
2009-10 Hot Stove,
Roster RumblingsAroldis Chapman dazzled viewers of the most recent World Baseball Classic with his smooth left handed delivery and his sizzling 100 MPH fastball. The Cuban defector is now shopping his services to the clubs of the Major Leagues.
It was expected that the usual suspects would be involved, and they are. The Yankees hosted Chapman during [...]
Tags: Aroldis Chapman, Tigers
Posted October 22, 2009 by John Parent under under
2009 Season,
Season AwardsThe Baseball Bloggers Alliance has announced the winners of three major awards following the 2009 season. The last remaining award is the most valuable player in each league.
Although Tigers Tracks was not able to cast an official ballot in the first three polls, I will be submitting my MVP vote for the American League. Much [...]
Tags: BBA, Ben Zobrist, Bobby Abreu, Derek Jeter, Joe Mauer, Kendry Morales, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Teixeira, Marlon Byrd, Micheal Cuddyer, Miguel Cabrera
Posted October 21, 2009 by John Parent under under
HistorySince the 1931 season, the Detroit Tigers uniforms have featured numbers assigned to each player. Our “By The Numbers” series takes a look at the best, or sometimes just the most interesting, player to wear each number. We have reached number 8 in our series, if you would like to catch up on the first [...]
Tags: Billy Martin, Deivi Cruz, Gates Brown, Gerald Laird, Mark Fidrych, Mickey Stanley, Ray Boone, Ron LeFlore
Posted October 19, 2009 by John Parent under under
2009-10 Hot Stove,
Roster RumblingsThere is a lot of talk about whether or not Detroit should try to bring Placido Polanco back for another season at second base. Regardless of what they decide to do, and I’ll bet that Polly is playing elsewhere in 2010, the best area for potential upgrade is at shortstop.
When Adam Everett was signed to [...]
Tags: Adam Everett, Erick Aybar, Felipe Lopez, Jerry Hairston Jr, Maicer Izturis, Marco Scutaro, Milton Bradley, Rafael Fucal, Ryan Theriot, Scott Sizemore