Posted October 14, 2009 by John Parent under under
2009 Season,
2009-10 Hot StoveTwitter is a wonderful thing, isn’t it? Upon opening up my browser this morning I saw a tweet from Greg Eno who directed his followers to an article on Mlive.com where Bill Simonson absolutely raked Jim Leyland over the coals. Simonson called for accountability and questioned why Leyland is so revered.
Recently, on this very site, there [...]
Tags: Alex Avila, Alfredo Figaro, Clete Thomas, Dave Dombrowski, Gerald Laird, Jim Leyland
Posted September 27, 2009 by John Parent under under
2009 SeasonDetroit 12, Chicago 5 (box)
Magic Number 7
Nate Robertson was not very effective last night. Before you may have known the game had started, Robertson allowed a hit, an error on a wild pick-off attempt, and another single to give the White Sox and early 1-0 lead. The Sox added another on an Alex Rios homer [...]
Tags: Alfredo Figaro, Curtis Granderson, Freddy Garcia, Miguel Cabrera, Nate Robertson, Scott Linebrink, Tigers, White Sox
Posted June 22, 2009 by John Parent under under Uncategorized
Thanks to another outstanding pitching performance from Justin Verlander and a long home run from Brandon Inge, the Detroit Tigers completed a three game sweep of the formerly hot Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday to kick off their current six game home stand, and knock the Brewers off the top of the NL Central standings.
Verlander, facing [...]
Tags: AL Central, Alfredo Figaro, Brandon Inge, Dane Sardinha, Indians, Jim Leyland, Marcus Thames, Rick Porcello, Royals, Ryan Perry, Twins, Verlander, White Sox
Posted June 20, 2009 by John Parent under under Uncategorized
Marcus Thames is “country strong”. He showed that Friday night, clubbing two big flies, propelling the Tigers to a 10-4 rain-shortened victory over Milwaukee.
After Armando Galarraga yielded a three-run bomb to Prince Fielder in the first, it was Thames who responded with a two-run shot off Braden Looper in the bottom of the inning to [...]
Tags: Alfredo Figaro, Dane Sardinha, Dusty Ryan, Gerald Laird, Jim Leyland, Magglio Ordonez, Marcus Thames, Miguel Cabrera
Posted June 19, 2009 by John Parent under under Uncategorized
Magglio Ordonez may be nearing the end of the line in Detroit. The former batting champion has lost his starting job, at least for now.
Prior to last night’s game in St. Louis, a 6-3 Tigers victory, manager Jim Leyland announced that Maggs would not play, but did not elaborate on low long his benching would [...]
Tags: Alfredo Figaro, Clete Thomas, Dane Sardinha, Dontrelle Willis, Dusty Ryan, Magglio Ordonez, Ryan Raburn