Posted September 17, 2009 by John Parent under under
2009 SeasonKansas City 9, Detroit 2 (box)
Magic Number 13
Edwin Jackson didn’t have it today as the Royals dropped five runs on him over his five innings of work. Jackson (12-7) allowed a two run double to Alberto Callaspo in the first inning and a three-run bomb to Miguel Olivo in the third.
Zack Greinke had it on cruise control [...]
Tags: Alberto Callaspo, Armando Galarraga, Edwin Jackson, Miguel Cabrera, Royals, Tigers, Zack Greinke
Posted September 3, 2009 by John Parent under under
2009 Season,
Roster MovesIt’s a little late in the season to be toying with your staring rotation, especially if you are a team fighting for October. The Tigers were not necessarily looking for another starter, but they have stumbled upon one. His name is familiar, and if your memory allows you to reach back a few years, so [...]
Tags: Armando Galarraga, Jarrod Washburn, Nate Robertson
Posted August 26, 2009 by John Parent under under
2009 Season,
Roster MovesMLB.com’s Jason Beck is reporting that the Tigers have optioned RHP Armando Galarraga to AAA Toledo. It is expected that Galarraga will spend 10 days with the Mud Hens, the minimum assignment for players on optional assignment. He could be recalled earlier only to replace an injured player.
The move is designed to get Galarraga back [...]
Tags: Armando Galarraga, Nate Robertson
Posted August 17, 2009 by John Parent under under
2009 SeasonSaturday: Kansas City 3, Detroit 10 (box)
Sunday: Kansas City 3, Detroit 2 (10 innings) (box)
I like to sleep in on Sundays, so I didn’t get around to doing a recap for Saturday night’s game until just about time for the first pitch on Sunday. For that reason, I decided to post both recaps at the same [...]
Tags: Alex Avila, Armando Galarraga, Carlos Guillen, Edwin Jackson, Magglio Ordonez, Marcus Thames, Miguel Cabrera, Royals, Ryan Raburn, Tigers
Posted August 7, 2009 by John Parent under under
2009 SeasonMinnesota 8, Detroit 10 (box)
I was all ready to write this great recap about a fun night for Tigers baseball. The offense was good, the pitching was at least better than the Twins pitching. There was some squandering, but still a good win, blah, blah, blah. But Fernando Rodney always manages to harsh my mellow. [...]
Tags: Alex Avila, Armando Galarraga, Curtis Granderson, Fernando Rodney, Jim Leyland, Miguel Cabrera, Placido Polanco