In this ninth episode of BTN, I was a little surprised by just how few significant players ever wore No. 9 for Detroit. If you haven’t seen the list so far, click the By the Numbers tab at the top of this page, where you will find links to the profiles of each player 1-8.
Trying [...]
Tags: BTN, Carlos Guillen, Damion Easley, Dave Dombrowski, Jim Leyland, Pete Fox, Rich Aurilia
Detroit 6, Cleveland 5 (box)
Magic Number 8
Carlos Guillen has officially gotten hot, and the Tigers rode his bat to a series sweep of the Indians last night.
Justin Verlander worked seven innings to earn his 17th win, and run his record to 4-0 against Cleveland this season. Verlander (17-9) struck out 11 while allowing seven hits [...]
Tags: Bobby Seay, Carlos Guillen, Eric Wedge, Indians, Justin Verlander, Micheal Brantley, Tigers
Detroit 11, Cleveland 3 (box)
Magic Number 9
The big boys in Detroit’s lineup showed up in a big way last night as the Tigers won their third straight game. Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in three and Carlos Guillen a four RBI night, including a pair of home runs.
Rick Porcello pitched well enough, though he wasn’t [...]
Tags: Carlos Guillen, Clete Thomas, Curtis Granderson, Indians, Jeremy Bonderman, Miguel Cabrera, Tigers
Detroit 2, Minnesota 6 (box)
Magic Number 13
When Don Kelly couldn’t find a fly ball off the bat of Orlando Cabrera in the eighth inning of Saturday’s Tigers/Twins showdown, the luck appeared to run out on the Tigers. For seven and a half innings, Detroit had battled the Twins, battled their arch-nemesis Carl Pavano, and battled [...]
Tags: Carlos Guillen, Justin Verlander, Metrodome, Placido Polanco, Tigers, Twins
Detroit (78-68) at Minnesota (74-72)
Season Series: Twins lead 7-4
At Metrodome: Twins lead 5-1
As the Tigers get set to battle the Twins this weekend in Minnesota, I thought it would be a good time to take a deeper look at the Twins and the possible challenges the present. Former AL MVP Justin Morneau has been lost [...]
Tags: Aubrey Huff, Brian Duensing, Carl Pavano, Carlos Guillen, Curtis Granderson, Denard Span, Joe Mauer, Justin Verlander, Magglio Ordonez, Marcus Thames, Mike Redmond, Nate Robertson, Nick Punto, Rick Porcello, Scott Baker, Tigers, Twins