Ryan Trade the Latest Blow to Tigers Fans

Last night, the Chicago Bulls held a 35 point lead with eight minutes to go in the third quarter, but couldn’t hold off the Kings.  In 1992, the Houston Oilers lead the Buffalo Bills 35-3 in the third, only to lose the playoff game(That one still hurts).  And in 2009, the Tigers blew a three [...]

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Cleaning Up: Lyon, Scotty Pods, DFAs

The trade became official yesterday around 4:30 pm.  Unfortunately, that was just as I was leaving work, so I didn’t catch the presser.  I’ll be spending the majority of my morning today reading up on it.  If I find anything of note, I will point you to it.
As we noted at the time, the trade [...]

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What Happens Next

Now that the Big Deal is all but official, the Tigers are going to be faced with a slew of questions as to what their next course of action will be.  There is an impending roster crunch as two player will have to be removed from the 40-man to get under the limit.  The Tigers [...]

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Roster Shakeup Continues

After last night’s debacle against the Orioles, the Tigers announced that catcher Dusty Ryan and outfielder Wilkin Ramirez were optioned to Toledo.  To replace them , the Tigers brought RHP Chris Lambert and catcher Alex Avila to the big league club.
 
My gut reaction to these moves is that I don’t like them, not one bit.
 
I’m [...]

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Marcus Thames Key to Tigers’ Success

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 [...]

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