Posted December 1, 2009 by John Parent under under
2009-10 Hot Stove,
Roster RumblingsAccording to MLB.com’s Jason Beck (via twitter), the Tigers have extended salary arbitration offers to free agent pitchers Fernando Rodney and Brandon Lyon. The two players both qualify as type-B free agents, so if either or both turn down the offers and sign elsewhere, the Tigers would recieve a compensatory draft choice. The players have [...]
Tags: Adam Everett, Brandon Lyon, Fernando Rodney, Placido Polanco
Posted October 6, 2009 by John Parent under under
2009 Season,
Roster MovesThe names are familiar, ones we have all cheered (and probably jeered) for most of the season. Some will be easy to forget, some we will never forget, but the cold truth of baseball is that player and coaches move on. If the Tigers cannot extend their season, we could be seeing the last of [...]
Tags: Adam Everett, Aubrey Huff, Brandon Lyon, Fernando Rodney, Jarrod Washburn, Lloyd McClendon, Placido Polanco, Tigers
Posted September 30, 2009 by John Parent under under
2009 SeasonMinnesota 3, Detroit 2 (10 inn.) (box)
Minnesota 5, Detroit 6 (box)
Magic Number 4
By this point, I’m sure most of you have read several game recaps covering these two ball games. Seeing as how I attended game one, and made it home in about the third inning of game two, I decided to skip the usual [...]
Tags: 1984, Alan Trammell, Curtis Granderson, Denard Span, Fernando Rodney, Gene Lamont, Greektown, J. Ellet Lambie, Jack Morris, Jason Kubel, Justin Verlander, Sparky Anderson, Tigers, Twins, Valerie
Posted September 22, 2009 by John Parent under under
2009 SeasonThe job is a simple one for the Detroit Tigers as they embark on the final two weeks of the season: Finish what you started.
The Tigers began their journey some five-and-a-half months ago. Amidst the cries from the pundits and talking heads that said this team could not, would not compete with the likes of [...]
Tags: Brandon Inge, Edwin Jackson, Fernando Rodney, Magglio Ordonez, Nate Robertson, Rick Porcello, Tigers
Posted September 14, 2009 by John Parent under under
2009 Season,
Roster MovesToronto 2, Detroit 7 (box)
Magic Number 15
Rick Porcello and Ricky Romero had squared off once before. They both made their major league debuts against each other in Toronto back in April. The second meeting went much better for Detroit prized right hander.
Porcello (13-8) went six strong innings, allowing two runs on just four hits. Romero [...]
Tags: Brent Dlugach, Eddie Bonine, Fernando Rodney, Jim Leyland, Magglio Ordonez, Nate Robertson