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
According to Steve Kornacki of MLive.com, the Tigers have whittled their search to replace the ousted Andy Van Slyke on the 2010 coaching staff down to three.
Mike Rojas, Gene Roof, and Tom Brookens are the apparent finalists for the job which was vacated when Van Slyke was not offered a contract for next season. MLB.com’s [...]
Tags: Andy Van Slyke, Gene Roof, Jim Leyland, Mike Rojas, Tom Brookens
Twitter 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
Detroit 5, Minnesota 6 (box)
Final Record 86-77 (second place)
Devestation. That’s what I felt last night as the Twins celebrated following their 12th inning walkoff, that’s what I’m feeling this morning as I write this.
The back and forth nature of this game made it a classic. The stakes made it one of the greatest in recent [...]
Tags: Jim Leyland, Magglio Ordonez, Miguel Cabrera, Orlando Cabrera, Rick Porcello, Ryan Raburn, Tigers, Twins, Zach Miner
Minnesota 8, Detroit 3 (box)
Magic Number 2
For the second time in this four game series, the Detroit Tigers allowed a Minnesota Twins’ pitcher to work through early inning difficulties without making them pay.
Scott Baker struggled to put hitters away from the very first batter. The Tigers fouled off tough pitches and Baker fell behind on [...]
Tags: Angel Hernandez, bad offense, Bobby Seay, Jeremy Bonderman, Jim Leyland, Orlando Cabrera, Placido Polanco, Steve McMicheal, Tigers, Twins