Detroit Tigers

By Ian Casselberry The topics of discussion include the nightmare of a series in Tampa Bay, the Pudge-Farnsworth trade, the bullpen, and what moves the Tigers might still make this season.  Amazingly, we kept all of that within an hour. P.S.  If you haven't read it already, Mike posted an interview he conducted...

By billfer Chadd also speculated that Perry, who is already in Lakeland, would likely be starting out with the Gulf Coast League Tigers as opposed to the A ball Lakeland Flying Tigers. But that decision didn’t sound set in stone either and there would be discussions with Jon Matlack (minor league pit...

At the start of the year, hosts Joe Aiello and Brandon Rosage felt pretty comfortable giving the Mets and Tigers passes to the postseason after their big off-season acquisitions. But while Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera went walk-off Thursday for a Tigers sweep, Mets closer Billy Wagner blew...

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Enjoy and interact via e-mail at thepitch@mvn.com or via phone at 360-450-MVN3. Jim Leyland (Eric Whalen/Flickr) Just when we thought we took baseball personally, Jim Leyland erupted over a former player’s criticism of the struggling Tigers just in time for the Thursday edition of “The...

With Cubs homer Joe Aiello out of the picture on the Thursday show, host Brandon Rosage takes his shot at both questions following a pitiful Tigers loss in Kansas City and a fourth shutout loss by San Diego — this time at the hands of Cubs starter Ryan Dempster.

By billfer I’ll be on WDFN this morning at 10:35 this morning talking Tigers with host Sean Baligian. So if you’re in the Detroit area tune into 1130 AM. If you’re any place you can listen to the stream on WDFN.com. If you miss it the audio will be posted both here, and on the WDFN podcast page this afternoon.

The Pitch gang gets Week Two of the MLB season started right, reviewing their favorite happenings from the weekend, including John Smoltz‘ impressive duel against Johan Santana, the Tigers’ and Rockies’ crooked opening week and more key injuries.

By Ian Casselberry Baseball Prospectus Radio has been filing some reports from Spring Training, and the latest edition of the podcast features the Detroit Tigers.  In addition to chatting with John Lowe of the Detroit Free Press about what to expect from the Tigers this season, BP's David Laurila also inte...

McClary assesses the Tigers trade for Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis, grades the team’s farm system, offers predictions for aging starters Nate Robertson and Kenny Rogers and provides a glimpse at budding backup Ryan Raburn.

By billfer Roger DeWitt (aka Huey Taxi) continues to hang out at Tiger Town in Lakeland and has been snapping photos as the players start to migrate down there. Also, fantasy camps are now running so he has some shots of old time Tigers as well. Catch it on Flickr.

By billfer Matt Sosnick, the agent for Dontrelle Willis, indicated that Willis is “incredibly excited” and that while the 2 sides hadn’t talked about a contract yet “He’s [Willis] hoping to stay in Detroit for as long as The Tigers will have him. He’s good friends with Jacque Jones, and is a big Piston...

By Samara Pearlstein If our elderly players manage to spend most of the 2008 season in one piece each, just IMAGINE what our lineup will look like. Just look at the NAMES. Granderson. Polanco. Cabrera? Magglio. Sheffield. Guillen. Pudge. Who-the-heck-ever else. Drool. DROOOOOOOL.

By Ian Casselberry We recorded the podcast before the news of Kenny Rogers firing Scott Boras became public, so unfortunately, that's not part of the discussion.  But we recapped each of the moves the Tigers have made this fall and speculate as to what else Dave Dombrowski might try to accomplish before the t...

By Ian Casselberry ▪▪  One thing I forgot to mention in the previous post: Mike McClary will be posting daily recordings of The Detroit Tigers Podcast for the remainder of the season.  Hopefully, the Tigers put him to work by making him record throughout the post-season, as well.

By Ian Casselberry ▪▪  According to both Jason Beck and Danny Knobler, the Tigers' starting rotation looks set for the rest of the season.  And Jair Jurrjens is a part of it. ▪▪  Mike McClary has posted Episode #30 of The Detroit Tigers Podcast.  (I apologize for falling behind in my links, Mr. McClary.)

Back on the mound in Detroit, Kenny Rogers allowed one run in six innings in his first home start since shoulder surgery, leading the Tigers over the Texas Rangers 52 Thursday.

The Detroit Tigers had lost two games in a row, and Justin Verlander, the reigning American League Rookie of the Year, considered it his job to keep the streak from reaching three.

Tigers reliever Joel Zumaya is expected to be out for 12 weeks because of a ruptured tendon in his right middle finger.

Pay to play with Tiger? Tigers manager has limit Arizona Republic, AZ - Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland shared a story about allowing someone to manage a game with him this spring for a $10000 donation to a cancer charity. ...

Listen to commets from Jim Leyland and Detroit Tigers Gomez, Verlander, Polance, Bonderman and Rogers

Jim Leyland and Ken Macha talk about the Tigers win in game two

Jim Leyland, Ken Macha, Barry Zito and Brandon Inge talk about the Tigers win in game 1