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Opinion: The Winter Meetings at DTW

06 Dec 2009 07:10:29 PST

Written by billfer
As a baseball blogger, this week is one of the most exciting of the year. It doesn’t matter how good or bad your team is, news is likely to break and rumors will abound as every team tries to improve. Here at Detroit Tigers Weblog we’ll have the meetings thoroughly covered.

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Opinion: Dombrowski series: Introducing The Gambler

29 Nov 2009 21:01:23 PST

Written by Kurt Mensching
It's a debate you find anywhere there are Tigers fans: Is general manager Dave Dombrowski good at his job, or is he "Dumbrowski"? So when I think of Dave Dombrowski, I think of a man placing his bets on a green-felt table. Thursday: Dave Dombrowski -- The Gambler.

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Let the offseason begin! A review of where the Tigers stand

05 Nov 2009 10:33:00 PST

Written by Kurt Mensching
So the Yankees won the World Series last night, officially closing the curtains on the 2009 Major League Baseball season. Finally. So I don't know that Detroit will really be looking too far outside the organization for bullpen help.

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Opinion: Lunchtime Prowl: Sizemore's Ankle, Guillen for Pierre, the Second Base Dilemma, and Trading Closers

27 Oct 2009 03:58:02 PDT

Written by Ian Casselberry
Speaking of second base, Fire Jim Leyland looks at Polanco's total value to the Tigers this season. How much did Polanco contribute to the Tigers with his bat? How much value did he provide with his glove? And how does Polanco compare with other second basemen in baseball?

Original story at Bless You Boys .

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Opinion: Morning Prowl: Lloyd McClendon, Zumaya's Health, The Power Thames, and Useless Articles

18 Oct 2009 23:54:12 PDT

Written by Ian Casselberry
For those wondering why the Tigers didn't fire Lloyd McClendon as hitting coach after the season, perhaps the team reached many of the same conclusions as Bill Ferris did at The Detroit Tigers Weblog. Did Tigers batters perform below expectations, compared to preseason projections? ...

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Opinion: Has Miguel Cabrera learned his lesson?

08 Oct 2009 08:40:00 PDT

Written by Kurt Mensching
Miguel Cabrera gave his team a chance to win Tuesday, when he hit a home run in the tiebreaker game against Minnesota, just hours after saying he apologized this teammates for the poor decisions he made over the course of the biggest weekend of the season for the Tigers.

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Opinion: Miguel Cabrera screwed up

05 Oct 2009 16:18:36 PDT

Written by billfer
Jim Leyland claimed ignorance on what happened to Cabrera’s face. Trainer Kevin Rand issued a statement through the team denying any knowledge. That Dombrowski and Leyland both knew about the situation and chose to let him take the field in a pennant race absolutely sends the wrong messag...

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Opinion: Miguel Cabrera should be included in MVP discussion

26 Aug 2009 17:34:12 PDT

Written by Kurt
Maybe it's just one or two average months that keep Miguel Cabrera out of the discussion for the American League Most Valuable Player award each year. This column also available at Bleacher Report, where I am a Featured Columnist for the Tigers.

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Opinion: Should the Tigers do something about Lloyd McClendon?

31 Jul 2009 03:00:32 PDT

Written by Kurt
In McClendon's first season as batting instructor, Magglio Ordonez had a career year. Curtis Granderson, in just his full major league season, hit 20 doubles, 20 triples and 20 home runs. That may turn out to be Granderson's best season in his career. The same year, Placido Polanco had a care...

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Opinion: Hold your breath in the second half

16 Jul 2009 10:25:00 PDT

Written by Kurt
How many American League teams had more than one starting pitcher in the All-Star Game? Boston, sure. And then ... Detroit. That's it. The Red Sox had Josh Beckett and Tim Wakefield, and the Tigers had Justin Verlander and Edwin Jackson. Throw in rookie-of-the-year candidate Rick Porcello, cro...

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Opinion: How do the Tigers' positional players compare to the American League?

08 Jul 2009 14:04:08 PDT

Written by Kurt
We know the corner outfield spots could use an upgrade. Why? Well, because we watch the games as much as anything. But I wanted to look at how the Tigers rank against the rest of the American League, position by position, anyway. Left FieldJosh Anderson / Ryan Raburn71513th3.95th.

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Opinion: Your 2009 Detroit Tigers All-Stars should be Jackson, Verlander and Inge

30 Jun 2009 14:36:58 PDT

Written by Kurt
Fan voting for the 2009 All-Star game closes within days. You might want to click that lil’ logo to the left there and vote for your favorite Tigers now. Of course, far be it from me to tell you your vote doesn’t matter, but with Miguel Cabrera in fourth place at first base, and both Placido Polan...

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Opinion: Biggest concerns with the Detroit Tigers?

30 Jun 2009 11:33:48 PDT

Written by Kurt
A week ago, I looked at the Tigers 40 percent of the way through the season and generally liked what I saw. The team isn’t perfect, but it is good enough to be leading the American League Central by four games almost halfway through the season. It had some flaws, but nothing overwhelming, comp...

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Opinion: Which Tigers’ contract would you drop?

23 Jun 2009 09:59:23 PDT

Written by Kurt
This is an interesting thought experiment that I saw posted on MLB Trade Rumors last night and thought I’d borrow. (It originated from Joel Sherman of the New York Post). Let’s pretend Major League Baseball wants to give a break to each of its 30 teams because the economy is so bad. The NBA did so...

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Opinion: Where the Tigers stand 40 percent into the season

22 Jun 2009 13:19:32 PDT

Written by Kurt
And we know as long as the Tigers keep pitching this well, they should remain in contention all year. Of course, the Tigers are not without holes, either. Some of them should really be dealt with to give Detroit a better chance at winning the division.

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Opinion: Game 64: I don’t know what to make of it, either

16 Jun 2009 22:50:59 PDT

Written by Kurt
So I look at a pathetic game like the Tigers played tonight and I say, “OK. Is this the continuation of a downfall that will ultimately see Detroit out of the race in August, or is this thing just temporary?” Nothing is for certain. Tigers management might add a difference-making player. Mayb...

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Opinion: Morning Prowl: Bondo's Change-Up, Best and Worst ERAs, Grandy's Power, and Former Tigers

02 Jun 2009 04:42:57 PDT

Written by Ian Casselberry
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Preview: Oakland comes to town

15 May 2009 10:33:30 PDT

Written by Kurt
I don’t typically do a series preview for Tigers’ opponents, but I’m making an exception this weekend, because the Oakland A’s are in town. First a little background. I’m a fan of the A’s — and not afraid to admit it! Because I have a good friend in Oakland, I used to think of them as a secondary t...

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Opinion: Game 3: A WIN!

08 Apr 2009 19:09:27 PDT

Written by Kurt
Hallelujah! It’s not 2008 all over again! We won’t have to wait for the eighth game of the season to feel the relief of winning a game. Any number of storylines could be pointed at today. The two with the most immediate impact were the pitching of Zach Miner and the batting of Miguel Cabrera. Not t...

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Season preview: Getting D-fensive

05 Apr 2009 11:54:17 PDT

Written by Kurt
No longer do the Tigers start a putrid-hitting Gary Sheffield and bat him third because he’s Gary Sheffield and he used to be good. They ate his salary for one reason: he’s not good now. No longer does Leyland look down at his bench for a pinch runner and realize his fastest player not in the game...

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Opinion: Will the Tigers open 2009 with any rookie pitchers?

08 Feb 2009 22:08:56 PST

Written by Kurt
Porcello is obviously the interesting one, and has the better chance of the two for going north to Detroit rather than to Double-A Erie. He cruised through his test in Lakeland — his first year in pro ball — with a 2.66 ERA. He only pitched 125 innings, but Verlander only threw 129 in his only year...

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Opinion: Notable Omissions From the 40-Man Roster

21 Nov 2008 09:58:27 PST

Written by Ian Casselberry
Leaving Skelton unprotected is a decision the Tigers could end up sorely regretting if he's drafted by another major league team and ends up as their starting catcher down the line. For an organization in need of young catching talent, it's a curious, almost baffling maneuver.

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Opinion: links for 2008-10-22

22 Oct 2008 07:03:15 PDT

Written by billfer
Detroit Tigers Thoughts: Transactions Update Eddie rounds up all of the minor league transactions so far. Best Second Basemen of 2008 - Beyond the Box Score And Polanco ranked 5th among second basemen, bolstered by some strong defense. Best Center Fielders of 2008 - Beyond the Box Score...

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Opinion: Is Dombrowski Sending Leyland a Message?

01 Oct 2008 09:00:08 PDT

Written by Ian Casselberry
In the past, Dombrowski has said he wants Leyland to be the Tigers' manager for "an extended period." At this time last year, however, Leyland preferred to go on a year-by-year basis. Is he trying to have it both ways? Perhaps. But maybe Leyland also didn't realize until late in this seaso...

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Opinion: Tigers find power in likely and unlikely places in misguided attempt to make the end of the season interesting

26 Sep 2008 22:43:35 PDT

Written by Samara Pearlstein
Sheff now needs only one more homer to hit the arbitrary but still vaunted 500 mark. WILL HE MANAGE IT THIS SEASON??!?!? WILL HE DO IT IN A TIGERS UNIFORM?!!??? DO WE ACTUALLY CARE???!@? Jonesy: “I enjoyed the fight in Cleveland… I didn’t realize the second baseman, Cabrera, I get messed up w...

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