Category Archives: Detroit Tigers

Tiger All Star Voting: Push for Placido (and Magglio & Pudge)

June 14, 2007 – 9:13 am

In practically every category, Detroit Tiger second baseman Placido Polanco has the edge over Yankees 2nd bagger Robinson Cano: batting average (Polanco is hitting .343 and 4th the majors), on base percentage, batting average with runners in scoring position, fielding (0 to 6 errors), and a little matter of team record. Yet Cano was leading [...]

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Justin Verlander pitches 1st Tiger no-hitter since 1984!

June 13, 2007 – 8:18 am

The only thing better than throwing a no-hitter is doing it at home, and Justin Verlander’s no-hitter in a 4-0 vistory over the Milwaukee Brewers on June 12, 2007 was the first ever for Comerica Park and the first by a Tiger pitcher since Jack Morris tossed one in 1984. Verlander, the 2006 American League [...]

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Blogs We Dig: Detroit BikeBlog

May 23, 2007 – 8:51 am

While some photo blogs might skimp on the number of photos or size, Mac over at Detroit BikeBlog serves up your photos as big and tall as the internet can handle. “When heading out to Lansing I again realised how little Detroit sometimes feels like a city and how much more like a big town [...]

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Detroit is top-rated sports city … mostly

April 6, 2007 – 9:50 am

The latest issue of ESPN: The Magazine has their “Ultimate Standings” for US sports franchises. It will come as little surprise to learn that Detroit scored three teams in the top 20 for the 2007 rankings. The rankings are a combination of record, ownership/management, coaching, players, affordability, fan relations, stadium experience and “bang for the [...]

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Play Ball! Opening Day 2007

April 2, 2007 – 9:23 am

Opening Day by DA2Brian Last year, I don’t think there were too many people on opening day who expected the Tigers to be where they were in October. The Tigers’ AL pennant defense begins today, and though it’s a long season and tough road, you have to feel good about our prospects. See Absolute Michigan [...]

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Massive trade sends Legislature, Governor to Guam

April 1, 2007 – 1:55 pm

Dave Dombrowski, Joe Dumars & Jim Leyland, shown evaluating their new acquisitions. DATELINE: APRIL 1, 2007, LANSING, MICHIGAN Residents of Michigan were stunned today by the announcement of a massive trade that sent Michigan’s full House, Senate, Governor and a number of key government officials to be named later to the Territory of Guam in [...]

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Detroit Tigers Opening Day 2007

March 27, 2007 – 7:45 am

Play Ball! Detroit Tigers Opening Day 2008 Opening Day at Tiger Stadium in Detroit – 1961 from Jeff Smith The Detroit Tigers open the 2007 season and their American League pennant defense on Monday, April 2 at 1:05 PM against the Toronto Blue Jays at Comerica Park (FSN-Detroit). The Tigers have set their roster to [...]

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Blogs We Dig: Blue Cats and Red Sox

March 20, 2007 – 8:41 am

scoring the game by Boston Fan in Michigan Blue Cats and Red Sox is written by “a Bostonian at University of Michigan OBSESSED by baseball,” but I guess how could she not be, coming from Boston. Luckily she manages to talk about other sports (and cities) as well, maybe because baseball isn’t always in season? [...]

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Comerica heading for Dallas … can we get Nowitzki in return?

March 7, 2007 – 9:43 am

Comerica and Guardian by detroitsky The Detroit News reports that Comerica Inc. announced yesterday that it will move its headquarters from Detroit to Dallas. The bank says that only 200 jobs will move, leaving about 7,300 Comerica employees in Michigan (read Comerica’s full media release). The News includes a timeline that takes you from the [...]

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Detroit Tigers Spring Training: Week 2

February 22, 2007 – 10:34 am

Guillen, Ordonez & Infante by hueytaxi With about a week of Spring Training under their belt, the Tigers are starting to loosen up. Robert Green at Tigers Central offers 5 more ways to get to know your 2007 Detroit Tigers. He also talks about the “Detroit Difference” – players who all want to stay and [...]

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