Detroit Red Wings Notes And Quotes 5-30-11
"I'm not sure if we win the Stanley Cup in '08 without Brian Rafalski. Not only was he a real good player, he was a perfect fit for Nick Lidstrom.
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"I'm not sure if we win the Stanley Cup in '08 without Brian Rafalski. Not only was he a real good player, he was a perfect fit for Nick Lidstrom.
The Twins were embarrassed by the Tigers in their first series of the season, surrendering 19 runs while getting swept in a two-game home series May 10 and 11. Detroit has won five of the last six meetings between these division rivals, outscoring Minnesota 55-30 in that stretch.
Who benefits from Detroit's latest roster shakeup? It could be Andy Dirks and Don Kelly.
Detroit has gone through four second basemen so far this season will be on their fifth the first time Danny Worth opens a game at the position, which will happen shortly.
Memorial Day, in part, is a celebration of life. It's the first holiday weekend after a long winter. The beach. The park. The backyard. Up North. Barbeque. Picnics. Baseball.
The Tigers continue to do their Jekyl and Hyde act, sometimes looking like a team with its eye on the post-season prize, and other times falling flat. Are the Tigers just a .500 team then, the record they finished with last season? Or are they just teasing us before getting their act together?
The Tigers salvage one game out of the four game series shutting-out the Boston Red Sox 3-0 Sunday night.
Well, now some news that you haven't heard in almost 24 hours. The Detroit Tigers-Boston Red Sox game is in rain delay.
The Tigers tied it up in the sixth inning only to see that disappear as David Ortiz hit a solo home run in the ninth to give the Red Sox the only lead needed as the Detroit Tigers drop the first game of a doubleheader 4-3 on Sunday.
The Detroit Tigers have no control over the weather, which has wiped out four of their home games in a 14-day span.
Jhonny Peralta is about two months ahead of where he was last year in the home run department.
So now it's second base roulette for the Tigers. Detroit has gone through four second basemen so far this season will be on their fifth the first time Danny Worth opens a game at the position, which will happen shortly.