Detroit Tigers Inside Pitch 6-27-11
Rookie Alburquerque coming up big for Tigers. He's not getting paid like it, but reliever Al Alburquerque and guys like him are worth their weight in gold.
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Rookie Alburquerque coming up big for Tigers. He's not getting paid like it, but reliever Al Alburquerque and guys like him are worth their weight in gold.
Miguel Cabrera lined a 2-1 pitch to left for a two-run single that gave Detroit back the lead, 3-2, and was the start of a seven-run inning.
On the day the Detroit Tigers retired Sparky Anderson's number, former pitcher Milt Wilcox reflected on how the Hall of Fame manager might have felt if he'd been alive to see the ceremony.
Was Sparky Anderson helping the Tigers from above? Detroit went into the eighth inning behind by one but score seven and beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-3 on Sunday afternoon.
There are certain people genuinely unique, so-called characters with character. Just different than anyone else. The late Sparky Anderson, for example.
Justin Verlander struck out a career-high 14 in his latest masterful performance, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-0 on Saturday night.
Wily Mo Pena's latest home run was a long one.
Minutes before the first pitch, fans at Comerica Park broke into a polite smattering of applause after hearing Kirk Gibson's name.
Kirk Gibson quotes Sparky Anderson. Kirk Gibson's players quote Kirk Gibson. And they don't even know it. "Gibby-speak," Diamondbacks president Derrick Hall calls it. "They talk like he does."
When Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer don't pitch, Detroit has to hope it can outslug opponents and get a lead to its newly revived bullpen.
Kirk Gibson and Alan Trammell back in Detroit, this time as part of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Tigers had a chance to win in the ninth inning but couldn't connect as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Detroit Tigers 7-6 on Friday night.
Sparky touched thousands upon thousands with his kindness as the larger than life leader known for keeping it simple just had that special way.
I remember it like it was yesterday; I was 9 years old, it was a Sunday night and I along with my family was watching game 5 of the 1984 World Series.
Kirk Gibson grew up in Michigan and helped the Detroit Tigers win their most recent World Series title, but that doesn't mean the Arizona Diamondbacks manager plans on letting any cherished memories cloud his trip home this weekend.
