Detroit Tigers Notes And Quotes
Carlos Guillen was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday as he slowly recuperates from microfracture surgery on his left knee last September.
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Carlos Guillen was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday as he slowly recuperates from microfracture surgery on his left knee last September.
Nothing bashful about Justin Verlander. He has big talent and lofty goals as he enters his sixth season in the majors, which had him pitching the season opener Thursday in New York against the Yankees.
The Detroit Tigers are scheduled to open the baseball season Thursday vs. the New York Yankees. Judging by the callers on our show fans have mixed feelings about this year's team and I can't blame them.
With apologies to the late Ernie Harwell: For lo the winter is past... And the sounds of baseball have once again returned to our land. Just in time.
We were talking about teams who come up with rallying songs today on the show. There have been some classics such as Prince's Minnesota Vikings tribute, 'Purple And Gold'.
They are either going to reach the postseason for the first time since their magical run to the American League pennant in 2006, or there are likely going to be major changes in the front office, in the dugout and on the field.
Magglio Ordonez has shown little lingering effects of fracturing his ankle last July 25. Ordonez, who will play at 37 this year, hit his first home run of the spring March 13 and was looking good at the plate and in the field all spring.
Leyland burst on scene in 2006 after a six-year hiatus and took Detroit to the World Series before eventually falling to the Cardinals. He would win seven less games the following year, but repeated a second-place finish.
Good news for the Red Wings, The NHL has decided not to review the Todd Bertuzzi hit last night on Ryan Johnson of the Blackhawks.
Miguel Cabrera was a triple shy of the cycle and drove in four runs, helping the Detroit Tigers beat the Houston Astros 8-4 Sunday.
I cannot wait for baseball season to start. I really do think this is my favorite week for sports, with MLB opening up and the Final Four this weekend.
The Detroit Tigers have completed their opening day roster, optioning infielder Danny Worth to Triple A Toledo, and sending pitcher Adam Wilk and outfielder Andy Dirks to minor league camp.
The Tigers are a season removed from that complex three-team trade, the fans have begun to embrace the four players Detroit acquired and all are expected to play important roles this season.
Tigers and Braves tonight in Orlando, lefty Adam Wilk who is fighting for one of the last bullpen spots on the 25 man roster gets the start for Detroit.
Verlander and Scherzer could rank among baseball's best 1-2 combos. Verlander has been crowding 20 wins since he came to the majors and could break through with a good April while Scherzer was dominating the last four months after a trip to the minors to straighten out his mechanics.
The ACLU has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Detroit over the case of the man who lost his son to foster care after accidentally giving him a Mike's Hard lemonade at a Tigers game.
Jim Schwartz saying the other day that his QB has not started throwing a football yet, late last night Matthew Stafford tweeted that he has started to throw.
The explanation for why Detroit's top two pitching prospects, Andy Oliver and Jacob Turner, were included in the Tigers' first big roster cut of spring training while two lesser hurlers were not lies in their utility.
The Tigers expected the changes they made after last season would bring them to the top of the American League Central, and spring training has shown they have that capability.
I assume a columnist's job is to fire up its readers on occasion, but T.J. Simers of the Los Angeles Times really got me going. He wrote a scathing column on former Tiger Marcus Thames.
The Tigers expected the changes they made after last season would bring them to the top of the American League Central, and spring training has shown they have that capability.
Before the game, Tigers manager Jim Leyland announced that Will Rhymes had won the second base job. Last year's opening-day starter, Scott Sizemore, was sent to the minors.
Lions coach Jim Schwartz is in New Orleans for the NFL owners meetings, he says Matthew Stafford is progressing well from his January shoulder surgery but has not started throwing a football yet.
The five are pitchers Robbie Weinhardt and Fu-Te Ni, catcher Max St. Pierre, outfielder Clete Thomas and second baseman Scott Sizemore.
Victor Martinez had three hits and the Detroit Tigers roughed up Houston starter Brett Myers in a 9-1 victory over the Astros on Monday.
