Sunday, February 23, 2014

Granderson, Once Tigers’ CF Solution, Fighting to Reclaim Career as a Met

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The center fielder of the Tigers’ present and future was indirectly taking tips from one of the best, who played the position so well some ...
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Sunday, February 09, 2014

Spring Training: Our Heart's Annual Ice Melter

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Sometimes I wonder if Florida and Arizona were placed on this Earth just so we in the North can see real life baseball players jogging and ...
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

With Addition of Nathan, Tigers Taking No Chances With Ninth Inning

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It was something out of a cartoon. Warner Brothers would have been proud. The right fielder chases the well-hit baseball all the way to...
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Sunday, January 19, 2014

Selig’s Going Away Gift to MLB (Replay) Ought to be Returned

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Former big league umpire Dave Pallone once set me straight on the credibility of the men in blue in the baseball diamond. “Remember, we u...
Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Kinsler Tigers' 2B Now, But For HOW Long?

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Ernie Banks. Pete Rose. Rod Carew. Robin Yount. Paul Molitor. The common thread may seem obvious---they're all Hall of Fame worthy pla...
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Thursday, November 21, 2013

Fielder Leaves Detroit Cloaked in Mystery

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We never totally understood Prince Fielder. We were willing to give it a try, but we never really saw eye-to-eye with him. Was he the smil...
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Monday, November 18, 2013

Brookens Left Out in the Cold in Tigers, Mariners Shuffling

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It wasn't supposed to go down like this for Tommy Brookens. He was the manager-in-waiting. The heir to the dugout throne. At least, ...

Trading Scherzer Now is a "Playing Not to Lose" Mentality

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Branch Rickey, the Hall of Fame baseball executive and the granddaddy of the sport’s farm system, said it time and again. “Always trade a...