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We’ve Been Here Before

Saturday, November 6th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

I'm back.  I know I've written that a few times since I first took my hiatus from this site, but this time it's for real.  I have left the chaos that was my life in Connecticut and drove to sunny ...

Okay, I’m Back

Thursday, August 5th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

I want to try and keep this blog alive.  I mean that.  I'm not going to make any promises about how frequently it is kept up, but I can promise that I am back and that I will do my ...

Down on the Farm: 2010 Top Position Player Prospects

Sunday, April 11th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

The Down on the Farm series began last week as I examined the Tigers top pitching prospects entering the 2010 season. Today we briefly examine some position players to keep an eye on this season.      COMING SOON: 1B/DH RYAN STRIEBY 2009: ...

The 2010 Detroit Tigers Opening Day 25 Man Roster

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

The end of March is rapidly approaching. We are now less than a week away from opening day. With that in mind, I decided to announce my 25 man roster based upon what I have witnessed so far this spring. As ...

Atlanta 12 Detroit 4

Monday, March 8th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

There really wasn't much that caught my eye on the offensive side today. Many things to talk about though, from todays pitching performances to my usual daily dose of useless random observations. Max Scherzer watched his ERA rise to 30.86 today ...

Detroit 17 Houston 7

Friday, March 5th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

Today Detroit defeated Houston 17 to 7. No folks it's not pre-season football that I am referring to... that was in fact todays spring training final score. Besides we all know that the Lions defense can't hold an opposing team ...

Blue Jays 9 Tigers 7

Thursday, March 4th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

It was cold and windy again but once again a fun time was had by all. Rather than spoon feed the box scores to you, I thought I would share some useless random observations of mine from todays game. Rick Porcello ...

Detroit Tigers 13 Fla. Southern 1

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

The wait is over! The gates of Joker Marchant Stadium unlocked and Spring Training is now officially underway. The annual exhibition against Florida Southern is always a fun game. The rain held off and despite hurricane like winds a good ...

Fans of Mediocrity

Sunday, January 31st, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

I'll be honest.  It's hard to keep this site up and running.  I work too much and frankly, it's much harded to follow the Tigers in Connecticut than it is in Michigan.  I don't know what the future of this ...

News and Notes

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

A few things floating around my mind as I sit at my parents place, safely back in Michigan: The Dusty Ryan era is over in Detroit.  The Tigers shipped the defensively-challenged catcher to the San Diego Padres for a player to ...