From Buster Olney’s blog regarding Thames going to the Bronx:
Marcus Thames signed a minor league deal with the Yankees. Mark Simon of ESPN Stats & Information dug out this note on Thames: “He’s a good fit for Yankee Stadium, given his slugging capabilities. ‘Isolated power’ as defined by Bill James measures extra bases per at-bat [...]
Marcus Thames is gone. It was one hell of a ride. Word has it that the former Tigers slugger has signed a one-year deal with the Yankees and will likely form a leftfield platoon with Randy Winn.
The Tigers picked up Thames back in December of 2003 as a free agent. For his first few years, [...]
The Tigers have cleared Marcus Thames from their 40-man roster, making the veteran a free agent. Thames, who has been with the Tigers since 2004, is coming off his worst season as a Tiger.
This doesn’t make it impossible for Thames to return to Detroit, but it makes sense that the two sides will probably got [...]
I have admit, I’m just starting to come to terms with the Tigers September collapse. The Tigers became the first team ever to blow a three game lead with four to go. Let that settle in some…
Done? Good. Let’s move on.
The Tigers had a few downer performances this year and a few nice pleasant surprises. [...]
Last night was yet another example of how frustrating this game can be. I was more than happy to see a soft throwing south paw on the hill for KC, something we seem to feast on. Call me crazy I just assumed we would go out there and knock Bruce Chen out of the game [...]
GAME SUMMARY:
Final Score: Kansas City 4 Detroit 3
WP: Roman Colon (1-0): 1 innings, 1 H, 1 ER
LP: Fernando Rodney (0-2): 1 inning, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 K
SV: Joakim Soria (13)
HR: Willie Bloomquist (2), Mike Jacobs (11), Marcus Thames (7), Ryan Raburn (6)
The Tigers got a strong pitching performance from Armando Galarraga, but the offense [...]
After what seemed like an eternity the bats finally woke up to lift our Detroit Tigers to a three game sweep over Milwaukee. The offense was able to put up twenty eight hits and nineteen runs in the first two games to help the back end of the rotation pick up two very important games. [...]
In today’s Detroit Free Press, Michael Rosenberg writes about Magglio Ordonez’s struggles at the plate this year and what it means to the team on the field and in the bank account. It’s a short enough article, go ahead and read it real quick and then come back here. I’ll still be here. If you [...]
As spring training progressed this season, we heard more and more talk about Marcus Thames being the odd man out as the Tigers tried to piece together their roster. He is not a great defensive player, limiting him to designated hitter, a spot that was held by Gary Sheffield and his immovable contract. I have [...]
Lynn Henning says the Tigers will probably make a trade before the regular season starts. Nate Robertson or Dontrelle Willis could be on their way out of town if either pitches well during Spring Training.