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At last, we have baseball!

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

And I get to take a break from the grind at the office to sit in 80 degree weather, drink a cold beer, and gaze at the lovely college girls that are sure to inhabit Marchant stadium this afternoon.
Oh, and there’s even a baseball game to watch!
Today marks the official unofficial start to Spring Training, […]

Fun with Photoshop

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Fun with Photoshop will be a regular feature of ours. Here’s the first of many to come.

Disclaimer: this photo has been digitally altered.

Pitching rotation announced

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

…for the beginning of Spring Training, anyhow. According to Jason Beck:
We also have pitching assignments for the upcoming games. Todd Jones will start Tuesday’s exhibition game against Florida Southern, followed by Francis Beltran, Chris Lambert, Jeff Gerbe, Freddy Dolsi, Virgil Vasquez and Jordan Tata. From there, Jeremy Bonderman will pitch the official spring opener against […]

Rodney Hurt

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

Tigers’ relief pitcher Fernando Rodney is experiencing pain in his throwing shoulder, the same pain he felt last year when he went on the DL. The Detroit Free Press has more on this.
This could be very big. He will be a huge boost to an already depleted bullpen (Zumaya is out until July) if he’s […]

Miguel Cabrera is in camp!

Monday, February 18th, 2008

Today marked the arrival of the Tigers new third baseman Miguel Cabrera. He seems thrilled to be re-associated with long-time friends Carlos Guillen, Magglio Ordonez, Dontrelle Willis, Ivan Rodriguez, etc. He’s also lost a lot of weight and looks to be in great shape. He will be a great fit on the Tigers.

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Porcello Gets First Taste

Monday, February 18th, 2008

Credit: Roger DeWitt
If you don’t know him yet, Rick Porcello was the Tigers much-applauded 1st round draft pick last summer. He is already being called the best high school pitcher to be drafted since Josh Beckett, and has been given a lot of comparisons to the Tigers’ Justin Verlander. He’s straight out of high school […]

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