There was quite a bit of Tigers injury related news today with fresh info from Jeremy Bonderman, Nate Robertson, and Marcus Thames. And on a related roster note, Magglio Ordonez will be back for Friday’s game (the surgery went well) and Wilkin Ramirez can tell his Mud Hens teammates what it was like to drive one deep into big league bushes.
Jeremy Bonderman
Bonderman made his second rehab start, this time for Toledo. Things were going swimingly for Bonderman through 5 innings as he was pitching a 2 hit shut out. Things kind of fell apart though in the 6th inning as it went: Walk – Sac Bunt – Double – Ground Out – Homer – Error – Stolen Base – Double – Double – Strike Out. The error certainly didn’t help and 2 of the 5 runs were unearned, but there were still 4 extra base hits that inning.
His final line was 6 innings, 6 hits, 5 runs, 2 walks, 4 K’s 1 homer, 98 pitches, 62 strikes.
Marcus Thames
Thames will begin a rehab assignment for the Mud Hens next week. Jim Leyland would like to get him 30 or so at-bats.
Nate Robertson
So this isn’t particularly fresh, but Robertson was activated from the DL after Wednesday night’s game. Luke French filled in nicely for Robertson, but he is back with the Mud Hens now.
I don’t know why but I kind of like the team we have now.
Any word on bonderman’s velocity?
That’s funny. I saw fit to recap how that shaky sixth went down in almost the exact same way. Great minds…
I agree with Anson.
6 wins in a row and we should have maybe 10-11 out of our last 12.
If it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Again this is why speed and pitching is great! Our lineup is now what? 4/9 left handed? That was a far cry from the last several years.
And don’t forget power hitting with most of the runs coming on homers!
Yes that is true. Power doesn’t hurt, and along with the other two can be a deadly combo…And like 2006 it has been various guys each night from Grandy to Inge to Ramirez to Clete to Cabrera to Santiago…etc. It is wonderful to see.
I’m so sad I missed Wilkin’s HR live, all I got to see was that triple play 🙁
I’ll just add my name to the list that’d prefer to let things remain as they are.
Especially in the outfield (sans Ordonez, I want him back).