July 2003

Baseball Primer has an article about how scouts grade pitchers. It’s an interesting read and has a report card for Shane Loux at the end.

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Last Friday we looked at the Tigers offensive Run Efficiency Average. Today we’ll look at how efficient or inefficient their defense has been. Before I go any farther, if you want more information on REA or TBW, or converting TBW to runs, check out this article by Tom Tippett. Now onto [...]

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The Tigers have been busy this weekend, with a roster move on each of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. On Friday, Bobby Higginson came off the disabled list, and AJ Hinch took his place. Higginson went 6 for 12 with two doubles this weekend. On Saturday, the Tigers demoted Steve Avery and [...]

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So we know the Tigers offense has been bad. Since I’ve been writing about the Tigers for 100 games this season, I’ve run out of adjectives for bad, so let’s just stick with bad. Last night however, they managed to score 7 runs. Five out of the seven runs came courtesy [...]

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So the Tiger pitching staff has collapsed since the All-Star break. Is it reason to panic, or become concerned (with the Tigers is anything reason to panic?)? Absolutely not. This is a young staff and there are going to be bumps in the road. Jeremy Bonderman was the latest to [...]

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I think tonight’s Sox/Tiger game had to be one of the most pitiful displays I’ve seen in a while. Given the fact I’ve been watching the Tigers all year that’s saying a lot. Each team was only credited with one error, but it should have been more. Carlos Lee and Ben [...]

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There are some new (relatively) Tiger blogs. Make sure you check them out:Brian Borawski Tiger blogBaseball Pundit
Also, Tigers Central has an article urging Mr. I to go out and spend some money. It’s worth a read.

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Without any Tiger news to report, I figured now would be a good time to look around at what is happening on the farm.
AAA ToledoShane Loux is the best prospect story in Toledo. He’s likely to find his way into the Tiger rotation at some point this season. He’s 9-6 with a [...]

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Baseball Musings found something good about the Tigers Double Play Rate:
“One might expect, that with their anemic offense, Detroit would not have many chance to hit into DP’s, and that is true. But at 9.8% of GDP per situation, only the Texas Rangers (9.3%) have done better.”

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The Oakland Press is running a 5 part series on the demise of the Tigers since 1984. Here is the link to part 1

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All the Tiger news this weekend comes from the mound. Saturday saw Matt Roney battle Pedro (and hang with him). Roney’s line for the night was 6.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K. Roney clearly likes pitching at home. In his two Comerica starts (against the Blue [...]

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