July 2004

The source of Gary Knotts’ recent struggles seems to be a sore arm.  I don’t know how long he’s had the problem, but I’d guess it happened during the Yankees game on the 17th.  Knotts was pretty effective early in that game, but then was touched for 3 runs in the 5th, and couldn’t [...]

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The Tigers had a great win yesterday in Chicago, and as I’m typing this they are comfortably in front of the Indians tonight.  However, a week that saw them lose 5 games to divisonal rivals probably dropped the Tigers out of any sort of buyers mode they may have been contemplating. 
The team is [...]

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Those with young kids will recognize the title as lyrics from Bob the Builder, but the Tigers put together a solid team effort over the weekend to earn a split with the mighty Yankees.  While my ability to comment on the games is limited because I was only able to listen to parts of [...]

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The Tigers defense was stellar last night, as it turned every ball in play into an out.  Unfortunatley 5 balls found the seats and the Tigers came up short and lost to the Yankees. I’m finally back, after I decided to take an extended All Star break, just in time for the Tigers’ latest biggest series of [...]

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In Tom Gage’s blog he reports that the Tigers haverecalled Wil Ledezma. Franklyn German was sent to the minors. Ledezma has a cap of 150 innings this year, so he’ll be pitching from the pen.

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“‘I defend guys to the bitter end, but eventually you run out of ammunition. ” -Bob Cluck on the Tigers’ Bullpen
Tiger relievers have one moreweek to prove their worth
The bullpen has been inconsistent at best. According to Baseball Prospectus the Tigers’ bullpen still ranks as the third worst in baseball-as it has all [...]

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The Tigers started off the month in a disapponting fashion going 2-5 against division rivals Minnesota and Kansas City. Four of the losses were by two runs or fewer, and featured some unusual bullpen decisions. The Tigers then turned things around for interleague play and won their next three series (including a [...]

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With the completion of this last homestand, the Tigers have now played 40 of their 81 home games this season. While they still rank 23rd in all of baseball in average attendance, they are ticking upwards. Over the last 6 game homestand the Tigers averaged 30,364 fans and were kind enough to [...]

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