Archive for April 27th, 2008

The Gist: The anticipation of seeing the Tigers’ complete lineup for the first time all year was squashed and the Detroit Momentum Train was derailed by a stellar pitching performance. This time by the Angels’ Jered Weaver: two runs, four hits and four walks and struck out five over 6.1 innings. The result? A 6-2 [...]

Browsing for Tigers historical tidbits proved to be extraordinarily fruitful this weekend. Here’s what I found on Baseball-Reference.com:
Friday, April 25, 1901 – At Bennett Park, the Detroit Tigers make an incredible comeback in their American League debut. Trailing 13 – 4 in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Tigers score 10 runs in [...]