Archive for April, 2008

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Welcome to The Detroit Tigers Podcast, the podcast for Tigers fans, by Tigers fans. This is Episode #45, a 50-minute podcast about the Detroit Tigers recorded live from Scottsdale, Ariz. and Ann Arbor, Mich.
In this episode we are joined by Ian Casselberry of BlessYouBoys.com.
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No?
He appeared in 18 games for the 2005 Tigers (5-5, 5.56 ERA).
Ring a bell?
Anyway, he turns 29 today.

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 [...]

ESPN highlights available here.

The Gist: Armando Galarraga continues to wow and the Tigers’ Curtis Granderson, Placido Polanco and Magglio Ordoñez each knocked two hits in a 6-4 win over the Angels. Galarraga took a no-hitter into the sixth but ended up without a decision. He allowed three runs (one earned), three hits and two walks [...]

The Gist: The Tigers lost 4-3 to the Angels in one of the best baseball games the Tigers have played this year — i.e., both teams played well. Nate Robertson gave up four runs in the Angels fourth and the Tigers chipped away but couldn’t overcome Ervin Santana. Curtis Granderson went yard for the second [...]

Tonight’s game was a good game to watch, especially if you were an impartial observer.  For Tiger fans, it was also a good game, but they saw a 4 game winning streak by their team end.  Here’s a recap.
Both starting pitchers looked great in the first 3 innings not allowing a run.  In the 4th, Nate [...]