The Tigers are off to a good start. Their starting pitchers — at least in the won-lost column — are not. Despite starting the season 5-1, no Tigers starter has recorded a win. And according to the Elias Sports Bureau, that’s the first time that’s ever happened in major league history. Yes, oddly, all five Tigers … Continue Reading →
The Mariners have a boatload of uncertainty heading into the 2012 season. Well up that list: outfielder Casper Wells. The former Tigers prospect, traded to Seattle last July in the deal that brought stud starting pitcher Doug Fister to Detroit, showed flashes of brilliance at times with this new time. But the season ended on … Continue Reading →
Not a whole lot shaking out here in Dallas yet, at least as far as the Tigers are concerned. So that gives me a a good opportunity to take a brief look back at 2011. Late last week, Kurt Mensching, managing editor of the Bless You Boys blog, unveiled the winners of the 2011 DIBS … Continue Reading →
Give Rick Knapp credit. He certainly didn’t sugarcoat his tenure with the Tigers during a compelling radio interview with The Huge Show this afternoon. With the Tigers preparing for tomorrow night’s do-or-die Game 5 at Yankee Stadium, Knapp touched on several issues in his most revealing comments since his abrupt firing as Detroit’s pitching coach … Continue Reading →