Thursday, September 09, 2010
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Tom Gage: 1. Miguel Cabrera's left shoulder is bothering him again. He looked, and sounded, a lot more concerned post-game than he did last Thursday in Minnesota.
2. … Continued
Baseball: Covering the Bases
Tony Paul: The year of the pitcher continues ... even in the minor leagues.
Last night was a historic one in Lakeland, Fla., where the Lakeland Flying Tigers, the high … Continued
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- Rookie Luebke leads Padres past Dodgers - 01:29 AM
- Joyce to umpire near-perfect Galarraga's start - 01:18 AM
- Crisp homers, has 3 RBIs in A's win - 12:40 AM
- Arizona cools off Giants with 3-1 win - 12:35 AM
- Line drive breaks leg of Rockies pitcher Cook - 12:25 AM
- Angels beat Tribe in 16 inning on Mathis' sac fly - 12:19 AM
- Rockies beat Reds 9-2 for 6th straight win - 11:58 PM
- Clemens' lawyers ask NY judge to toss suit - 11:55 PM
- CarGo carrying Rockies' playoff hopes - 11:32 PM
Tigers 5, White Sox 1
Catcher of the future? Alex Avila leads Tigers to another win over White Sox
Avila will inherit the bulk of the playing time behind the plate next season -- but not by default. The Tigers believe he's going to hit. - 09/09/2010
Notebook
Jeremy Bonderman: I'd like to return to Tigers next season
"This is where I grew up," Bonderman said. "I love the team, love the guys, love the organization from the owner down. It's been a great place for me." - 09/09/2010
Tony Paul: Baseball Insider
Pitching will determine if Padres continue surprising
With a strong trio of starters and high-octane relievers, the Padres have what it takes to overcome their shoddy hitting. - 09/09/2010
Wednesday's top NL game: Phillies 10, Marlins 6
Mr. September: Ryan Howard has 6 RBIs to lead Phillies
He hit his 28th homer of the season and the NL East-leading Phillies had a season-high 18 hits. - 09/09/2010
Wednesday's top AL game: Angels 4, Indians 3
Angels finally outlast Indians in 16 innings
The Angels got home runs from Mike Napoli and rookie Peter Bourjos in the longest game of the season for both teams. Each used eight pitchers. - 09/09/2010
Ex-Tiger Kirk Gibson feels sting of living in desert
The Arizona Diamondbacks manager, getting ready for a Tuesday morning ride in Phoenix on his mountain bike, was stung by a scorpion that had had crawled inside his cycling pants. - 09/08/2010
Tigers 9, White Sox 1
Miguel Cabrera makes early exit in Tigers' win
"I don't feel right," Cabrera said after Tuesday night's 9-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. He left the game because of recurring biceps tendinitis in his left shoulder. - 09/08/2010
Tigers believe Carlos Guillen is done for season
How could a bruise knock Guillen out for the final seven weeks of the season? That's what you're probably asking. But before you supply your own answer about fast healers and slow healers, consider this. - 09/08/2010
Tuesday's top NL game: Phillies 8, Marlins 7
Ex-Tiger Placido Polanco's clutch hit lifts Phillies into first place
Polanco hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and the Phillies beat the Florida Marlins 8-7 Tuesday night to move atop the National League East standings. - 09/08/2010
Tuesday's top AL game: Twins 10, Royals 3
Jim Thome hits another historic homer as Twins top Royals
Thome hit another towering homer, Delmon Young drove in four runs and the Twins beat the Royals 10-3 on Tuesday night to take their largest AL Central lead in 10 days. - 09/08/2010
Tigers: Notebook
Tigers' Ryan Raburn tries slugger Miguel Cabrera's approach
The Tigers rank among the league leaders in hitting. The problem is they lack home run power and have struggled in clutch hitting situations. They lead the American League with 1,064 stranded runners. - 09/07/2010
White Sox 5, Tigers 4
Close calls doom Tigers in loss to White Sox
A couple inches here and maybe a foot or two there. That was the difference between the Tigers and Chicago White Sox on Monday at Comerica Park. But the White Sox made the winning plays down the stretch. - 09/07/2010
Sunday's top NL game: Twins 5, Royals 4
Jim Thome, Jason Kubel homer as Twins beat Royals
Kubel hit the go-ahead homer and Thome launched his 585th career home run one batter later, powering the Minnesota Twins past the Kansas City Royals 5-4 Monday. - 09/07/2010
Sunday's top NL game
Roy Oswalt's pitching helps Phillies split doubleheader
Oswalt pitched seven effective innings, helping the Phillies beat the Marlins 7-4 to split their day-night doubleheader. The Marlins won the first game, 7-1. - 09/07/2010
Tigers Insider
Adam Dunn likely tops Tigers' 2011 wish list
You half-wonder if the Tigers should consult chemists as much as their accountants when they begin considering how to build a better baseball team for 2011. It can be a delicate task, measuring how many free agents vs. how many trade acquisitions must be made to fill a roster. - 09/06/2010
Minor league report: End of season review
Wade Gaynor, Jacob Turner shine for Tigers in minor leagues
Overall, one word to describe the Tigers' 2010 minor league seasons was the same term that seemed appropriate for their big league club: Interesting. - 09/06/2010
Where are they now?
Former Tiger Matt Nokes takes love of game to new heights
He's been flying airplanes for several years by the time February 2000 rolled around. And he always believed that if a serious problem ever arose while high in the sky, he'd be able to get to safety. - 09/06/2010
Tigers vow to play on as playoff hopes all but gone
With 25 games left, after treading water with a 5-5 trip instead of the lights-out surge they needed, they find themselves 12 games out of first and 8 1/2 out of second. Magic number time, in other words. - 09/06/2010
Small talk with Max St. Pierre
He's 30 years old, and has been in the minors nearly half his life. Now, after 14 years of an agonizingly slow climb, catcher Max St. Pierre has made it to the big leagues. The Tigers added him to the roster while they were in Minnesota last week. - 09/06/2010
Tigers: Notebook
Casper Wells giving Tigers another option at outfielder
Wells is hitting .326 for the Tigers. The ball often jumps off his bat. What turned his season around, however, was the realization he couldn't force time to move faster than it does. - 09/06/2010
Sunday's top AL game: Twins 6, Rangers 5
Third-base coach interferes for final out as Twins hold on
"Bad call by a good umpire," the Rangers' Michael Young contended. "It's a shame the game had to end like that." - 09/06/2010
Sunday's top NL game: Rockies 4, Padres 2
NL West-leading Padres lose 10th straight
Melvin Mora's tiebreaking hit in the seventh inning gave Colorado its 10th win in 14 games. The Rockies pulled within 4 1/2 games of the slumping Padres. - 09/06/2010
Sunday special
Tigers may not change so much next season
They're playing hard and winning some games it didn't look like they would win. But the Tigers aren't going anywhere this year -- and that means it's time to look ahead to next year. - 09/05/2010
Max St-Pierre first big league hit sparks tie-breaking rally
Now the dream is complete. Even when he got to the big leagues after 14 years in the minors, Max St-Pierre said he had one last step to go on his climb. - 09/04/2010
Notebook
Tigers teammates cheer Max St-Pierre's first big league start, crucial hit
"It's genuine," Will Rhymes said about his happiness for his teammate. "We've really being rooting for him to get a chance." - 09/04/2010
Jerry Green
Baseball hits the September Stretch
Baseball rumbles onward now, in the time frame known as the September Stretch -- the best, most captivating period of the entire season, the month when pennant races historically are settled. - 09/04/2010
Saturday's top AL game: Yankees 7, Blue Jays 5
Ex-Tiger Marcus Thames comes up big again as Yankees win eighth straight
Marcus Thames is making the most of every opportunity to play, a big reason the Yankees are rolling right along without several injured All-Stars. - 09/04/2010
Tigers: Notebook
Jim Leyland thinks Tigers have momentum after avoiding sweep
Who says there's no momentum when it comes to baseball? Actually, Jim Leyland says it, and on the field, he believes it. But there's mood momentum, too. - 09/04/2010
Saturday's top NL game: Braves 2, Marlins 0
Former Tiger Jair Jurrjens looks good as Braves win ugly
The former Tiger right-hander allowed only three hits in seven innings, and the Braves retained their one-game lead in the NL East by beating the Florida Marlins, 2-0, Saturday night. - 09/04/2010
Tiger 9, Royals 5 (11)
Extra, extra: Tigers outlast Royals in 11
Just when it looked like the Tigers were going to follow Thursday night's success against the Twins with their version of "Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf," they bounced back to win again. - 09/04/2010
