Detroit Tigers Baseball

Archive for April, 2008

Bonderman Only Lasts 5 Innings as Tigers lose 3-2

Detroit really let one slip away today. With a line-up like this, you should be able to score more than 2 runs on accident. My guess is, and maybe I’m going out on limb…I don’t think the Tigers are going to win many games that they score 2 runs in. Just a guess.

Kenny Rogers Strong Against Blue Jays

6 2/3 fairly strong innings moves the Tigers to 6-11. Long way to go, to be sure, but at least their heading in the right direction now. But why are they always coming from behind? At least they’re actually coming from behind now, but it would be nice to see them actually win convincingly for […]

Verlander Looks Horrible - Tigers Lose 11-1

Verlander got the raw end of the deal in his last start. He earned every bit of the boos he got today. He looked wild from the start, walking the first hitter on 4 straight pitches. It looked so promising, seeing the Tigers make Carmona throw 30 pitches in the 1st inning, only to see […]

Armando Galarraga - Rookie Phenom?!?

The Tigers won their 3rd win in a row, crushing Cleveland 13-2. 2007 Cy Young winner C.C. Sabathia, and ultimate Tiger nemesis from last year, was rocked from start to finish by Tiger bats that have seemingly come alive.
But that’s not the real story behind this game. That’s not what made this game so […]

Tigers Win 2nd game in a Row

They eked out 6-5 win in what we may look back on as the turning point of the season. After digging themselves into an almost insurmountable hole, hopefully they are starting to put things together.
But pitching is still an issue. Less than a week after Dontrelle Willis went out with a hyper-extended knee, Nate Robertson […]