The title of the post comes from Armando Galarraga himself in discussing the blown call by Jim Joyce which cost Galarraga a perfect game. That says it all doesn’t it? It speaks to the game, to the call, to everything. There’s no getting around the frustration in this one. A game in which pretty much [...]
Posted by Bill Ferris on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 10:36 pm
Filed under Bill Ferris, Main Page, Major League News · Tagged Bud Selig, Complete Game, Composure, Dave Hogg, Detroit Sports, Firestorm, Instant Replay, Jim Joyce, Little Consolation, Mark Grudzielanek, MLB, Perfect Game, Pitches, Plate Appearance, Precedents, Proponent, Reversals, Running Play, Sports Writer, Twitter
The battle for the back end of the Tigers starting rotation has been the story of the spring for Detroit fans. The Tigers are counting on two of the Jeremy Bonderman – Nate Robertson – Dontrelle Willis trio to bill out the last 40% of the starters innings. Bonderman has pretty much had the 4th [...]
Posted by Bill Ferris on Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 1:21 pm
Filed under Bill Ferris, Main Page, Major League News · Tagged Ahead, Balls, Batting Average, Credence, Dangerous Proposition, Detroit Fans, Detroit Tigers, Dontrelle Willis, Eggs, Elbow, Era, Game Action, Games, Jeremy Bonderman, Measures, Nate Robertson, Starters, Trio, Turning A Corner, Whip
It was a rough season for the Tigers. Caught from behind in September and eliminated in a one game playoff by the Minnesota Twins, there was no storybook ending to Detroit’s season. Then, during the off-season, things went even more south. A 911 call in the late night revealed a bizarre one car fender bender [...]
Posted by Bill Ferris on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 12:47 am
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The Detroit Tigers are certainly one of the more interesting teams heading into the winter meetings. They are a team with a top 5 payroll in a region that is struggling economically. The Tigers also have holes to fill in the bullpen and at shortstop and limited means to address those issues with free agency [...]
Posted by Bill Ferris on Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Filed under Bill Ferris, Main Page · Tagged 30 Million, Bullpen, Dave Dombrowski, Detroit Tigers, Development Marketing, Edwin Jackson, Fire Sale, Mack Avenue, Mlb Team, Player Development, Radio Rights, Report Said That, Rob Manfred, Scott Boras, Shortstop, Stadium Operations, Television Contract, True Financial Situation, Well Meaning, Winter Meetings
