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Detroit Tigers lineup vs Boston, Sunday April 8, 2012

Two games into the season and the Tigers are showing their stuff! Justin Verlander opened the year at Comerica Park with eight shut-out innings in Detroit’s 3-2 win over the Red Sox. Although Jose Valverde wasn’t at his 2011 best … Continue reading

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Spring is just around the corner

Although it has been a mild winter, still it has been an exceptionally long one without baseball. Keeping track of the off-season moves of our favorite teams adds flavor to the gray-colored skies. But it holds us over for just … Continue reading

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And the 2011 DIBS award goes to…

I was asked to cast a vote as a member of the Detroit Independent Baseball Scribes (DIBS), which I was happy to do and very honored, I might add. The DIBS was formed in 2005 to acknowledge independent baseball writers, … Continue reading

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Gerald Laird is reportedly back with the Tigers

It appears that catcher Gerald Laird might be returning to the Detroit Tigers for the 2012 baseball season. An official announcement won’t be made until after Laird passes a physical. Laird, who just turned 32 on November 13, was with … Continue reading

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Several Tigers are nomimated for the 2011 GIBBY award

Baseball’s fourth season of the year begins this weekend, and it is always every bit as exciting as the season that it follows. For those readers who are saying, “Huh? What’s he talking about?” I will tell you. There is … Continue reading

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