This article is courtesy of our friends at Tiger Tales Written by: Lee Panas After a sweep of the Royals at Kansas City, the Tigers are sitting in first place in the AL Central with a 9-3 record. That is their best 12-game start since the 1984 championship season (when they started 11-1). The White …
Tag Archive: Fielder
Apr
17
Why is Brandon Inge still on the Tigers?
This article is courtesy of our friends at Bless You Boys Written by: Tigerdog1 Like a kid with an Oreo cookie, I’m going to just go straight to the middle, to the heart of the matter, and give you the answer first. In a word, the answer is “loyalty.” It has nothing to do with …
Apr
05
Joey Votto Staying In Cincinnati Until 2023; Brandon Phillips Still Waiting
This article is courtesy of our friends at On The Way Home There is no doubt that the news of Reds first baseman Joey Votto agreeing to a 10-year/$225 million extension is music to the ears of Cincinnati fans. Even though Votto wasn’t going to be a free agent until after the 2013 season (he’s …
Mar
28
Ryan Howard: Worst Contract Ever?
The last few years, the Phillies have wheeled and dealed themselves from obscurity to the pinnacle of baseball. They have landed superstars like Roy Halladay, Hunter Pence, Jonathan Papelbon, and even Cliff Lee, twice! However, during that time, they also gave Ryan Howard one of the worst contracts in team history. It was April …
Feb
09
MMO Fair or Foul: Which Teams Got Better In The NL East
This article is courtesy of our friends at Mets Merized Online Written by: Joe D This edition of Fair or Foul features Matt Cerrone of MetsBlog who looks at the NL East and doesn’t buy into the “every other team got better except the Mets” argument. See what you think? The Braves and Phillies did very …
Feb
07
Tigers Fan 2012 Hopes & Fears
This article is courtesy of our friends at Bless You Boys Written by: johnmoz As a baseball fan, I regularly mix wild optimism with Tokarzian despair and expectation of 2008/163-level disaster. With one of the Tigers’ most anticipated seasons in living memory only weeks away, I thought I’d share what the devils and angels are …
Jan
29
Orioles: Is It Worth Going After Yoenis Cespedes, or Not?; Top 100 Prospects & More
This article is courtesy of our friends at Oriole Post As of today, the Orioles may still be short a slugger in their lineup; however, recently, Cuban slugger Yoenis Cespedes is now available as a free agent. He has officially established residency in the Dominican Republic and is playing winter ball there. So far, Cespedes …
Jan
27
Color By Numbers: Show Me the Money
This article is courtesy of our friends at Alex Belth’s Bronx Banter Written by: William Juliano Alex Rodriguez stood alone as baseball’s only $200 million man for a decade, but now he has company. In the last six weeks, the fraternity has tripled with the addition of …
Jan
26
Prince Fielder to the Tigers
This article is courtesy of our friends at Ranting About Cleveland Written by: Dan Tuesday afternoon, Prince Fielder, Scott Boras, and the Detroit Tigers put baseball on it’s ear. After not being in on any of the Fielder rumors during this offseason, the Tigers jumped in at the last minute and signed the big first baseman to …
Jan
26
MLB Trade Rumors: Miami Marlins in Hot Pursuit of Yoenis Cespedes
This article is courtesy of our friends at Chicago Baseball Report With as many as six MLB teams reportedly interested in Cuban slugging star Yoenis Cespedes, the 26-year-old outfielder was declared a free agent by Major League Baseball on Wednesday. Cespedes has been hyped all offseason as the next big thing in baseball. The outfielder …









