links for 2009-09-07

PREGAME: The Tigers having assured back to back winning road series will work on back to back sweeps and continue an undefeated September. Everything about that sentence made me happy, other than its run on nature. The big story is Edwin Jackson’s return to Tampa. Jackson has not had the same sharpness he had in [...]

PREGAME: Sorry for the lack of blogging this weekend. I went up north for a few days and my internet connectivity was severely limited. I was able to get the game posts up, and that was about it. I didn’t miss much did I? Rick Porcello gets his chance to keep the winning streak alive as [...]

Detroit Tigers pitcher Fernando Rodney has been suspended for three games and fined for throwing a ball toward the stands following a game last week. During a postgame celebration on the field after Detroit beat Tampa Bay 4-3 on Friday night, Rodney threw the game ball toward the seats and it ended up in the press box. No one was hit by the ball, which Rodney said he was throwing...

It's gotten to the point where late inning heroics are now expected of the Tigers. For the third straight game, the Bengals staged a late rally to beat the Rays in Tampa this afternoon. Today was Brandon Inge's turn to be the star. The Tigers third baseman crushed a grand slam in the top of the ninth inning to lead the Tigers to a 5-3 comeback win over the Rays. The ninth inning rally started

Fernando Rodney has been one of the most pleasant surprises on the Tigers and a key to the team's first place standing in the American League Central division this season. In fact, his 3.28 Win Probability Added (WPA) ranks third in the American League behind Mariano Rivera and Jonathan Papelbon. The WPA statistic attempts to measure a reliever's contribution to his team's victories by

Tonight is draft night for my fantasy football league, so here are a couple links to enjoy until tomorrow.  As you can tell from the last couple of days, Big League Stew is fast becoming one of my favorite baseball sites. The movement grows.  Even Curtis Granderson thinks Zack Greinke is the favorite to win the [...]

Detroit Tigers pitcher Fernando Rodney has been suspended for three games and fined for throwing a ball toward the stands following a game last week.

Brandon Inge hit a grand slam in the ninth inning and the Detroit Tigers picked apart Tampa Bay's bullpen and beat the Rays 5-3 Sunday for a three-game sweep.

Brandon Inge hit a grand slam in the ninth inning and the Detroit Tigers picked apart Tampa Bay's bullpen and beat the Rays 5-3 Sunday for a three-game sweep.

Detroit manager Jim Leyland started the day with a rugged ride. Brandon Inge ended it with a sweet drive.

Major League Baseball suspended Detroit Tigers pitcher Fernando Rodney three games and also fined him an undisclosed amount for actions related to Friday's Tigers-Rays contest.