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PREGAME: Justin Verlander takes the mound tonight for the Tigers sitting at 222 strikeouts for the season. That ranks as the 11th best single season mark in Tigers history. If things go as planned tonight he should at least get to 9th and if he’s feeling frisky he has an outside shot of moving into [...]
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September 08, 2009
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 [...]
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September 08, 2009
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...
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September 08, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) -- 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.
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September 08, 2009
Major League Baseball has just announced its official stance on emotional pitchers who fire baseballs into the pressbox. The league is against them.Though met with no discernible outcry outside of a few frightened scribes, Detroit closer Fernando Rodney(notes) has just been suspended for three games after throwing a ball into the Tampa Bay press box after saving last Friday'...
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September 08, 2009
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.
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September 09, 2009
Robinson Tejeda tossed six shutout innings to outpitch Justin Verlander, Billy Butler hit three doubles and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 on Wednesday night for their first three-game winning streak since July.
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September 10, 2009
How often does a fifth-round draft choice reach the majors in his second professional season?
It’s a rare enough feat as it is, but it becomes even rarer when the player in question is a catcher. That’s what Tigers' 22-year old catcher Alex Avila has accomplished, however.
After being selected out of the University of Alabama, Avila got a taste of professional...
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September 08, 2009
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.
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September 10, 2009
A recent surge may have given the Detroit Tigers a more comfortable lead atop the American League's Central Division, but the team has been cooled off by one of the most unlikely of opponents.
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September 08, 2009
With a six-game winning streak and a growing lead in the American League's Central Division, the Detroit Tigers head to Kansas City's Kauffman Stadium tonight for the first of three straight meetings with the last-place Royals.
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