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Detroit Tigers trade rumors: priority position

Found July 20, 2012 on isportsweb.com: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Jacob Turner
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It’s funny how a surge by the Detroit Tigers can quiet the storm. Jim Leyland’s team has won 10 of their last 12 games and are within 1.5 games of the 1st place White Sox. The top 2 teams in the sluggish AL Central will square off at Comerica Park this weekend for bragging rights. A few short weeks ago most fans were in a full-fledged panic mode. But when a team roughs up the red-hot Anaheim Angels the way the Tigers did this week it soothes the inner complainer. It reminds us all that it’s a 162-game season and it’s awfully tough for the best team not to prevail. And yes, the Tigers are the best team in the Central. As I tweeted about a month ago, this team will make the playoffs. Guaranteed. But let’s not get lost in a video board game of hat shuffle. The AL Central isn’t the prize this team seeks. It is a World Series title. Zack Greinke [Follow me on Twitter @isportsJoe or subscribe to our Detroit Tigers Feed] Directly in their way are the New York Yankees, a team that is someho...
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