GERALD LAIRD RUMORS & GOSSIP

Gerald Laird is headed back to Detroit. The Tigers announced Friday that they have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with Laird to be their backup catcher. Terms were not disclosed, but FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi reports, according to an unidentified source, that it's 1 million contract. Laird hit .232 with one home run and 12 RBIs in 95 at-bats for the World Series...

Ok, the bad news first: the Tigers have signed Gerald Laird to be their backup catcher. The good news? This D4L-original photoshop is now relevant again. In all honesty, the Tigers could have done A LOT worse than Laird as a backup catcher going into next season. Laird is a good defensive catcher and already knows most of the Tigers' pitching staff. If this signing prevents...

One of your favorite whooping boys from the 2010 Detroit Tigers is back. Gerald Laird has been re-signed to be the backup catcher for the Detroit Tigers. The key word being backup, which makes it different this time around. Note: the 1-year deal is currently pending a physical Now, after you get done throwing your laptop or mobile device around the room, yelling in the general direction...

Days after his run-in with umpire Rob Drake, Cards catcher Yadier Molina got into another altercation, this time with teammate Gerald Laird. 

Detroit 10, Minnesota 9 (13 inn.) (box) The Tigers pounded out 19 hits and 10 runs, but it still took them nearly five hours (and a Gerald Laird home run) to finally win a game from the Twins. It was apparent very early that Twins starter Scott Baker didn’t have it last night. The Tigers pounced on Baker from the jump, putting each of the first three runners on base to bring...

Texas 1, Detroit 4 (box) In the pre-game telecast, Rod Allen said that all Max Scherzer needed to do tonight to be successful was go ahead an toss a shutout. When the “scouting report” flashed on the screen just before Scherzer threw his first pitch, that sentiment was repeated. I guess Scherzer to the advice to heart because he did just that, holding the Rangers to just four...

Gerald Laird took an oh-for-three yesterday to lower his batting average to a disgusting .154. I usually justify numbers like that by arguing one of the following points: (a.) it’s early, there’s a lot of baseball left to play, (b.) he’ll bounce back, players usually hit their career averages, or (c.) he’s doing the little things either offensively or defensively to justify...

(note: This is a guest post offered up by longtime reader Chris Hannum. Chris has been gracious enough to offer up his work in breaking down the Black Hole that is the Tigers starting catcher. This is his second guest post for MCB.) By Chris Hannum Many teams have been suffering from a lack of production from behind the plate, even some teams for whom the position was thought of...

Detroit Tigers catcher Gerald Laird’s number 8 is no more. As of last Friday, Laird is wearing number 12, a number that used to be worn by hitting coach Lloyd McClendon. Laird worked out a deal to with his hitting coach to get his number with the hopes that his hitting would improve. “Just changing it up,” Laird said. “That’s all I’m doing. Maybe...

Gerald Laird was arrested Wednesday night for assaulting a security guard at a Phoneix Suns game.