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Phillies Looking at Polanco to Play Third Base
15 days ago by
Bless You Boys
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by Hector Mata - AP
Placido Polanco is willing to move his Gold Glove over to third base, if it's for a contending team.
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Placido Polanco Regains His Gold Glove
18 days ago by
Bless You Boys
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by Duane Burleson - AP
The Detroit Tigers' Placido Polanco was awarded the American League Gold Glove at second base for 2009. It's the second time in the last three seasons Polanco has won the honor.
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Morning Prowl: 40-Man Roster Decisions, Placido Polanco's Market Value, and Van Slyke's Replacement
24 days ago by
Bless You Boys
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At The Detroit Tigers Weblog, Bill Ferris looks at the team's 40-man roster, which currently has 44 players on it (due to some being protected on the disabled list). So the Tigers have some decisions to make, especially as some minor leaguers will need to be protected...
Charlie Hayes and MVP Voting
My latest Wall Street Journal piece that went live today looked at other Placido Polanco situations from the last 20 years, where a down-ballot MVP vote just makes you scratch your head and wonder what point the writer was trying to make. There’s no way that someone really thought...
If We Do Trade Jose Lopez…
Assuming we don’t get a second baseman in return, which is quite unlikely, we’re obviously going to need someone to replace him. In Geoff Baker’s recent article on the subject of trading Jose Lopez, he mentions both Orlando Hudson and Placido Polanco as potential...
Polanco gets some Gold Love
18 days ago by
Tigers Weblog
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At least one Tiger is assured of some post season hardware. Placido Polanco won his second Gold Glove for excellence in the field of fielding. Polanco had a very fine defensive season and he was one of a handful of players (Mark Ellis, Dustin Pedroia, Aaron Hill) who were deserving at second base.
Five Detroit Tigers File For Free Agency
23 days ago by
Bless You Boys
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by Duane Burleson - AP
Placido Polanco was one of five Detroit Tigers to file for free agency on Thursday, the first day eligible players could do so.
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With the conclusion of the World Series...
Morning Prowl: Arbitration Dilemmas, Free Agent Predictions, and Gibby's Managerial Aspirations
19 days ago by
Bless You Boys
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The Tigers face quite a dilemma with their free agents, in regards to offering arbitration. Kurt Mensching tries to predict what decisions the team will make on Placido Polanco, Adam Everett, Fernando Rodney, and Brandon Lyon at Mack Avenue Tigers.
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Stumping for Placido Polanco
October 02, 2009 by
Another Cubs Blog
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We recently took a look at how Placido Polanco has been as good as Lee, Ramirez and Soriano in his career. It’s quite surprising, but it is true. Polanco is a free agent this winter. He signed a 4-year deal for $18 million with the Tigers after the 2005 season.
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Morning Prowl: More Love For Miggy, Those Running Rays, the Numbers 6 and 19, and the Polanco Dilemma
August 28, 2009 by
Bless You Boys
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First, a mea culpa to It's Just Sports. In yesterday's post about the arguments that are being made for Miguel Cabrera as AL MVP, I neglected to include Patrick Hayes' case, which was presented last week - before anyone else addressed BigMig's candidacy...
Blogging the Offseason: Detroit Tigers
5 days ago by
Simon On Sports
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Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here.
Today's AL team is the Detroit Tigers and our guest is Ian...
Lynn Henning: Don't Rule Out Trading Cabrera
4 days ago by
Bless You Boys
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by Tony Dejak - AP
2 months ago:
Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera hits an RBI double off Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Rafael Perez in the eighth inning in a baseball game, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, in Cleveland. Placido Polanco...
BYB Talks to Drunk Jays Fans and The Sports Show Live
October 14, 2009 by
Bless You Boys
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by Carlos Osorio - AP
11 days ago:
Detroit Tigers Detroit Tigers Placido Polanco, front, and Miguel Cabrera sit in the dugout as teammates head back to the locker room after their 5-1 loss to the Chicago White...
Thursday morning: Phillies dropping hot corner hints
16 days ago by
Beerleaguer
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Baseball sources cited by Inquirer scribe Jim Salisbury believe Ruben Amaro has turned his attention toward the free agent trifecta of Placido Polanco, Mark DeRosa and Adrian Beltre. Chone Figgins and Miguel Tejada are expected to command too much for the Phillies to cover. [Link]...
The Tribe's Been Broken: Tigers 4, Indians 3
September 03, 2009 by
Bless You Boys
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by Duane Burleson - AP
Is Placido Polanco being mobbed by teammates for driving in the winning run for a walk-off 4-3 victory over the Indians Thursday afternoon? Or is the poor guy just being mugged? You make the call.
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Graph of the Day: Placido Polanco, Mr Underrated
June 12, 2009 by
Beyond the Box Score
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It's been a while since I've posted something like this. Everything is relative to average, except for Total RAR which uses zero as replacement level. Replacement runs (blue) are flipped underneath the zero line to separate the lines and because they represent...
Polanco, Tigers rally to give Verlander 15th win
August 30, 2009 by
Sports Illustrated
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DETROIT(AP) Placido Polanco hit a three-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning, lifting the Detroit Tigers to a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.
MLB Jack O Lanterns
October 31, 2007 by
Home Run Derby
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A collection of Jack O'Lanterns dedicated to teams and players.
Logos, portraits, mascots, and one goofy ass fan.
Weekend Prowl: Hendry Wants Grandy, What Dombrowski Wants, Arizona Fall League, and the Tiger of the Year
13 days ago by
Bless You Boys
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The Chicago Tribune's Phil Rogers heard from a source close to the Cubs that said general manager Jim Hendry is "absolutely" interested a package full of prospects to the Tigers for Curtis Granderson. (And really, if he wasn't, would Hendry be doing...
Polanco's RBI single helps Tigers outlast Twins in 16
July 04, 2009 by
CBSSports.com
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Placido Polanco hit a pair of extra-inning RBI singles, the second giving the Detroit Tigers the lead for good in an 11-9 victory over the Minnesota Twins in 16 innings Friday night.
Winning Ugly is Still Winning: Tigers 5, Athletics 3
July 01, 2009 by
Bless You Boys
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by Ben Margot - AP
How many home runs does Placido Polanco need before we give him the nickname "Sluggo"?
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Is Armando Galarraga back? After breaking...
Tigers survive back-and-forth battle with Twins
August 09, 2009 by
Sports Illustrated
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DETROIT(AP) Placido Polanco hit a go-ahead single in the eighth inning, helping the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 8-7 on Sunday.
Sizemore's a Smash in Arizona Fall League
October 17, 2009 by
Bless You Boys
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Perhaps Scott Sizemore senses the doubts in Tiger Town as to whether or not he can take over for Placido Polanco next season at second base. Or maybe he was disappointed over not being one of the Tigers' September call-ups, and is taking out that frustration now. ...
Tigers win in 10th on Polanco's sac fly
September 03, 2009 by
CBSSports.com
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Placido Polanco hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning to give the Detroit Tigers a 4-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday. The Tigers completed a three-game sweep and increased their lead in the AL Central to five games over the idle Twins.
Detroit ups Central lead to 3 games
September 20, 2009 by
CBSSports.com
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Placido Polanco drove in three runs, Detroit's bullpen pitched four shutout innings and the Tigers avoided a three-game sweep with a 6-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday to increase their AL Central lead to three games.
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