Category: Jim Leyland
Friday, November 2nd, 2012
The Detroit Tigers fell flat on their faces in the World Series, but the team is still quite stacked and manager Jim Leyland is officially back after signing a one-year contract extension earlier this week. The veteran bench boss is confident that his team can bounce back, but he still ...
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Thursday, July 19th, 2012
The Detroit Tigers came into this season with a lot of hype and expectations following not only their success in the postseason last year, but also in large part due to the signing of free agent slugger Prince Fielder. Jim Leyland knew his squad would be compromising some defense by ...
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Wednesday, May 30th, 2012
After a tremendous late-season run a year ago and an offseason that saw the Tigers add Prince Fielder to an already potent offense, there were high expectations for Detroit as they were looking to defend their AL Central crown. However, the Tigers have gotten off to a rocky start and ...
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Monday, January 23rd, 2012
Pitchers and catchers have yet to report to Spring Training and already the defending American League Central Division champs have suffered a huge loss to their World Series hopes. Victor Martinez may not get the headlines in Detroit because of Miguel Cabrera and Justin Verlander, but V-Mart was instrumental in ...
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Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
It took several months to catch up after the Cleveland Indians hot start, but the Detroit Tigers are now one game clear of the Tribe in the AL Central through 80 games. After a seven-game losing streak early in the season, the Tigers have steadied the ship and are now ...
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Tuesday, December 28th, 2010
After a fourth straight season without postseason baseball in the motor city, the Tigers went out this offseason and tried to make sure they would have a return to October baseball in 2011. After stumbling down the stretch, the Tigers had some weaknesses that became even more apparent as the ...
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Last year the Detroit Tigers were in prime position to capture the American League Central Division crown. However, they stumbled down the stretch, went 4-6 in their last ten games, and allowed the Twins to sneak up on them and take the division. This season, it looks like once again ...
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
SRI continues our MLB Spring Training Roundups with the American League Central. I believe this will be the most competitive division in all of baseball. Last year the Tigers were predicted by most experts to win the division and by many experts to win the World Series. Their lineup was ...
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