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Buried in this Free Press article is an interesting little tibdit.  The surprise isn’t that the Tigers are trying to shop some of their excess players who no longer have options but how low their season ticket sales are.  They talk about shopping Marcus Thames to save just the $2.275 million (isn’t that chump change these days) because ticket sales are down from 27,000 to 15,000.  That’s an almost 50% slide and you wonder how this is going to effect things throughout the season.  I don’t know where the 15,000 falls historically because I know last year was a big year at the booth but it still looks pretty far down.

One of the team’s that’s interested are the Reds and I think Thames would really thrive there.  I wonder if Homer Bailey is on the block.

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Nate Robertson was having a rough inning then he took a throw off his hand.  Adam Everett also tweaked himself (I think it was his hamstring, but wasn’t paying close enough attention).  Miner is throwing now.  2-1 Tigers with two outs in the bottom of the first.

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Scratch the hamstring thing.  Now they’re talking about an anke with regard to Everett.

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They’re calling Robertson’s injury a sprained thumb on his pitching hand.

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My Five Questions piece on the Detroit Tigers was posted today at the Hardball Times.  If you have a hard time getting to the site, be patient.  They’ve gotten a deluge of traffic mostly because of John Brattain’s passing.

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The Tigers didn’t play today, but there was plenty of bad news to make up for it.  First, I already touched on George Kell’s passing.  Later in the day, I then found out the fellow THT writer John Brattain   I never got to meet John but he began writing around the same time I did for THT and I enjoyed his banter in the THT listserv.  He also knew a ton about the sport and it’s history and he brought it to print in his own unique style.  Like for Kell, my condolences go out to John’s family.

On less serious stuff, the WBC is now over.  I didn’t really watch much of last night’s game although I did tune in for most of the USA’s Sunday loss.  While it added a little bit of excitement at first, I’m now glad it’s over and I’m also glad the Tigers have their team back.  Now it’s time to get down to business.

Dontrelle Willis pitched against the minor leaguers today and he brought back his old leg kick.  Looks like it worked out for him.  Jeremy Bonderman also got some throws in.  The Tigers return to action tomorrow against the Mets and it’s Nate Robertson, who’s probably the favorite right now for the fifth rotation spot, who will get some innings.  The games on MLB.TV and I’ll be home so I’ll get to catch this one while I do some tax returns.

George Kell passed away today at the age of 86.  While I never got to see him play, Kell is one of the guys I listened to extensively because he was the television broadcaster for the Tigers in the 1980s.  My condolences go out to his family.

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Prior to today’s game, it was announced that Zach Miner’s name was being pulled out of the rotation race.  Of course he answers with three shutout innings of relief today in the Tigers 4-3 loss to the Yankees.  He allowed three hits without a walk and he struck out in relief of Clay Rapada, who finished the third inning after a rough start by Rick Porcello.  The youngster gave up two runs on four hits and a walk with one strikeout in 2 1/3 innings.

With that, it looks like Nate Robertson and his back to back solid outings have made him the front runner for the fifth spot in the rotation.  What’s interesting is, after a four game series against the Jays at Rogers Centre, the fifth starter will be the guy who throws in front of an opening day crowd at Comerica Park.

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Gerald Laird was a perfect three for three in the loss. Jeff Larish went two for five with his third homerun.  Everyone is clamoring over the 25th man when it usually doesn’t matter too much because the 25th man is usually different a few weeks into the season.  Larish is one option but because he has options, I bet the Tigers go with Mike Hessman or Brent Clevlen, because both of them are out of options.  Each brings something different to the table.  Clevlen would be a good guy to have to spell Granderson in centerfield while Hessman has the power bat.

The Tigers play the Marlins at home tomorrow afternoon.  Justin Verlander gets the nod.

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Jeremy Bonderman made his spring debut tonight to some mixed results.  Unfortunately, I didn’t get to see the first couple of innings, but Bondo threw two shutout innings.  He did yield two hits and two walks though but it’s definitely something to build on as his spring season progresses.

Dontrelle Willis was roughed up again.  I did feel bad watching him though because he was trying to stay positive, yet couldn’t get it done.  In his first inning, he got the first two batters out, then gave up three runs.  Then in the fifth, he got  double play to help him out, then gave up a triple to Omar Infante which kept things going for another two runs.

Ryan Perry looked sharp again. He gave up a walk and struck out one in 1 1/3 innings.  Juan Rincon gave up two hits but he struck out the side in the eighth, and then Clay Rapada gave up a shutout ninth to finish things up.

Brandon Inge led off the game with his second homerun of the spring.  Gerald Laird and Adam Everett both had a pair of hits in the 5-2 loss.

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Nate Robertson now looks like he’s the favorite for the fifth starter spot but he’llneed to keep things going tomorrow afternoon.  It’s an afternoon game against the Nationals.

Tigers hurler Macay McBride was the latest Tiger to get assigned.  After an injury filled 2008 season, McBride will report to Toledo this year.

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The Astros have just one win to their name all spring and while the Tigers couldn’t beat Houston this afternoon, there were plenty of positives on the mound in the 1-1, eleven inning tie.  First off was Justin Verlander.  He threw six innings and gave up just one hit to go with three walks and two strikeouts.  Those are some quality innings.  Five different relievers then threw a shutout inning each with Kyle Bloom, Eddie Bonine and Fu-Te Ni all striking out two.

Of course the downer was the offense, who managed just seven hits in eleven frames.  Scott Sizemore drove in the lone Tiger run with a solo homer, his second long ball of the spring.  Timo Perez kept up his hot hitting with a pair of singles while Wilkin Ramirez singled and drew a walk.

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It’s a spring game, but what a fun one to watch as the Tigers kicked off their televised schedule with a come from behind win that the Tigers won on their final at bat.  Timo Perez came a double short of hitting for the cycle and he finished four for five with two RBIs and three runs from the leadoff spot.  Will Rhymes drove home Ramon Santiago for the game winner and what was interesting was the fact that he couldn’t get down a bunt his first couple of tries.  He then swung with two strikes and the single he belted pushed home Ramon.

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Brent Clevlen also went yard for Detroit.  Gary Sheffield also had a nice game with a single and two walks.

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What was just as impressive about the 7-6 win was that the Tigers were down 4-0 before they even got a chance to bat.  Zach Miner had the rough first, then got into a little trouble in the second before finally calming down.  Bobby Seay struck out three in two innings but he gave up a run and Brandon Lyon and Ryan Perry both threw shutout frames. 

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The Tigers take on Houston, who haven’t won many games this spring.  It’ll be Justin Verlander versus former Tiger Brian Moehler in the afternoon game.  The Astros affiliate has the game on the radio but unfortunately I won’t be around to listen in.  The USA team plays tomorrow at seven as they continue their pursuit of the WBC title.  It’s also cool that there’s at least one or more night games.  I’m watching the Pirates and Rays right now.  In the meantime, Venezuela and Puerto Rico are playing to see who gets to move on.  The loser is the opponent for the US tomorrow.  Cuba and Mexico play tonight with the loser being eliminated.

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I’m watching the game and one thing that was mentioned was how Ryan Ludwick (the one who drove in 113 and belted 37 homers last year) spent the season in the Tigers’ farm system back in 2006.  He spent the entire season with Toledo and after hitting 28 home runs, he was released by Detroit the following off season.

While it’s a bummer we didn’t hold on to the guy (he’s a late bloomer and he’ll be 31 this summer), his transaction history has some interesting ties to the Tigers.  He was drafted in 1999 in the second round by the Athletics but then three years later, he was traded to the Rangers organization.  One of the guys who went with him to the Rangers was Gerald Laird, who’s now the Tigers starting catcher.  And the guy the Athletics received in the trade?  None other then Carlos Pena, who the Tigers eventually traded for, along with Jeremy Bonderman, back in 2002.

Over at Beyond the Boxscore, there’s been a solid analysis of each team’s farm system based on a measure called Surplus Value.  Not only do the Tigers rank last in the division Lifeboat full movie , but they’re dead last in all of baseball.  Not a big surprise considering the gutting that happened prior to the 2008 season.  For a rundown and a link to how the numbers were derived, you’ll want to check this out.

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The Tigers trimmed their major league spring training roster by six this morning.  Chris Lambert, Michael Hollimon and Casper Wells were all optioned to Toledo while Zach Simons was optioned to Erie.  Alex Avila and Cale Iorg were both assigned to the Tigers minor league camp to round out the moves.  Nothing too surprising here, althoughwith Eddie Bonine and Lambert both returning to Toledo, they should have a pretty solid core to their rotation.

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It helps when you go up against a 100+ loss team who’s missing one of their best hitters, but the Tigers threw a gem against the Nationals this afternoon in a 3-0 win.  Alfredo Figaro got the start in place of  Rick Porcello and all he did was throw three shutout innings.  Fernando Rodney continued to look sharp with a shutout frame while Casey Fien struck out three and gave up a pair of hits in two shutout innings.  Clay Rapada got out of a big bases loaded, no outs jam and he struck out two in his single frame.

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Wilkin Ramirez pretty much was the Tigers offense.  He went three for four with two RBIs and a run.  Brent Clevlen reached base three times with a single and two walks in a game that saw the Tigers put up just seven hits.

Alright, tomorrow is the much anticipated televised game (at least it’s anticipated by me)  Zach Miner will get the start at Lakeland tomorrow against the Cardinals.

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Dontrelle Willis and Nate Robertson were once again joined up in a spring game and unlike previous games where both struggled, at least this afternoon the Tigers got some quality innings out of one of the two.  Dontrelle Willis got the start and he was the one who got shelled.  He gave up three in the first then one in the second before finally getting out of an inning unscathed in the third.  Nate Robertson then threw three innings of one hit shutout baseball and he was matched by Eddie Bonine who three shutout innings himself as the Tigers got back into the game.

Speaking of Bonine, he’s quietly put together a solid spring.  He’ll still probably start the season with the Hens, but that’ll give Toledo a solid starting pitching option in the early months.

In the meantime, the Rick Porcello train has been at least slowed down.  He’ll miss his start tomorrow because he cyt the nail on the index finger of his throwing hand.  In his place, Alfredo Figaro will get the nod.

Gerald Laird and Mike Hessman both went yard in the Tigers win.  Timo Perez doubled twice and drove in a run while Alexis Gomez went two for three with a run and an RBI.  A lot of the damage by the Tigers came off of Jays hurler Mike Maroth.

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The Tigers and Nationals square off and the game is on the radio.  Monday, I’ve pretty much planned my day around the Tigers first televised game when they take on St. Louis. 

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The US is getting knocked around although they finally put their first run on the board.  They still have a tough task being down 6-1 to Puerto Rico though.

Ouch.  The Tigers were knocked around pretty handily by the Mets this afternoon.  Edwin Jackson got off to a nice start with three shutout innings, but he gave up a pair in the fourth and couldn’t get a guy out in the fifth before Freddy Dolsi came in and got an assist on a four run fifth inning.  From there, the pen was manhandled as well.  The lone bright spot was Bobby Seay, who threw a shutout inning.  The only other pitcher not to give up a run was Chris Lambert, but even he gave up two hits and a walk in the ninth inning.

It’s also bad when your offensive star of the game is Adam Everett.  He went deep with his first homerun of the spring.  Unfortunately, it was just one of five Tigers hits.  Jeff Larish had the only other extra base hit with a double and he scored while Gary Sheffield reached base twice with a single and a walk.  Cale Iorg continued his tough spring and he went 0 for 2 with his fourth error of the spring.

The bid deal tomorrow isn’t even the game the Tigers play against the Blue Jays, it’s all of the pitching action in the morning.  Jeremy Bonderman is scheduled to throw a simulated game as is Kyle Bloom.  Joel Zumaya was scheduled to throw, but he’s got some tightness up near his shoulder and neck so he won’t throw.  Dontrelle Willis and Chris Lambert will log some innings against the Jays, and the Tigers will face a familiar face because Mike Maroth is scheduled to throw for the Jays.  Gametime is 1 pm and WXYT is picking up the game.  Not sure if I’ll get to catch this one (weekend games are tough with the kid, and he’s testing for his orange belt in karate in the morning) but I plan on turing into the US/Puerto Rico game tomorrow night.

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Of course the one team I can’t watch is the Tigers because they’re subject to a black out.  Fortunately, all of their games are televised this year.

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The Tigers get a day off today, and it looks like it’s good timing because their pitching staff needs some recovery time.  Justin Verlander was the latest hurler to get rocked.  He lasted just two innings and while the four runs he gave up were bad, it was the four walks that’s pretty troubling.  Fortunately, the pen came through and the Tigers escaped with a 7-4 win.  Scott Williamson bounced back with two shutout innings while Juan Ricon had another great outing when he allowed just one hit in two shutout frames.

Gary Sheffield brought his big bat to the game.  He belted two home runs and drove in three to lead the Tigers.  Wilkin Ramirez belted a solo shot and he scored twice while Gerald Laird was a perfect two for two.

The Tigers got a small bite of the injury bug.  Marcus Thames and Matt Treanor are both day to day.  That’ll give guys like Avila and “pick your minor league outfielder” a chance for some additional playing time.

John Sickels came out with a sleeper/breakout AL Central prospect piece and Tigers farmhand Brandon Douglas was his pick for the Tigers. 

Edwin Jackson gets the start tomorrow against the Mets and the Tigers will go up against a familiar face.  The Mets will start Freddy Garcia.  Unfortunately, no radio coverage for this one.  The final game of the first round of the WBC classic is tonight.  Cuba takes on Mexico and while both teams have moved on, this is the seeding game.  the US playes their next game on Saturday night when they take on Puerto Rico.

For those of you new to Tigers Minors, it’s basically the Tigers minor league affiliate to Tigerblog.  The past two years, Mike Cassidy has posted updates on the Tiger’s minor league affiliates and while that’s interesting by itself, we had a special treat.  Tigers minor league pitcher Andrew Hess blogged about his time with the White Caps and in the Hawaiian Winter League and this year, he’s back.  His first post was last night and I look forward to working with Andrew again.

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The Tigers are a little thinner after this morning.  As Jason Beck writes, Jon Kibler, Rudy Darrow and Jeff Kunkel were all sent to minor league camp.  No big surprise, and I hope they all took advantage of their time with the big league guys.  I’m a big fan of Kibler because he’s a Sparty and I’m interested in seeing how he pitches this year, most likely at Lakeland.

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