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The Tiger faithful love their team, and stand by their players through good and bad. That is, after said players have won them over. Johnny Damon and Jose Valverde didn't exactly hit the ground running in their first few games donning the Olde English D. It took Damon until mid April to get above the Mendoza line, and Valverde blew his very first save opportunity of ...

With the division previews wrapped up, I'm now going to make some predictions regarding the major awards. I'm also making a few misc. predictions, taking a look at potential cinderella teams, vulnerable managers, the All-Star Game, and trades that may happen. I did not pick any of last year's award winners to repeat; if you want to read that Joe Mauer and Albert Pujols will repeat as MVPs, you can read ESPN ...

As recently as 2008, the NL West was actually the laughing stock of major league baseball, chock full of mediocre (at best) teams. What a difference a few years makes. While the only thing anyone remembers is that they lost to the Phillies again, the Dodgers actually had the National League's best record last year. They got off to a red-hot start, before cooling down a little down the stretch. This ...

As much as I love baseball and miss the game this time of year, I get by fine this time of year thanks to hot stove mania. I'm always all over the web, checking out rumors, getting a grasp of what's going on. I'm big on predictions too, seeing where everyone thinks free agents will end up. So I'll make some predictions of my own. Yes, I do realize that if ...

As the decade nears an end, it's time to reflect on the decade that was. It was a decade that shook baseball to it's foundations. The steroid scandal is the most devastating, traumatizing event in the history of the game. For better or for worse, the events of the last ten years will be best remembered as part of the "steroid era." One can only hope that era is over, ...

Tigers fans frustrated by the team's lack of headlines since the moment Shane Victorino bounced out to Robinson Cano to end the 2009 baseball season need no longer worry. On second part, scratch that last part. After all, the news isn't exactly pleasant. According to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of foxsports.com, the Tigers are listening to offers for starter Edwin Jackson. Depending on how you interpret the report, it's possible ...

Last off season, JJ Putz was the best move the Tigers didn't make.á If not for an injury to Fernando Perez that killed a three-way deal involving the Rays, JJ Putz may have been hamstringing Detroit in 2009 and not the Mets, and Edwin Jackson may have formed a dominant pitching tandem with Felix Hernandez instead of Justin Verlander. Putz became a free agent today when New York declined his nine ...

In the wake of one of the darkest moments in Tigers history, I'm thinking this fan base could use a little reflection on years when the organization actually had success. Five of the seasons on the list occurred before or during the end of World War II, nine of them before the Berlin Wall was torn down. This organization has plenty of history though; just not a lot of good ...

Did I use redemption to describe this team's season?á I did? Well, shame on me for speaking too soon. Now I know how it's felt to be a Mets fan the last few years. I'd be enraged were this not so predictable. After all, epic collapses are nothing new to the Tigers and this one might be the worst of them all. Blowing a three game lead with four games to play is normally ...

As the leaves change color and the weather slowly but surely cools down, emotions are running high in major league baseball About ten teams have their eyes set on October, dreaming of the glory that could be. Quite a few teams are going through the motions, having been out of it for months and never having a real shot in the first place. And for some teams, late September is rough. The ...