By James Bailey If there’s a silver lining to the blown call that cost Detroit’s Armando Galarraga a perfect game Wednesday night, it might be as a catalyst to finally bringing instant replay to plays on the bases. Jim Joyce was defended as a good umpire by many in the game in the hours following [...]
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By Jeremy Tiermini Reports out of MLB’s Winter Meetings indicate that a 3-team trade was just completed between the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, and Arizona Diamondbacks. Arizona would acquire starting pitchers Edwin Jackson (from the Tigers) and Ian Kennedy (from the Yankees), the Yankees would get outfielder Curtis Granderson,
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By James Bailey The division without a dominant team wound up giving us the most thrills down the stretch as the Twins came back from seven games down to catch, and pass, the Tigers. Last night’s 12-inning, winner-take-on-the Yankees affair was a lot of fun. It was like neither side wanted the game to end, [...]
By James Bailey Four weeks ago, the Tigers held a seven-game lead in the AL Central. It was a comparable cushion to those held by the Yankees (7.5 games) and Angels (6.5) in their respective divisions. Though they had the lowest winning percentage of any division leader in baseball (.551), they appeared to be as [...]
By Thom Henninger It’s déjà vu all over again, with the Tigers and Twins squaring off in a critical series for the American League Central crown and the final AL playoff berth. A week ago it was in Minnesota. Now the two teams meet for the final four times in Detroit, beginning Monday night.
By Thom Henninger After San Francisco took two out of three from Colorado this week, there aren’t many make-or-break series remaining, but two rookies take the mound for the start of one on Friday night.
By James Bailey Every time it looks like things are about settled in the American League, one of the down-and-outers sneaks back into the picture. A week ago the Tigers were on the brink of backing into the Central Division crown. They woke up Thursday morning with a 4.5 game lead, down from 7 games [...]
By Elizabeth Finn Baseball is full of charming unpredictability. More difficult to handicap than football and divided into perilous increments of time and distance, America’s pastime is the ultimate unscripted drama. Though every attempt is made to predict its final outcome, 162 games leaves far too much room for unexpected misstep and triumph.
By Bill Begley Death. Taxes. A losing record by the Pirates. Don’t think Ben Franklin was a Pittsburgh fan, but after Monday’s 4-2 loss to Chicago he would have a hard time denying the certainty of the Pirates’ futility.
By Michael Cooper Another weekend of interleague play brings a few intriguing matchups. The two Central Division leaders will face off in Detroit, the Dodgers and Angels will meet up in a battle for Los Angeles, and the Reds and White Sox will face off in the first-ever Civil Rights game.
