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Thursday | Examiner.com

Ohlendorf, PawSox prevail in pitchers' duel

Two major-league seasoned pitchers took the mound tonight at McCoy stadium to commence the Pawtucket Red Sox' second eight-game home stand of the season.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Ross Ohlendorf, Jacob Turner, Audy Ciriaco, Nate Spears, Pedro Ciriaco

Mon May 21, 2012

Bless You Boys

What's the problem with the Tigers? Part 1: Pitching

Sparky Anderson was famously quoted saying that you have to wait until 40 games into the baseball season before you know what kind of team you have.

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Related Topix: Sports, Doug Fister, Baseball Players, Rick Porcello, Max Scherzer, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball

Fri May 18, 2012

Bless You Boys

Stop trying to trade Jacob Turner

Can we dispense with this "Trade Jacob Turner for ______" stuff? With the Tigers failing to run away with the division like some predicted and the emergence of Drew Smyly , it seems more and more popular to call for the trade of Detroit's top prospect.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Jacob Turner, Doug Fister, Rick Porcello, Justin Verlander, Brad Penny

BleacherReport

Detroit Tigers: Despite Awful Start, Team Slowly Showing Signs of a Turnaround

Coming into the year with the highest expectations in recent memory, The Tigers are 16-18 and four games behind Cleveland , over one-fifth through the season.

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Related Topix: Sports, Duane Below, Doug Fister, Andy Dirks, Baseball Players, Brayan Villarreal, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball

Wed May 09, 2012

BleacherReport

Detroit Tigers 2012: Early Grades for Tigers' First Month of the Season

Tonight, the Tigers play their 30th game in a rubber-match against the Seattle Mariners .

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, American League Central, Major League Baseball, Doug Fister, Baseball Players, Detroit Tigers, Felix Hernandez, Ryan Raburn

BleacherReport

MLB: Dissecting the Detroit Tigers' Early Season Slump

The Tigers started this season with a bang, winning nine of their first 12 games.

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Related Topix: Sports, Doug Fister, Andy Dirks, Baseball Players, Daniel Schlereth, Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball

Motor City Bengals

Down On The Farm: Update Time

It's been a while since I have done a "Down on the Farm" segment for you all, and in this one, I will be looking at the teams as a whole to this point in the season, instead of just last night's games.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Jacob Turner, Robbie Weinhardt, Danny Worth, Casey Crosby

Detroit Free Press

Tigers' rotation coming around after early-season problems

The Tigers' Doug Fister allowed no runs in seven innings Monday in Seattle. It was Fister's first start since coming off the DL.

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Related Topix: Sports, Doug Fister, Baseball Players, Max Scherzer, Rick Porcello

Mon May 07, 2012

BleacherReport

Detroit Tigers Through One Month: Should Fans Be Worried?

In that year, the Tigers had brought in a bunch of high-priced, highly talented players and were just a year and a half removed from a World Series appearance.

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Related Topix: Sports, Duane Below, Doug Fister, Al Alburquerque, Baseball Players, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball, Phil Coke

Sun May 06, 2012

MLive.com

Detroit Tigers optioned right-handed reliever Brayan Villarreal to Triple-A Toledo

Doug Fister will make his much-anticipated return from the disabled list Monday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Brayan Villarreal, Doug Fister, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball

Wed May 02, 2012

Detroit News

Doug Fister looks good in rehab start in Toledo

Wearing No. 50 for the Mud Hens instead of his usual 58, Fister, the Tigers tall right-hander, took the mound in a game for the first time in nearly a month on a muggy Wednesday night in Toledo.

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Related Topix: Sports, Doug Fister, Baseball Players, Duane Below, Ryan Strieby, Daniel Nava, Justin Verlander

Detroit Free Press

Jamie Samuelsen's blog: Don't worry about Tigers' up-and-down start

The 18-year-old provider of home health and hospice care is seeing a big increase in demand for its... Jamie Samuelsen's blog: Things haven't gone Ken Holland's way, but he's still best fit for Red Wings Jamie Samuelsen, co-host of the 'Jamie and Wojo' show at 6 p.m. weekdays on WXYT-FM , blogs for freep.com. His opinions do not necessarily reflect ... (more)

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, American League Central, Major League Baseball, Doug Fister, Baseball Players, Daniel Schlereth, Brandon Inge, Max Scherzer

Detroit Free Press

Tigers didn't know Daniel Schlereth, now on DL, was ailing

The 18-year-old provider of home health and hospice care is seeing a big increase in demand for its... Left-handed reliever Daniel Schlereth had allowed eight earned runs in seven innings when the Tigers sent him to Triple-A Toledo two weekends ago.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Daniel Schlereth, Austin Jackson

Mon Apr 30, 2012

BleacherReport

MLB Rumors: Detroit Tigers Must Make Move for Starting Pitching

One of the question marks for the Detroit Tigers headed into the 2012 baseball season was how the back of their rotation would fare.

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Related Topix: Sports, Doug Fister, Baseball Players, American League, Major League Baseball, Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, Rick Porcello

MLive.com

Duane Below's start skipped after rain postpones Detroit Tigers-Kansas City Royals game

A cold, steady rain on Monday kept Duane Below from making his first start this season for the Detroit Tigers.

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Related Topix: Sports, Duane Below, Baseball Players, Doug Fister, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball, Kansas City Royals, Luke Hochevar

Motor City Bengals

No Precedent For Drew Smyly's First Four Starts

The Detroit Tigers pitching staff is floundering. As I write this, Max Scherzer and Rick Porcello -both perennial 'breakout' candidates who were each given that same label this year-have the second and third-worst earned run averages among qualified pitchers with a 7.77 and a 6.45 respectively.

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Related Topix: Sports, Doug Fister, Baseball Players, Jacob Turner, Rick Porcello, Max Scherzer, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball

Sun Apr 29, 2012

Examiner.com

Garcia sent to pen, Phelps to rotation in Yankees pitching shuffle

It didn't take very long for New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi to send Freddy Garcia to the bullpen after Garcia's last odious start.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Freddy Garcia, New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, David Phelps, D.J Mitchell, Jair Jurrjens

Sat Apr 28, 2012

Winging It In Motown

Doug Fister Injury Update: Tigers' Pitcher On Track For Rehab Start

After throwing a pain free bullpen session on Friday, his first since having to shut one down due to discomfort on April 17, Doug Fister appears ready to take on a rehab start with the Toledo Mud Hens before rejoining the Tigers' rotation, according to beat writer Jason Beck: Doug Fister on track for rehab start with @ MudHens this coming week.

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Related Topix: Sports, Doug Fister, Baseball Players, Duane Below, Detroit Red Wings, NHL Hockey

Fri Apr 27, 2012

Motor City Bengals

It's April & Other Reasons I'm Not Panicking

The Detroit Tigers have fallen to .500 at 10-10 and have lost seven of their last eight baseball games, but it's not near time to jump ship nor to call for the manager's head.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, American League Central, Major League Baseball, Doug Fister, Al Alburquerque, Baseball Players, Duane Below, Brayan Villarreal

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