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The 2003 Detroit Tigers-the title alone just evokes images of nameless players and empty seats.A That year the Tigers set the American League record with 119 losses.

When Al Alburquerque signed with the Tigers this off season, everyone probably thought "oh, here we go again, another Dave Dombrowski hard thrower with no command." If I had to guess, he'd fall into the likes of Francisco Cruceta , Franklyn German , etc.

After Kyle Lohse's sterling performance on Monday night, I was curious to see how his beginning in 2011 stacked up to the starts of some of the iconic pitching seasons in Cardinals history.

Charlie Furbush, 25, didn't allow a run in his 3 2/3 innings to get the win in his major-league debut.