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The Dugout: Detroit Tigers Spring Training 2010

The Dugout's Spring Training sojourn through the AL Central continues with the Tigers, a team that has never ever won the AL Central. They came closest last season -- after blowing their three-game lead over the Twins with four remaining, a tie-breaker was forced. In the top of the 12th, with the bases loaded, Brandon Inge...

The Dugout: Tigers With Priority Issues

As someone who recently moved from the AL Central to a comfortable new home at the very bottom of the NL East, I like to keep track of what the Tribe, White Sox, Twins, and whatever other teams are in that division. One of those teams is the Detroit Tigers, and boy, is there a lot going on. Skipper Jim Leyland isn't going...

Who Won, Lost Over Long Winter?

What to do now that the Super Bowl is over and spring training still hasn't arrived? Here at MLB FanHouse, we Mind the Gap. Baseball's offseason began with Hideki Matsui's raising of the World Series MVP trophy. It ends in a few days when camps open (except for those lonely remaining free agents yet to sign). In...

The Dugout Predicts Monday Night Raw

New York Yankees left fielder Johnny Damon is scheduled to "host" tonight's episode of WWE Raw. Having watched wrestling (or sports-entertaining) for as long as I have, I've used my keen sense of observation and third-grade education to start figuring out what's going to happen before it happens. To fully enjoy today's...

Granderson Gives Yankees 'Comfort,' Tigers Not Rebuilding

INDIANAPOLIS -- Though Yankees general manager Brian Cashman wouldn't rule out bringing back either Johnny Damon or Hideki Matsui, he did mention that the acquisition of Curtis Granderson via trade gives the Bronx Bombers a level of comfort while they discuss possibly bringing back Damon and/or Matsui. During a press...

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05/21/12 Indians plan to be patient with .172-hitting Johnny... Source: Comcast SportsNet Johnny Damon has hit just .172 in 16 games since joining the Indians at the beginning of the month, providing little return on a one-year, $1.25 million contract with another $1.4 million in potential incentives.
05/21/12 Inbox: How will Sizemore's return affect Tribe? Source: MLB - Cleveland Indians The one thing you can always count on from Chris Perez is that the Indians closer will openly speak his mind.
05/20/12 Dobbs, Johnson help Marlins top Tribe Source: WFLA - AM 540 - Orlando FL Jose Reyes was 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored and Hanley Ramirez knocked in a run and also scored one for Miami, winners in four of its last six.
05/20/12 Indians stick by Damon amid struggles Source: MLB When the Indians signed Johnny Damon in April, they hoped he could add another solid left-handed bat in the outfield.
05/20/12 Grady Sizemore nears return; Johnny Damon under... Source: Boston Herald - Boston MA G rady Sizemore probably will be ready to make his 2012 debut in about three weeks, and the Indians will have another set of decisions confronting them.