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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...

The Dugout: Baseball Is An Obligation

The Associated Press (my finishing hold if I ever become a newspaper-themed professional wrestler) reports that Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland would rather concede to the judgment of a first base umpire than go through the trouble of walking all the way out there and moving all of those limbs and saying all of those...

Clinch Eludes Tigers, Command Doesn't

DETROIT -- It couldn't be playing out any better for the Yankees. At least, that's how it seems. Whether that's true remains to be seen. Ask the Yankees, and they'd wish for the AL Central race to go down to the wire, to a Tuesday one-game playoff preferably. Don't let the Twins or Tigers rest their players, or line up...

Dazzling Phenom Porcello Has Arrived

Jim Leyland was a major league manager before Rick Porcello was even born.In the 23 years since Leyland got his first managerial job, he's learned a lot. Not the least of which is that there are some things you just can't know.Like whether a 20-year-old kid is really ready to pitch in the majors."I can't say I knew...

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White Sox Rally To Top Tigers 7-5 At Home

Jim Leyland finally saw his offense start to roll.

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06/02/12 Tigers' Jim Leyland cautions against Quintin Berry hype Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI Tigers centerfielder Quintin Berry might just stick around if he keeps knocking around quality left-handers.
06/02/12 Detroit Tigers' Jim Leyland will give left-hander... Source: The Ann Arbor News - Ann Arbor MI Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland doesn't want Casey Crosby to be a one-and-done-type pitcher.
06/02/12 Detroit Tigers' Jim Leyland will give left-hander... Source: The Saginaw News - Saginaw MI Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland doesn't want Casey Crosby to be a one-and-done-type pitcher.
06/01/12 Laird exits from opener with tight hamstring Source: MLB - Detroit Tigers The list of Tigers' injuries keeps growing.
06/01/12 Jackson pain free, but not ready to return Source: MLB As expected, Austin Jackson, who has been sidelined since May 17 with an abdominal strain, did not return to the Tigers' lineup Friday, his first day eligible to be activated from the disabled list.