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| Arizona Diamondbacks 2009 Preview |
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04/01/2009 |
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| and avoid injury. Chad Qualls will be taking the mound in late innings as the team's closer and posted nine saves in 77 trips to the hill last season. The sinker specialist will take over full-time for the departed Brandon Lyon, who is now with the Detroit Tigers. Arizona will use both Tony Pena and Jon Rauch as setup men, while bolstering the bullpen with the addition of newcomers Tom Gordon, Scott Schoeneweis and Travis Blackley. Buckner will also mostly work in relief if he loses out on the No. 5 spot in |
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| Tampa Bay Rays 2009 Preview |
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04/01/2009 |
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| sition of providing their own encore. Unfortunately, trends suggest a repeat is unlikely at best. With a rapid reversal from 96 losses in 2007 to 97 wins in 2008, manager Joe Maddon's Rays joined the 1967 Boston Red Sox, 1991 Atlanta Braves and 2005 Detroit Tigers as the only teams to go from 90-plus losses one year to a World Series berth the next. Like the Rays, none of the previous three teams closed their runs with a trophy presentation, and only the Braves were able to mirror their success with a second |
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| Detroit Tigers 2009 Preview |
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04/01/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - There were few teams that were more disappointing last season than the Detroit Tigers. Following the offseason acquisitions of Miguel Cabrera, Dontrelle Willis and Edgar Renteria, coupled with the progression of ace Justin Verlander, just about everyone had Detroit back in the playoffs after a one-year absence following their AL Pennant in 2006. However, things did not go as planned for manager Jim Leyland's crew. Detroit lost its first seven games and was out of the races |
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| Tigers place Bonderman on DL |
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03/31/2009 |
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| Lakeland, FL (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Tigers placed pitcher Jeremy Bonderman on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday. The move is retroactive to March 30. Bonderman, who is continuing his rehabilitation from thoracic outlet compression syndrome surgery, posted a 3-4 record with a 4.29 earned run average in 12 starts during an injury plagued 2008 season for the Tigers. His best year came in 2006, the Tigers' AL pennant-winning season, when the right-hander went 14-8 with a 4.08 ERA in a career-high 34 st |
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| Tigers release Sheffield |
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03/31/2009 |
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| Lakeland, FL (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Tigers have cut ties with nine- time All-Star outfielder Gary Sheffield. Sheffield, who is still owed $14 million from the Tigers, will be free to sign with any club for the major league minimum salary once he clears waivers. Injuries to his shoulder and oblique limited the 41-year-old Sheffield to just 114 games for the last place Tigers a year ago, as he batted .225 with 19 homers and 57 runs batted in. The 2004 MVP runner-up with the Yankees, Sheffield is just o |
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| Tigers acquire Anderson from Braves |
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03/30/2009 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Tigers announced Monday the acquisition of outfielder Josh Anderson from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for pitcher Rudy Darrow. Anderson hit .294 with three homers and 12 RBI in 40 games with the Braves in 2008. He spent the majority of the season with Atlanta's Triple-A affiliate in Richmond, batting .314 with four homers, 25 doubles and 40 RBI in 121 contests. A 2003 fourth-round pick of Houston, Anderson is a career .315 hitter with three homers and 23 RBI in 61 |
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| Tigers' Zumaya, Willis to start season on DL |
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03/29/2009 |
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| Lakeland, FL (MySportsbook) - Detroit Tigers pitchers Joel Zumaya and Dontrelle Willis will start the 2009 season on the 15-day disabled list, the club announced on Sunday. Zumaya, who has been hampered by injuries the previous two seasons, is suffering from a sore right shoulder. The right-hander was diagnosed with a stress fracture in the same shoulder that limited him to only 21 games last season. He finished the campaign 0-2 with a 3.47 earned run average. In 2007, the hard-throwing Zumaya missed the f |
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| Hall of Famer George Kell dies |
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03/24/2009 |
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| n George Kell died Tuesday morning. He was 86 years old. According to Arkansas television station KAIT, Kell died in his sleep in Swifton, Arkansas. Kell was a career .306 hitter in 15 big league seasons from 1943-57 with the Philadelphia Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles. A 10-time All-Star, Kell led the American League in batting in 1949 with the Tigers, edging Ted Williams to deny the Boston slugger his third Triple Crown. He also led AL third basemen in fie |
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| Italy, Venezuela try to stay alive at WBC |
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03/10/2009 |
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| ural Classic. Venezuela, meanwhile, will be trying to bounce back from a 15-6 loss to Team USA on Sunday. Jose Lopez went 3-for-4 with two runs scored in the loss for Venezuela, while Gregor Blanco added three hits, an RBI and a run scored. However, Detroit Tigers teammates Miguel Cabrera and Magglio Ordonez highlighted the Venezuelan's struggles by combining to go 0-for-9 with three strikeouts. Victor Zambrano took the loss after allowing four runs on two hits and two walks in one-plus innings pitched. Andre |
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| USA routs Venezuela to advance at WBC |
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03/09/2009 |
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| air of walks in 3 2/3 innings. Jose Lopez went 3-for-4 with two runs scored for Venezuela, which will take on the winner of the Italy-Canada matchup on Tuesday in an elimination contest. Gregor Blanco added three hits, an RBI and a run scored, while Detroit Tigers teammates Miguel Cabrera and Magglio Ordonez highlighted the Venezuelan's struggles by combining to go 0-for-9 with three strikeouts. Victor Zambrano took the loss after allowing four runs on two hits and two walks in one-plus innings pitched. Andre |
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