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Former Tigers Catchers Do the D-Backs Manager Shuffle
Out in Arizona, one former Detroit Tigers catcher replaces another as the manager of the Diamondbacks. Bob Melvin is out, after four full seasons in the D-Backs dugout, which included a 200...
Sheff Saved #500 for the Big Stage, Apparently
Did Detroit not provide a big enough stage for Gary Sheffield to seize his place in baseball history? Here's what Sheff had to say to the press after hitting his 500th career home run in a 5-4 M...
The Wonder of the One-Year Wonder
Like many in the Tigersosphere (and baseball blogosphere) writing about Mark Fidrych over the past 24 hours, I didn't get a chance to see him play. Yet I almost feel as if I did, because The Bir...
Morning Prowl: Mark "The Bird" Fidrych, 1954-2009
At The Daily Fungo, Mike McClary recalls listening to a Tigers-Angels game in 1976 with his grandfather, as Mark Fidrych pitched against Frank Tanana. It's a touching reminder of how base...
Morning Prowl: Weeks That Were, Ernie's Fitness, Rob Deer, and Gut Punches
How did the past week go for the White Sox, the Tigers' opponent for the next three games? MLB.com's Scott Merkin sums it quickly in his latest blog post (while also saying some nice thin...
Morning Prowl: Little Things, Laughing to Stop From Crying, Grandy Tweets, and... Kevin Ritz?
As Russell Hammond said in Almost Famous, it's the little things that make the song. Old English D found a couple of little things to appreciate in last night's loss to the Blue Jays. &n...
Sheffield to the Mets?
Has the Sheff Watch come to an end in its third day? According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, Gary Sheffield is close to signing with the New York Mets. (David Lennon of Newsday is ...
Could Sheffield Be Seeing Red?
The Gary Sheffield Job Seeking Tour makes a stop in Cincinnati today (well, more likely in Sarasota, where the Reds train) as Dusty Baker told MLB.com that they'll meet up today, after Sheff officiall...
Morning Prowl: Sheff, Sheff, Sheff!
The Philadelphia Inquirer's Andy Martino was told by a Phillies team official that the chances of signing Gary Sheffield were "very slim." He goes on to list four reasons why Sheff might ...
Next Stop For Sheffield?
Despite what the Detroit Tigers might think, Gary Sheffield believes he still has "a lot left." And with $14 million in his pocket on the way out the door and a team only having to sign him for ...
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