Andrew Miller

I picked up "Pure" casually, wanting to take its measure in a "Blink" Malcolm Gladwell way, thinking it might suit our summer reading guide, set for Sunday, June 3. I stayed to relish all 331 pages, caught up in its unforced, stylish sentences ...  

COMSTOCK PARK – Steve Moya homered in his first two at-bats Sunday for the West Michigan Whitecaps, nice timing with Detroit Tigers president and general manager David Dombrowski on hand for the game. The Whitecaps can only hope he left after that.  

Detroits shorthanded bench was even shorter Tuesday after the Tigers placed outfielder Ryan Raburn on the bereavement list following the death of his grandmother. AP File PhotoThe Detroit Tigers' Ryan Raburn, left, is congratulated by Jhonny Peralta after hitting a home run in the eighth inning Friday night against the Kansas City Royals. DETROIT -- Detroit's shorthanded bench was even shorter Tuesday...  

Tigers manager Jim Leyland told reporters Tuesday that the club "cant go seven or eight days like we did last time" with Andy Dirks hamstring injury. AP PhotoDetroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland, left, signals for Detroit Tigers' Brad Eldred to pinch-run for Detroit Tigers' Andy Dirks, right, who was injured sliding into second base against the Kansas City Royals in the fourth inning in Detroit on Tuesday...  

The Tigers have been outscored 41-17 by the Rangers and Mariners in their six games since returning home from a three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals last week. AP PhotoThe Seattle Mariners have celebrated wins on back-to-back days at Comerica Park as the Detroit Tigers have lost five of six games on their current homestand. DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers have spent the current homestand in a constant...