Detroit Tigers crappy infielder Neifi Perez was suspended for 80 games Friday after testing positive for the third time for continuing to take stimulants, finishing off his worthless season. Perez was grounded for 25 games on July 6th when he failed a stimulants test for the second time, and was technically still under suspension until after tonight's game against the Chicago White Sox . He has been the only player stupid enough to get caught three times since stimulants were banned before...Read Full Story
DETROIT (Reuters) – The San Francisco Giants looked every bit like the defending World Series champions as they pounded the Detroit Tigers 15-3 at a rain-soaked Comerica Park Saturday.Read Full Story
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This not just in: Justin Verlander is a stud ... It’s his calling card, the way that strikeouts and no-hitters were for Nolan Ryan. Verlander has thrown at least 120 pitches in 34 starts the last three seasons. That’s almost as many as the next ...
Speaking Thursday morning with Matt Shepard on WDFN, Leyland said, "The big boys (Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder) are keys, obviously, but if Jackson cuts down on his strikeouts and gets on base a lot, were going to have one heck of an offense."
After losing in the ALCS to the Texas Rangers, the Detroit Tigers are heading into the 2012 season with high expectations. The AL Central is looking like it's going to be a weak division this year, and the Tigers are looking forward to taking advantage.Here is a list of predictions for this upcoming season for the starters at each position.Begin Slideshow
On Jan. 19, as the Tigers kicked off their winter caravan at Comerica Park, Brandon Inge talked happily about his intentions to earn a full-time job at third base this season. “I’ve played baseball my whole life. I’ve started my whole life,” he told the Free Press. “I’m a baseball player. I don’t want to platoon.” ...Cabrera will be the full-time third baseman, and Leyland said he would not be pulled in the late innings for a defensive...
Tigers manager Jim Leyland was honored Saturday night by the Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation with the Tommy Lasorda Managerial Achievement Award.
Jim Leyland
Tigers manager Jim Leyland was honored Saturday night by the Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation with the Tommy Lasorda Managerial Achievement Award at the Foundation’s ninth annual fundraising and awards banquet in Los Angeles.
Leyland...