http://blog.mlive.com/curveballs/enWed, 07 May 2008 00:39:29 -0500Movable Type Enterprise 1.52 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/no1515064http://www.feedburner.comhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/citpat_curveballs/~3/285141399/cheap_tigers_tickets_available.html122702cmundy@citpat.comWed, 07 May 2008 00:39:29 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/curveballs//2407.956356 ]]>The Tigers lost their fifth game in a row Tuesday night, and they are 14-20 for the season. Now, do you want the bright spot? There really is a bright spot. Tickets - many quite a bit under face value...http://blog.mlive.com/curveballs/2008/05/cheap_tigers_tickets_available.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/citpat_curveballs/~3/281836286/tigers_sweep_sparks_memories_o.html1784cmundy@citpat.comThu, 01 May 2008 22:15:03 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/curveballs//2407.941790 ]]>Lyndon Johnson was President, The Beatles were all the rage and many of you weren't born yet. Yes, that what the world was like the last time the Tigers swept a three-game series in Yankee Stadium. That is, until this...http://blog.mlive.com/curveballs/2008/05/tigers_sweep_sparks_memories_o.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/citpat_curveballs/~3/280560732/grading_the_tigers_onesixth_in.html1784cmundy@citpat.comWed, 30 Apr 2008 00:23:15 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/curveballs//2407.934005 ]]>The Tigers have played 27 games, which marks the one-sixth point of the season. It's also easy to see what sort of pace the team and player is on. The Tigers are 12-15, so they're on pace to go 72-90....http://blog.mlive.com/curveballs/2008/04/grading_the_tigers_onesixth_in.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/citpat_curveballs/~3/280553012/rogers_better_as_tigers_win.htmlGame analysis178415454cmundy@citpat.comTue, 29 Apr 2008 23:59:18 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/curveballs//2407.933985 ]]>Kenny Rogers was far from in control in the Tigers' 6-4 victory over the Yankees on Tuesday night. But he was good enough, and he seemed to get better as the game progressed, which is a great sign....http://blog.mlive.com/curveballs/2008/04/rogers_better_as_tigers_win.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/citpat_curveballs/~3/278659414/tigers_angels_play_rubber_game.htmlGame preview117032cmundy@citpat.comSun, 27 Apr 2008 01:36:12 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/curveballs//2407.926603 ]]>It's the end of April, and Sunday night's Tigers game against the Angels is only one game, but it's kind of a big one. It's the end of a six-game homestand. Either way, it has been successful, but 5-1 is...http://blog.mlive.com/curveballs/2008/04/tigers_angels_play_rubber_game.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/citpat_curveballs/~3/277382623/angels_headed_to_detroit_for_t.htmlGame preview1784cmundy!@citpat.comThu, 24 Apr 2008 23:35:55 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/curveballs//2407.920720 ]]>Fresh from taking two out of three from the Boston Red Sox, the Los Angeles Angels begin a three-game series in Detroit on Friday night. The first game offers a matchup that could keep the recent string of runs going...http://blog.mlive.com/curveballs/2008/04/angels_headed_to_detroit_for_t.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/citpat_curveballs/~3/277382624/tigers_offense_in_gear_but_sta.htmlGame analysis1784cmundy@citpat.comThu, 24 Apr 2008 23:24:26 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/curveballs//2407.920695 ]]>The Tigers showed more power Thursday afternoon in an 8-2 victory over the Rangers. Even the bullpen is looking stable. Right now, the biggest question on the team is the starting pitchers....http://blog.mlive.com/curveballs/2008/04/tigers_offense_in_gear_but_sta.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/citpat_curveballs/~3/276691447/rangers_change_pitchers_for_th.htmlGame preview1784cmundy@citpat.comThu, 24 Apr 2008 01:28:42 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/curveballs//2407.917312 ]]>Originally, the Texas Rangers were going to throw Jason Jennings against the Tigers on Thursday afternoon. Jennings has been pushed back a few days as he is coming off elbow surgery and the Rangers want to be careful with him,...http://blog.mlive.com/curveballs/2008/04/rangers_change_pitchers_for_th.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/citpat_curveballs/~3/276683994/tigers_score_19_in_win.htmlGame analysis89701784cmundy@citpat.comThu, 24 Apr 2008 01:12:03 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/curveballs//2407.917308 ]]>What a difference Curtis Granderson made in the Tigers' lineup Wednesday night. Seriously, the Tigers' 19-run outburst had more to do with the poor Rangers pitching than it did having Granderson back in the lineup. But the 19-run explosion did...http://blog.mlive.com/curveballs/2008/04/tigers_score_19_in_win.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/citpat_curveballs/~3/275984680/cabrera_guillen_to_switch_posi.htmlBreaking NewsCarlos GuillenMiguel Cabrera11159178453663cmundy@citpat.comWed, 23 Apr 2008 02:33:49 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/curveballs//2407.913822 ]]>The big news was a small announcement after the Tigers' victory over the Rangers on Tuesday night. Miguel Cabrera is moving from third base to first base, and Carlos Guillen is going from first to third. Permanently. It's a good...http://blog.mlive.com/curveballs/2008/04/cabrera_guillen_to_switch_posi.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/citpat_curveballs/~3/275233964/tigers_come_home_with_hope.htmlGame preview1784cmundy@citpat.comWed, 23 Apr 2008 04:07:46 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/curveballs//2407.910247 ]]>The Tigers are a hurting bunch, and it may be contagious. I've been on the DL the last few days, thus I apologize for missing the entire Blue Jays series. The 2-2 split in Toronto was not a bad thing....http://blog.mlive.com/curveballs/2008/04/tigers_come_home_with_hope.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/citpat_curveballs/~3/271919261/carmona_to_test_tigers.htmlGame preview1784cmundy@citpat.comWed, 16 Apr 2008 23:44:25 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/curveballs//2407.889016 ]]>Here's a safe prediction for the Tigers game Thursday night in Cleveland: They aren't going to knock around Fausto Carmona like they did C.C. Sabathia. Carmona, one of the biggest surprises in baseball last season, will be a test for...http://blog.mlive.com/curveballs/2008/04/carmona_to_test_tigers.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/citpat_curveballs/~3/271911999/cabrera_renteria_blister_tribe.htmlGame analysis1784cmundy@citpat.comWed, 16 Apr 2008 23:45:21 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/curveballs//2407.889009 ]]>OK, so the Tigers' slump is officially over. Thirty runs in 20 innings will do that to a slump, and suddenly the Tigers are not alone in last place in the AL Central - they're tied with the Indians....http://blog.mlive.com/curveballs/2008/04/cabrera_renteria_blister_tribe.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/citpat_curveballs/~3/271227092/tigers_roll_into_cleveland.htmlGame preview1784cmundy@citpat.comWed, 16 Apr 2008 15:03:09 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/curveballs//2407.885883 ]]>Prior to the season, everybody believed the Tigers and Indians were the best teams in the AL Central. The White Sox, and to a lesser degree the Twins and Royals, have made their cases early, but realistically only the White...http://blog.mlive.com/curveballs/2008/04/tigers_roll_into_cleveland.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/citpat_curveballs/~3/271219465/tigers_make_it_two_in_a_row.htmlGame analysis1784cmundy@citpat.comWed, 16 Apr 2008 01:09:33 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/curveballs//2407.885876 ]]>The talk will be the home run by Miguel Cabrera, and his tie-breaking two-run shot with two outs in the bottom of the eighth was a key in the Tigers 6-5 win Tuesday night. There will be talk of Magglio...http://blog.mlive.com/curveballs/2008/04/tigers_make_it_two_in_a_row.htmlnonadult