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July - 2008

Off-Day Open Thread
Will Steady Freddy's Shoulder Be Ready?
Almost Perfect: Tigers 7, Royals 1
Pouring It On: Tigers 7, Royals 1
Universal Order Restored: Tigers 19, Royals 4
Zach is Back
The Ace Delivers: Tigers 5, Orioles 1
Blown Leads, Blown Calls: Orioles 11, Tigers 10
Luke Scott Double-Shot: Orioles 7, Tigers 4
No Walks, No Worries For the D-Train?
Renteria's Hamstring is Barking Again
The Thrill Ride Continues: Tigers 6, Orioles 5
Like Stripes on the Fur Coat of a Tiger - 07/17
Oh, By the Way, Rodney's On the Trade Block
Tiger Stadium Fundraiser Tonight
Marlins Fishing For Pudge?
The Olympian Mud Hens
Clete Gets Squeezed Again
Who Gets the BYB Gear?
2008 All-Star Game Open Thread
The Detroit Tigers Podcast's Mid-Season Roundtable
The Joy of Joyce
Against the Ropes: Twins 6, Tigers 5
Jonesy Will Be Sharing Some Closing Time
AAUGH! Twins 3, Tigers 2
Perry to Detroit in September? Not So Fast
Will Bonine Be Back?
The Comeback Bites Back: Twins 7, Tigers 6
Post-Game Roster Shuffle
Dig That Long Ball: Tigers 8, Indians 6
Animal Precinct: Detroit Tigers Edition
Ryan Perry Gets His Tiger Stripes
The Thunder Returns: Tigers 9, Indians 2
D-Train Goes Back to D-Town For Repairs
Like Stripes on the Fur Coat of a Tiger - 07/07
The Seattle Marathon: Tigers 2, Mariners 1
Carlos Guillen, You're Detroit's All-Star
Blindsided: Mariners 3, Tigers 2
Perplexed by the Slowball: Mariners 4, Tigers 1
The Kids Are All Right: Tigers 8, Mariners 4
Zach Gets Whacked
Bunts and Choppers: Twins 7, Tigers 0
I Don't Think We Should See Each Other Anymore, Craig Monroe: Twins 6, Tigers 4
Scratch One Reliever Off the Trade List
Circling Freddy Garcia
Bondo Goes Under the Knife
Re-Joyce! Tigers 5, Twins 4

June - 2008

The D-Train Sees Action in Lakeland
Mud Hens Give You Wins: Tigers 4, Rockies 3
The Big Tilde Goes Down
.500! Tigers 7, Rockies 6
The Bonine Supremacy: Tigers 7, Rockies 1
Pillow Talk with Brandon Inge
Comerica Park Simmers in the Big League Stew
Walk It Off! Tigers 3, Cardinals 2
Bautista Walks the Plank to Pittsburgh
And the Crowd Chanted 'Ga-ry!' Tigers 8, Cardinals 7
Inge Hits the DL
Kenny Rogers Roasted: Cardinals 8, Tigers 4
Bye Bye, Bautista?
Sheff Returns?
Your Favorite Things About Comerica Park?
Off-Day Open Thread
The Maggs Show: Tigers 5, Padres 3
The Rodney Plan
Roll, Thunder, Roll: Tigers 7, Padres 5
The Toasted Mr. Rodney: Padres 6, Tigers 2
Zumaya's Back, Bautista's Bounced
Friday with the Friars
Off-Day Open Thread
Clevlen Sacrificed For the Cult of Clete
Oh, That Zito! Tigers 7, Giants 2
Bedtime for Bondo is Now Official
They Can Be Heroes: Tigers 5, Giants 1
How Much Longer Will Avila Stay?
Freddy Garcia, Fifth Starter?
Zumaya is On the Way
Can You Hear the Drums, Fernando? Giants 8, Tigers 6
While Rodney Returns, Lopez... Stretches Out?
Happy Homestand: Tigers 5, Dodgers 4
The Sheff Show Goes to Lakeland
High Five: Tigers 12, Dodgers 7
Provoking the Beast: Tigers 5, Dodgers 0
Staying Back Might Be Holding Them Back
The Bizarro Sweep: Tigers 2, White Sox 1
The End for Vance Wilson?
A Simple Formula: Tigers 5, White Sox 1
Breaking Down the D-Train
The 2008 Edition of "You Try to Trade Him"?
Meet Eddie Bonine
On the Contrary: Tigers 6, White Sox 4
The D-Train Chugs Down to Lakeland
A Starting Catcher Rotation?
Where the Wild Things Are: Indians 8, Tigers 2
Like Stripes on the Fur Coat of a Tiger - 06/09
More Runs! Tigers 5, Indians 2
A Hit Parade: Tigers 8, Indians 4
Bedtime for Bondo
Bondo Can't Escape the Tigers' Shoulder Curse
Same Ol', Same Ol': Indians 4, Tigers 2
An Infusion of Mud Hens
The Ryan Perry Blockquote Fest
Rick Porcello, Sinker-baller?
Off-Day Open Thread/Therapy
Checked Out: Athletics 10, Tigers 2
Bang Your Head Against a Wall: Tigers/A's Highlights
How Do You Spell Relief?  Z-U-M-A-Y-A?
Hey, Self-Defeaters: Athletics 5, Tigers 4
The Caped Cruceta Flies to Toledo
Casey Fossum Gets the Call
Cup-Clinching Open Thread? Let's Go, Red Wings!
Game 56: It Took Nine Weeks, But Tigers Finally Win on Sunday

May - 2008

Game 55: Los Marineros Extend Tigers' Pathetic Blowout/Shutout Trend
Game 54: Mariners Set Out the Welcome Mat
Is Nate Robertson soon to be on the block?
Game 53: Galarraga Goes Zoom, Bats Go Boom
The next meeting of the "Cult of Clete" will not be held in Toledo
Jim Leyland has spoken: We'll see more of Thames and Granderson
Answering the Detroit Tigers burning questions: Panic in Detroit edition
Game 52: Tigers Find Innovative New Ways to Lose Every Day
Injury news: Sheff to the DL, Guillen hurts where the sun doesn't shine
Game 51: Seay Four Balls, See Tigers Lose
Game 50: Deep Sixed
Game 49: Ordonez Fuels Downtown Scoring Frenzy
Game 48: Oh, So THIS is the Bullpen We Feared
Answering Jayson Stark's Detroit Tigers rumblings & grumblings: 4 questions that won't go away edition
Game 47: Seattle Slew
Game 46: Offensive Downpour Continues...We Hope
WDFN: D-Train to the bullpen!
Leyland blows up, so does the offense: Tigers 12, Mariners 8
USA Today: Tigers have a 'Stale and stagnant' atmosphere
Leyland and Dombrowski meet today: Will it be a "Come to Jesus" type meeting?
D-Backs 4, Tigers 0, fan patience -100
High socks FTW! Tigers 3, D-Backs 2
Fumbling Arizona: D-Backs 4, Tigers 3
A Little Bit o' Mock Draft For You
If I Wrote This, You Would Laugh Me Off This Blog
Will This Be Getting Any Better?
We're Entering a World of Pain: Royals 2, Tigers 0
Tossed Away: Royals 3, Tigers 2
Like Stripes on the Fur Coat of a Tiger - 05/13
D-Train D-Railing Again
Off-Day Open Thread
Game 39: Yankees @ Tigers -- POSTPONED
Justin Verlander Loves That Leather
Igawa Gives, Jones Almost Gives Back: Tigers 6, Yankees 5
Scouts Say the Darnedest Things
Jim Leyland's Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Denny Bautista's Turn to Play Catch
Broken by Beckett: Red Sox 5, Tigers 1
Joy, Agony, Joy: Tigers 10, Red Sox 9
Hey, Brandon Inge Likes Catching! He Really Likes It!
The Jacque Jones Job Search
Knuckled Under: Red Sox 5, Tigers 0
The War of Words Over Justin Verlander's Health
Bondo 1, ESPN Camera 0
Walk Hard: Tigers/Red Sox Highlights
Not Drastic Enough? Red Sox 6, Tigers 3
Au Revoir, Jacque Jones
Lowlights of the Metrodome Meltdown
Metrodome Meltdown: Twins 7, Tigers 6
The Metrodome: Jim Leyland's Sports Bar
Bautista Falling, Dolsi Rising
Any Walks For the D-Train in Rehab? I Say No, No, No
Killing 'Em Softly: Twins 11, Tigers 1
Six Minutes of Hope From Rodney and Zumaya
Flexing Some Muscle: Tigers 8, Yankees 4
The One-of-a-Kind Andy Van Slyke
Placido Tremendo! Tigers 6, Yankees 2

April - 2008

Grilli... Gone!
The Name That Just Won't Go Away
Good Enough: Tigers 6, Yankees 4
Blogging with the Enemy: Questions for Pinstripe Alley
Chatting on The Detroit Tigers Podcast
He's One of Ours! Tune In!
The ESPN Sunday Night Curse: Angels 6, Tigers 2
Detroit's Long Road to Baseball Integration
...And That's Why They Called Him "Cortisone Shot" Sheffield
When Shortstops Clash: Renteria vs. Cabrera
We Got Knocked Down, But We're Up Again
Game 22: Rangers (7-14) at Tigers (8-13)
Grandyland Returns, While Clete Gets Squeezed
August 1, 2003: Remembering the Horror
Switching the Corners! Guillen to 3rd, Cabrera to 1st
Francisco Cruceta: Coming Soon to a Detroit Bullpen?
The Magglio Shift?
Polanco's Back!
Aching Tigers, Hidden Ailments
'Five Good Minutes' with Jim Leyland
Grandy Does Grand Rapids
Grandyland Soon to Open, While Rodney is Hopin'
Dig the Long Ball: Tigers 6, Twins 5
Bitter? Say it Ain't So, C-Mo!
Call it a Comeback! Tigers 11, Twins 9
Mr. Rodney, the Doctor Will See You Now
Is Dumpster Diving Necessary?
Leyland Smash! Now Tigers Bash?
Sunday Slaughter: White Sox 11, Tigers 0
No Answers, Almost No Hits: White Sox 7, Tigers 0
D-Train Pulls into the DL
Reliever Redemption: Tigers 5, White Sox 2
A Stark View of the D-Train
Bye Bye, Bazardo
Tigers Bloggers on the Radio!
Tear This Bullpen Down: Red Sox 12, Tigers 6
Does Detroit Want Any Barry Bonds Business?
This Week in Relief: Cruceta, Fossum, and Rodney
The First One is the Sweetest: Tigers 7, Red Sox 2
Losing Lethargically: Red Sox 5, Tigers 0
Blogging with the Enemy: Questions for Red Sox Monster
Tigers Talk on 'Outside the Lines'
Off-Day Open Thread/Therapy
Sunday Night Frights: White Sox 13, Tigers 2
The Injury Bug Crawls Down to Toledo
Like Stripes on the Fur Coat of a Tiger - 04/06
Detroit O-Five: White Sox 8, Tigers 5
Reliever Reinforcements Are Suddenly Required
Sheff's Injury: Not as Nasty as You Thought
Love the Smell of Trade Talk in the Morning?
The Gas Can Returns: White Sox 8, Tigers 5
Sheff's Finger Rubs Salt in the Wound
Broom to the Face: Royals 4, Tigers 1
They'll Never Score 1,000 Runs This Way: Royals 4, Tigers 0
National Assistance for the Tigers Bullpen?
Opening Day Roundtable on The Detroit Tigers Podcast
Blogging with the Enemy: Questions for the KC Star's Joe Posnanski
The BYB 2008 Preview: The Rest of the Majors

March - 2008

At Least It Didn't Rain: Royals 5, Tigers 4
The BYB 2008 Preview: The Tigers vs. the AL Central
... And Then There Were 25
Jim Leyland: The Second-Worst Manager in Baseball?
Former Tigers Coach Billy Consolo Passes Away
BYB Does Ball Star
Like Stripes on the Fur Coat of a Tiger - 03/28
Blogging with the Enemy: Questions for the KC Star's Sam Mellinger
Clearing Room For Clete? Guzman Hits Waivers
Like Stripes on the Fur Coat of a Tiger - 03/27
The D-Train Wreck
Say Goodbye to Tim Byrdak
The Big Contract is Now Official
Besides Inge, Who Plays Center?
New Hotness is On the Way
Will Grandyland Be Closed for More Than Three Weeks?
Replacing Curtis Granderson is a Two-Man Job
Going the Wrong Way Down Rumor Street?
Spring Game Thread: Indians at Tigers
Curtis Gets the Finger from the DL
Could Dontrelle Willis Be Injured?
Miguel Cabrera is in the Money
Like Stripes On the Fur Coat of a Tiger - Good Friday Edition
Spring Game Thread: Jays at Tigers
Today's Tigers Trade Target: Michael Wuertz?
The Baseball Tonight Tigers Breakdown
Anyone Up For Another Tigers-Braves Trade?
Marcus Thames is Going to Cost You
Like Stripes On the Fur Coat of a Tiger - 03/19
Can You See the DL, Fernando?
If He Won't Give Up Pitching, Will Brian Sabean's Phone Stop Ringing?
Spring Game Thread: Nationals at Tigers
Maybe We Should Call Him Miguel Tremendous
Nine More Tickets to the Minors
The Tigers' Shoulder Curse Attacks Michael Hollimon
Clean Bill of Health for the Tigers?
Spring Game Thread: Tigers at Reds
Bring Your March Madness to the Mud Hens
Talking Tigers for Baseball Digest Daily
Tigers Talk on Baseball Prospectus Radio
Like Stripes On the Fur Coat of a Tiger - 03/16
Brandon Inge is Once Again in The Dugout
Inge Watch: Again with the Dodgers Rumors?
Doug Mirabelli? Detroit's Not Interested
Like Stripes On the Fur Coat of a Tiger - 03/14
Leyland's Expecting No Fernando For Opening Day
Could Doug Mirabelli Catch On with the Tigers?
Inge Watch: The Giants Are Scouting
12 Angry Men... Okay, Not Really
Scratch Rodney For Opening Day?
Like Stripes On the Fur Coat of a Tiger - Catch-Up Edition
While Ian is Away, What Events Will Be in Play?
Inge Watch: So He Was Taken Out of Context
Like Stripes On the Fur Coat of a Tiger - 03/06
Inge Watch: At Least He Didn't Say He Was Taken Out of Context
A Book-Buying Suggestion For You: Tigers Corner 2008
Inge Watch: Not a Dodger, But Maybe a Cub?
Money, It's Gotta Be the Shoes!
Jacque Jones: Clubhouse Sage?
While Mantei Retires, Rodney Throws
Matt Mantei Won't Be Calling It a Comeback
Inge Watch: He Doesn't Care to Pop a Squat
Chatting with The Detroit Tigers Podcast
Inge Watch: How Would He Look in Dodger Blue?
Open Thread - Did You Get Your Tigers Tickets?

February - 2008

Like Stripes On the Fur Coat of a Tiger - Leap Year Edition
Keeping Tabs on Brandon Inge
No Neifi For the Rockies
Rodney's Shoulder is Still Barking - And Now He's Not Throwing
Substitute Sheff for Timo, and That's Your Regular Lineup
It's Tigers Time on The Pitch
The Return of Neifi (Don't Worry - It's Not to Detroit)
Let the Spring G