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NHL Lockout Day 79 — Season On Life Support
The National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Hockey League Players Association (NHLPA) will get back to the bargaining table tomorrow afternoon, after having last week’s negotiations fall apart despite the help of U.S Federal Mediators. … Read entire article »
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2012 World Series Preview: Tigers vs. Giants
The Detroit Tigers are going to the World Series!!! This is old news by now, but it feels so good to say that. For the first time since 2006, the boys are headed to the Fall Classic. … Read entire article »
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ALCS Preview: Tigers vs Yankees
Whew! It took a couple more games than originally thought, and an MVP-like performance from the their ace, but the Detroit Tigers are back in the American League Championship Series. … Read entire article »
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Talks Give NHL Season Hope, But I’m Not Buying It
Let me start out by saying I’m a fairly optimistic person. For the most part, I try to find the positive out of every scenario before thinking of any bad outcomes. I wish I could have that attitude when I’m asked by someone if I think there will be an NHL hockey season this year. … Read entire article »
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ALDS Preview: Tigers vs. A’s
After a 162 game regular season, the REAL season starts up this weekend for Major League Baseball. With Wild Card games slated for Friday evening & night, the Division Series in both the American League and National League starts up on Saturday. … Read entire article »
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The Impending NHL Lockout — What You Need To Know
As the dog days of summer get into full swing, most hockey fans are counting down until training camps and preseason openers. Some NHL teams are even still putting the finishing touches on their roster for opening night, which is just 9 weeks away. Fans are planning trips to games, purchasing season ticket packages and buzzing about their teams’ summer acquisitions. Especially anxious are the fans of the Detroit Red Wings, who will host the … Read entire article »
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On Deck: Angels
Following a sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays, the Tigers will shift their focus to a team very much in the thick of the AL Wild Card race. The Los Angeles Angels are 8 games back of the Texas Rangers for the AL West division lead, so the Wild Card is seeming like the only option for them. Currently, 4 teams are tied for the last 2 Wild Card spots in the American League; Baltimore, … Read entire article »
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Huge 6th Inning Gives Tigers Series Split vs ChiSox
Detroit Tigers 10 Chicago White Sox 8 F WP: Balester (2-0) LP: Ohman (0-2) SV: Dotel (1) We all knew it was coming. This team, this offense, was bound to wake up at some point. After being silent for what felt like a period of weeks, the Tigers vaunted offense came through when they needed it most on Tuesday afternoon on the south side of Chicago. The Detroit offense combined for 3 home runs in … Read entire article »
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Home Runs, Bullpen Power Tigers Past ChiSox
Detroit Tigers 3 Chicago White Sox 1 F WP: Rick Porcello (3-2) LP: Dylan Axelrod (0-1) SV: Jose Valverde (5) Coming off a game which they should have had on Saturday afternoon, the Tigers bounced back in long-ball fashion to take the series against Chicago with a 3-1 victory Sunday at Comerica Park. In yet another close game between these division rivals, the Tigers’ sluggers came to hit, and their recently roughed up … Read entire article »
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Peralta’s Walk Off Homer Powers Tigers to Series Opening Win
Detroit Tigers 5 Chicago White Sox 4 F WP: Valverde (2-0) LP: Thornton (1-1) Jhonny Peralta sure did pick a good time to hit his first home run of the season. After hitting 21 last season, it took about a month into the 2012 campaign for the shortstop to get his first. With Detroit down by a run, with Gerald Laird on 1st base, Peralta sent Matt Thornton’s pitch into the right field bleachers … Read entire article »
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