Tigers Weekly 2005 Season

Week 23: 9/7/05 - 9/13/05

I'm pissed off.  I lost a whole bunch of Weekly due to
a crappy internet connection and a reboot.  Excuse me
if I'm curt.  This will be a "light" issue.

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Week of 9/7 - 9/13
 
Record:  2-5  LLLWWLL
 
Undy-Five-Hundy:  13
 
Up Next...
 
Minnesota      1 game
@ Anaheim      4 games
@ Kansas City  4 games in three days

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Tiger of the Week...
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Placido Polanco. 9-game hitting streak...back to back four-hit games in the Tiger wins. Still going strong as the rest of the team struggles.

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Campus Comments...
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College football is off and running and that means the
original internet newsletter "Campus Comments" is back
for another season.  The Comments, which was the
inspiration for The Weekly, is written by Chas "Corso"
Claus.  There is no team affiliation but a majority of
the readers who contribute are heavy on Michigan
schools and ND.  There is a lot of love for the MAC in
the Comments as well.  It's a great weekly read and if
you enjoy college football then you'll certainly enjoy
Campus Comments.  E-mail Chas at chas79@hotmail.com to
get yourself on the list!

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Poll Question...
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Barry Bonds is back in action for the first time this
season.  Do you think that Barry will be as dominant
as he was before this extended stint on the DL? 

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Game Linescores...
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September 7:  Cleveland 4 - Detroit 1
Starters:  CLE: Sabathia 9IP - DET: Colon 4IP
CLE  003 000 100  4 7 0
DET  001 000 000  1 4 0
W: Sabathia (13-9)
L: Colon    (2-6)
 
September 8:  Detroit 2 - Cleveland 4
Starters:  DET: Robertson 7IP - CLE: Millwood 5IP
DET  200 000 000  2 9 0 
CLE  000 022 00X  4 5 1
W: Betancourt (3-3)
L: Robertson  (6-13)
S: Wickman    (37)
 
September 9:  Kansas City 12 - Detroit 2
Starters:  KCR: Greinke 5.2IP - DET: Douglass 2IP
KCR  130 330 110  12 18 0
DET  000 100 001   2 10 0
W: Greinke  (4-16)
L: Douglass (5-4)
 
September 10:  Kansas City 3 - Detroit 4
Starters:  KCR: Gobble 3.2IP - DET: Maroth 6IP
KCR  000 300 000  3  9 0
DET  020 010 01X  4 14 0
W: Spurling (3-1)
L: Sisco    (2-3)
S: Rodney   (8)
 
September 11:  Kansas City 4 - Detroit 14
Starters:  KCR: Lima 4IP - DET: Johnson 5IP
KCR  001 020 010   4 13 3
DET  210 041 60X  14 18 2
W: Johnson (8-12)
L: Lima    (5-15)
 
September 12:  Minnesota 2 - Detroit 1
Starters:  MIN: Lohse 7IP - DET: Colon 5IP
MIN  000 100 100  2 13 0
DET  001 000 000  1  7 1
W: Lohse    (9-12)
L: Spurling (3-2)
S: Nathan   (37)
 
September 13:  Minnesota 9 - Detroit 3
Starters:  MIN: Radke 7IP - DET: Robertson 3IP
MIN  043 000 020  9 14 0
DET  100 020 000  3  6 2
W: Radke     (9-11)
L: Robertson (6-14)

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Readers Write In...
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Terrance "Oats" O'Toole
 
Dennis "HOT ROCKS" Holland?
Where did that nick name come from?  Surley not from
Shelley?  Go ND!!!
Terry O.

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Andy "Napoleon" Karnitz
 
Which historical figure said, "Apres moi, la deluge?"
Was it Kyle Farnsworth?

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"Dig" Dug Senters
 
Hey.
On a personal note to start, I as an Oakland fan do
not appreciate the Tigers.  Nor do I appreciate any
team that stays in the way of my vicarious postseason
dreams.

As for the Tigers improvement plan, here's my advice:
It appears that in order for the Tigers to
significantly improve, they need to make one major
change...Movement from the AL Central to the NL West. 
Otherwise, you Kitties fans are going to be waiting a
long time.

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Toolie's Trashtalk...
 
The Tigers continue to disappoint.  With football in
full swing and the Tigers way out of the race it will
be easy for the squad to stay under the radar.  They
are out west for a week and then come home to face the
Mariners and White Sox.  After taking on the Angels
they will have played their last game that has playoff
implications (unless the Indians put more heat on the
White Sox).  

Here's a picture of Chris Shelton looking dejected in the dugout on Tuesday night. It reminds me of Mike Tyson's Punch-Out where Little Mac is retiring (i.e. your game is over) because he has had the crap kicked out of his so many times. I thought it was appropriate and telling.

I promise a better issue next week.  The computer
error was a real let-down.  Until then...
 
I'm out.






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