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Here's the final installment of the spring 30 in "30" series. Hope you enjoyed it or, at the very least, learned a little something along the way. Just 28 days till Opening Day! WASHINGTON NATIONALS Manager: Jim Riggleman, 2nd season (33-42 in Washington, 555-694 … Continued
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- Padres' LeBlanc retires 14 of first 15 batters - 01:00 AM
- Jon Garland to miss start with 'cranky' shoulder - 08:04 PM
- Wellemeyer goes 5 innings as Giants top Reds 6-0 - 08:00 PM
- Gallardo uses arm, bat as Brewers top Royals 1-0 - 07:52 PM
- Sheets shuts down Cubs to lead A's to 7-4 win - 07:45 PM
- Hafner hits 3-run homer as Indians top A's 12-4 - 07:35 PM
- Francis hit hard in Rockies' 11-10 win over Angels - 07:21 PM
- Hernandez dominates D-backs to lead M's to 4-0 win - 07:13 PM
- Ethier triples and has two RBIs for Dodgers - 06:56 PM
Lynn Henning: Tigers
Without old zip, Dontrelle Willis appears headed for release
There is no indication from the Tigers that any such move is likely. But it appears from how the pitchers have performed during the past three weeks that Willis is not throwing with enough zip or command to be a serious factor in the rotation. - 03/20/2010
Fu-Te Ni starts, beats Phillies on 'bullpen day' for Tigers
Fu-Te Ni starting? He did Saturday and was the winning pitcher in the Tigers' 3-0 victory over the Phillies, but don't be fooled. "It's a bullpen day," manager Jim Leyland said. - 03/20/2010
Tigers' Bobby Seay suffers major setback with shoulder injury
Bobby Seay has suffered a major setback to his left shoulder. Instead of improving, he said he felt intolerable pain during a throwing session Saturday and decided to shut it down. The next step is for him to undergo an MRI. - 03/20/2010
Tigers Insider
Tigers pitcher Rick Porcello troubled by pace
The Tigers right-hander's pitch count and strike ratio were out of whack Friday in a 6-2 loss to the Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field. He threw 60 pitches, 36 strikes. - 03/20/2010
Spring training: Tigers 4, Braves 4 (SS)
Jeremy Bonderman's outing shows he still has work to do
Bonderman's appearance wasn't a statement that said he's ready to start the season. Only that the Tigers pitcher still is getting ready. - 03/19/2010
Lynn Henning
A look at the Tigers' outfield -- present and future
Present and future. It is an interesting cast of outfielders the Tigers will field in 2010 -- and beyond -- based upon what's been on display during the past month. - 03/19/2010
Yankees 6, Tigers 2
Tigers provide little excitement in loss to Yankees
Rick Porcello's blemishes during a four-inning shift were fairly tame as he allowed only one earned run, a long home run by Alex Rodriguez. But he was not as surgically precise as he tends to be, throwing only 36 strikes among his 60 pitches. - 03/19/2010
Tigers reliever Zach Miner (elbow) might not be ready for Opening Day
Miner is fresh off a ligament scare in his right elbow. It's only strained -- which is better than he feared -- but as of Friday morning, he didn't know when he'll be able to throw again. - 03/19/2010
Dontrelle Willis still in running to start for Tigers
Willis threw nothing harder than 89 miles an hour. When his start was over, he spoke about back spasms and a sore thumb that bothered him. Plus he hit a batter and walked a batter in the same inning. - 03/19/2010
Tigers option pitcher Armando Galarraga to Toledo
In a more expected move, rookie Jacob Turner was optioned to West Michigan. Turner was impressive, but only 18 years old, and was never in the running for a major-league job this spring. - 03/19/2010
Tigers' Bobby Seay likely will miss Opening Day; Zach Miner 'out a while'
Manager Jim Leyland also said Thursday that a tender right elbow will keep right-hander Zach Miner out of action for a while, though Leyland added that Miner had some tests and "nothing major" was found. - 03/18/2010
Lynn Henning
Tigers' rotation puzzle no closer to solution
About the only thing wrong with spring training is what's right about it. Pitchers look like Sandy Koufax in bullpen sessions. Hitters crush pitches during batting practice. - 03/18/2010
Tigers: Notebook
Scott Sizemore's ankle passes speed test
The rookie second baseman needed to know the ankle he broke in the Arizona Fall League will allow him to be ready. He got that answer in the Tigers' 6-3 victory over the Pirates. - 03/18/2010
Tony Paul: Baseball Insider
Mike Lowell might be headed back to Marlins
We're a little more than two weeks till Opening Day, which means teams are starting to get a pretty clear idea of needs and surpluses. That could lead to several moves -- trades, releases, etc. -- as spring training comes to a close. - 03/18/2010
Rangers manager Ron Washington says he used pot, amphetamines as a player
A day after acknowledging he failed a drug test for cocaine last year, Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington admits he used marijuana and amphetamines while he was a player. - 03/18/2010
Nate Robertson effective in Tigers' win over Pirates
Deciding that even the ugliest baseball game wasn't so ugly that it couldn't be won, the Tigers put away the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-3, Wednesday at McKechnie Field. - 03/17/2010
Rangers manager Ron Washington used cocaine last season
Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington failed a Major League Baseball test for cocaine last season. He has apologized and will keep his job. - 03/17/2010
Tigers' Austin Jackson given green light to steal in camp
A leadoff batter whose hitting and pitch-judgment have been better than expected turned his new freedom into a stolen base that led to the Tigers' only run in a 6-1 loss to the Phillies. - 03/17/2010
Tigers' Bobby Seay building up arm strength after late start
Relief pitcher Bobby Seay said Wednesday he felt "a lot better than I thought I was going to" -- a day after throwing off a mound for the first time this spring. - 03/17/2010
Tigers ace Justin Verlander up and down in latest spring start
Sizing up Justin Verlander's outing against the Phillies on Tuesday was a matter of interpretation. Tigers manager Jim Leyland wasn't sure which way to go. - 03/17/2010
Dave Dombrowski likes balance, depth of Tigers' roster
Dave Dombrowski, the man who made some roster-shaking trades during the past offseason, said Tuesday he was pleased with the way new -- and old -- personnel have been melding during spring camp. - 03/16/2010
Phillies bop Tigers with three homers
They pitched fairly well, they stung the ball with more zest than their hit totals showed -- and still it wasn't a contest when the Tigers met the Philadelphia Phillies Tuesday. - 03/16/2010
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Joel Zumaya's woes puzzling Tigers
They are numbers you might expect from a journeyman trying to land a roster spot, or a kid pitcher destined for a season in the bushes. - 03/16/2010
Trade rumors anger Albert Pujols
Talk of a megatrade kept baseball buzzing Monday following an ESPN report the Philadelphia Phillies were thinking about asking the St. Louis Cardinals if they'd like to swap star first basemen. - 03/16/2010
Dodgers send Eric Gagne to minors
The Los Angeles Dodgers have sent former Cy Young Award winner Eric Gagne to their minor league camp, stalling the closer's bid to make it back to the majors. - 03/16/2010
Tigers: Notebook
Tigers offense has been better than advertised
Some from the Tigers' nervous fan base thought the team's bats would be about as sturdy as linguine. - 03/15/2010
Lynn Henning
Tigers could eat big contracts if Eddie Bonine is starter
Bonine has pitched well and could end up as a rotation winner, especially if two of the three top contenders -- Jeremy Bonderman, Dontrelle Willis and Nate Robertson -- don't appear trustworthy down the stretch. - 03/15/2010
Tigers get 14 hits in 10-7 win over Blue Jays
The Tigers scored four times in the eighth to win it, three of the runs scoring on infielder Brent Dlugach's bases-loaded double. Jacob Turner, 18, pitched two scoreless innings for the Tigers. - 03/15/2010
Tigers: Notebook
Jim Leyland touched by several Tigers' attitudes
Dontrelle Willis, Jeremy Bonderman, and Nate Robertson -- three starters who will not all make the 2010 rotation -- all were pulling for each other during Saturday's victory over the Yankees in which all three pitched. - 03/15/2010
Austin Jackson makes serious strides with Tigers
Jackson is batting .429 after he ripped a pair of triples and a single in Sunday's 9-6 victory over the Rays at Marchant Stadium, all before the fourth-largest crowd in Marchant history, 9,671. - 03/15/2010
