Lynn has been pretty down on the ol' Tigs lately. That being said, Lynn is still an unstoppable killing machine with a thesaurus fetish:
Washburn had to leave after one inning Tuesday in the Tigers' 11-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals at Comerica Park. The problem was recurring "soreness" that has gnawed at Washburn's left knee throughout the season, even as he was rolling up splendid numbers with the Seattle Mariners before they traded him to the Tigers on July 31.
Can anyone tell me why soreness is in quotes? In the immortal words of the Mayor of Tigertown, is that a dig?
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
My Heart Leaps Like Gazelle
FJM reunion today at Deadspin.com
As we all know by now, "scrappy" is a meaningless, arbitrary, clichéd adjective that sportswriters use to describe baseball players they like. Often, these players are small, white, terrible at baseball, David Eckstein, or all four of the above.
As we all know by now, "scrappy" is a meaningless, arbitrary, clichéd adjective that sportswriters use to describe baseball players they like. Often, these players are small, white, terrible at baseball, David Eckstein, or all four of the above.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Jaw Meet Floor
So, what has happened to a 28-year-old center fielder of such grandeur (he might as well have been called Curtis Grandeurson) that he was viewed coming into this season as the indispensable Tigers player?
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