Tigers News

Conservancy raises funds to prevent full demolition of Tiger Stadium
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October 11
Detroit Free Press
 
"A leader of the effort to preserve a portion of Tiger Stadium said at about 4:10 p.m. that the organization has raised the necessary $219,000 and will meet other requirements by 5 p.m. to avoid full demolition of the stadium. Thomas Linn of the Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy said he was preparing to turn over a check for $69,000 to the Detroit Economic Growth Corp., and proof of an escrow account in the amount of $150,000. "It's an exciting day," Linn said. "It's only a small step, and there's a lot more to do." Preservationists have until March 1 to raise $15 million for the project itself, which involves converting a dugout-to-dugout portion of the stadium into a restaurant, banquet ..."
Cause for a pause: Oh say, can you see the uproar
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October 7
Detroit News
 
"Forty years ago today, Jose Feliciano stepped to the microphone, opened his mouth ... and a nation howled. Feliciano's long, personalized rendition of The Star Spangled Banner before Game 5 of the 1968 World Series caused an uproar among fans at Tiger Stadium and millions watching on television. It wasn't too popular with Tigers left-hander Mickey Lolich, either. Feliciano, a 23-year-old blind musician from Puerto Rico, had been invited by Tigers announcer Ernie Harwell to sing the national anthem before the Tigers-Cardinals game. Lolich complained he never properly got warmed up because of the longer anthem. Lolich gave up three runs in the opening inning, but the Tigers came back to ..."
Nittany Lions' defense making a No-Name for itself
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October 6
Philadelphia Daily News
 
"No Paul Posluszny. No Dan Connor. No Sean Lee, out for the season with a knee injury. And no Maurice Evans, not really, as last season's All-Big Ten defensive end and everybody's preseason All-America has yet to crack the starting lineup after serving a three-game suspension. Call these guys the No-Name Defense."Let the offense get all the recognition,'' Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Bradley said after the Nittany Lions' glitzy, Spread HD attack, which had been averaging 49.8 points per game, hit a bit of a snag in Saturday's 20-6 victory at Purdue.Although the sixth-ranked Lions (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten) outgained the Boilermakers (2-3, 0-1), 422 yards to 241, they failed to maximize ..."
Dombrowski vows to fix pitching, get closer; Renteria likely done as a Tiger
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October 1
Detroit Free Press
 
"Next year's Tigers probably won't include shortstop Edgar Renteria or record-setting relief pitcher Francisco Rodriguez. But the Tigers intend to look outside the organization for a successor to Todd Jones as the ninth-inning closer. Tigers president and general manager Dave Dombrowski said that -- and more -- in a wide-ranging, season-ending session with Tigers beat writers before Monday's season-ending makeup game in Chicago. Before he took questions and addressed issues, Dombrowski -- calling himself "my own harshest critic" -- summed up his performance in assembling the club. "It's been a disappointing year for all of us," he said. "It's been a bad year. It's been a bad year for me. ..."
Dombrowski: No comment on Leyland's comments
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October 1
Detroit Free Press
 
"In light of statements made by Jim Leland on Mitch Albom's radio show Tuesday afternoon, Tigers president and general manager Dave Dombrowski declined comment about his manager's contract situation for the second straight day.

Dombrowski, who was reached at his office this morning, had declined to discuss Leyland's contractual status earlier on Tuesday in a season-ending news conference, other than to confirm that he is signed through 2009. When then asked about the possibility that Leyland would sign an extension this winter, Dombrowski said: "Any conversations I have contractually are between me and that individual.""

New coach's big project: Fix Dontrelle Willis
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October 1
Detroit Free Press
 
"The biggest task for the Tigers' new pitching coach will be simple: He must help mercurial left-hander Dontrelle Willis regain the form that made him a star with the Florida Marlins. Willis' season-long control problems created a major disruption to the pitching staff this year and were likely a factor in the dismissal of coaches Chuck Hernandez and Jeff Jones on Sunday. Willis went 0-2 with a 9.38 ERA and pitched only 24 innings after signing a three-year, $29-million contract. Willis' best season came in 2005, when he won 22 games for the Marlins. His pitching coach that year was Mark Wiley, who held the same role on the Cleveland teams that reached two World Series in the 1990s. The ..."
Leyland wants more time, but he'll have to earn it
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October 1
Detroit Free Press
 
"Jim Leyland wanted a vote of confidence. He didn't get it. He had a talk with his boss, Dave Dombrowski, but when it was done, Leyland had the same one-year left on his contract that he had when it started. After Monday's loss in rainy Chicago, cementing a last-place, 74-88 finish, Leyland retu