Month: December 2012

  • Remember when Scott Sizemore was the answer to the Tigers’ second base question? After nearly five seasons of Placido Polanco’s wizardry at second, and in the number-two slot of the lineup, the Tigers tried to convince fans – and maybe themselves – that Sizemore could take over with gusto. After 65 games spread across two…

  • What difference can a year make? Look no further than The Case of Brennan Boesch. In the 2011 ALCS, the Tigers desperately missed Boesch in the lineup’s number-two slot. How he could’ve elevated the order’s production when Magglio Ordonez went down with a broken ankle. A year later the Tigers were back in the ALCS…

  • A few years back, I compiled a list of the Top 10 stories from Tigers season. As you can guess, the list was entirely subjective and not altogether agreed upon by Fungo readers. The disagreement, of course, centered on where the stories ranked from one to 10. For this year’s list, numbers 10 through six…