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			<title><![CDATA[Finally - a pitcher]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As you might have seen, Justin Verlander received all 22 first-place votes among the writers participating in Tiger of the Year balloting.What I found unusual is that he's just the second pitcher to win the award since Jack Morris in 1986.I won't give it away, but would have been able to name the]]></description>
			<author>(Tom Gage)</author>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:45:49</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gold glove - who won, but who didn't]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Placido Polanco wins it again after Dustin Pedroia won it last year. He'll make someone a good secondbaseman next season.But are you more surprised about who didn't win a Gold Glove on the Tigers (such as Brandon Inge, Curtis Granderson)than who did?]]></description>
			<author>(Tom Gage)</author>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:39:53</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tigers lose a great fan]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Am saddened to hear that my friend Pat Lowe died on Saturday in Kalamazoo.
Pat had long since retired from coaching the baseball team at Coldwater High School, but was still an icon of the sport in that area of Michigan. The baseball field at Coldwater High is named for him.
I got to know Pat at]]></description>
			<author>(Tom Gage)</author>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:30:59</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tigers - good or bad move?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hiring Tom Brookens was an. . . excellent decision.I imagine it was immensely difficult for Gene Roof (roving outfield instructor) to hear he wasn't the man, but this came down more to personality than the ability to instruct.Brookens has a great way of keeping those around him loose. He has a]]></description>
			<author>(Tom Gage)</author>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:21:33</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Putz as closer?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Just wondering. . .

If the Mets decline the option on his contract for 2010, as they're going to do, how do you all feel about the possibility of bringing J.J. Putz in - as a low-cost risk, of course - to close in 2010?Yes, he was hurt this year, and yes he needs to bounce back, but when he's]]></description>
			<author>(Tom Gage)</author>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:35:07</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[White Sox-Royals trade]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Did you see the New York Daily News report today that the Sox are about to trade Grosse Pointe's Chris Getz (and Josh Fields) to KC for Mark Teahen, who will replace free agent Jermaine Dye in right?Who gets the better of this deal?Based on how much they've said they like him, I'm surprised the Sox]]></description>
			<author>(Tom Gage)</author>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:32:49</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[How long for Inge?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Just got off the phone with trainer Kevin Rand and he reiterated that Brandon Inge will be off his feet for the next six weeks because of his surgery on both knees.Post-op plans dictate that Inge will be non-weight bearing for that length of time.I can't think of another athlete - for that matter,]]></description>
			<author>(Tom Gage)</author>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:13:22</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tigers to win division?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Yes, that was my prediction in March -- Tigers to win 88 games and the Central by a game. But who cares about that now?

I have another prediction, and this time it doesn't involve the Tigers: The Yankess will win the World Series in six games.

I just hope the umpires and November weather]]></description>
			<author>(Tom Gage)</author>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:49:42</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Juan Pierre for Carlos Guillen?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[There's some speculation Dodgers outfielder Juan Pierre is the player the Tigers are targeting to acquire this winter.Good player, Juan Pierre. Leadoff speed.No chance, though.Not with $18.5 million remaining on his contract through 2011.Unless, of course, the Dodgers would take in return a]]></description>
			<author>(Tom Gage)</author>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:00:30</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Walking A-Rod with the bases empty was. . .]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Pick (at least) one

A) incredibly smart

B) daring but dumb

C) something Leyland would have been criticized for even if it worked

D) no opinion because the Tigers aren't in it and I'm still blaming everyone

E) none of the above (although daring but dumb comes close)

F) doesn't]]></description>
			<author>(Tom Gage)</author>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:43:57</pubDate>
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