I've been busy working on some sales stuff this morning, but saw this post and wanted to put it on the blog.
You may remember Casey Fien from the West Michigan Whitecaps in 2007, when he basically owned the Midwest League as a set-up guy. He was 6-1 with the Whitecaps that year, posting a nice 3.10 ERA and striking out 77 batters in 61.0 innings. Fien got the save over the Silver Hawks in game one of the Eastern Division Championship Series, pitching 1.1 scoreless innings.
When the Tigers signed Johnny Damon, they designated Fien for assignment. Yesterday, he was claimed by the Red Sox.
Showing posts with label Detroit Tigers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Detroit Tigers. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
Catching Up from the Weekend
Let's catch up on a few things, shall we?
-Nick Piecoro has video of Dan Haren and others pitching in spring training. Granted, it's not the most exciting video in the world, but it still is nice to watch given that some parts of this area are going to see up to 8 inches of snow today.
-If going to Outback Steakhouse, may I recommend the pattern of food that I had last night. Start with the Aussie Cheese Fries, enjoy a house salad next, then enjoy your steak with a baked potato slathered in butter and bacon. I'm still full.
-Johnny Damon is now a Detroit Tiger, ending what should go down as the worst offseason ever for an agent and his client. To be honest, the Tigers still paid too much for him. He turned down two years/14 million from the Yankees, and ended up signing for one year/8 million. Now obviously, if you look at it per year, he did okay for himself. But they wanted a multi-year contract, and more money than they ended up getting.
-A Public Service Announcement for the guys: If you're wife/fiancee/girlfriend/significant other is begging you to take her out, the movie "Valentine's Day" is entertaining enough that you can save some dignity even though I'd still consider it a "chick flick". It has to be a far superior option for the guys than Dear John. You can thank me later.
-My buddy Will "The Thrill" Geoghegan has finished his top 50 prospects on the Cape over the last decade. You can catch up on them all here.
-Finally, I'll be giving a speech today in Mishawaka. If your group/school/business is interested in having a speaker from the Silver Hawks (GM Lynn Kachmarik, Mark Haley, or even your favorite radio broadcaster), you can find the information here.
-Nick Piecoro has video of Dan Haren and others pitching in spring training. Granted, it's not the most exciting video in the world, but it still is nice to watch given that some parts of this area are going to see up to 8 inches of snow today.
-If going to Outback Steakhouse, may I recommend the pattern of food that I had last night. Start with the Aussie Cheese Fries, enjoy a house salad next, then enjoy your steak with a baked potato slathered in butter and bacon. I'm still full.
-Johnny Damon is now a Detroit Tiger, ending what should go down as the worst offseason ever for an agent and his client. To be honest, the Tigers still paid too much for him. He turned down two years/14 million from the Yankees, and ended up signing for one year/8 million. Now obviously, if you look at it per year, he did okay for himself. But they wanted a multi-year contract, and more money than they ended up getting.
-A Public Service Announcement for the guys: If you're wife/fiancee/girlfriend/significant other is begging you to take her out, the movie "Valentine's Day" is entertaining enough that you can save some dignity even though I'd still consider it a "chick flick". It has to be a far superior option for the guys than Dear John. You can thank me later.
-My buddy Will "The Thrill" Geoghegan has finished his top 50 prospects on the Cape over the last decade. You can catch up on them all here.
-Finally, I'll be giving a speech today in Mishawaka. If your group/school/business is interested in having a speaker from the Silver Hawks (GM Lynn Kachmarik, Mark Haley, or even your favorite radio broadcaster), you can find the information here.
Monday, January 25, 2010
TigersFest
Loyal fan and blog reader Dave Krachenfels took his family to TigersFest in Detroit this past weekend. I asked him to share some photos and information with us from his trip (and I encourage all readers to share stories, photos, etc.)
Here are some of the highlights that Dave emailed me (photos can be found here)
"My first impression of Comerica Park was similar to Dayton. If they ever changed their name from the "Tigers" they'd have to tear down the park! The facade has Tigers going across it. A huge Tiger at the Entrance to the park and Tigers on the prowl in the Centerfield scoreboard."
(Editor's Note: I've also been to Comerica Park. There might be more Tigers on the stadium grounds than in Africa. They put Tigers everywhere)
"They have several autograph stations where we could get autographs, we went with the flow and started out at the "Kids Only" station, we got in quick (within 15 minutes to the player) and low and behold as we walked in to the tent, it was Magglio Ordonez. That's pretty much jackpot for me."
"In another Tent they had representatives from their minor league system such as the infamous West Michigan Whitecaps and Toledo Mudhens. They had the local media and radio stations who had booths of their own. In another area they had an ice sculpture of Tigers and the Tigers logo.
They were selling game used memorabilia."
"While my wife and son checked out the kids area, I went to the radio program they were having. At the time, they were interviewing Daniel Schlereth and Max Scherzer. I was trying to figure out where they would exit once the radio program was done and sat right there. When the radio program was done, I asked Daniel if he could sign his ROOKIE jersey, he was like "How about that" but he didn't recognize me, maybe I didn't have Joey with me or maybe he was just in the zone because it seemed like such a busy day. During his interview he mentioned that he was looking forward to the competition in Spring Training."
Thanks for the report Dave! And again, if any loyal fans have great photos or stories to share from baseball trips like this, I'd love to hear them. You can email me at oserey@silverhawks.com
Here are some of the highlights that Dave emailed me (photos can be found here)
"My first impression of Comerica Park was similar to Dayton. If they ever changed their name from the "Tigers" they'd have to tear down the park! The facade has Tigers going across it. A huge Tiger at the Entrance to the park and Tigers on the prowl in the Centerfield scoreboard."
(Editor's Note: I've also been to Comerica Park. There might be more Tigers on the stadium grounds than in Africa. They put Tigers everywhere)
"They have several autograph stations where we could get autographs, we went with the flow and started out at the "Kids Only" station, we got in quick (within 15 minutes to the player) and low and behold as we walked in to the tent, it was Magglio Ordonez. That's pretty much jackpot for me."
"In another Tent they had representatives from their minor league system such as the infamous West Michigan Whitecaps and Toledo Mudhens. They had the local media and radio stations who had booths of their own. In another area they had an ice sculpture of Tigers and the Tigers logo.
They were selling game used memorabilia."
"While my wife and son checked out the kids area, I went to the radio program they were having. At the time, they were interviewing Daniel Schlereth and Max Scherzer. I was trying to figure out where they would exit once the radio program was done and sat right there. When the radio program was done, I asked Daniel if he could sign his ROOKIE jersey, he was like "How about that" but he didn't recognize me, maybe I didn't have Joey with me or maybe he was just in the zone because it seemed like such a busy day. During his interview he mentioned that he was looking forward to the competition in Spring Training."
Thanks for the report Dave! And again, if any loyal fans have great photos or stories to share from baseball trips like this, I'd love to hear them. You can email me at oserey@silverhawks.com
Friday, January 15, 2010
Other Diamondbacks News
Former Diamondbacks pitcher (and Silver Hawks pitcher) Jose Valverde has signed with the Tigers.
Arizona avoids arbitration with Conor Jackson.
Eric Byrnes is likely on his way out of Arizona.
I am going to save my Q and A session with Nick Piecoro of the AZ Republic for Monday's blog. So you'll have that to look forward to over the weekend.
Arizona avoids arbitration with Conor Jackson.
Eric Byrnes is likely on his way out of Arizona.
I am going to save my Q and A session with Nick Piecoro of the AZ Republic for Monday's blog. So you'll have that to look forward to over the weekend.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Monday Morning Links (January 11th)
As I try to recover from the heartbreak of the Bengals loss this weekend, here's a batch of links for you to keep you up to date on the top stories in baseball:
-In a stunning bit of news, the Cincinnati Reds swept in and apparently won the bidding war for the services of Cuban pitcher Aroldis Chapman. I'm a Reds fan, and I didn't see this happening in a million years, so trust me when I tell you it is a great surprise to the people of Cincinnati.
-Vlad Guerrero has signed with the Texas Rangers. The last paragraph of the article linked here presents a very interesting stat.
-Derek Jeter is getting married. Clearly he learned nothing from Tiger Woods.
-Finally, Baseball America has the top 10 prospects for the Indians (who are now in the MWL with the addition of the Lake County Captains) and the Tigers (West Michigan Whitecaps)
-In a stunning bit of news, the Cincinnati Reds swept in and apparently won the bidding war for the services of Cuban pitcher Aroldis Chapman. I'm a Reds fan, and I didn't see this happening in a million years, so trust me when I tell you it is a great surprise to the people of Cincinnati.
-Vlad Guerrero has signed with the Texas Rangers. The last paragraph of the article linked here presents a very interesting stat.
-Derek Jeter is getting married. Clearly he learned nothing from Tiger Woods.
-Finally, Baseball America has the top 10 prospects for the Indians (who are now in the MWL with the addition of the Lake County Captains) and the Tigers (West Michigan Whitecaps)
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Movin' On Up
No, I'm not moving up. But former West Michigan Whitecaps manager Tom Brookens is. Brookens has been named the first base coach for the Detroit Tigers. Click the link and read the full article. It tells an interesting story about how Brookens has learned twice from the same guy that he's going to the majors.
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