Author Archive for John Parent
John Parent is the founder of Tigers Tracks, a blog covering the Detroit Tigers. He also regularly contributes to Bleacher Report and Baseball-Now. John and his wife Valerie have three children.
Tigers Considering Major Changes
They are not calling it a fire sale. Let’s get that out of the way first. Dave Dombrowski has conducted fire sales before, most notably following the 1997 championship season with the Florida Marlins. This, he says, is not a fire sale.
The GM meetings don’t usually bring much noise, and there were no major [...]
Tigers Drop Finale, Division to Twins
Detroit 5, Minnesota 6 (box)
Final Record 86-77 (second place)
Devastation. That’s what I felt Tuesday night as the Twins celebrated following their 12th inning walk off, that’s what I’m feeling Wednesday morning as I write this.
The back and forth nature of this game made it a classic. The stakes made it one of the greatest in [...]
Carlos Guillen Key for Tigers’ Pennant Chances
As the July trade deadline neared, there was much rumbling about the Tigers lack of offensive prowess. The general consensus was that Detroit had to make a move to bring in a big bat. He should be left handed and be able to hit for some power. Instead, Dave Dombowski pulled the trigger on a [...]
McClendon Not the Problem with Tigers Offense
In case you missed it, Kurt Menshing over at Mack Avenue Tigers examined the thought that many (myself included) have had that Tigers hitting coach Lloyd McClendon should be fired.
When you take a peek at the poor offensive statistics that the Tigers have posted as a team this year, it would easy to have the [...]
Tigers Still looking for Bats
Image by mwlguide via Flickr
As the All-Star break draws near, many teams around the league are looking for upgrades. Your Motor City Kitties are no exception. The Tigers need for a another bat has been well chronicled, and many names have been tossed around the blogosphere. Unfortunately, the Tigers failed to pounce on the one [...]
