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Pitcher-perfect

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Published May 17, 2010 at 11:58 a.m.

The word “pichet” is surfacing in American restaurants, more in Chicago and New York than in greater Detroit at present, although it appears in this month’s review of Tallulah, the new wine-bar restaurant in Birmingham ...

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Gamethread 25: Angels at Tigers, 1:05 p.m.

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Published May 1, 2010 at 10:27 a.m.
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Current Series ... Tigers lead the series 1-0 ... Fri 04/30 ... WP: Rick Porcello (2 - 2) ... LP: Joel Pineiro (2 - 3) ... 10 - 6 win ... Los Angeles Angels Halos Heaven ... @ ... Detroit Tigers Bless You Boys ... Saturday, May 1, 2010, 1:05 PM EDT ... Comerica Park ... Scott Kazmir vs ... Jeremy Bonderman ... Partly cloudy,rain. Winds blowing from right to left field at 15-20 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 70 ...   ... Complete Coverage > ... Sun 05/02 ... 1:05 PM EDT ... Pitching

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Q&A: Baseball Prospectus' David Laurila talks Tigers fantasy camp, offseason moves

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Published Feb. 15, 2010 at 12:00 a.m.
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 Willie Horton and Jon Warden at Tigers' 2010 fantasy camp. Photo courtesy of Roger DeWitt ( hueytaxi ) ...   ...   ... The Upper Peninsula is a pretty big place, but sometimes it can feel pretty small. Sitting in Marquette on Sunday while talking to Baseball Prospectus writer David Laurila (Trenary) about meeting former Tigers reliever John Hiller (Iron Mountain area) and retired teacher Victor Pajunen (Chatham) all the way down in Lakeland, Fla., was one of those times it seemed like

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Owner hustles to open cigar bar ahead of smoking ban

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Published Dec. 13, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.

When Ismail Houmani was in the process of developing a cigar store and bar in Detroit, he saw the writing on the wall ...

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Morning Prowl: Tigers' Objectives, Morosi's Insight, Jackson Trade Talk, and Brocail's Hoping

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Published Dec. 7, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.
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Here's an amusing quote from Jon Paul Morosi , previewing the Winter Meetings plans for each American League team: ... I don't know what the Tigers are going to do this week. The Tigers don't know what the Tigers are going to do this week ... And this is from a guy that used to cover the team for the Detroit Free Press ... But it does make you wonder what the Tigers' plan is going into these meetings. Last year, it seemed pretty clear: Get a catcher, a shortstop, and maybe a closer ... Dave

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Laura Berman: Berman: Changes to benefits a bitter pill

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Published Aug. 25, 2009 at 1:17 a.m.

Like a candy bar maker marketing pricey chocolate into a new "fun" size, Mayor Dave Bing has to sell the not-so-sweet idea of a downsized city. He's got to convince city employees that the glory days of Detroit are long gone ...

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Business attorneys named as officers of the State Bar of Michigan

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Published Aug. 21, 2009 at 1:24 p.m.

Three Detroit-area business attorneys have been elected as officers of the State Bar of Michigan for 2009-2010. The attorneys will be sworn into their new positions at the group’s annual meeting Sept. 17 ...

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Do You Have a Roku Player?

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Published Aug. 11, 2009 at 11:30 a.m.
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If not, you might want to consider getting one.  Especially if you're outside the Michigan area, and want to keep up on your Detroit Tigers.  ... From Engadget: ... We've always loved the Roku Video Player, and it's getting even more flexible over time -- in addition to Netflix and Amazon video rentals, the $99 box can now play, pause, and rewind live HD baseball games in 720p from MLB.TV, as well as play archived games from the previous week on demand. You'll have to pay the one-time MLB.TV

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Best Case or Worst Case = Basket Case

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Published July 24, 2009 at 2:14 p.m.
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Disclaimer ... :  The thoughts and opinions represented in this article are those of the author and any similarity of ideas or depictions of persons, real or fictional, is purely coincidental.  Using this article without the expressed, written consent of the author is perfectly fine and can be shared with whoever the hell wants to read it ... Everyone here has an opinion on the Lions, right?  Optimistic, pessimistic, indifferent ... whatever it might be, it's still a formed opinion based on

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Mixing it up: At 28, Eric Welsh is master of the old-line cocktail

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Published July 15, 2009 at 12:00 a.m.

by Michael Jackman. The classicist: If there's a school of classic cocktail enthusiasts, Eric Welsh could be its dean. The 28-year-old Detroiter designed the classically grounded cocktail menu at the lushly restored 1940s haunt Cliff Bell's (2030 Park Ave., Detroit; 313-961-2543), and now works the bar at Small Plates ...

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