Don Kelly News

Two weeks have passed since the World Series ended and only one more day remains before open season kicks off for free agents, and teams are required to finalize 40-man rosters.

They currently have 44 protected players between the 40 man roster and disabled lists.

Tigers outfield prospect Casper Wells is picking up where he left off in the Arizona Fall League last year.

We all witnessed Curtis' regression this year as far as his avg. was concerned. We also saw his struggles against lefthanded pitching.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Brandon Inge has many parts of this season that he'll never trade when his career is over.

Congratulations to the Minnesota Twins and their fans. You have to hand it to a team that finished the season 17-4 without their second best player.

Free Press sports writer Shawn Windsor live-blogged today's Tigers-Twins one-game playoff.

Detroit's Don Kelly slides home as Minnesota catcher Joe Mauer applies the tag a little too late.

Jamie Samuelsen, the sports director for the "Deminski & Doyle" morning show on WCSX-FM , blogs for freep.com. His opinions do not necessarily reflect those of the Detroit Free Press nor its writers.

Champagne? The beverage of champions! Prune juice would be more appropriate. From my years as a toddler to my time as a tottering curmudgeon, it has been my pleasure to observe more than 70 so-called pennant races.

Jamie Samuelsen, the sports director for the "Deminski & Doyle" morning show on WCSX-FM , blogs for freep.com. His opinions do not necessarily reflect those of the Detroit Free Press nor its writers.

From the especially friendly daytime confines of the Metrodome to a night under the stars at Safeco Field, baseball's postseason races ran the gamut Saturday.

CLEVELAND -- For keeping his command and velocity at a peak throughout the game, it's hard to imagine right-hander Justin Verlander pitching better than he did Saturday in Minnesota.

Don Kelly had the worst feeling after the Tigers' worst loss of the year Saturday.

Don Kelly may have cost Justin Verlander a shot at 20 victories, and probably cost the Tigers an all-important victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday, but his teammates had his back.

As the Tigers showed up Sunday at the trauma center known as the Metrodome, no one really knew how many wounds from Saturday's loss -- it was more like an assault -- might be affecting manager Jim Leyland's team.

Minneapolis -- The Twins Torment continued Saturday for the Tigers in ways that were purely sadistic as Minnesota beat the Tigers, 6-2, at the torture rack otherwise known as the Metrodome.

September callups Wilkin Ramirez, Don Kelly and Brent Dlugach made appearances Thursday in a pivotal series finale against the last-placed Kansas City Royals.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, I expect the Tigers to name their Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year soon.

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