Editing Nate Robertson (section)

===Detroit Tigers===
Robertson began the {{baseball year|2003}} season with the [[Toledo Mud Hens]], Detroit's Triple-A affiliate. Robertson remained there until late August, when Detroit, recalled him. In his first start with Detroit and second major league start overall, Robertson threw 8{{fraction|1|3}} innings against the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]], giving up two earned runs and striking out eight. Robertson did not figure in the decision, as Detroit lost the game 4–2 in sixteen innings.<ref>{{cite news | title=Box Score: Tex 4, Det 2 | work=[[MLB.com]] | date=August 18, 2003 | access-date=June 17, 2009 | url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2003_08_18_texmlb_detmlb_1}}</ref> Robertson won his first major league game eleven days later, pitching five innings in an 8–4 victory over the [[Chicago White Sox]].<ref>{{cite news | title=DETROIT 8, CHI WHITE SOX 4 | work=[[ESPN.com]] | date=August 29, 2003 | access-date=June 17, 2009 | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=230829106| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030909150148/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=230829106| url-status=dead| archive-date=September 9, 2003}}</ref>

Robertson's best pitch is his four-seam [[fastball]], followed by a "plus" slider and major-league quality change-up.{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}}

In 2005, he began wearing clear corrective lenses to correct his [[Amblyopia|lazy eye]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}}

Robertson invented a new means of rallying the Tigers during a June 2006 game with the [[New York Yankees]]. While wearing a microphone for television, Robertson began stuffing his mouth with [[Big League Chew]] to encourage the Tigers to score, down 5–0. [[Iván Rodríguez]] hit a home run on the subsequent at-bat. Though the Tigers lost the game, the "Gum Time!" tradition has caught on among Detroit players and fans.<ref>{{cite news | title=Nate has somethin' to chew on | work=[[New York Post]] | first=Lenn | last=Robbins | date=October 8, 2006 | page=103}}</ref>

Robertson earned his first career postseason victory on October 10, 2006, by pitching five shutout innings against the [[Oakland Athletics]] in game 1 which helped launch the [[Detroit Tigers]] into their ALCS sweep of the A's and their first pennant since 1984.

In 2008, he tied for the major league lead in bunt hits allowed, with nine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/2008-basesituation-pitching.shtml |title=2008 Major League Baseball Baserunning/Situational |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=August 25, 2010}}</ref>

Robertson is also a part owner of the [[Wichita Wingnuts]] independent baseball organization.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wichitawingnuts.com/frontofficestaff.html |title=Front Office Staff – Wichita Wingnuts Baseball |publisher=Wichitawingnuts.com |access-date=August 25, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726200759/http://www.wichitawingnuts.com/frontofficestaff.html |archive-date=July 26, 2010 }}</ref>

On August 22, 2008, Tigers manager [[Jim Leyland]] announced that Nate was being demoted to the [[bullpen]] due to ongoing trouble with his [[Slider (baseball)|slider]].<ref>{{cite web|author=AP Photo |url=http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2008/08/tigers_move_nate_robertson_to.html |title=Tigers move Nate Robertson to bullpen |date=August 23, 2008 |publisher=Mlive.com |access-date=August 25, 2010}}</ref>  Nate was quoted by the [[Detroit Free Press]] as saying that it was the "lowest point" of his career.<ref>{{cite news | title=Nate Robertson sent to bullpen; Dontrelle Willis won't replace him | first=John | last=Lowe | publisher=[[Detroit Free Press]] | url=http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008808230376 | date=August 23, 2008 | access-date=August 25, 2008}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>