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He is useless, he has no business being on the roster right now. Cannot believe he is signed thru next year too, PLUS a 500k buyout assuming they dont want him on the roster for 2013. Right now I would prefer Aurelio Rodriguez at 3B.Useless baseball trivia (according to wikipedia)....there have been three players in MLB history named Aurelio and all three were killed in automobile related incidents between the ages of 44 and 53.
That's a tough part of the park to go yard on. Deep.I like this Carlos Guillen fella.
Liked the laid back, fun mood I was witnessing in the dugout last night. Hoping it's a good sign.ETA: I'm sending my kid to Victor Martinez "Art of the Slide" Baseball Camp in the offseason. That was humorous and stupid at the same time. Gene Lamont is a bit of a buffoon.
Mark Reynolds is exactly what they need. He Ks a ton but takes walks and hits big flies.Wells and Wilks down, Furbush and Below up.
A bit? A BIT!?!I can't imagine there is a worse 3b coach in baseball than Gene LaMont. I can't believe he's still coaching. He's absolutely, positively ####### horrible.That's a tough part of the park to go yard on. Deep.I like this Carlos Guillen fella.
ETA: I'm sending my kid to Victor Martinez "Art of the Slide" Baseball Camp in the offseason. That was humorous and stupid at the same time. Gene Lamont is a bit of a buffoon.
Yea Mark Reynolds is a good ballplayer. I imagine it would take a pretty good prospect to get him.
wait. what?
Yea, sorry. I just meant that he won't play anymore. Plus - not sure who they are going to get rid of to make a roster spot.
He has been pretty awful lately, he's a walk machine and doesn't strike guys out. This was a dumb trade especially with all the quality arms we have in the farm system. Tigers score three runs to take the lead and Purcey walks the bases loaded, awesome.ETA: I understand putting Purcey in to see what he has in these situations, but let's go Furbush next time Jimmy. TIA.
at what Greco is going through right now. 
That type of player is hard to find so now I understand why Dombrowski gave him $5.5 mil.
I like this Carlos Guillen fella.
$5.5 for this year, next year AND a club option for 2013. I love the BS Inge spewed about accepted the assignment because of his roots, etc. The fact of the matter is no one else in the league would take him and he knows it.The big question is what overrated schlub will become the new fan favorite of the stupid portion of the Tiger fan base>That type of player is hard to find so now I understand why Dombrowski gave him $5.5 mil.
I think the decision to give Inge a contract like this...especially having a 2nd year...came from Ilitch. It is well known that Ilitch is a big fan of Inge.$5.5 for this year, next year AND a club option for 2013. I love the BS Inge spewed about accepted the assignment because of his roots, etc. The fact of the matter is no one else in the league would take him and he knows it.The big question is what overrated schlub will become the new fan favorite of the stupid portion of the Tiger fan base>That type of player is hard to find so now I understand why Dombrowski gave him $5.5 mil.
I have been of the opinion that just about everything runs thru Ilitch first, DD is pretty much tied to his approval.I think the decision to give Inge a contract like this...especially having a 2nd year...came from Ilitch. It is well known that Ilitch is a big fan of Inge.$5.5 for this year, next year AND a club option for 2013. I love the BS Inge spewed about accepted the assignment because of his roots, etc. The fact of the matter is no one else in the league would take him and he knows it.The big question is what overrated schlub will become the new fan favorite of the stupid portion of the Tiger fan base>That type of player is hard to find so now I understand why Dombrowski gave him $5.5 mil.
Tough spot for DD then, for sure. But I gotta believe he at least got his .02 in. Good to know that Ilitch is the baseball version of Jerry Jones, minus the plastic surgery, the year-round tan and the really awesome hair.
Well, that would explain why DD is still around after the Willis extension, the Robertson contract, the Magglio re-signing, Sheffield, the Inge contract(s), Jurrjens/Hernandez for Renteria, Moscoso for Laird, etc etc.
Right, hard to fire a guy for doing stuff you had a hand in.
I wonder if anyone else in the minors is getting paid more than him.
He's hitting great but man does he look terrible going after ground balls. I don't even think he bends at the waist - he simply reaches his glove hand down and tries to scoop the ball up. I wanted to throw my remote through the TV after Purcey walked the bases loaded. Make 'em hit the ball at least. It's the #######' A's. I think the highest batting average in their lineup yesterday was .265. Unbelievable. We really need at least a split in Minnesota so they don't start gaining ground - especially with Chicago right after.I like this Carlos Guillen fella.
That's how latin players field ground balls. Obviously this is a generalization but we criticize guys because they don't get in front of the ball, like we were taught in little league. But they are great, great athletes. They don't field like us - they don't need to. They go to the side and scoop the ball up.'skillz said:
It's true and I hate that part about watching it with my 7 year old son. He recognizes it, especially when errors happen. "Dad, he's not moving his feet and getting in front of the ball." It may be how they do it but I don't like it at all. It's begging for errors or allowing runs that could be stopped. Get your lazy butt in front of the ball!
But its not laziness. Its how they were taught. Its how they did it growing up and how they are most comfortable doing it now.The most common explanation is that the fields they grew up playing on were so terrible that they had to expect a bad hop.
Common sense says get your body in front of it. Practice gloving bad hops until your arms fall off, it won't help as much as getting in front of it. You have no idea which route it takes or how high a "bad hop" will be. I disagree with the style.
Yes they do, they have a lot of pitching. Probably the most pitching we've had in the system since the mid to late 70s.
I like this Carlos Guillen fella.
OliverFurbushCrosbyTurnerRuffinSeriously, our farm system is loaded with high quality arms and I didn't even mention Below or Smyly. Oliver, Crosby and Turner are all considered very good to elite prospects and Furbush seems to be a guy some scouts under projected. Crosby has some injury concerns and he walks too many right now, but he was the #1 prospect in the organization going into last year and a lot of teams love him. Turner is the #1 prospect right now, he has all the tools. Oliver is going to be a good #3 guy, I think he is actually the guy we can project now. Furbush looks like a middle reliever with bite but we'll see them try to put him in the rotation again in the coming years. Ruffin has a huge arm, definite chance at closer or set-up guy in the coming years and I'd guess he'll make the roster next year. Problem is position players, only Castellanos and Fields are even worth mentioning.
You never knew that? Saw him interviewed last year and kept thinking what is up with his eyes.Now it is the first thing I notice.On another note..does the camera angle seem funky from the Twins new stadium?
The Tigers have not beaten another team 12 straight times in 101 years. Thanks to you, that streak stays alive.
Great camera angle. It's a straight on look so you get a much better view of what's inside or outside. A few stadiums do it now and I wish they all would.
