Tigers will move in fence for ’03 The 395 foot left field power alley will become 370. Now I’m not saying this is necessarily a bad thing, but the Tigers had a .407 winning percentage at home, and only .271 on the road. Now that there ballpark will be more similar to others, at least that disparity should be taken care of.
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Now, we are talking about a 23-year-old with a really good arm. Anything can happen to him. But the Tigers made a big mistake in giving him 10 starts in the majors in ’01, with just four Double-A appearances under his belt. He wasn’t ready, and he’s still paying the price.
I know I’m a little late on this, but the Tigers traded Randall Simon to the Pirates for minor league pitcher Adrian Burnside and 2 PTBNL. BaseballPrimer had this to say:
Adrian Burnside is a lefty who’s probably not ready for the majors after a lackluster performance in the Eastern League and some control issues. The Tigers will have essentially open auditions for the pitching staff this spring training, but Burnside is unlikely to make the team.
Good move for Dombrowski and the Tigers. Given a plethora of 1B types, Dombrowski correctly identified the player with the biggest gap between his perceived trade value and his actual baseball value. I like the trade even if the other 2 players are worthless.
Good move for Dombrowski and the Tigers. Given a plethora of 1B types, Dombrowski correctly identified the player with the biggest gap between his perceived trade value and his actual baseball value. I like the trade even if the other 2 players are worthless.
Tram’s hiring sparks Anderson’s interest again
Anderson called the Tigers “we” several times in an interview. He acknowledged he felt a renewed connection with the Tigers because Trammell’s appointment brings back the feeling of when Trammell played and the Tigers were a good and steady club. Anderson guessed that many other Tigers folks from that era felt those feelings come back with the news of the new manager.
Team 1270 has reported that Bruce Fields will be named hitting coach
Tigers hire Trammell as new manager
I’m happy to see Tram back wearing the English D, and I’m not one of the cynics who view this as purely “a pr move.” I’m a little surprised that the Tigers hired Tram so quickly, without interviewing Macha. The only thing I can figure is that Macha has enough options that he chose not to talk with the Tigers.
I also don’t buy the concern that this could wreck Tram’s image in the city of Detroit if he fails as a manager. If anything, this is a no lose situation. If the Tigers continue to flounder, I don’t think he’ll bear the brunt of the accountability. And even if he were to royally screw up (which I just don’t forsee), and had to be fired I don’t think it would diminish his playing career.