For some reason Marcus Thames never gets any love. I’ve been calling this guy “my Tiger” for 2+ years now. Think about all the big hits he gets. Hell, Thames is averaging 1 home run every 15 at bats on his career, and they almost always seem to come in big spots (late in the game or [...]
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Spring on the Thames (detroit tigers, marcus thames)
Posted in Latest News, tagged alan trammell, athletics, detroit, detroit tigers, dettigers, glass ceiling, hell, illustrate, leyland, lineup, manager, marcus thames, my tiger, randy johnson, sabermetrics, spring, thames, tigers, trammell, who's your tiger, yankees on May 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Leyland ponders change (detroit tigers)
Posted in Latest News, tagged bonderman, detroit, detroit tigers, dettigers, groove, guillen, leyland, lineup, sabermetrics, sheffield, tigers on May 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Leyland recently warned of “drastic changes” to the batting order. So what happened? Jones got cut and Guillen and Sheffield switched places at the 3 and 6 spot. Bonderman gives up 4 runs in the first 4 innings and the Tigers lose their 4th straight.
First off, shuffling a lineup that has finally come together after [...]
