Detroit Tigers, Volume 3 - The Alan Trammell version

[Spartanforlife4]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 3 - The Alan Trammell version

Dear Don Kelly,

If you cannot perform the basic task of laying down a sacrifice bunt, please remove yourself from the lineup. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Tigers fans

p.s. Please pass this message onto Ryan Raburn, with the alteration that he stop continuously hitting into double plays.

[Hammer]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 3 - The Alan Trammell version

I'd consider it progress if both of them knew which end of the bat to hold upon arrival at the batter's box.

Raburn is hitting .154. On May 27.

[Hammer]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 3 - The Alan Trammell version

It would also be nice if Porcello actually tried to hold a runner on 1st base sometime this decade.

[MaizeRage]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 3 - The Alan Trammell version

Dear Don Kelly,

If you cannot perform the basic task of laying down a sacrifice bunt, please remove yourself from the lineup. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Tigers fans

How about they just stop ****ing bunting in general. Nothing helps a struggling offense like giving away outs for free.

[MaizeRage]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 3 - The Alan Trammell version

Holy crap, what a catch by Berry.

[Hammer]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 3 - The Alan Trammell version

***** http://www.philadelphiarams.com/archives/goal_light.gif******
CABRERA!!!

4-3 Tigers, top 9. An absolute laser beam to dead center.

[Hammer]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 3 - The Alan Trammell version

We'd be better off if we just beaned that ****er.

[Hammer]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 3 - The Alan Trammell version

Good grief. That caught 3 inches of the plate.

[Hammer]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 3 - The Alan Trammell version

4-3 final.

[Spartanforlife4]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 3 - The Alan Trammell version

We've seen beginner's luck with Chris Shelton, but assuming Berry doesn't fall into the abyss soon, what happens when Jackson comes back? With Berry's productivity they'd be stupid to send him back down. The problem is that outfield is getting crowded, and there's only one DH spot for Boesch and Delmon. Do you take Dirks out? Start platooning Boesch, Delmon and Dirks between the field and DH?

[Hammer]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 3 - The Alan Trammell version

A month ago, we were wondering if we had enough outfielders.

Actually, the one I would get rid of is Don Kelly. Danny Worth can play any infield position, allegedly, and we'd have 5 outfielders. Kelly is not giving us anything offensively. For some strange reason they're still toying with the Ryan Raburn Debacle, so I doubt he's going anywhere soon. That leaves Kelly. Berry can be a pinch-runner, provide someone a day off in the outfield, and could be an honest late-inning defensive replacement.

Now watch. We'll send Berry back down, and we'll tromp along with two guys (Raburn & Kelly) that are hitting about as well as a crippled billygoat.

[Hammer]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 3 - The Alan Trammell version

Don Kelly: hitting .164 and slugging .164. Zero extra base hits this season.
Ryan Raburn: hitting .151, and as of yesterday, was slugging .217.

These two make Brandon Inge look like Mike Schmidt.

[Spartanforlife4]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 3 - The Alan Trammell version

The only thing Kelly has going for him is that he's the emergency catcher. I only remember the EC being used once in the last five years, but I suppose you always need one on the roster.

[bigmrg74]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 3 - The Alan Trammell version

The only thing Kelly has going for him is that he's the emergency catcher. I only remember the EC being used once in the last five years, but I suppose you always need one on the roster.

Well, if God Forbid something happens to Avila and Laird in the same game, its not like you could exactly have Leyland point to the fat guy in the front row and have him say, "Hey you with the pretzels, get in there!!", and have that guy able to catch a upper 90's fastball.

Personally, I would like em to see if Berry can play second base.

[Hammer]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 3 - The Alan Trammell version

How on earth are we hitting .279 with RISP?

We just got hosed by the 1st base umpire. We should be in the dugout.