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Detroit Tigers, Volume 1 - The Lou Whitaker version

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Are you remembering that he doesn't have knees anymore when you're factoring his fielding in?
 
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Inge is an above average-to-very good fielder. That does not do enough to offset the fact that he is an absolute train wreck with a bat in his hands.
 
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He was. Every advanced stat has him around average now. Throw in his bat, and he's negative overall.
 
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8 R, 20 H, 0 E. I like it.
...and staying within 1.5
 
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8-1 final.

21 runs the past 2 nights. We could have used a few of these earlier. That series in Cleveland comes to mind.
 
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Usually it's at Comerica, but something about playing Texas brings out the best in the Tigers' bats.
 
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Hammer said:
Inge is an above average-to-very good fielder. That does not do enough to offset the fact that he is an absolute train wreck with a bat in his hands.
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You could leave Inge out of the statement and Tiger fans of old would think of guys like Don Wert and Aurelio Rodriguez.

Oh- and these are quality wins over Texas. Decent pitching and timely hitting (even for .200 Raburn last night) can beat anybody, but Texas can be downright scary, even if their pitching seems to be somewhat average these days.
 
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Oh- and these are quality wins over Texas. Decent pitching and timely hitting (even for .200 Raburn last night) can beat anybody, but Texas can be downright scary, even if their pitching seems to be somewhat average these days.
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huge wins. HUGE. I'm getting fired up to play Cleveland with a division lead at stake.
 
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You could leave Inge out of the statement and Tiger fans of old would think of guys like Don Wert and Aurelio Rodriguez.
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How we got to the World Series in 1968 with Don Wert hitting .200 and Ray Oyler hitting .135 borderlines on beyond belief. And that was the left side of our infield more often than not. Oyler actually went 0-for-August, and SLUGGED .186 for the season. :eek:
 
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And now there's someone yelling in the background of Rod and Mario, presumably in Spanish.
 
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I've generally been happy with what happens when Don Kelly puts on a mitt, and he tried to make the right play by coming home, but he made one helluva mess there.
 
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yeah, that was ugly. Not a way to win a job in the infield.
 
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The wheels have come completely off of Coke since Kelly lobbed one to the backstop from 95 feet.
 
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Cabrera just saved Coke's buttcheeks, and someone from the Rangers might get run because of it.

Upon further review, they've got a legitimate beef.
 
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Alton said:
Don't forget Ed Brinkman:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brinked01.shtml

Finished 9th in the 1972 AL MVP voting, despite hitting .203 (!)
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Oh, I remember Eddie. Got him in the same trade I think w/ Washington with ARodriguez and Joe Coleman for DMcLain. They were all serviceable players, although you are right, Brinky couldn't hit his weight. (Remember his brother was an umpire, too?-Joe) Very few SS who could then- Concepcion for Cincy being the exception, and that was in the mid 70's. Reminded me of Baltimore's SS-Mark Belanger or the NYY-Gene Michael. Even later when Ozzie Smith came along he wasn't a big hitter. Ah, the young days.
 
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