Tiger Forum Day IV
Hey gayle! Thanks for the TFD invite. Sure sounds like it would be a fun time. I will have to check and see what my schedule looks like those days.
And, umm, well, yeah, those Rays are pretty good :) What a fun team to watch. I definitely thought they'd be a good team a year or two down the road, but their youth has matured in a hurry. It's truly a great story.
Tiger Forum Day IV
Hi Tony Paul. I sent you an e-mail via the detnews.com but it bounced back. Anyway, you, Mr. Gage, Ms. Wakiji et al are all invited to join us, of course, at TFD if any of you would like. We're just a group of Tiger Talkers who get together for a weekend once a year to enjoy a Tiger game or two together. It's a great group and it has always turned out to be great fun. This year, we're getting together for the Baltimore series (August 15th and 16th). If you are at all interested, just let us know (or e-mail me at tigerforumday@hotmail.com).
And, uh, how 'bout dat 2-and-a-half palm-tree-team . . . ?
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Also, that ridiculous trade could not have been made had the Tigers not agreed to the contract extension. You can't ignore it. No team would have taken Sheffield AND given him an extension AND given the Yankees 3 prospects. You couldn't find one team to take Sheffield now, not unless the Tigers agreed to pay the salary. He has no value in trade at all. He can't play the field or even simply hit for 162 games. And as a bonus, he's also very old. Do you think that the Yankees regret this deal? Not a chance. They think it's hilarious.
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You don't judge a player on two months of productive hitting. That's what he's supposed to do ALL THE TIME. The rest of Sheffield's time has been spent ruining the lineup and being injured. His production is far below what even an average replacement would bring. This was a horrible deal. Sheffield is a major reason why the 2008 Tigers are mired in mediocrity. He's impossible to trade and too costly to release. We're stuck. This was one of the worst deals ever made. Good? Get real.
Good point ...
Technically, Randy Smith was the GM. But the trade came under Dave Dombrowski's watch, meaning he would have to sign off. He was hired as the Tigers president in November 2001 and was Smith's boss from the get-go.
Fact Checks
12/11/2001: Traded OF Juan Encarnacion and RP Luis Penada to the Reds for DH DMITRI YOUNG.
Randy Smith made this deal.
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What was I evaluating? The trade. Not the contract extension. Therefore, yes, it was a good deal. Sheffield, when healthy, was very productive for us last year. Very productive. Meanwhile, the minor leaguers haven't done much at all.
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Good: 11/10/2006: Traded SP Anthony Claggett, SP Humberto Sanchez and RP Kevin Whelan to the Yankees for OF GARY SHEFFIELD.
What did we get that was good here? Piles of money out the window? Good? You wrong.
Games that are handed to Us
Simply have to be won in order for us to compete, if this turns out to be a loss then it will be unacceptable!!!!!! The 1st half is over, we need to do different stuff to win, it looks like the same old crap, Renteria, Jones, Sheffield & all the stuff that JL talked about with condensing his swing & he has a good game & Leyland don't start him tonight, I was looking to see tonight if maybe that's what he needs, but no JL rests him again, didn't we just have the All Star break?
Saving a Part of Tiger Stadium
It's Shame that all the old ballparks are gone. Now we have New stadiums with Corp. Names to them. There are only two great america ballparks left in america they are Fenway and Wrigley. Let's try to save a part of Tiger Stadium and put up a Historical Marker at Michigan Ave and Trumbull. I have attended many games at Tiger Stadium and saw Mark "THE BIRD"Fidrych. pitch there and sat under the Scoreboard on cold and rainny days. Let's save a part of America Baseball History!!!!! When our grandchildren and great-children ask what happend to Tiger Stadium we will answer to them saying that people in Detroit could cared less in saving america baseball history. Just look they will be doing the same to Yankee and Shea Stadiums as well. Come on People stand up and Save a part of America Baseball History. I will always be a baseball fan until my Dyeing day. So come on Mr. I please please save a part of Tiger Stadium. There are so many Tiger fans across this land of ours who want to save a part of baseball history.
I agree with Tony Paul
Leyland's criticism of Galarraga was way off base.
Leyland's treatment of a legitimate question by a reporter was uncalled for.
Leyland acts as if he is beyond questioning, and the media should only throw up softballs for him to swipe at.
Jim Leyland acts like he is not accountable for the lousy performance of this team all year.
He has made some good decisions, but he has made far too many bad decisions that have directly cost the team wins.
Leyland habitually takes effective pitchers out of the game.
Leyland habitually puts ineffective pitchers in the game.
Even the most casual fan can see that many of his moves bear a completely unnecessary risk of failure.
His bullpen roulette tactics bear a huge risk of failure, especially with the poor performances that the Tiger pen has been prone to giving us all season.
Leyland is to blame for a significant number of losses this season.
Jim Leyland is not the only problem, nor even the biggest part of the problem with the Tigers this season, but he is a part of the problem.
Welease Wodney.
classless san francisco
who is this nut ball. who called rabin a scrub. what a creep.
Memories
Those kind of memories are gems, TP - that one's worth hanging onto.
Tim Russert
A nice tribute to a good man, Tony Paul. He'll be greatly missed.
Thanks Gayle. I was a junior in college and working in the college newsroom on Election Night in 2000 when Russert busted out that dry-erase board. It's my most-vivid memory of American politics.
josh hamilton
hate to put a damper on a great story, but has hamilton been tested for hgh/steroids? it's tough to bounce back from one or a few injuries, but what? eight?
hope he's drugfree, but i wouldn't be surprised if he weren't.
