September 2002

Trammell a candidate for Tigers

Trying out new fencesThe Tigers put up a temporary fence during batting practice to see how the ballpark would play with the shorter distances. The temporary fence reduced the distance to the gap in left-center by 20 feet from 395 to 375.

September 7, 2002 – Transaction Analysis At 23, Van Hekken shouldn’t be pushed too hard by a Tigers team that has nothing to gain by overusing him. He’s already pitched 183.1 innings this year, so making him work for much longer in September seems a bit dicey. Naturally, Luis Pujols didn’t care a whit, since [...]

With Erie making the playoffs last year, and Toledo making the playoffs this year, I think it is time to give Randy Smith a little credit. He did manage to acquire some talent in the farm system during his tenure. However it remains to be seen whether or not these guys (Omar Infante, Nate Cornejo, [...]

Lima: This place stinks (on his demotion to the bullpen): “If I can’t pitch on this team — the worst or second-worst team in baseball — where am I going to pitch?” he said. “If I can’t start on this ballclub, I must be the worst pitcher on earth.”