Comments on: Tiger Cuts-Wave 2 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2004/03/tiger-cuts-wave-2php/ News, views, and analysis on the Detroit Tigers and baseball Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:06:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Tim D http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2004/03/tiger-cuts-wave-2php/#comment-71 Tim D Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://test.detroittigersweblog.com/2004/03/21/tiger-cuts-wave-2.php/#comment-71 I saw them in Florida last week. Shelton isn't much in the field, even at 1B, but he has a live bat and makes the pitchers throw strikes. Inge looked real good at C, 3B and CF and even hit a little. He's a lock at this point and will actually be a plus if he can play the middle infield. He can't hit but he is one hell of an athlete. <br> <br>I thought Norton would make the team but I it looks like Shelton may get that spot. Torres looked great, better than Sanchez in my book. Who knows if he can keep it up. He is hitting the ball a lot harder. I think they will carry 11 pitchers. German and Anderson aren't going to make it. Anderson gave up two more homers today and German is still wild. The fifth spot is still pretty wide open. Knotts pitched well; Robertson didn't. Bumatay has looked pretty bad and Urdaneta got lit a couple of times. I don't expect them to stick. Yan will make it either as a starter or in the pen. Same may be true of Knotts and Robertson. I think Eckenstahler will stick. If Robertson doesn't make it as a starter they could have a three lefty pen which would at least give them some flexibility. Levine has looked really shaky. Didn't get to see Rodney because of injury. <br> <br>Their pitching has a chance to be lousy instead of awful. The defense was downright embarrassing and the running game is killing them. Guys getting thrown out by ten feet and such. The hitting will be better but that's not saying much. I saw them in Florida last week. Shelton isn’t much in the field, even at 1B, but he has a live bat and makes the pitchers throw strikes. Inge looked real good at C, 3B and CF and even hit a little. He’s a lock at this point and will actually be a plus if he can play the middle infield. He can’t hit but he is one hell of an athlete.

I thought Norton would make the team but I it looks like Shelton may get that spot. Torres looked great, better than Sanchez in my book. Who knows if he can keep it up. He is hitting the ball a lot harder. I think they will carry 11 pitchers. German and Anderson aren’t going to make it. Anderson gave up two more homers today and German is still wild. The fifth spot is still pretty wide open. Knotts pitched well; Robertson didn’t. Bumatay has looked pretty bad and Urdaneta got lit a couple of times. I don’t expect them to stick. Yan will make it either as a starter or in the pen. Same may be true of Knotts and Robertson. I think Eckenstahler will stick. If Robertson doesn’t make it as a starter they could have a three lefty pen which would at least give them some flexibility. Levine has looked really shaky. Didn’t get to see Rodney because of injury.

Their pitching has a chance to be lousy instead of awful. The defense was downright embarrassing and the running game is killing them. Guys getting thrown out by ten feet and such. The hitting will be better but that’s not saying much.

]]> By: KS http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2004/03/tiger-cuts-wave-2php/#comment-72 KS Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://test.detroittigersweblog.com/2004/03/21/tiger-cuts-wave-2.php/#comment-72 I hope Tram doesn't stick with the deadball style baseball tactics of stolen bases, bunts, "taking the extra base" when it's not there practices that I saw last year. The offense should be good enough on it's own to make sensible baserunning decisions. <br> <br>KS I hope Tram doesn’t stick with the deadball style baseball tactics of stolen bases, bunts, “taking the extra base” when it’s not there practices that I saw last year. The offense should be good enough on it’s own to make sensible baserunning decisions.

KS

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