Comments on: Tigers Love Notes

By: Baseball By Paul » Blog Archive » Aye, Carlos!

Baseball By Paul » Blog Archive » Aye, Carlos! — Tue, 16 May 2006 06:43:08 +0000

[...] In regular jinx-like fashion, as soon as The Detroit Tigers Weblog posts this about some media praise for the Tigers, including this nugget from Baseball Prospectus’ Joe Sheehan: The key for the Tigers staff has been eliminating home runs. They

By: Tim D

Tim D — Thu, 11 May 2006 03:23:29 +0000

It wouldn’t be baseball if we couldn’t second guess the manager. But we shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that it is second-guessing. Too many fans forget that they have the benefit of hindsight and too many think they could do better than the manager if given the chance.

I haven’t been thrilled with a number of choices that Leyland has made, but Sparky drove me crazy too. All managers do stuff that drives fans nuts. And any quibble I might have with Leyland to date is far outweighed by the apparent affect he and his staff have had on the attitude of the team.

Tonight is a good win. They broke a little streak that included a couple of blown leads. They got the jump early again, in the first. Another road win. Zumaya blew smoke. An uneventful save for Jones. Back to back jacks from the 9 spot and the leadoff spot. And Verlander continues to do well. A good night.

And btw, Thames should be starting over DY. (Just a little criticism Mr. Leyland ).

By: Jeff M

Jeff M — Wed, 10 May 2006 13:39:15 +0000

hearing criticism is ultimately a good thing

By: Kyle J

Kyle J — Wed, 10 May 2006 13:17:11 +0000

The thing that the press and Leyland will need to understand at some point is that hearing criticism is ultimately a good thing–it means fans are starting to feel passionately about the team.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 10 May 2006 05:40:18 +0000

I’ve always liked Rondell White as a player and then as a person when I began to read his quotes and see how he carried himself in Detroit, but I don’t see how he’d be of value to the Tigers this season. If he wanted to come back and was willing to bat very sparingly as a pinch-hitter, then I guess it’d be ok. I just don’t want any more players on the team that could take Marcus Thames’ already limited at-bats! Am I the only one that loves this guy??

By: Jeff M

Jeff M — Wed, 10 May 2006 04:29:04 +0000

think we should look at Rondell White as one of the reasons the Tigers are back into contention.

No doubt. He’s a class act and was a huge asset to the team at the time. I don’t think he would fit with the Tigers anymore, but we are indebted to him.

By: Jeff M

Jeff M — Wed, 10 May 2006 04:26:55 +0000

did Jim leave Rodney out for the 8th?

Yes.

By: Jeff M

Jeff M — Wed, 10 May 2006 04:26:11 +0000

While I like Leyland, I don

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 10 May 2006 04:04:51 +0000

I think we should look at Rondell White as one of the reasons the Tigers are back into contention. He was one of the few players who signed with the Tigers when nobody else would and made other free agents realize that Detroit was an option.

I read on one of the Twins blogs, that White may be available if the the Twins aren’t respectable by the end of May.

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 10 May 2006 02:37:03 +0000

bill, did Jim leave Rodney out for the 8th? I didn’t catch that part.

if so, Leyland def deserves a ton of criticism and probably a slap. and not lovingly on the behind.