Comments on: Kenny Rogers out 3 months http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/03/kenny-rogers-out-3-months/ News, views, and analysis on the Detroit Tigers and baseball Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:11:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jojo SunDevil http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/03/kenny-rogers-out-3-months/#comment-52349 Jojo SunDevil Mon, 02 Apr 2007 03:12:37 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/03/kenny-rogers-out-3-months/#comment-52349 Miner is good. He was kind of thrown into the fire, before he was ready, and he did the best he could. He started strong an then faded in the end. But he is young, and it could of been loss after loss, if he was performing erribly but he righted the ship, until they got to the bullpen. He should get a shot at being the fifth starter or Ledezma, or if poetic justic warrants, Durbin who has been in the minor leagues for many years now. Miner is good. He was kind of thrown into the fire, before he was ready, and he did the best he could. He started strong an then faded in the end. But he is young, and it could of been loss after loss, if he was performing erribly but he righted the ship, until they got to the bullpen.

He should get a shot at being the fifth starter or Ledezma, or if poetic justic warrants, Durbin who has been in the minor leagues for many years now.

]]> By: David http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/03/kenny-rogers-out-3-months/#comment-52296 David Sat, 31 Mar 2007 09:27:03 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/03/kenny-rogers-out-3-months/#comment-52296 Oh yea and Durbin is in the ultimate prime year at least physically-wise (29) and Miner is 24 or a year older than Verlander/Bonderman. Also exploiting the lefty lefty matchup and righty righty matchup can be the difference in 5-10 wins or losses in close games over the course of a season. And everyone should know what 5-10 more wins (or losses) can mean. Also another thing to add, I'm really likin' the 2-strike approach, if they don't forget it mid-year, it should really help us. OB%, small ball combine with quality pitching day in and day out = division winner, unless you are the Yankees. Granted slugging % is key especially late and close, but I can pretty much guarantee that if we can plate a couple runs early with good consistency we've got this thing in the bag. Start printing postseason tickets now (and maybe we'll get them on time ;)). Oh yea and Durbin is in the ultimate prime year at least physically-wise (29) and Miner is 24 or a year older than Verlander/Bonderman. Also exploiting the lefty lefty matchup and righty righty matchup can be the difference in 5-10 wins or losses in close games over the course of a season. And everyone should know what 5-10 more wins (or losses) can mean.

Also another thing to add, I’m really likin’ the 2-strike approach, if they don’t forget it mid-year, it should really help us. OB%, small ball combine with quality pitching day in and day out = division winner, unless you are the Yankees. Granted slugging % is key especially late and close, but I can pretty much guarantee that if we can plate a couple runs early with good consistency we’ve got this thing in the bag. Start printing postseason tickets now (and maybe we’ll get them on time ;) ).

]]> By: David http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/03/kenny-rogers-out-3-months/#comment-52278 David Sat, 31 Mar 2007 07:39:48 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/03/kenny-rogers-out-3-months/#comment-52278 This is a blow, but hopefully he'll stay in the dugout and cheer the guys on/tutor them in practice. Today's start by Verlander and Guillen's signing kind of made this less painful. The good thing(s) are we have more than enough depth to deal with this, but hopefully we don't have to relieve Durbin of his duties and the other 4 stay healthy. If Durbin were to post a 4.20 ERA it would be fine. Will Grandy "bust out" (although he hit well last year b4 the ASB). Will Pudge return to '04 form? Will Polanco hit like he did after comming over or last year? How about Ordonez - more agressive in the field/pulling more pitches? Will Shef be up for comeback player of the year? Will Inge become the 2-way player? Can Guillen play 140? Will Monroe hit well in the first half so his season is not just July and August? How many games will Chris play? Will Bondo be the top-tier pitcher he wants to be, or just really good? Could Robertson win 16 if he gets the RS? What about Maroth was last year's start a fluke? Will Verlander avoid the sophomore slump (I sure hope so :))? This is a blow, but hopefully he’ll stay in the dugout and cheer the guys on/tutor them in practice. Today’s start by Verlander and Guillen’s signing kind of made this less painful.

The good thing(s) are we have more than enough depth to deal with this, but hopefully we don’t have to relieve Durbin of his duties and the other 4 stay healthy. If Durbin were to post a 4.20 ERA it would be fine.

Will Grandy “bust out” (although he hit well last year b4 the ASB). Will Pudge return to ‘04 form? Will Polanco hit like he did after comming over or last year? How about Ordonez – more agressive in the field/pulling more pitches? Will Shef be up for comeback player of the year? Will Inge become the 2-way player? Can Guillen play 140? Will Monroe hit well in the first half so his season is not just July and August? How many games will Chris play?

Will Bondo be the top-tier pitcher he wants to be, or just really good? Could Robertson win 16 if he gets the RS? What about Maroth was last year’s start a fluke? Will Verlander avoid the sophomore slump (I sure hope so :) )?

]]> By: Mike R http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/03/kenny-rogers-out-3-months/#comment-52277 Mike R Sat, 31 Mar 2007 07:25:45 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/03/kenny-rogers-out-3-months/#comment-52277 Miner's stock has fallen far because all of those pitchers are him (Durbin and Miner are interchangeable) or are better then him (the rest of the guys listed). I honestly do not want to rush Miller. At all. I'd like to keep him on a Justin Verlander pace. Let him start in Lakeland with success and move to Erie when the weather warms up and have a very good Double-A campaign before bringing him up when the rosters expand. The loss of Kenny hurts, but I do not feel that rushing Miller and possibly misusing him and stunting his devolpement is worth filling in for Rogers. I'd prefer Ledezma to get the call to fill in and I personally think the need of a great lefty is overrated. I think Seay is good enough, given the dominance of Rodney and Zumaya against lefties. The game's become so specialized that I think there's an over emphasis on the matchup LH vs. LH or RH vs. RH out of the pen. Miner’s stock has fallen far because all of those pitchers are him (Durbin and Miner are interchangeable) or are better then him (the rest of the guys listed).

I honestly do not want to rush Miller. At all. I’d like to keep him on a Justin Verlander pace. Let him start in Lakeland with success and move to Erie when the weather warms up and have a very good Double-A campaign before bringing him up when the rosters expand. The loss of Kenny hurts, but I do not feel that rushing Miller and possibly misusing him and stunting his devolpement is worth filling in for Rogers.

I’d prefer Ledezma to get the call to fill in and I personally think the need of a great lefty is overrated. I think Seay is good enough, given the dominance of Rodney and Zumaya against lefties. The game’s become so specialized that I think there’s an over emphasis on the matchup LH vs. LH or RH vs. RH out of the pen.

]]> By: Mark S. http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/03/kenny-rogers-out-3-months/#comment-52273 Mark S. Sat, 31 Mar 2007 03:44:40 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/03/kenny-rogers-out-3-months/#comment-52273 ESPN was saying that the radar gun was very high. I don't know anything about this, but is it possible that the Tigers orgainization jacks up the radar gun in spring training to make their guys fell more confident. I wish stuff like that wouldn't happen. I never heard anything definate, but last year it seemed to me that Fox was running 3-4 mph over for every pitcher, which makes me think the radar was inaccuate. I know the fans like to see Zumaya hit 101,102 or even 107 lol, but when the radar gun is innacurate, even the ones that do reach to 100 mark, no one can be sure and it takes the fun out of it. If anyone can confirm if Fox jacked up the radar guns in the playoffs/WS, i'd like to know. ESPN was saying that the radar gun was very high. I don’t know anything about this, but is it possible that the Tigers orgainization jacks up the radar gun in spring training to make their guys fell more confident. I wish stuff like that wouldn’t happen. I never heard anything definate, but last year it seemed to me that Fox was running 3-4 mph over for every pitcher, which makes me think the radar was inaccuate. I know the fans like to see Zumaya hit 101,102 or even 107 lol, but when the radar gun is innacurate, even the ones that do reach to 100 mark, no one can be sure and it takes the fun out of it. If anyone can confirm if Fox jacked up the radar guns in the playoffs/WS, i’d like to know.

]]> By: Paul http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/03/kenny-rogers-out-3-months/#comment-52272 Paul Sat, 31 Mar 2007 02:53:18 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/03/kenny-rogers-out-3-months/#comment-52272 Definitely not on topic with the Rogers thing, but check out what I captured at Joker Marchant this afternoon: http://pauls.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/zumaya-hits-107-mph/ Definitely not on topic with the Rogers thing, but check out what I captured at Joker Marchant this afternoon:

http://pauls.wordpress.com/200.....s-107-mph/

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