Comments on: links for 2007-10-23 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-23/ 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: Mike R http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-23/#comment-72710 Mike R Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:06:03 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-23/#comment-72710 I don't think he's worth $5-6 million but I agree, he'd be a solid platooner. I don’t think he’s worth $5-6 million but I agree, he’d be a solid platooner.

]]> By: billfer http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-23/#comment-72680 billfer Wed, 24 Oct 2007 02:11:59 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-23/#comment-72680 I think Jenkins would make a nice platoon partner for Thames, and is generally well regarded defensively. I don't think you get him for $3 million, but $5-6 million for 1 to 2 years would be palatable. I think Jenkins would make a nice platoon partner for Thames, and is generally well regarded defensively. I don’t think you get him for $3 million, but $5-6 million for 1 to 2 years would be palatable.

]]> By: Mike R http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-23/#comment-72679 Mike R Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:40:10 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-23/#comment-72679 Count me out on Geoff Jenkins unless he's making drastically less then what he was in Milwaukee. I'm talking $3 million or less. Solid article all around but nothing ground breaking. Count me out on Geoff Jenkins unless he’s making drastically less then what he was in Milwaukee. I’m talking $3 million or less.

Solid article all around but nothing ground breaking.

]]> By: BobS. http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-23/#comment-72675 BobS. Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:40:41 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-23/#comment-72675 Sad to read that Curtis Granderson isn't using winter ball to at least learn how to drag bunt against left handers. Sad to read that Curtis Granderson isn’t using winter ball to at least learn how to drag bunt against left handers.

]]> By: David http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-23/#comment-72671 David Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:36:53 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-23/#comment-72671 I duno my list would look like this Tigers my other fav mlb teams rest of mlb -------------- football -------------- every other sport if he is going off of "wins" like he says MLB should be above everyone else anyways considering most teams that have been around for awhile have at least 8000 wins... ;) seriously though rating baseball teams against basketball against football is silly enough without forgetting hockey and other team-sports not to mention tennis/golf =P the great people at ESPN/Yahoo/SI etc. have enough trouble ranking players and doing their "power rankings" year-by-yeaer correctly now we are trying to go across sports? Ugh. Can you say waste of time? Yes it's ironic that I wasted time saying all of this when you probably already know that. I duno my list would look like this

Tigers
my other fav mlb teams
rest of mlb
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football

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every other sport

if he is going off of “wins” like he says MLB should be above everyone else anyways considering most teams that have been around for awhile have at least 8000 wins… ;)

seriously though rating baseball teams against basketball against football is silly enough without forgetting hockey and other team-sports not to mention tennis/golf =P

the great people at ESPN/Yahoo/SI etc. have enough trouble ranking players and doing their “power rankings” year-by-yeaer correctly now we are trying to go across sports?

Ugh. Can you say waste of time?

Yes it’s ironic that I wasted time saying all of this when you probably already know that.

]]> By: Matt in Toledo http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-23/#comment-72668 Matt in Toledo Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:06:35 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-23/#comment-72668 Before I read the article, I figured if he didn't include hockey, it was probably a good thing because he probably didn't know enough about it to make a judgment. But then I saw his system and realized there's no judgments to be made and thought it was strange he didn't include it. I wonder if he just didn't know what to do with the point system hockey uses, which is different from the straight win-loss records of the other sports. Before I read the article, I figured if he didn’t include hockey, it was probably a good thing because he probably didn’t know enough about it to make a judgment.

But then I saw his system and realized there’s no judgments to be made and thought it was strange he didn’t include it. I wonder if he just didn’t know what to do with the point system hockey uses, which is different from the straight win-loss records of the other sports.

]]> By: Kurt http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-23/#comment-72667 Kurt Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:44:37 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-23/#comment-72667 Jason may still have a point. I mean, hockey isn't really that big nationwide maybe, but it is still a sport ESPN occasionally notices. Barry Melrose anyway. And all regions of the country have teams in the NHL, AHL and probably ECHL. So I'd say that it's probably popular enough to still be in the big four and should be represented. Jason may still have a point. I mean, hockey isn’t really that big nationwide maybe, but it is still a sport ESPN occasionally notices. Barry Melrose anyway. And all regions of the country have teams in the NHL, AHL and probably ECHL. So I’d say that it’s probably popular enough to still be in the big four and should be represented.

]]> By: Rings http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-23/#comment-72666 Rings Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:37:22 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-23/#comment-72666 Jason, as popular as the NHL is in "Hockeytown," - and I like hockey, too - the rest of the nation really doesn't give a hoot. It's basically a step above a minor league sport. The other of the "big three" are followed throughout the country and are worth - and generate - many time$ what the NHL is worth. Thanks for the link, Bilfer...interesting. Jason, as popular as the NHL is in “Hockeytown,” – and I like hockey, too – the rest of the nation really doesn’t give a hoot. It’s basically a step above a minor league sport.
The other of the “big three” are followed throughout the country and are worth – and generate – many time$ what the NHL is worth.
Thanks for the link, Bilfer…interesting.

]]> By: Matt in Toledo http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-23/#comment-72664 Matt in Toledo Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:40:38 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-23/#comment-72664 That's actually not a bad article by Henning. I haven't taken a real close look at potential hole-fillers for the Tigers but I know Gleeman liked Jenkins for the Twins and there's certainly worse advocates for a player to have in his corner. That’s actually not a bad article by Henning. I haven’t taken a real close look at potential hole-fillers for the Tigers but I know Gleeman liked Jenkins for the Twins and there’s certainly worse advocates for a player to have in his corner.

]]> By: Matt http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-23/#comment-72663 Matt Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:26:39 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-23/#comment-72663 I didn't even think of Geoff Jenkins as an option, sounds like a pretty good fit to me. I didn’t even think of Geoff Jenkins as an option, sounds like a pretty good fit to me.

]]> By: Jason http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-23/#comment-72661 Jason Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:57:20 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-23/#comment-72661 How can NHL teams not be on the franchise ranking? Disgusting. How can NHL teams not be on the franchise ranking? Disgusting.

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