Comments on: Game 59: Tigers at A’s

By: Mark GR

Mark GR — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:36:08 +0000

Dombrowski and Leland need to go . . . and next time Ilitch writes such a ridiculous contract like the one w/Cabrera, maybe he should consider adding a performance clause . . . it’s simple . . . they don’t produce, they don’t get paid.

By: ron

ron — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:10:26 +0000

Now Illitch can focus on the Tigers. It’s not too late.

By: cib

cib — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:06:19 +0000

Sean I have always been a Santiago booster and feel that he needs to play more often. I am bummed about the injury but I’m basically numb right now.

ron nice shout-out to the Shock, hopefully they will give us something to cheer about this year. The games are fun too, except for having to drive out to the Palace.

By: Sean C. in Illinois

Sean C. in Illinois — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:51:17 +0000

I missed the injury to Santiago. That’s a blow to the team, no joke. It might have a silver lining, as these things sometimes do. But the underutilization (is that even a word?) of Santiago is yet another item in Leyland’s big barrel of bad moves in 2008.

Santiago doesn’t seem to get a lot of respect from Tigers fans. Maybe that’s justified. But when you put up decent numbers and come through a ridiculously good percentage of the time in limited play, in my opinion you get more of a chance. If it’s working, go with it until it stops working.

By: ron

ron — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:38:31 +0000

Stephan, this is the most disappointing season of any Tiger fan ever. By the way,Ty Cobb stole home twice in 1915 during this very week of the baseball season.

By: ron

ron — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:30:27 +0000

This is the Titanic, the Hindenburg, the Edsel. Their will be no jumping ship. Hail to the Red Wings and Bill Laimbeer for always having the girls ready to play.

By: Ryan In Brooklyn

Ryan In Brooklyn — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:12:38 +0000

That’s it! I’m calling it. 2008 season: Time of death – 5:30 pm, June 4, 2008.

I know others have either already come to this or are still holding out hope. But for me, this season is toast. You can count me in favor of giving Leyland his walking papers.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:19:14 +0000

“This is the single most disappointing Tigers team of my lifetime.”

Easily…. Nothing even comes close.

How does this team rank in terms of all-time busts? Are they more disapointing than the ‘06 Cubs?

By: greg

greg — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:15:59 +0000

Once again, once players start to tune out a manager, its uncommon to get them to tune in again.

“There’s just times when things work until they don’t. When they stop working, one of the most difficult things is to try to recapture what had worked before,” Mark Cuban.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:00:38 +0000

Stephen,

I understand the idea of having the Leyland replaced, but I don’t know what another manager could do to make this team play to its capability. You can’t say he has not tried anything. He has tried almost everything and nothing is working. The only thing I would do differently is to bench Rentarea more often, have Larish play 1st, and make Cabrera the DH. Besides that, I don’t know what another manager could do to improve the situation.

But then again, if they are to make moves with the hope that it makes this team play better, then why not change managers with the hope that it will make a difference.

By: charlie

charlie — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:59:52 +0000

stephen

i agree. the team cannot continue to resemble a poorly coached little league group without changes. right now almost every leyland interview and move is a further embarassment to the team in specific and major league baseball in general.

By: Dave BW

Dave BW — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:14:57 +0000

Stephen, this team has desensitized me too much to complain about your stat anymore.

By: stephen

stephen — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:58:05 +0000

Time for everyone’s least favorite stat: This team is 138-145 since 8/1/06. And that’s including the playoff run. The manager is not getting anything out of previously talented players. He’s got to go. You can’t fire all the players, you can only fire the manager. I will always be grateful to Leyland for the ‘06 season, but he can take his career .495 winning percentage and, stick it, well, somewhere this PG-13 site prevents me from saying where exactly.

By: stephen

stephen — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:50:16 +0000

This is the single most disappointing Tigers team of my lifetime.

By: T Smith

T Smith — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:36:59 +0000

Kevin in Austin:

As for you new hobby choice, I say branch out a little. Skydiving, rock climbing, maybe take a master sommelier course? I dunno. But self flaggelation is pretty much the same gig as following the Tigers.