Comments on: Game 89: Indians at Tigers

By: Coleman

Coleman — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:08:40 +0000

“Rob Deer, Cecil Fielder and Pete Incaviglia” Actually were these guys ever in the lineup at once?”

Well it looks like they probably were in ’91–with Mickey Tettleton to boot! In ’92 they had to settle for Dan Gladden pretending to be Incaviglia.

By: Coleman

Coleman — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:02:58 +0000

“Rob Deer, Cecil Fielder and Pete Incaviglia” Actually were these guys ever in the lineup at once? And if so, shouldn’t there be a cable classic channel devoted to it or something?

By: Coleman

Coleman — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:00:43 +0000

“Rob Deer, Cecil Fielder and Pete Incaviglia hit back-to-back-to-back triples once. Or maybe it was strikeouts.” Oh, then I think I remember what you speak of, except it was Inge, and I think he has 8 or 9 consecutive triples.

By: Chris in Dallas

Chris in Dallas — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:54:42 +0000

Rob Deer, Cecil Fielder and Pete Incaviglia hit back-to-back-to-back triples once. Or maybe it was strikeouts. It was back-to-back-to-back somethings, though, I’m sure of it.

By: Coleman

Coleman — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:50:17 +0000

Granderson and Polanco had back-to-back triples against the Dodgers. Have any Tigers ever gone back-to-back-to-back Triple (the elusive Triple Triple)?

(I’m sure Ty Cobb and Charlie Gehringer and whoever else played back then probably has, but any time more recent?)

By: Chris in Dallas

Chris in Dallas — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:24:19 +0000

Sean: Dave’s statement was actually true. As for HR’s, I remember that one game in ’06 when they bombed RA Dickey’s knuckleball back into the Stone Age. I think they had 6 HR in the first two or three innings in that one.

By: Sean C. in Illinois

Sean C. in Illinois — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:21:36 +0000

Interesting factual info about the stats and court cases, Dave. Unless you’re making that up. Pretty good either way.

By: Sean C. in Illinois

Sean C. in Illinois — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:19:16 +0000

Speaking of triples, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Tigers were among the teams that have allowed the fewest.

Chris, did you get that thing on the HR comparison between 2006 and 2008 I posted a while back?

The thing about HRs in 2006 wasn’t that the Tigers hit them in more games – that is almost exactly the same in 2008. Look at the 2006 season game logs. They hit 7 or 8 HRs in a game at times! Many, many multiple HR games, as in 3 or 4.

And as Dave mentioned, the pitching that year was just… otherworldly.

By: Sean C. in Illinois

Sean C. in Illinois — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:12:59 +0000

Super-Utility/Catcher Ks. League leader?

By: Dave BW

Dave BW — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:03:46 +0000

oh i see what you did there

By: Chris in Dallas

Chris in Dallas — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:51:30 +0000

I’ve noticed some lackluster OF play by the Tigers defensively. You know, playing singles into doubles and such. I think the corner outfielders lead the league in Singles Hit Into Triples. I wish there was an acronym for that.

By: Dave BW

Dave BW — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:39:35 +0000

that was MLB, yup.

By: Chris in Dallas

Chris in Dallas — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:38:27 +0000

Yes didn’t MLB try to do that – own stats for the purposes of making $$$ off of fantasy leagues? Or was that the NFL? Or the NHL? No, wait, I’m pretty sure no one plays fantasy hockey. Maybe it was the WNBA.

By: Dave BW

Dave BW — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:35:18 +0000

Courts have decided that no one owns stats. Yes, there were actual court cases.

By: Sean C. in Illinois

Sean C. in Illinois — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:32:20 +0000

Aha. That would be one way to keep players in line. Threaten to strip them of their stats and award them to a more favored player. Do players own their stats? I don’t think so. I think they’re the property of MLB.