Posts tagged as:

gary sheffield

Thoughts on Jones and the lineup shuffle

by billfer on May 5, 2008 · 45 comments

in 2008 Season, Managing & Strategy, Roster Management

If you’re new here and like what you see, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Need more info on what subscribing entails? Here’s a primer. Thanks for visiting!Isn’t it something that we waited and waited to get the anticipated lineup together. First Granderson was injured, and then Sheffield and [...]

{ 45 comments }

Injury roundup

by billfer on April 20, 2008 · 13 comments

in 2008 Season, Injuries

Man I’m getting tired of adding to the injury lists. Gary Sheffield and Placido Polanco were both out of today’s lineup. Polanco was actually out of Canada and back in Detroit to get his back examined. It sounds like Sheffield is close behind him to get his shoulder looked at.
Gary [...]

{ 13 comments }

Spring Training day .5 round-up

by billfer on February 14, 2008 · 9 comments

in 2008 Season, Injuries, Spring Training

While today was officially “Pitchers and Catchers report” day, it was just that. Reporting day. The official workouts don’t begin until tomorrow. Still, the players and beat writers are all in town so the stream of news has started to flow.

The links to the stories are below with my comments to follow:

{ 9 comments }

Message to Inge’s BFF

by billfer on January 12, 2008 · 21 comments

in 2008 Season, Fan Experience, Injuries, Roster Management

Dave Dombrowski has some advice for Brandon Inge’s best friend:
“If I was Brandon Inge’s best friend,” said Dombrowski, “I’d tell him ‘you should catch.’ I say that, not thinking he can’t play third, but because to me, this guy can be an All-Star catcher.
Pointed words to be sure and you can dispute his All Star [...]

{ 21 comments }

Breaking down the Dombrowski pow-wow

by billfer on October 1, 2007 · 43 comments

in 2007 Season, 2008 Season, Contracts, Free Agents, Pitching

Dave Dombrowski held court today in what was deemed an informal availability session and broached a number of topics.  Jason Beck was first to the web with the bullet points.  Definitely click through to Beck’s reporting, but I’ll weigh in on the bullets as well.
Pudge Rodriguez
No decision yet on Pudge and Dombrowski indicated the team [...]

{ 43 comments }

Next Entries →