OT/....One of baseballs greatest teams?...Detroit Tigers

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

So far they seem to be the greatest team for other AL teams to play...

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Posted By: Josh Adams

Go Sox.



Go Go White Sox
2005 World Series Champions!

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Posted By: jeffdrum

I hope they haven't scheduled the parade yet.

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

April 7th, 2008. A fortuitous day in Tiger baseball. They won't lose today.

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Posted By: Ricky Y

Hey I'd take the Tigers without a win over my current SF Giants anyday..Yipee we lost again.

Ricky Y

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

The Bengals powered up for a total of 5 singles in Tuesday's game with the Red Sox... no runs, though.

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Posted By: Noel

Sit back and watch the scoreboard light up like a pinball machine. .235 team BA and 15 runs in 7 games...Outscoring one MLB team and multiple UEFA squads.

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

There we go!!!!

Glad you Tigers fans got one into the win column. Congratulations.

Edgar Renteria, my dear former Cardinal shortstop, had a good night. I'm glad he's on my fantasy team, even if he isn't still scooping grounders in St. Louis.

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Posted By: Matt

Detroit pitchers yesterday achieved the equivalent of every position player getting a hit; every pitcher gave up at least 1 run.
But who needs good pitching when your offense can score 6 runs!

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Posted By: Dan Koteles

buttercup

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

How did we neglect to note that the Tigers made it to .500 ???

49-49 after Verlander's fine game Sunday.

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Posted By: Ryan Christoff

"Why do you build me up (build me up) buttercup, baby, just to let me down?"

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Posted By: paulstratton

In hindsight I'd rather have Miller, Maybin, and Jurrjens than Cabrera, Willis, and Renteria.

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Posted By: Bob

April 6 2008:

Everybody's trendy picks to go to the playoffs and finish 1-2 in the AL Central are the Tigers and Indians. Meanwhile, the young and retooled Twins are always dangerous because they can score 12 runs a game White Sox have been totally overlooked...

Sticking by my guns- Twins win the AL Central by 2 games over the Pale Hose although lately they haven't been scoring 12 runs a game

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Posted By: Dan Koteles

19-1 Detroit


final: 19-4

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Posted By: Todd Schultz

but problem is Dan, that's their first win against the Royals--they're 1-6. They also beat the Twins earlier this year 19-3. Impressive, but they're only 5-10 against Minnesota on the season. Last I looked a few weeks ago, they led the majors in being shut out.

They COULD turn it on enough to take the division, only because the Twins are young and the Sox have Ozzie Guillen. Still, they likely are outside looking in, and they've got no shot in the postseason under any circumstances. They'd be better off trading Mags for a pitcher, and dumping Pudge and Sheffield at year end, earlier if they can get a decent return.

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Posted By: paulstratton

The 15-24 record against the AL Central is brutal.

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

Alright!!!!!

They've won 2 in a row. If they can tack 2 more wins onto that, they will have reached .500 !!!!!!

Then look out central division. No telling what could happen in Septpember.

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

Greatest Team update...


A 6 run 5th inning propels the Tigers past KC, for a 6-3 win. Improving the Tigers' record to 65-69. Still a shot at reaching .500 with a good, no a great September.

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Posted By: hrbaker

They're SSSSSSIIIIIIIIICCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKK!!!! alright! When's the parade?

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Posted By: Steve

This is why we play the games.


Steve

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Posted By: Bob

Guess my April 8th pick of the Twins and Sox, not the Tigers and Injuns is holding up
It's going to come down to the wire in the AL Central with whomever has the better bullpen (both have been horrible lately) winning it. Still a chance the loser can edge out the Bosox for the wild card and watch the tv executives dive out the window if the Yanks, Red Sox and Mets don;t make the playoffs :-P

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Bob, I haven't been on top of it but what was the consensus about the Twins waiting so long to bring Liriano back? From the outside it seemed insane...especially if they lose the division by a game or two.

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Posted By: ROBERT ADAMS JR

Well , One Of The Greatest Teams has fought it's way to last place in the division .

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Posted By: Dan Koteles

bonderman exited early and Willis was a flop. Carlos Guillen injured and Leyland was so far from managing what was thought to be the best lineup in baseball. The Tiger brass needs to focus on a speedster in LF, sign J.J.Hardy to play ss as my inside source states they are going after him and get the big name pitcher they said that must happen. Other then this.........wasnt I close?

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Posted By: James Feagin

No.

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Posted By: Eric

Yes

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Posted By: PC

As the saying goes, close only counts for horseshoes and grenades. The Tigers are a bomb, which could describe a grenade, so perhaps you were close.


Also, if "not possible to be more wrong" = close, then yes, you were close. Better than close.

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Posted By: PC

deleted -- double post

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Posted By: Rob D.

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Posted By: Dan Koteles

thanks the GOOD LORD for hindsight !

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

Right you are, Robert, they fought their way to last place.


But it wasn't easy. I think they had the second highest on field payroll in the game this year. Players that good at picking agents that good at negotiating salaries... well those players would win at least half of their game, many (I was going to type 'one', when I thought of tape worms) would think.

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Posted By: dennis

one of the "greatest teams ever" managed to finish in last place in the AL central behind the KC ROYALS.

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Posted By: Dan Koteles

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what was your favorite team, uh , the Tacoma Red-Nuts?

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Posted By: DMcD

The Unreal DK

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Posted By: Dan Koteles

snawk- e be be be be be

wait til 09, Illitch sais he will spend to correct this past year misstakes and I will be back posting. This hardly matches your initial post when the National was around D.MC...wrong tree


edited for spelling

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Posted By: Rob D.

edited for spelling

Funniest thing I've read this month.

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

The season was scheduled to end on Sept 28th.

And those glorious Tigers were still at work on the field
on Sept 29 !!!!

A real die-nasty.


So what is the payroll/standing results?? The Yankees had the
largest payroll, they're not in the playoffs. The Tigers had
the next largest payroll and they're out. Anyone know who was
third and fourth? And the payroll ranks for the teams that made the playoffs?

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Posted By: Dan Koteles

cant imagine you curling up into a little ball over that one, but you are still probably in your playpen unnatended.

edited for I didnt see the wolfie part, is that like RObbie?

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

And with the Tigers' season concluded, I applaud Dan K for being a true fan. He's stayed with his Tigers through all of this 2008 season. No fair weather fan.

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Posted By: Rob D.

I'll respond as soon as I find my secret decoder ring.

In the meantime, here's a gift:

www.dictionary.com

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Posted By: Dan Koteles

if your day is spent picking apart another man's spelling.

go Tigers

2009 will be the year

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Posted By: barrysloate

Dan- does that include me too?

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Posted By: Dan Koteles

Iam not really sure that in the + 20 yrs I have known you that I could ever figure you out. Mysteriously it is all good.

Oh Robbie ,iam not sure if I spelled that big word right ,but if I didnt...I wouldnt of had to look it up.

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Posted By: barrysloate

Couldn't figure me out...that's intriguing. I didn't think I was so complicated.

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Posted By: Rob D.

cant imagine you curling up into a little ball over that one, but you are still probably in your playpen unnatended.

edited for I didnt see the wolfie part, is that like RObbie?

you have male problems wolfie

The ability to dissect with a scalpel rather than a chainsaw is a rare gift.

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Posted By: Mark

Frank:
In reference to your post above, the Mariners were the first team EVER to spend over 100 million in salary, and lose 100 games. Perhaps even more overpaid than the Tigers.... at least a worse "salary to win" ratio. I think Sexson made over 17 million, and check out his stats...

Dan:
Not to pile on, but I think you meant to tell Robbie "I wouldn't HAVE had to look it up..."

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Posted By: Rob D.

Mark,

You're welcome to catch a ride with me to the Male Problem Clinic.

Rob

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Posted By: Bob

April 6 2008:

Everybody's trendy picks to go to the playoffs and finish 1-2 in the AL Central are the Tigers and Indians. Meanwhile, the young and retooled Twins are always dangerous because they can score 12 runs a game White Sox have been totally overlooked...


Nice to be right once in a while
C'mon Twins, win today damnit!

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Posted By: Dan Koteles

I did see that afterward , but I was done editing for the moment.

He got the picture, well sorta.....