Well what a mess. Instead of focusing on the biggest game of the year we are focusing on MIggy getting drunk with Freddy Garcia and then fighting with his wife. Alcohol levell.26 - wow. Why didn't Cabrera and the Tigers own up to it right away? The truth always comes out - now they are scrambling... WDIV says he also got drunk a month ago at the Townsend Hotel and police were called. Even though he is a helluva ball player what his his future now in Detroit? Are star athletes role models? Should he have played this weekend? he sure was non-productive.
Still, all things considered I am postive for tomorrow. GO TIGERS.
A discussion of the Detroit Tigers past, present and future.
Le Grand Orange
Best DH Season for a Bengal
Guillermo is Tops in Our Opinion!
Willie Hernandez posted the best relief season in the history of the Tigers.
The Best Season in Left?
The Rock, no doubt
Ty Cobb
Clearly, we picked Cobb as having the best year in center
Kaline narrowly wins our poll
for best season in right.
George Kell, 1949
The best Tiger season at third
It's Unanimous, Tram had the Best Season at Short
By Acclaim!
Who had the best season at first?
Hammerin' Hank Greenberg, that's who
My Kind of Town
Toledo is our favorite minor league stadium
Old Yankee Stadium - Our Favorite
Winning our poll for favorite non-functioning ball park-Yankee Stadium
Wrigley Field: Our favorite (non-Detroit) operating MLB park
By narrow vote over Fenway, it's Wrigley Field
Sparky Anderson - The Greatest Skipper
With the election of Spark, we complete our little Hot Stove project of selecting the Greatest Tiger Team. This was fun.
Who Was the Greatest Tiger Reliever, DH/PH
We resoundingly agree that Willie Hernandez was the best reliever, but we tied on Rusty Staub or Daryl Evans for DH or pinch hitter
Kaline is the Unanimous Rightfielder
In our second consecutive unanimous vote, Al Kaline, is chosen as the Greatest Tiger Rightfielder!
Cobb is Unanimous!
Nobody liked him, but we agree he was the best in center
Willie is Our man in Left!
Willie Horton is our choice for the greatest Tiger in left field
Good Ol' George Kell, the Best Tiger at the Hot Corner
At least by our vote, he's been elected. (BTW, thanks to Tom Haggerty for the write up on all the third basemen.)
Tram Stands Tall at Short
Tiger's Super Second Sacker - Gehringer in a Lanslide!
Once again, I was overwhelmingly out-voted, Charlie Gehringer wins.
Heaven's First Baseman
Hank Greenberg, elected as the Greatest Tiger firstbaseman in History
Our Tiger Hall of Fame
Bill Freehan, catcher
Well it's "only" alcohol and as far as we know he didn't rape or kill anyone so I assume he has a secure future in Detroit. I don't believe athletes SHOULD be role models but nevertheless many young people look up to them. I'm less concerned with the "crime" than the coverup. If you make a mistake admit it and move on.
ReplyDeleteAnd speaking of Freddy Garcia, I liked him w/ Detroit last year and thought we should've signed hi instead of letting him walk.
ReplyDeleteI do agree about the cover up - shame on Dumbrowski. He picked up Miggy from the slammer. A generic statement should have been made soon afterwards. Yesterday's manufactured statement seems less than sincere. Coming after Miggy's slump this weekend makes it look worse. And for the money these "superstars" make ...
ReplyDeleteGive me somebody I can believe in Granderson and Inge (though I hate those tatoos) - they are the real deal. three years ago, one of our "superstars" played too much Guitar Hero and got reinjured moving boxes ???
Good Luck Tigers at 5:07 - it will be a great vicotry for the team in the standings and in overcoming adversity.
Chuck, I have seen Granderson and Inge stay after spring training practice and sign autographs while chatting with fans. They seem to enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteUp all night and fall-down drunk with a division championship in the balance... Who does Cabrera think he is, Mickey Mantle?
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