tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285026999855417119.post7648954360973856900..comments2023-10-24T03:24:02.093-07:00Comments on At the Corner: Who Wast the Greatest Tiger of All Time? (Part One)Gregg Shields, The Commissionerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08126116444515992910noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285026999855417119.post-48301859515659619182012-08-18T18:11:19.618-07:002012-08-18T18:11:19.618-07:00Great post, JD. But I'm gonna forceeverybody t...Great post, JD. But I'm gonna forceeverybody to choose one. Gregg Shields, The Commissionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08126116444515992910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285026999855417119.post-65322151825128142562012-08-15T13:46:51.813-07:002012-08-15T13:46:51.813-07:00I love Domzal's reflectiomns -- brings back me...I love Domzal's reflectiomns -- brings back memories. Old Old time is Ty Cobb; Old time is Al Kaline; Present day is Cabrera, with a close second to VerlanderChuck Piotrowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00587415400958055622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285026999855417119.post-53367378235722136882012-08-15T09:54:41.100-07:002012-08-15T09:54:41.100-07:00its a relative question. realtive to the era which...its a relative question. realtive to the era which you first hand watched and saw that particular player and how he individually could affect the outcome of the game. <br />names like kaline come to mind when taking on the yankees in a 61 weekend series, breaking a collarbone diving to make a game saving catch. colavito, pointing the barrel of the bat at the pitcher, cash, gangly, almost goofy standing up there, yet driving a ball over the roof in right. how could we forget mcauliffe, thee most unorthodox stance in the game for the era. nobody else stood in the box like him, yet incredibly reliable at the plate and at short. on a hot sunday, driving around detroit or sitting in the back yard, old sunday paw paw charlie maxwell inevitably was our hero. bringing earl wilson in to pinch bat, hank aguirre with a lifetime pathetic batting average of abour .049, and proud of it, jim bunning, steady durable, then gone to the phillies,norhtrup, with great catches in center, two grannies in one game one night, i still recall the game. mclain of course, lolich, chico fernandez at short, i loved listening to ernie say 'chico has it, the flip over to first and the tigers are out of the jamb'. as we got older, naturally the gibsons, parrishes, morris's, tram and lou,willie hernandez, it all became synonymous with the greatest tiger. pick a game and one of them, for a night, was the greatest tiger. now its the cabrera verlander fielder era. so you see, its very hard to pick the greatest tiger for me. as a lifetime fan, i have so many from so many great games. the entire team, effort, want to provide a winning team, even during the very lean years i still remained loyal and hopeful. the game, the team, the logo, all of it represents a break from reality for me, a team and players and even the english D, all of it is something i am proud of even though i have lived in chicago now for 35 years. jim domzalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00246725193904058907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285026999855417119.post-19116671960102540282012-08-15T05:25:57.422-07:002012-08-15T05:25:57.422-07:00Cobb would be greatest in the Old Guys category. G...Cobb would be greatest in the Old Guys category. Given that JV and Miggy are still active, my vote goes to Kaline. Tom Hagertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07579309471222526625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285026999855417119.post-75206025979218060582012-08-14T17:11:34.387-07:002012-08-14T17:11:34.387-07:00My vote goes with #6 - Al Kaline. In fairness to ...My vote goes with #6 - Al Kaline. In fairness to Ty Cobb, I never saw him play, but in all I have read, he would get a 2nd place vote. I don't think you can consider Cabrera for another 10 yearsChuck Piotrowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00587415400958055622noreply@blogger.com