Reintroduction
I just wanted to take a few moments to reintroduce myself. I posted a few times a couple years back under the name Miggy4Mvp. A lot has changed in my life since I last posted. I am now married to a beautiful woman named Ellen (who also happens to be Chuck Piotrowski's daughter). I have always been a happy person but I am truly happier now than I have ever been in my life. I am a lifelong Tiger fan. I am a little to young to remember the 1984 and 1987 seasons. When I first really started watching the Tigers was about when I was 8 or 9 years old. Cecil Fielder had just joined the Tigers and Mickey Tettleton was my favorite player. I always liked his batting stance. I watched through some down years. The Randy Smith years were right up there with the Matt Millen years here in Detroit. I have enjoyed how the team has been very relevant since 2006. I am excited about the upcoming season with the acquisition of Prince Fielder. I look forward to talking to everyone! Go Tigers!
Lots of parishes closing in Archdiocese
Since many of us got our start at SHS, I thought I would put it out there for discussion abou the closing of parishes. Mergers and clusters and out and out closings are to be announced on Feb 20th. Why are they closing. Mismanagement of funds by the venerable Adam Maida is certainly one reason. The fiasco of the John Paul II center was the icing on the cake. But parishes have been borrowing money from the Archdiocese for years, knowing that the money would be impossible to pay back. St. Leo's owes "downtown" 2 million, Madonna owes 1.4 million, etc. St. Benedict's laid owe the Archdiocese $30,000 per month so they laid off all of their staff and work with all volunteers. Predicitions are that by 2021 there will only be 190 priests. Scary times for sure. Our own Fr. Walker retired a number of years ago and now, at age 80 (yup I said 80), he is pastoring 2 parishes. Four parishes on the Eastside have been told to seel all their properties, and merge into one, while building a brand new church on Jefferson near Belle Ile. None of the four parish communities agree with this. All the while the "faithful" seem to be going elsewhere or staying in bed on Sunday morning. The mega churches are growing in leaps and bounds, but I am not sure they are the answer either. The new pastor at Our Lady of the Woods is a big disappointment, forcing our family to look elsewhere in a hurry. Thank God we found Rick Hartmann at St. Roch- we hit the jackpot - but not everyone is willing to look that hard. many just give up.
Thoughts, Comments, Observations?
Thoughts, Comments, Observations?
Bye Bye Mags
Obviously there is no room for Mags. he was our hero in 2006, had a few injuries - but was a team player. Sunday's freep made it sound like he was headed to Oakland. I just hope wherever he goes he lands on his feet. My wife wants to know what to do with orange Tshirt, with Mags' name on the shirt.
Turner of Smyley? Or maybe Schlereth.
Dave Dombrowski sees six Tigers in mix for fifth starter spot
By Tom Gage
The Detroit News
Detroit — If a right-hander wins the Tigers' fifth starting spot, it's hardly a surprise that it could be Jacob Turner.
But if a lefty emerges, it could be Drew Smyly — because there are those within the Tigers' organization who've told president and general manager Dave Dombrowski that the 22-year-old non-roster invitee — despite just one year of professional experience — is already capable of pitching in the majors.
And with the Tigers' No. 5 starting spot open, Smyly will get an opportunity to do so this spring.
But so will several others — which leads to this question: Just how many pitchers will be given a chance at spring training to win the Tigers' No. 5 starting spot?
"There's probably five or six guys who'd potentially have a chance," Dombrowski said at a Detroit Sports Broadcasters luncheon Tuesday.
In addition to Turner and Smyly, Dombrowski listed left-handers Casey Crosby, Andrew Oliver, Duane Below and Adam Wilk.
"I feel comfortable if Below or Wilk were the No. 5 starter that they could do a job for us out there," Dombrowski said. "But unless something really surprises me, they don't have the overall upside of a Jacob Turner — who I'm not really sure is ready or not.
"I don't know if we'll know that until we get down there (to Florida) and see him perform and see some of those other guys perform," Dombrowski said.
"First of all, (Turner) has quality stuff and is going to be a tremendous big-league pitcher. I don't have a question about that. This guy is really good.
"But last year, if you were watching us at the big-league level, you would have said, 'There's no way this guy could be ready.'"
That was last year, though.
"I've seen guys who get a cup of coffee at the big-league level, for whom the game moved real fast," Dombrowski said, "and they come back and pitch very well. But I'm interested in seeing where some of those young guys are in their development, and whether they can step forward to do the job.
"I wouldn't be surprised to see Crosby keep taking a step forward. But one guy I'm interested in seeing, because I've not seen much of him, is Smyly.
Dombrowski said that while Smyly has been in the Tigers organization only one year, "there are some people in our minor-league system, and I don't know if they're right or wrong, but they feel he's ready to pitch in the big leagues right now."
As for the bullpen, Dombrowski all but filled in the next-to-last bullpen spot by saying about right-hander Collin Ballester, whom the Tigers acquired from Washington for Ryan Perry, "We look for him to be on the club."
He added: "He can pitch multiple innings. We like him a lot. He's out of options, but when we made the deal, we did so with the idea he was going to be on our club.
"He has to earn it, but the feelings are that he will."
By also including Daniel Schlereth "as a leading candidate" to earn one of the lefty roles, only one bullpen spot could be "a wide open battle," said Dombrowski.
By Tom Gage
The Detroit News
Detroit — If a right-hander wins the Tigers' fifth starting spot, it's hardly a surprise that it could be Jacob Turner.
But if a lefty emerges, it could be Drew Smyly — because there are those within the Tigers' organization who've told president and general manager Dave Dombrowski that the 22-year-old non-roster invitee — despite just one year of professional experience — is already capable of pitching in the majors.
And with the Tigers' No. 5 starting spot open, Smyly will get an opportunity to do so this spring.
But so will several others — which leads to this question: Just how many pitchers will be given a chance at spring training to win the Tigers' No. 5 starting spot?
"There's probably five or six guys who'd potentially have a chance," Dombrowski said at a Detroit Sports Broadcasters luncheon Tuesday.
In addition to Turner and Smyly, Dombrowski listed left-handers Casey Crosby, Andrew Oliver, Duane Below and Adam Wilk.
"I feel comfortable if Below or Wilk were the No. 5 starter that they could do a job for us out there," Dombrowski said. "But unless something really surprises me, they don't have the overall upside of a Jacob Turner — who I'm not really sure is ready or not.
"I don't know if we'll know that until we get down there (to Florida) and see him perform and see some of those other guys perform," Dombrowski said.
"First of all, (Turner) has quality stuff and is going to be a tremendous big-league pitcher. I don't have a question about that. This guy is really good.
"But last year, if you were watching us at the big-league level, you would have said, 'There's no way this guy could be ready.'"
That was last year, though.
"I've seen guys who get a cup of coffee at the big-league level, for whom the game moved real fast," Dombrowski said, "and they come back and pitch very well. But I'm interested in seeing where some of those young guys are in their development, and whether they can step forward to do the job.
"I wouldn't be surprised to see Crosby keep taking a step forward. But one guy I'm interested in seeing, because I've not seen much of him, is Smyly.
Dombrowski said that while Smyly has been in the Tigers organization only one year, "there are some people in our minor-league system, and I don't know if they're right or wrong, but they feel he's ready to pitch in the big leagues right now."
As for the bullpen, Dombrowski all but filled in the next-to-last bullpen spot by saying about right-hander Collin Ballester, whom the Tigers acquired from Washington for Ryan Perry, "We look for him to be on the club."
He added: "He can pitch multiple innings. We like him a lot. He's out of options, but when we made the deal, we did so with the idea he was going to be on our club.
"He has to earn it, but the feelings are that he will."
By also including Daniel Schlereth "as a leading candidate" to earn one of the lefty roles, only one bullpen spot could be "a wide open battle," said Dombrowski.
Josh Hamilton
Due to his drinking problem, all of us know way too much about his personal life. Was saddened to read of his latest relapse. Sure hope and pray he gets it right. He is too good of an athlete to get drunk. And because of his career combined with his sobriety - he has a chance to really be a role model. Then you hear what happened last week and you wonder can he rebound? How many other relapses have been unannounced?
Pulling for you Josh!!
Pulling for you Josh!!
Oh Denny, you fat slob, when will you learn to keep your mouth shut?
Denny McLain could learn from Brandon Inge instead of ridiculing him
Tom Gage
Tigers pitcher Denny McLain got some laughs over the weekend when he showed a photograph of the Tigers’ Brandon Inge to a Madonna University fundraiser crowd of several hundred and said, “This was Brandon Inge’s last photo before he began whining about his playing time.”
Tigers pitcher Denny McLain got some laughs over the weekend when he showed a photograph of the Tigers’ Brandon Inge to a Madonna University fundraiser crowd of several hundred and said, “This was Brandon Inge’s last photo before he began whining about his playing time.” (Associated Press)
Cheap shot or joke?
I say cheap shot.
If you read Terry Foster's column on Monday, you know former Tigers pitcher Denny McLain got some laughs over the weekend when he showed a photograph of the Tigers' Brandon Inge to a Madonna University fundraiser crowd of several hundred and said, "This was Brandon Inge's last photo before he began whining about his playing time."
Then McLain tossed the photo to the ground and said when it landed, "it's the first time he's hit something in two years."
Terry wrote the crowd chuckled both times.
Pot, meet kettle
I wonder, though, how McLain would have liked it if Inge had been able to counter by saying, "This was Denny McLain's last photo before he (fill in the blank)."
What words would have been appropriate?
As for whining, it manifests itself in many forms, doesn't it?
I remember an athlete who was struggling toward the end of a turbulent 1970 season.
A once-great pitcher who was 3-5 at the time after winning 55 games the previous two years.
A pitcher who wasn't accustomed to being criticized or, worse yet, to not getting enough attention. So his last act as a Tiger, either on a dare or for a laugh, was to pour a bucket of water over two reporters.
And to get suspended by his team for it.
Before he got suspended by baseball for another matter.
Watch and learn, Denny
Brandon Inge wasn't whining, Denny. He still wants to play, that's all. He wants to play better than he has recently — just as you wanted to pitch better than when you were 3-5.
The way Inge has approached his decline is to work hard, get himself stronger after being weakened by mono last year, and to hope he'll be able, on a regular basis, to help the team for which he has played since 2001.
As befits your flamboyant personality, of course, you approached your decline differently.
Besides, considering Inge is 34 and in the final year of his contract, isn't he allowed to think about how the domino effect of signing Prince Fielder might shape his future?
Inge's career has been over-discussed through the years. He has supporters. He has detractors. For his various pluses and minuses, he deserves both.
This is not a defense of his performance.
This is, however, a defense of an individual who's not whining, hasn't whined, but was cheaply ridiculed in public for doing so by someone who's still pouring water over people for a laugh.
But it wasn't a bucket this time.
It was a photo McLain threw to the ground in an attempt to be funny.
That's ol' Denny, though, a real comedian.
Spare me.
tom.gage@detnews.com
Tom Gage
Tigers pitcher Denny McLain got some laughs over the weekend when he showed a photograph of the Tigers’ Brandon Inge to a Madonna University fundraiser crowd of several hundred and said, “This was Brandon Inge’s last photo before he began whining about his playing time.”
Tigers pitcher Denny McLain got some laughs over the weekend when he showed a photograph of the Tigers’ Brandon Inge to a Madonna University fundraiser crowd of several hundred and said, “This was Brandon Inge’s last photo before he began whining about his playing time.” (Associated Press)
Cheap shot or joke?
I say cheap shot.
If you read Terry Foster's column on Monday, you know former Tigers pitcher Denny McLain got some laughs over the weekend when he showed a photograph of the Tigers' Brandon Inge to a Madonna University fundraiser crowd of several hundred and said, "This was Brandon Inge's last photo before he began whining about his playing time."
Then McLain tossed the photo to the ground and said when it landed, "it's the first time he's hit something in two years."
Terry wrote the crowd chuckled both times.
Pot, meet kettle
I wonder, though, how McLain would have liked it if Inge had been able to counter by saying, "This was Denny McLain's last photo before he (fill in the blank)."
What words would have been appropriate?
As for whining, it manifests itself in many forms, doesn't it?
I remember an athlete who was struggling toward the end of a turbulent 1970 season.
A once-great pitcher who was 3-5 at the time after winning 55 games the previous two years.
A pitcher who wasn't accustomed to being criticized or, worse yet, to not getting enough attention. So his last act as a Tiger, either on a dare or for a laugh, was to pour a bucket of water over two reporters.
And to get suspended by his team for it.
Before he got suspended by baseball for another matter.
Watch and learn, Denny
Brandon Inge wasn't whining, Denny. He still wants to play, that's all. He wants to play better than he has recently — just as you wanted to pitch better than when you were 3-5.
The way Inge has approached his decline is to work hard, get himself stronger after being weakened by mono last year, and to hope he'll be able, on a regular basis, to help the team for which he has played since 2001.
As befits your flamboyant personality, of course, you approached your decline differently.
Besides, considering Inge is 34 and in the final year of his contract, isn't he allowed to think about how the domino effect of signing Prince Fielder might shape his future?
Inge's career has been over-discussed through the years. He has supporters. He has detractors. For his various pluses and minuses, he deserves both.
This is not a defense of his performance.
This is, however, a defense of an individual who's not whining, hasn't whined, but was cheaply ridiculed in public for doing so by someone who's still pouring water over people for a laugh.
But it wasn't a bucket this time.
It was a photo McLain threw to the ground in an attempt to be funny.
That's ol' Denny, though, a real comedian.
Spare me.
tom.gage@detnews.com
Why stick Cabrera at 3rd?
Maybe he's not the slickest third-sacker. I understand he wants to play there. Good for him to offer to "take one for the team." Perhaps Professor Leyland doesn't want to upset his star by telling him to hold his horses. Our boys just don't have a better DH than either Cabrera or Fielder.
I say let them test Cabrera at third in spring training and maybe in the first few series of the year. If it's obvious he can't do it, then the boss could say that we need him at DH. (I doubt anyone can be that good.) Save face, platoon Cabrera and Fielder at first and DH, and Inge at third. The possibilities boggle the mind, but there's no reason to feel Miggy needs to be stuck at third.
Miguel Cabrera takes grounders in '08. Five errors in 14 games ended the experiment.
JULIAN H. GONZALEZ/Detroit Free Press
Miguel Cabrera said he was moving back to third base to make room on the Tigers' infield for free-agent signee Prince Fielder at first base. In order to play third effectively, Cabrera must lose weight, former major league infielder Harold Reynolds said Wednesday.
"He's got a lot of work to do if you ask me, starting with his weight," said Reynolds, an analyst with MLB Network. "The size he's at right now at first base, he's going to have to lose a lot of weight to be a little more nimble.
"I'm not as optimistic as others might be (that he can play third). I still think he might end up in leftfield. He doesn't have the luxury of standing right by the base at first and catching balls thrown to him. He's going to have to get back to being the young athlete that he was. At third, he's going to have to charge in on bunts, range to his left on balls and move around and be a lot more nimble."
But Reynolds, who won three Gold Gloves at second base, added:
"Put this down for sure: He's a special athlete, and this deal with Prince doesn't get done if you don't think Cabrera can move. I think he can move. I'm just saying that if he's going to move, these are the things he has to do.
"I'm not saying he's one of these guys in a softball league playing first base. He's a pretty good, nimble athlete at first. But if he is going to play on the other parts of the field, he's going to have to be in better physical condition."
Will more punch overshadow less D?
Steve Phillips, the former general manager of the New York Mets, said Wednesday that he loved Cabrera and Fielder hitting back-to-back in the Tigers' order. But like Reynolds, Phillips expressed concern whether Cabrera could play third base well enough to justify a move there.
"Typically, if you sign someone to a $214-million contract, it answers questions and solves big problems," Phillips said of Fielder's deal. "It does not tend to create other questions and problems. This tends to do that.
"The big wild card is, do you believe Miguel Cabrera can play third base? I personally have some real doubts about it. He's got a .951 career fielding percentage at third base. He's made 48 errors there in 387 games."
Say Cabrera had a .951 fielding percentage playing third base regularly this past season. In that case, he would have ranked 14th among 20 players who played at least 100 games at third base.
Phillips, who co-hosts a morning show on Sirius XM, said the most challenging play for Cabrera would be the bunt: charging it, bending over, fielding it bare-handed and throwing off-balance to first.
"Teams are going to challenge him with bunts every game he's at third," Phillips said.
In 2008, Cabrera, listed at 6-feet-4 and 240 pounds, played 14 games at third for the Tigers. He committed five errors, posted a .900 fielding percentage and was moved to first base.
Fielder, like Cabrera, isn't an elite first baseman. Neither ranked anywhere near the top 10 defensive first basemen in the majors last season according to The Fielding Bible.
"What complicates it for me is that it's one thing to say you are sacrificing some defense for offense when you put Cabrera at third base," Phillips said. "You're already doing that at first base with Fielder. I don't know what second base is going to be for the Tigers. Jhonny Peralta in my mind does not have great range at short. He may have played a little better last year. I don't love him at shortstop."
As of Wednesday night, the Tigers hadn't announced Fielder's signing, which was pending a physical. They do not comment on transactions until all the T's are crossed and I's dotted. But baseball continued to buzz about Fielder's nine-year contract worth around $214 million. Phillips, the product of De La Salle High, said of his hometown team's new 1-2 punch: "Those two guys back-to-back -- wow."
Reynolds said: "They will be scary and dangerous and fun to watch for years to come."
Cabrera, 28, now figures to hit directly in front of Fielder, 27. Phillips pointed out that Ryan Braun hit in front of cleanup man Fielder for Milwaukee last year and won the National League's Most Valuable Player Award. The Brewers won the National League Central and, Phillips noted, weren't a great defensive team.
And, you ask, how many intentional walks did Braun receive last season?
Two.
Which equaled his combined total for the previous two seasons.
That's right -- in the past three seasons with Fielder hitting directly behind him, Braun has drawn four intentional walks. Imagine if Cabrera received that few. He had 22 intentional walks last season, when usually he had Victor Martinez behind him. The year before, Cabrera drew 32 intentional walks.
One of the most famous baseball trivia questions is the one about how many intentional walks Roger Maris received the season he hit 61 homers to break Babe Ruth's record. The answer is zero. Mickey Mantle hit directly behind him.
Looking ahead to the Tigers with Fielder, listed at 5-11, 275, at first base and Cabrera at third, Phillips said, "The offense is probably improved more than the defense is negatively impacted. But I will not be completely shocked if it goes in the other direction."
If the Tigers decide Cabrera can't play third base, they could put him at DH this season. But Martinez, who was supposed to be the full-time DH until felled by his torn knee ligament, is due to return for 2013. When the 2013 season begins, Martinez will be 34 and will have two years left on his contract.
"To find a trade for Martinez would not be hard," Phillips said. "People still love him."
If Cabrera can play third adequately, it leaves room for Martinez. But it raises another question.
Say the Tigers lead by one run going to the top of the ninth and Cabrera is the third hitter due up if there's a bottom of the ninth.
Would manager Jim Leyland take out Cabrera and put in Brandon Inge or Don Kelly as his defensive replacement?
"That's going to be the challenge," Reynolds said, laughing. "I'm glad Leyland's got to make that decision, not me."
More Details: Not-so-hot corner?
Miguel Cabrera has played third base in 387 games. A closer look:
YEAR TEAM GAMES E FLD%
2003 FLA 34 1 .986
2005 FLA 29 2 .971
2006 FLA 157 17 .957
2007 FLA 153 23 .941
2008 DET 14 5 .900
Totals -- 387 48 .951
More Details: Where's MIGGY?
Miguel Cabrera has played four positions in the field during his nine-year career. A closer look:
POSITION GAMES E FLD%
First base 596 42 .992
Third base 387 48 .951
Leftfield 247 10 .976
Rightfield 100 7 .962
Totals 1,330 107 .984
I say let them test Cabrera at third in spring training and maybe in the first few series of the year. If it's obvious he can't do it, then the boss could say that we need him at DH. (I doubt anyone can be that good.) Save face, platoon Cabrera and Fielder at first and DH, and Inge at third. The possibilities boggle the mind, but there's no reason to feel Miggy needs to be stuck at third.
Miguel Cabrera takes grounders in '08. Five errors in 14 games ended the experiment.
JULIAN H. GONZALEZ/Detroit Free Press
Miguel Cabrera said he was moving back to third base to make room on the Tigers' infield for free-agent signee Prince Fielder at first base. In order to play third effectively, Cabrera must lose weight, former major league infielder Harold Reynolds said Wednesday.
"He's got a lot of work to do if you ask me, starting with his weight," said Reynolds, an analyst with MLB Network. "The size he's at right now at first base, he's going to have to lose a lot of weight to be a little more nimble.
"I'm not as optimistic as others might be (that he can play third). I still think he might end up in leftfield. He doesn't have the luxury of standing right by the base at first and catching balls thrown to him. He's going to have to get back to being the young athlete that he was. At third, he's going to have to charge in on bunts, range to his left on balls and move around and be a lot more nimble."
But Reynolds, who won three Gold Gloves at second base, added:
"Put this down for sure: He's a special athlete, and this deal with Prince doesn't get done if you don't think Cabrera can move. I think he can move. I'm just saying that if he's going to move, these are the things he has to do.
"I'm not saying he's one of these guys in a softball league playing first base. He's a pretty good, nimble athlete at first. But if he is going to play on the other parts of the field, he's going to have to be in better physical condition."
Will more punch overshadow less D?
Steve Phillips, the former general manager of the New York Mets, said Wednesday that he loved Cabrera and Fielder hitting back-to-back in the Tigers' order. But like Reynolds, Phillips expressed concern whether Cabrera could play third base well enough to justify a move there.
"Typically, if you sign someone to a $214-million contract, it answers questions and solves big problems," Phillips said of Fielder's deal. "It does not tend to create other questions and problems. This tends to do that.
"The big wild card is, do you believe Miguel Cabrera can play third base? I personally have some real doubts about it. He's got a .951 career fielding percentage at third base. He's made 48 errors there in 387 games."
Say Cabrera had a .951 fielding percentage playing third base regularly this past season. In that case, he would have ranked 14th among 20 players who played at least 100 games at third base.
Phillips, who co-hosts a morning show on Sirius XM, said the most challenging play for Cabrera would be the bunt: charging it, bending over, fielding it bare-handed and throwing off-balance to first.
"Teams are going to challenge him with bunts every game he's at third," Phillips said.
In 2008, Cabrera, listed at 6-feet-4 and 240 pounds, played 14 games at third for the Tigers. He committed five errors, posted a .900 fielding percentage and was moved to first base.
Fielder, like Cabrera, isn't an elite first baseman. Neither ranked anywhere near the top 10 defensive first basemen in the majors last season according to The Fielding Bible.
"What complicates it for me is that it's one thing to say you are sacrificing some defense for offense when you put Cabrera at third base," Phillips said. "You're already doing that at first base with Fielder. I don't know what second base is going to be for the Tigers. Jhonny Peralta in my mind does not have great range at short. He may have played a little better last year. I don't love him at shortstop."
As of Wednesday night, the Tigers hadn't announced Fielder's signing, which was pending a physical. They do not comment on transactions until all the T's are crossed and I's dotted. But baseball continued to buzz about Fielder's nine-year contract worth around $214 million. Phillips, the product of De La Salle High, said of his hometown team's new 1-2 punch: "Those two guys back-to-back -- wow."
Reynolds said: "They will be scary and dangerous and fun to watch for years to come."
Cabrera, 28, now figures to hit directly in front of Fielder, 27. Phillips pointed out that Ryan Braun hit in front of cleanup man Fielder for Milwaukee last year and won the National League's Most Valuable Player Award. The Brewers won the National League Central and, Phillips noted, weren't a great defensive team.
And, you ask, how many intentional walks did Braun receive last season?
Two.
Which equaled his combined total for the previous two seasons.
That's right -- in the past three seasons with Fielder hitting directly behind him, Braun has drawn four intentional walks. Imagine if Cabrera received that few. He had 22 intentional walks last season, when usually he had Victor Martinez behind him. The year before, Cabrera drew 32 intentional walks.
One of the most famous baseball trivia questions is the one about how many intentional walks Roger Maris received the season he hit 61 homers to break Babe Ruth's record. The answer is zero. Mickey Mantle hit directly behind him.
Looking ahead to the Tigers with Fielder, listed at 5-11, 275, at first base and Cabrera at third, Phillips said, "The offense is probably improved more than the defense is negatively impacted. But I will not be completely shocked if it goes in the other direction."
If the Tigers decide Cabrera can't play third base, they could put him at DH this season. But Martinez, who was supposed to be the full-time DH until felled by his torn knee ligament, is due to return for 2013. When the 2013 season begins, Martinez will be 34 and will have two years left on his contract.
"To find a trade for Martinez would not be hard," Phillips said. "People still love him."
If Cabrera can play third adequately, it leaves room for Martinez. But it raises another question.
Say the Tigers lead by one run going to the top of the ninth and Cabrera is the third hitter due up if there's a bottom of the ninth.
Would manager Jim Leyland take out Cabrera and put in Brandon Inge or Don Kelly as his defensive replacement?
"That's going to be the challenge," Reynolds said, laughing. "I'm glad Leyland's got to make that decision, not me."
More Details: Not-so-hot corner?
Miguel Cabrera has played third base in 387 games. A closer look:
YEAR TEAM GAMES E FLD%
2003 FLA 34 1 .986
2005 FLA 29 2 .971
2006 FLA 157 17 .957
2007 FLA 153 23 .941
2008 DET 14 5 .900
Totals -- 387 48 .951
More Details: Where's MIGGY?
Miguel Cabrera has played four positions in the field during his nine-year career. A closer look:
POSITION GAMES E FLD%
First base 596 42 .992
Third base 387 48 .951
Leftfield 247 10 .976
Rightfield 100 7 .962
Totals 1,330 107 .984
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