  Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 6278 Registered: 11-2004 |
If we didn't see Maybin at ALL this season up with the Bigs is fine by me. Give the kid a chance to get acclimated to playing the lower level before bringing him up. Admit it... last season's experiment with him here in Detroit went a bit awry. I say we leave him be in Toledo or Erie and let him play every day, get his swings in and earn his way up here. He might have all of the tools but he's still raw. Again, I consider Maybin a prospect- he's no guarantee... kinda like recently traded Jurrjens & Hernandez! Until they can play their way up to this level, they're at where they belong. | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 6290 Registered: 11-2004 |
Joel Zumaya just mangled his shoulder moving. It's reported he won't be back until the midpoint of next year. CRAP! | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 6291 Registered: 11-2004 |
Damn California wildfires have shafted the Tigers with the Zumaya injury. He botched it pretty good moving furniture supposedly. It's reported he had complete AC shoulder surgery yesterday. | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 6293 Registered: 11-2004 |
Mariano Rivera in the mix perhaps? Dombrowski's gotta be scratching his head. | ||
Rugbyman Member Username: Rugbyman Post Number: 144 Registered: 06-2005 |
... or banging it against the table. | ||
Zephyrprocess Member Username: Zephyrprocess Post Number: 518 Registered: 08-2006 |
See--the Tigers should mandate that all players live in wildfire-free Michigan in the off-season! | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 6299 Registered: 11-2004 |
I say at the end of every season, we just freeze dry the entire team and keep them around safe & sound until Spring Training. It's ironic the injury also happened the week Guitar Hero 3 is released, but before the conspiracy theorists come into play, Dombrowski reported that Joel Z was helping his dad move stuff in San Diego. A noble cause although a kick in the pants to Tiger fans. | ||
Focusonthed Member Username: Focusonthed Post Number: 1425 Registered: 02-2006 |
Son of a bitch. That's outrageous. | ||
Rjk Member Username: Rjk Post Number: 926 Registered: 11-2003 |
This guy has rocks in his head. First he messes up his wrist playing a video game, then he needs major surgery on his shoulder from moving furniture or having a box fall on him as ESPN is reporting. Someone in the Tigers organization might want to remind him that he's in MLB because of his arm, not anything else. Million dollar arm, or at least it was, and a 10 cent head. | ||
Ravine Member Username: Ravine Post Number: 1533 Registered: 01-2006 |
I'm trying REAL HARD to not be extremely pissed off at Zumaya. Zumaya may be collecting the major-league minimum salary, but that is still an impressive bundle of dough, and why a guy with an arm that could, very easily, end up being worth many millions would fuck around moving shit that he could damn well hire somebody else to deal with is REALLY beyond my understanding. Rugbyman's imagery is, probably, 100% true-to-life. SHIT. | ||
Ravine Member Username: Ravine Post Number: 1534 Registered: 01-2006 |
And I could not possibly agree more with Rjk than I do. You got that shit right, buddy. | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 6302 Registered: 11-2004 |
The Guitar Hero fiasco with Zumaya is tough to stomach as a fan, but with this current instance I'm not so sure we can fault him. From the sounds of it, and according to what I've heard bandied about the airwaves- it was a box that fell on him at his dad's house in San Diego. Clearly AN ACCIDENT. For me, it's tough to lay fault with the guy here when it's an accident. Sure these guys are making a big bundle of jingle but to hire people to move a few boxes even seems a bit extravagant? And it also sounded as though he was over at his dad's- whether it was specific to move those boxes or not, 99.5% this stupid accident wouldn't have happened. Unfortunate yes but not one worthy of heaving blame at him, Ravine. Breathe in, breathe out... it'll be okay. I went through this earlier today too until I thought about how quirky this accident really was. | ||
Ravine Member Username: Ravine Post Number: 1536 Registered: 01-2006 |
O.K., Smogboy, O.K.... You're right; as usual, your level-headedness is an enviable trait to which I can barely aspire, but greatly admire. SHIT. | ||
Focusonthed Member Username: Focusonthed Post Number: 1426 Registered: 02-2006 |
Time to pull another one out of your sleeve, DD. | ||
Ravine Member Username: Ravine Post Number: 1538 Registered: 01-2006 |
If Russ Springer is a free agent, as he was expected to be, I very much wanted him here anyway. Now, we NEED him here. SHIT. | ||
Lefty2 Member Username: Lefty2 Post Number: 574 Registered: 07-2007 |
la familia takes over emotionally. I feel for Joel and his accident, but he shoulda got some guys to help out, i don't know if time was a factor probably, but man that sucks for the tigers, fans Joel etc. what a bummer. My adrenalin always kicked up when Joel came to plate. | ||
Rjk Member Username: Rjk Post Number: 927 Registered: 11-2003 |
I can't help but question if his excuse is even true. Once you've injured your wrist playing a video game and have been widely criticized by the media and fans you can't injure yourself again and say you did it playing football with some friends or the many other stupid ways that a baseball pitcher can injure his shoulder. Even if he said that he was helping his father move wouldn't cut it. When you add in that he was helping his father move because the fire was coming it buys him some cover and understanding from fans. It could have happened exactly as he said or he could just be using the best excuse he could think of. Once you injure wrist playing guitar hero, which is beyond stupid, people are going to question Zumaya's injuries, it just goes with the territory. I thought Rosenberg had a great line about Zumaya in the Freep this morning: "Zumaya needs to stop treating his right arm like one of the 12 billion other arms currently in use on planet Earth. He must act like he has a rare antique porcelain vase dangling from his right shoulder." http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs .dll/article?AID=/20071102/SPO RTS02/711020408/1048/SPORTS | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 6307 Registered: 11-2004 |
Okay, it's the day after Zumaya's Shoulder-gate incident. I'm still bummed as a Tigers fan obviously. Mad? Maybe a little bit, but how much of it is directed at Joel Zumaya? A little, but then that's why these incidents are called "accidents". Some media folk have nearly insinuated he's covering up something. And despite Rosenberg's semi-patronizing article espousing him to be careful with his arm, who is ultimately going to pay the price here? We Tiger fans can be disappointed forever and a day but think about how many MILLIONS of dollars Joel Zumaya might've lost with this incident. Regardless of how it happened (and Rosenberg's artcile seems to question Zumaya's story a bit)- his arm will obviously take time to heal. Will the loyal Tigers' fans give him that breadth of space to breathe when he comes back and only tosses 85 MPH? I hope so. | ||
Chitaku Member Username: Chitaku Post Number: 1690 Registered: 03-2006 |
joel fydrich | ||
Ravine Member Username: Ravine Post Number: 1557 Registered: 01-2006 |
You folks probably remember that I am very, very much a fan of Brandon Inge, despite his tepid performance at the plate this season. However, I gotta admit that this item really got me to thinking about just how absolutely devastating our lineup could be... http://mlb.mlb.com/news/articl e.jsp?ymd=20071106&content_id= 2294053&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.js p&c_id=mlb | ||
Zephyrprocess Member Username: Zephyrprocess Post Number: 523 Registered: 08-2006 |
Cabrera is eating his way out to left field. | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 6383 Registered: 11-2004 |
The only thing is that the Marlins will want starters right now for the trade. While we've got some juicy prospects, I wonder who'd they would consider. | ||
Ravine Member Username: Ravine Post Number: 1563 Registered: 01-2006 |
I am convinced that Cabrera is a helluva hitter, but I'm not actually in favor of the Tigers even thinking about a move like that. Besides, we have my boy Inge signed to a big, fat contract that most teams wouldn't want, and some would find appalling. I mean, I love the guy, but I'm sayin'. | ||
Emu_steve Member Username: Emu_steve Post Number: 501 Registered: 11-2006 |
RE: Inge. One thing I like about this team is the chemistry. There are a lot of GREAT guys on this team. Inge is one and Granderson is unbelievable as a person (as well as athlete). I never want to see DET mess with the chemistry by trading or losing players like Inge. Maroth was another super class guy I was sorry had to leave. | ||
Bobj Member Username: Bobj Post Number: 2714 Registered: 11-2003 |
I think we stick with Inge, he is a class guy, great with fans, super defense, and hopefully his bat will improve a bit. With the other bats in the line up, he can be a good #9 hitter | ||
Ravine Member Username: Ravine Post Number: 1565 Registered: 01-2006 |
Yeah, if Guillen handles 1B well-- and why would he not?-- that is a pretty nifty infield we'll be having. I'm wondering if Infante will continue to have a job with this team. It's kind of funny, how it seems as though nobody has any particular opinion of him. Tiger least welcome to return: Neifi Perez. Tiger who would most benefit from a great March in Florida: Ryan Raburn. Tiger who did best job of replacing departed role-player: Bobby Seay. It's Great To See You Again Award: Vance Wilson. | ||
Ravine Member Username: Ravine Post Number: 1569 Registered: 01-2006 |
More awards to Tigers!!http://mlb.mlb.com/news/articl e.jsp?ymd=20071109&content_id= 2296988&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.js p&c_id=mlb | ||
401don Member Username: 401don Post Number: 3 Registered: 11-2007 |
It's great that the rest of the league recognizes a guy like Polanco, especially with the all the emphasis on power these days. I don't think there's a spot for Infante. He's one of a very long line of players that never learned to cut down on his swing. For utility guys with average defence, that spells AAA. | ||
Ravine Member Username: Ravine Post Number: 1571 Registered: 01-2006 |
401don, welcome to DetroitYes. Your comment on Infante is quite true. I suppose that's why, every now and then, he sees a fastball that looks good to him and gives it a pretty fair whack. Polanco, a "hitter's hitter," absolutely deserves this award, but the truth is that, at the moment, the AL does not have a truly overwhelming bat coming from 2B. Still, I'm slightly surprised that Robinson Cano didn't receive the award. You know how it is; he's a Yankee. | ||
Chitaku Member Username: Chitaku Post Number: 1699 Registered: 03-2006 |
rumor is we may be getting jones from the cubs, whom i liked. |
