Our long, national nightmare appears to be at an end.
Muppets?
Where on earth is Eldred going to play? Is he the new DH? I know he's killed the ball in Toledo at a ridiculous rate but calling up a 32 year old 1B who isn't even considered a prospect is a bit alarming.
Adios Binge, I'll always remember the shitty slogan they had when you walked up to the dish, "Inge-nious."
More than likely DH yes, dude has a hot bat (something the team sorely needs right now) hittin 13 HR already in AAA.
I know he's been killing the ball he's got 35 rbi through 19 games I believe, correct me if I'm wrong on that? I just think that the move itself shows some red flags, we are already stretching for a spark.
Ride him while he's hot if you can. They're not really losing anything by trying.
I hear you, but considering that our options for DH right now are Raburn, Dirks, and Kelly, I'll take it.
Delmon should be the DH everyday, I know ole smokes won't do it because he likes to keep his players happy but Delmon at DH and platoon Raburn/Dirks in left.
So what's the difference if Delmon Young is at Left and Raburn is DH or vice versa? Either way, Ryan Raburn is in the line-up. Getting someone who can hit at DH keeps that from happening.
I know everyone is down on Inge, but Raburn is like a younger, worse Brandon Inge, just without the salary.
Delmon has a turtle like stride when trying to field a ball out in LF, if he's DH'ing we now longer have to seem him waddle to flyballs.
I totally agree that Raburn is the pseudo Inge, but I still think playing Dirks against RHP and Raburn against LHP's is the better way to go.
This team still has plenty of holes, 2B, another lefty out of the pen, and most notably another starter. Who would of thought that Drew Smyly would be our 2nd best pitcher to this point. In no way am I calling for changes this early, but I would be very surprised if we ever saw Jacob Turner in a Tigers uniform again IMO.
Wait, what? Where did the comment about Turner come from? Are you saying you think they'll trade him?
Yeah, Delmon's not the best fielding LF in baseball, but hitting is way more important than fielding and Raburn can't hit a baseball. I can certainly deal with Delmon in left field full time if it means our DH can actually do what he's designated to do.
the stat WAR does a pretty good job estimating the combined worth of a players defense and offense together (with actually weighting the defense for what it's worth compared to offense). Despite what people think, Raburn is actually an above average defensive LF. Also, his current K rate of 18.4 percent is lower than his career K rate. His biggest problem is simply the balls he hits going right at defenders. Seriously, a .114 BABIP...even Inge wouldn't stay that low. Delmon is a horrific defensive LF. Delmon is worth 1.4 WAR...for his CAREER. Even Raburn has managed a 4.3. (To put those in persepctive, Verlander is over 33 WAR)
I really enjoy thinking that all of your comments are coming from the 80's stockbroker from Futurama. It takes them to another level. Great choice of avatar.
I don't why Tigers fan hated him. Guy was a winner. Give it ten years and the guy will be regared as a borderline Hall of Famer.
Ha
Are we talking about the same person? The same Brandon Inge who hasn't hit above .250 since 2006? The Brandon Inge who is a career .234 hitter? Is that the guy who you think is borderline Hall of Fame?
Sarcasm meter broken?
Seriously.
He edited his post and added that "Ha" after I had clicked reply. Before he added that, there was no way to tell he was joking. There are plenty of people out there who support Inge, and I thought he was one of them.
I think the fact that Inge and HOF were in the same sentence were a dead giveaway for sarcasm. Even the Inge yuppies aren't that crazy.
You are absolutely right. Tossing in the "ha" well after the post was originally up made it a LOT easier to tell it was a "joke" than the original unedited comment.
Kinda reminded me of my first wife. Whenever she would say something really stupid or emarrasing (which was unfortunately often) she would see the horrified reactions around her and then say "i was just JOKING....sheesh"
I didn't edit my post. I tried to edit it to fix a spelling error but got an 'access denied' page when I tried to save it.
Miniscule hiccup though. Let's move one with our day and think positive thoughts about the Tigers' hitting lineup.
You can't edit a post and add something AFTER someone has replied. The system won't allow it. Try it sometime . . . trust me on this. You just missed (as did I, on first reading,) the "HA!" below.
We're talking about the same guy. With those stats you mentioned, he found a way to earn an 11.5 million dollar extension. The man is highly regarded. Only hall of famers get those kinds of breaks.
/s
Lifetime batting average of 234. Averaged 16 home runs and 68 RBI's throughout his 12 years in the bigs. Hit 287 once - only had one season higher than 261 in his 10 other years.
I know the steriod era has made the Hall change their admission standards somewhat but I kinda doubt he's a "borderline HOF" player.
Gottttheeeeemmm.
Not a single dinger. I've maybe never been more embarrassed to be a Tiger fan. Nope, not even when Buddy Groom was a starting pitcher.
YESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I respect Inge as a person and all he's done but everyone has their time and Inge had to go.
Best of luck to Inge, he had a good time for the most part and made a nice living.
the Madden Curse. Oh wait....
Good lord, the soul patch!
Looks more like a skid mark.
Inge had to go. It was getting ugly out there.
Edit: Before anyone jumps down my throat with, "It's getting ugly? It's been ugly out there maaaaaaan." I meant in terms of fans booing him mercilessly, Leyland having to answer way too many questions about it, media personalities raging about it, and Inge beginning to resent Detroit/the Tigers/fans/teammates. At some point the circus was going to start negatively impacting team chemistry and the play on the field. The Tigers made the right call releasing him now, rather than letting this drag on.
April 26th, 2012 at 11:45 PM ^
The Detroit fans were way too tough on Inge, but why would anyone expect better from the fanbase that wanted Sparky gone his last year or two?
I wish Inge luck in the rest of his career. He was the last Tiger player that I can't remember not being on the team, sad in that way but best for the team.
With him gone though, what will the 97.1 jocks have to talk about now?!?!
Classy quote from Inge after learning of his release.
Wow Kate I did the same dance when I heard this great news. We should hang out.
Its sad tigers fans resent him so much, he gave them a lot good years, some of them on very bad teams. Sure he was never a great offensive player, but before his knee problems he was pretty unique on defense. For a while he was capable of playing virtually every position on the field.
Not saying the tigers shoud've kept him now, just saying that fans shouldn't hate Inge, its not his fault the organization held on to him too long.
I don't recall hearing about that, but I think that if that is the worst thing that can be said about him, then my point still stands.
"It's such an overrated stat. It's such a stupid stat. Once guys start worrying about striking out then they're going to strike out. They're not going to try and hit the ball with any authority." Although, to be fair, he is an expert on the subject.
April 27th, 2012 at 12:21 PM ^
This is why I hate Brandon Inge
“I can’t explain it,” said Inge, batting .242 with 12 home runs and 56 RBIs. “I’m getting pitched like I’m Babe Ruth. Everything is on the corner. I haven’t seen a ball in the middle of the plate for a week.”