that right there sums it up. Espicailly in a year where scoring is up. Also pretty strong up the middle.Fishhead said:
Pudge -c
polanco -2b (career .300 avg)
Guillen -ss ( he is very solid, lookat his numbers)
Granderson-Cf (one of the leadoff OBA in the game, surprising but true and he is under 25)
Tigers need to be able to play in the small ballparks on the road, or rather continue to play well there.
Leyland needs to manage Verlander carefully.
Also, and I'm in the minority here, but leave Jones as the closer. No better situation for him to pitch in than to start an inning with nobody on. I'd much rathr have Zumaya come in with guys on base, a much more difficult senario. The whole idea of a closer is silly anyway.
Bonderman, Rogers, and Verlander would be a great 1-2-3 in the playoffs, especially if Verlander doesn't fall off the table. He needs to strikeout a few more guys though, because the playoff caliber hitters will rough him up if he allows contact at his present rate.
Go tigers!
Leyland needs to manage Verlander carefully.
Also, and I'm in the minority here, but leave Jones as the closer. No better situation for him to pitch in than to start an inning with nobody on. I'd much rathr have Zumaya come in with guys on base, a much more difficult senario. The whole idea of a closer is silly anyway.
Bonderman, Rogers, and Verlander would be a great 1-2-3 in the playoffs, especially if Verlander doesn't fall off the table. He needs to strikeout a few more guys though, because the playoff caliber hitters will rough him up if he allows contact at his present rate.
Go tigers!
Budworth22 said:
bud, you are in the minority for a reason. hitters are killing this guy. he will be nicknamed "the heartattack" if he is the closer in september.
Dombrowski is the freakin best GM in baseball, and I am sure he has plans to bring in another arm- assuming he wants to keep Zumaya in the set-up roll.
Jim Leyland is for real. He doesn't miss a thing. His brain focuses on just baseball, nothing else. This team does not have a dominant player or personality, so Leyland is a perfect fit. How many other managers run the clubhouse? He always has been one of the best managers around at putting his players in the best position for them to succeed, and that includes his roles for relief pitchers and the right spots to use his bench players. Pitching will be all right thanks to Verlander(what a surprise).
2 things are missing from a division title:
The offense lacks left-handed power
Super Closer
When its all said and done, the White Sox just have the swagger and talent.
2 things are missing from a division title:
The offense lacks left-handed power
Super Closer
When its all said and done, the White Sox just have the swagger and talent.
