Tigers deal for Sheffield - Page 4 - Detroit Pistons Fan Community

Buckeyes#1 · #31 (**permalink**) 11-12-2006, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DARTH HQ

ok..NOW YALL CAN HEAR FROM A REAL BASEBALL MAN. (aND i HAVE A 42 OUNCE BAT,TOO...YA-HA-HA) Sheffield is a great deal and I have 2 words 4 ya..."Rasheed Wallace". Sheed was brought here to win the title and like sheed, shef aint here for the long hall and he aint even here to get us back to the world series, but HE can...He's here to establish this franchise as a 90-95 win club(like Rogers, Pudge , The Todd) until our young guys take over . Wait two years when Grandpa, Verlander, Maybin and Zumaya are lighting it up. I just want us to win again..you cant win em all, but I just dont want to lose em all.
SHEF IN 2007....AVG .315 HR 34 RBI 110

What good is a 42 ounce bat if you don't know how to use it?

KP · #32 (**permalink**) 11-13-2006, 03:26 PM

We saw Sheffield in the playoffs this year. Not impressed with what I saw. He looked old and unproductive. If he was playing for us against the Cards in the Series, he wouldn't have been able to help us. At least, not if he swung the bat the same way he did against us in the ALDS.

At least we didn't give up any of our major league pitching staff to get him. And as others have pointed out, there is no salary cap to worry about.

My next question is would we want to give up Bonderman for Mark Teixeira to fill the lefthanded bat/1st base problem?

Leyland made a statement once that momentum is only as good as your next game stating pitcher. Makes me wonder how he'd feel about giving up one of his starters.

OLD SKOOL HQ · #33 (**permalink**) 11-13-2006, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Buckeyes#1

What good is a 42 ounce bat if you don't know how to use it?

...a 42 ounce bat beats two buckeyes any day.......OHHHHHHH!ITS ON, NOW!

MEEEEE-EEEEEE-CHIGAN!!!!!!!!!!

OSU....

OLD SKOOL HQ · #34 (**permalink**) 11-13-2006, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by KP

We saw Sheffield in the playoffs this year. Not impressed with what I saw. He looked old and unproductive. If he was playing for us against the Cards in the Series, he wouldn't have been able to help us. At least, not if he swung the bat the same way he did against us in the ALDS.

At least we didn't give up any of our major league pitching staff to get him. And as others have pointed out, there is no salary cap to worry about.

My next question is would we want to give up Bonderman for Mark Teixeira to fill the lefthanded bat/1st base problem?

Leyland made a statement once that momentum is only as good as your next game stating pitcher. Makes me wonder how he'd feel about giving up one of his starters.

lAST YEAR WAS LAST YEAR. iF YOU USE THE "LAST YEAR" THEORY, tHE tIGERS SHOULD HAVE GONE 71-91. You have to go on this year and right now. Just like RIGHT NOW, The Pistons suck...Right now....we'll worry bout Shef next year and then..

buddahfan · #35 (**permalink**) 12-03-2006, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Buckeyes#1

Yeah, he is old and that is the primary reason I was against it in the first place

Some examples of guys still banging at 38 +

Moies Alou

Moises Alou Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

Tony Gywnn

Tony Gwynn Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

Paul Molitor

Paul Molitor Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

Then there is Grandpa Franco

Julio Franco Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

Then there is Barry Bonds who hit 45 HRs at ages 38 and 39!! Of course how much of that was do to oids we wil never know.

Barry Bonds Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

buddahfan · #36 (**permalink**) 12-03-2006, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by KP

My next question is would we want to give up Bonderman for Mark Teixeira to fill the lefthanded bat/1st base problem?

Casey is a favorite of Leyland. He will be the first baseman next year.

He is still young enough that he could have some productive years ahead of him. However, his body hasn't been his greatest asset though. That is probably why they only signed him for 1 year.

The Tigers are waiting on Larish. He is probably 3 years away from starting at Comerica at the most. If can accelerate things this coming year at Erie he could be starting in Comerica in 2008.

Jeff Larish Baseball Statistics

TheeTFD · #37 (**permalink**) 12-03-2006, 04:49 PM

I do not want Guillen at 1ST. [That means Nefi is on the field]
Since when does N.Y. develope pitching? They take what they want. Perhaps these prospects keep Yankee fingers out of our starting rotation.
Casey was signed. Maggs was fine in right, 10 times better than a guy whos name I can't remember. But he swung for the fences every at bat.
This team was brilliant last year. I see no need to change anything.
Except Nefi.

buddahfan · #38 (**permalink**) 03-01-2007, 09:40 PM

Its only spring training but I hear that the Sheriff's dinger today finally came down in Guantanamo Bay.

Darth Tater · #39 (**permalink**) 03-01-2007, 11:16 PM

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TaShawn · #40 (**permalink**) 03-05-2007, 03:36 PM

I was watching the Yankess/Tigers game at lunch today and saw them bean Shef. They kept it below the head, but you had to know that was coming.

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