When Baseball Was Fun

Companion web site for the book and Detroit Tigers Quarterly

Archive for November, 2011

THE BIG Q…WRIGHT OR RAMIREZ?

WRIGHT or RAMIREZ at 3rd base for the Tigers?? Not even close. ARAMIS RAMIREZ in a land slide. Here’s why….1) He’s a free agent and wouldn’t cost the Tigers any talent! 2) He swings a bigger bat than WRIGHT. 3) Cost. Wright’s contract calls for around 15M. RAMIREZ would cost about on the same level [...]

MAGGS, GUILLEN, BETEMIT, SANTIAGO, PENNEY or the ZOOMER?

These are the six free agents the Tigers will talk about today at their management team meeting. WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY SHOULD DO? I don’t mind giving my opinion…not at all. In the first place, SANTIAGO MUST NOT BE ALLOWED TO WALK! He’s a key. Even as a replacement player he was invaluable. Or [...]