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Holmes: Where does Miguel Cabrera rank among Tiger greats?

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posted 3 hours ago by Repoz to history, tigers | 0 comment(s)

Bah! No mention of Em Lindbeck...he was an on-base machine (.000/.500/.000)!

However, and I know this will irk the legion of Kaline fans out there, Cabrera is a better hitter than #6. He has more power, he pulls the ball better, he goes to the opposite field better, and he is a better RBI man than Al was. It’s not a knock on Kaline, because Cabrera is one of the best hitters to ever play the game. He has a career .320 batting average and his slugging marks are among the best of the last 25 ...

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1. Tulo's Fishy Mullet (mrams) posted on October 07, 2011 at 03:58 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Girardi in a different dugout next year?

2. tfbg9 posted on October 07, 2011 at 04:02 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Great game.

3. RB in NYC (Now Semi-Retired from BBTF) posted on October 07, 2011 at 04:04 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Girardi in a different dugout next year?

Are the Yankees switching to the third base side?

4. ray james posted on October 07, 2011 at 04:05 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

On the road, yeah.

5. The John Wetland Memorial Death (CoB) posted on October 07, 2011 at 04:11 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Congratulations to Detroit.

I'll be rooting for you guys in the ALCS.

6. Tulo's Fishy Mullet (mrams) posted on October 07, 2011 at 04:17 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

the avalanche of post game reaction has Joe in about 34 different places. Is there a more irrational place for fans to come together than the AM radio band?

7. Walks Clog Up the Bases posted on October 07, 2011 at 04:19 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

I'll bet Miguel Cabrera already has the lamp shade on his head.

8. El Tigre Makes A Desert And Calls It Peace posted on October 07, 2011 at 04:19 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Two fairly evenly matched teams play a close series. I look forward to a similar series of events in the ALCS.

9. Crosseyed and Painless posted on October 07, 2011 at 04:29 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Tigers win! Fun!

10. RMc don't hate anyone Asian posted on October 07, 2011 at 04:36 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Thank you, Baseball Jesus.

11. Forsch 10 From Navarone (Dayn)

posted on October 07, 2011 at 04:37 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

There's been some seriously intense baseball over the last eight days. Hard to believe the LCSs haven't even begun yet. This has been a crazy good stretch drive and LDS round (with two LDS elimination games still to go).

12. JE (Jason Epstein)

posted on October 07, 2011 at 04:44 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

I'll bet Miguel Cabrera already has the lamp shade on his head.

Seriously, either Jim Leyland or Captain Morgan had better find that dude a designated driver.

13. Hugh Jorgan posted on October 07, 2011 at 04:45 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

I was going to go with the infantile rant that would be typical of a bitter Red Sox fan, but all I'm going to go with is this:

Fun series to follow, well done Detroit, good luck in the ALCS.

14. The Clarence Thomas of BBTF (scott) posted on October 07, 2011 at 04:49 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

If the Cardinals win, I've got no real complaints about whoever wins. Still, Cards, do everyone a favor and knock out the Phillies and then let the Brewers face the Texans for either team's first championship.

15. scareduck posted on October 07, 2011 at 04:49 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Given that the Angels didn't win last year, didn't win this year, and most likely won't win next year, well -- go, Tigers!

Really enjoyed this round, with three of the division series going to five games. I was having a lot of heartburn about how many sweeps there've been in late years, so, cool.

16. Athletic Supporter gangnam style posted on October 07, 2011 at 04:51 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Seriously, either Jim Leyland or Captain Morgan had better find that dude a designated driver.

Or move the celebration to Boston. The team just eliminated the Yankees, Cabrera could probably swerve over 10-15 BU or BC fratboys and no jury would convict him. Also, 10-15 fewer fratboys. Win-win!

17. Pat Rapper's Delight posted on October 07, 2011 at 04:57 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

The team just eliminated the Yankees, Cabrera could probably swerve over 10-15 BU or BC fratboys and no jury would convict him.

That's probably true regardless of any baseball outcomes.

18. RollingWave posted on October 07, 2011 at 04:59 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

ugggggggh, ah well it's not a terriblly bad defeat to swallow, aside from Jose Valverde doing his usual ape dance

19. Ray (RDP)

posted on October 07, 2011 at 05:02 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Holding ARod at third has to sting a bit right now.

But I'm shocked Nova lost. He was 16-4 on the season. That's an .800 winning percentage. And we know he turned into Greg Maddux after he worked on his pitches in the middle of the year.

20. Benji posted on October 07, 2011 at 05:49 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Great series and the Yankees deserve praise for a great year and fighting injuries and adversity. But I hope somebody kills that P.C. Richard whistle after a strikeout. In player vernacular of my youth, it's Bush League.

21. The John Wetland Memorial Death (CoB) posted on October 07, 2011 at 06:02 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Nova going for an MRI tomorrow.

Could be complete ass-covering for Girardi by the Yankees ... could also be something real.

Here's hoping it's the former, not the latter.

"Forearm tightness" is one of those things that doesn't sound so bad, but far too often is a precursor to a TJ procedure ...

22. DFA posted on October 07, 2011 at 06:11 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

With the Yankees out of it and the Red Sox not even making the playoffs, who can I root against now?

23. hokieneer posted on October 07, 2011 at 06:13 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

#22, The Cardinals are an easy choice.

24. Tom Cervo, backup catcher posted on October 07, 2011 at 06:20 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Congrats to the Tigers. Sucks, but this is probably the least any playoff lost has hurt.

#21, why would they need to cover their asses? Pen gave up 1 run over 7 innings. Offense just failed today.

25. Robert in Manhattan Beach posted on October 07, 2011 at 06:29 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

No truth to the rumor that Girardi has already started action in the pen for the first spring training game.

"Forearm tightness" is one of those things that doesn't sound so bad, but far too often is a precursor to a TJ procedure ...

Yup, might as well get on Dr. Andrews calender now.

26. Juan V posted on October 07, 2011 at 07:24 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

I think I'll root for the Brewers winning it all now.

27. Los Angeles El Hombre of Anaheim

posted on October 07, 2011 at 07:49 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

With the Yankees out of it and the Red Sox not even making the playoffs, who can I root against now?

I'm still rooting against them. From here on out, every game that they're not in is a win.

28. Pawapuro posted on October 07, 2011 at 07:56 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

So we got rid of the Red Sox, Rays and Yankees in 8 days. The baseball gods can be very efficient.

29. stevegamer posted on October 07, 2011 at 07:58 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Happily, the big baddies are gone, and I can spend more time with my girlfriend watching baseball. She's a Yankee fan, from childhood. It really causes problems when they are int he playoffs, since I hate them and they always get the prime evening time slot.

Hopefully, the Cards are next out, I can't stand LaRussa.

30. Something Other posted on October 07, 2011 at 08:43 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

The Spanks are the only team I enjoy seeing lose. I suppose that makes me a lesser person, but it can't be helped.

Go Everyone Else!

31. KT's Pot Arb posted on October 07, 2011 at 09:30 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Who yearns for the days before the wildcard now?

32. Something Other posted on October 07, 2011 at 09:55 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Well, I still like the comparative purity of division races but, yeah, the wildcard has its moments. I'm planning to thoroughly not like the expanded playoff format for 2012, however. Once the loot for that gets split umpty different ways, how much is any one person really making off of what I'm happy to prejudge as an unwarranted dilution of the regular season?

I wouldn't have wished the season ending K on Rodriguez. For anyone watching the game (I had to catch it on the radio), how much did Jeter's flyball in the 8th miss the fences by? And how many minutes before the narrative settles in at, 'Jeter gave it a good ride and almost got it done, while Alex spit the bit and choked again'?

33. Rowland Office Supplies posted on October 07, 2011 at 10:19 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

I wouldn't have wished the season ending K on Rodriguez. For anyone watching the game (I had to catch it on the radio), how much did Jeter's flyball in the 8th miss the fences by?

Mid-warning track, but can-of-corn trajectory. I'm surprised Kelly didn't pat his glove to rub it in as he waited to make the catch.

34. Lassus posted on October 07, 2011 at 12:04 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

With the Yankees out of it and the Red Sox not even making the playoffs, who can I root against now?

Texas, obviously. Always Texas.

35. Shooty is in the Trust Tree

posted on October 07, 2011 at 12:10 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

What do you guys think, could Jeter have made it to third on Granderson's single if he'd had a decent jump? That was a key play in the game.

36. Crispix Attacks 2: Swag Airlines posted on October 07, 2011 at 12:50 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I'm a little sad because Jorge Posada's amazing postseason resurgence isn't going to continue. Spending the whole season as a platoon DH batting ninth might be a little depressing, but if you could couple that with hitting .429/.579/.571 in 15 postseason games before valiantly losing to the Phillies or Brewers, just imagine how the legend of his clutchness would linger.

37. ray james posted on October 07, 2011 at 01:00 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Nova going for an MRI tomorrow.

Could be complete ass-covering for Girardi by the Yankees ... could also be something real.

??

The Yankees didn't lose because they didn't pitch well.

38. Bases of Anonymity (Zeyes) posted on October 07, 2011 at 01:08 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

So we got rid of the Red Sox, Rays and Yankees in 8 days. The baseball gods can be very efficient.

It would be rather funny if after the AL East has been wiped out so early, the NLCS was contested by two NL Central teams.

39. Tom Nawrocki posted on October 07, 2011 at 01:10 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

What do you guys think, could Jeter have made it to third on Granderson's single if he'd had a decent jump? That was a key play in the game.

That, and Alex Rodriguez had a shot at making it to third on Swisher's single to right with one out. Twice, the Yanks had a man on first with one out when the batter singled to rightfield, and in neither case did it look like they ever even thought about trying for third base.

40. Smiling Joe Hesketh posted on October 07, 2011 at 01:17 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

. The team just eliminated the Yankees, Cabrera could probably swerve over 10-15 BU or BC fratboys and no jury would convict him. Also, 10-15 fewer fratboys. Win-win!

BC grad here. No frats at the school, haven't been for almost 30 years.

41. Lassus posted on October 07, 2011 at 01:29 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

?? The Yankees didn't lose because they didn't pitch well.

I believe he means ass-covering as far as what seemed like a pre-determined strategy to take out pitchers that were doing OK.

42. WillYoung posted on October 07, 2011 at 01:44 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I was having a lot of heartburn about how many sweeps there've been in late years, so, cool.

It's a lot easier to not have sweeps if the Twins don't make the playoffs.

43. RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) posted on October 07, 2011 at 01:51 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Mid-warning track, but can-of-corn trajectory. I'm surprised Kelly didn't pat his glove to rub it in as he waited to make the catch.

Jeffrey Maier would have had it. Kids today, meh.

44. BDC

posted on October 07, 2011 at 02:09 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

With the Yankees out of it and the Red Sox not even making the playoffs, who can I root against now?

Amazing: one month ago, the Yankees were 2½ ahead of Boston, and the Red Sox were 4½ games ahead of Detroit, 5 ahead of Texas (not to mention 7 ahead of Tampa Bay). FOX was licking its chops over a Sox-Yankees playoff series; I was certainly braced for it, and not even that sanguine that the Rangers could hold their own 2½ game lead over Anaheim. Now I guess we're headed for the lowest TV ratings in the history of the ALCS :) I'll do my part to keep them low by heading out to the Ballpark for Games One and Two ...

45. chemdoc posted on October 07, 2011 at 02:14 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I congratulate the Yankees on their Pythagorean ALDS victory.

46. Jolly Old St. Nick Done Jumped The Ship

posted on October 07, 2011 at 02:17 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I congratulate the Yankees on their Pythagorean ALDS victory.

Ouch! Too bad that Pythagoras couldn't have pinch hit for Swisher and A-Rod.

47. Nasty Nate posted on October 07, 2011 at 02:23 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I'll do my part to keep them low by heading out to the Ballpark for Games One and Two ...

Nice! have fun. This ALCS could be a barnburner.

48. Textbook Editor posted on October 07, 2011 at 02:36 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Nova going for an MRI tomorrow.

Could be complete ass-covering for Girardi by the Yankees ... could also be something real.

Here's hoping it's the former, not the latter.

"Forearm tightness" is one of those things that doesn't sound so bad, but far too often is a precursor to a TJ procedure ...

FWIW, he went from 42 IP last year to 165 IP this year (doesn't include postseason). That's a pretty big jump; it wouldn't surprise me at all to find out something went kablooey in his arm.

So if CC opts out & signs elsewhere--I know, I know, but humor me--and Nova has something seriously wrong, the rotation would be (based on who is actually signed for 2012):

Burnett
Hughes?
?
?
?

That would be amusing... Though I'm guessing Brinks has already been alerted by the Yankees that their trucks will be needed for a delivery to Sabbathia's house sometime this off-season... And that they'd try to resign at least one of Garcia/Colon... but, still, could be an interesting off-season.

49. franoscar posted on October 07, 2011 at 02:38 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Cabrera doesn't drink at the celebrations. He participates in the pouring/being poured on, but he is drinking pop.

50. NJ in NY posted on October 07, 2011 at 02:47 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

FWIW, he went from 42 IP last year to 165 IP this year (doesn't include postseason). That's a pretty big jump; it wouldn't surprise me at all to find out something went kablooey in his arm.

It was actually 145 minors + 42 majors in '10 to 165.1 majors + 16 minors + 9 postseason.

[48] I think they will go hard after CJ Wilson.

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