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Saturday, May 18, 2013

Holmes: Where does Miguel Cabrera rank among Tiger greats?

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posted 2 days ago by Repoz to history, tigers | 37 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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51. DJ Funky and the Smile Time Variety Players posted on November 08, 2012 at 01:01 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Back in the days of the Red Sox newsgroup, the Damon Buford/Darren Lewis was called Lewford. The Red Sox drafted actual Lew Ford next year and it took me months to realize that they were actually different people.

52. Dock Ellis on Acid

posted on November 08, 2012 at 01:10 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

I was getting Ryan Kalish and Josh Reddick confused before the former was traded and broke out.

53. Dock Ellis on Acid

posted on November 08, 2012 at 01:16 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

I also could never remember if Brian Giles was on the Padres or Pirates. Ditto Jason Bay, especially since/because they were traded for each other.

54. Crispix Attacks 2: Swag Airlines posted on November 08, 2012 at 01:25 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Interesting to look back on confusing two players for each other early in their careers, when one then eclipsed the other a hundredfold.

Matt Holliday and the aforementioned Brad Hawpe, for me. And Michael Cuddyer and Michael Restovich. Fernando Rodney and Franklyn German.

As for Damon Buford, it was also possible to confuse him with Donnie Sadler.

55. Biff, highly-regarded young guy posted on November 08, 2012 at 01:45 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Jon Lester and Clay Buchholz. Still don't know the difference between these two.

Granted, I'm a Red Sox fan, but this is weird to me. Lester is lefty, Buchholz is righty. Lester is stocky, Buchholz is lanky. Lester beat cancer, Buchholz stole laptops. I suppose they have both thrown no-hitters.

56. flournoy posted on November 08, 2012 at 03:14 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Well they're both young Red Sox pitchers who I've never seen pitch, so there's that.

57. Smyly Smile (Walewander) posted on November 08, 2012 at 09:27 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Darren Bragg. Acquired by the Sox for Jamie Moyer. Kind of a Trot Nixon type, though not the hitter Christopher was.

I read this and was all "Uh-uh, Darren Bragg was a muscular black guy"... and realized I was thinking of Glenn Braggs.

58. The George Sherrill Selection posted on November 08, 2012 at 05:53 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Sean White and Sean Green.
Jack Wilson and Josh Wilson.

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