The Detroit Tigers 2006 Regular Season Thread

blgoblue2 · 04-07-2006, 03:38 PM

15 HR's in 3 Games...new record

blgoblue2 · 04-07-2006, 03:41 PM

Chris Shelton

.692 4 Solo Home Runs

• Ranks 1st in AL in BA (.692) • Ranks 1st in AL in HR (4)
• Ranks 8th in AL in RBI (4) • Ranks 1st in AL in R (5)
• Ranks 1st in AL in OBP (.714) • Ranks 1st in AL in SLG (1.692)
• Ranks 1st in AL in OPS (2.407)

Urth · 04-07-2006, 03:42 PM

4 by Shelton, making me feel really smart, if only for a few days. I do love the beginning of the season, where a fantasy team can ride the wave of tiny sample sizes...

blgoblue2 · 04-07-2006, 04:06 PM

Shelton was great last year for a few months but killed my fantasy team towards the end. I ended up putting Dunn at 1B and starting an OF of Sizemore, Crisp, Holliday once Crisp came back from injuries.

darkhorse · 04-07-2006, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by blgoblue2

Shelton was great last year for a few months but killed my fantasy team towards the end.

He may have tailed off at the end, but Shelton's year overall was el fabuloso.

Dombrowski's performed a trio of masterpiece acquisitions in his time in Detroit, stealing Shelton from the Pirates via the Rule V draft, getting Carlos Guillen for a song from the Mariners, and snatching Placido Polanco from the Phillies. Shelton's line in 1,186 minor league at bats is .332 BA, .428 OBP, and a .539 slugging percentage. He has raked the ball at every level and it was criminal stupidity by the Pirates in leaving Shelton off the 40 man roster.

dodgecharger1968 · 04-07-2006, 11:58 PM

You realize he went 2 for 3 tonight, and his average went down? Wow. We don't see much of this in Michigan, I'm gonna enjoy it.

blgoblue2 · 04-08-2006, 09:43 AM

Another Homer for Chris! Another win for the Tigers!

VERLANDER GOING TONIGHT!

blgoblue2 · 04-08-2006, 02:14 PM

Pistons, Wings, Tigers all 1st overall in their leagues

UngratefulDead · 04-08-2006, 09:38 PM

So, uh, that Chris Shelton.

Caporegime · 04-08-2006, 09:41 PM

Go Tigers! It's good for baseball to have Motown back in the mix. All they need now is an outfielder named Chet & a pitcher named Morris and they'll be all set.

blgoblue2 · 04-08-2006, 09:46 PM

.737 for Shelton 3-3 2 3B 3 RBI. Verlander looks great.

Caporegime · 04-08-2006, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by blgoblue2

.737 for Shelton 3-3 2 3B 3 RBI. Verlander looks great.

Verlander is the goods. Tata also looks like he's going to be a good one, and Zumaya has blistering stuff.

Looks like things are finally looking up for the Tigers for the first time in a long, long time.

darkhorse · 04-09-2006, 04:06 PM

Rangers up 5-3 heading into the 7th inning and Shelton is 0/3 with two K's.

Most likely I've now jinxed my Rangers.

blgoblue2 · 04-09-2006, 04:32 PM

yikes, 12 hits of Kenny.

blgoblue2 · 04-09-2006, 04:43 PM

The perfect season is finally over.

darkhorse · 04-09-2006, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by blgoblue2

yikes, 12 hits of Kenny.

Well, the Rangers hitters have seen him pitch a few times.

darkhorse · 04-09-2006, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by blgoblue2

The perfect season is finally over.

If Detroit ends the season in the playoffs, I'm sure you'll forgive them.

darkhorse · 04-09-2006, 04:58 PM

Some Tiger notes from the game.

Chris Shelton had been powering the Tigers, but he slowed Sunday, going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts, dropping his average from .700 to .583.

The Tigers haven't made an error, their longest clean streak to open a season since 1994.

Tigers starters won the team's first five games, something last done by the club in 1911, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. It last happened in the majors by the 1999 Boston Red Sox.

Sven Draconian · 04-09-2006, 07:25 PM

Meh, it was bound to happen. It appears Tata got in the game, but had more walks.

Nice to see Granderson pick up two walks and a nice double He has a world of potential if he can keep his strikezone judgement.

Not really sure why Inge was batting third, but whatever. He still is a K machine, wish we could move him back to the utility role.

All we really need to contedn is have the bullpen produce. Zumaya is a future starter, but 60 good innings from him out of the pen would be great for our chances this year. Rodney is good, and we hve a few other passable guys, we just need a good setup man.

blgoblue2 · 04-10-2006, 05:13 PM

2 in a row. Dimitri Young stole third.

04-07-2006, 03:38 PM	#1
blgoblue2 Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Walled Lake, Michigan Member #13775 Posts: 886	The Detroit Tigers 2006 Regular Season Thread 15 HR's in 3 Games...new record

04-07-2006, 03:42 PM	#3
Urth Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 161	4 by Shelton, making me feel really smart, if only for a few days. I do love the beginning of the season, where a fantasy team can ride the wave of tiny sample sizes... __________________ "If there is any justice in this world, to be a White Sox fan frees a man from any other form of penance."

04-08-2006, 09:41 PM	#10
Caporegime All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Borough of Kings Posts: 1,713	Go Tigers! It's good for baseball to have Motown back in the mix. All they need now is an outfielder named Chet & a pitcher named Morris and they'll be all set. __________________ "If you don't know where you are going, you'll wind up someplace else." - Lawrence Peter Berra

04-09-2006, 04:06 PM	#13
darkhorse Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: fort worth, tx Posts: 10,850	Rangers up 5-3 heading into the 7th inning and Shelton is 0/3 with two K's. Most likely I've now jinxed my Rangers. __________________ "The Human Torch was denied a bank loan."

04-09-2006, 04:58 PM	#18
darkhorse Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: fort worth, tx Posts: 10,850	Some Tiger notes from the game. Chris Shelton had been powering the Tigers, but he slowed Sunday, going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts, dropping his average from .700 to .583. The Tigers haven't made an error, their longest clean streak to open a season since 1994. Tigers starters won the team's first five games, something last done by the club in 1911, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. It last happened in the majors by the 1999 Boston Red Sox. __________________ "The Human Torch was denied a bank loan."

04-07-2006, 03:41 PM	#2
blgoblue2 Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Walled Lake, Michigan Member #13775 Posts: 886	Chris Shelton .692 4 Solo Home Runs • Ranks 1st in AL in BA (.692) • Ranks 1st in AL in HR (4) • Ranks 8th in AL in RBI (4) • Ranks 1st in AL in R (5) • Ranks 1st in AL in OBP (.714) • Ranks 1st in AL in SLG (1.692) • Ranks 1st in AL in OPS (2.407)

04-07-2006, 04:06 PM	#4
blgoblue2 Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Walled Lake, Michigan Member #13775 Posts: 886	Shelton was great last year for a few months but killed my fantasy team towards the end. I ended up putting Dunn at 1B and starting an OF of Sizemore, Crisp, Holliday once Crisp came back from injuries.

04-07-2006, 11:58 PM	#6
dodgecharger1968 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 223	You realize he went 2 for 3 tonight, and his average went down? Wow. We don't see much of this in Michigan, I'm gonna enjoy it.

04-08-2006, 09:43 AM	#7
blgoblue2 Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Walled Lake, Michigan Member #13775 Posts: 886	Another Homer for Chris! Another win for the Tigers! VERLANDER GOING TONIGHT!

04-08-2006, 02:14 PM	#8
blgoblue2 Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Walled Lake, Michigan Member #13775 Posts: 886	Pistons, Wings, Tigers all 1st overall in their leagues

04-08-2006, 09:38 PM	#9
UngratefulDead Banned Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 3,415	So, uh, that Chris Shelton.

04-08-2006, 09:46 PM	#11
blgoblue2 Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Walled Lake, Michigan Member #13775 Posts: 886	.737 for Shelton 3-3 2 3B 3 RBI. Verlander looks great.

04-09-2006, 04:32 PM	#14
blgoblue2 Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Walled Lake, Michigan Member #13775 Posts: 886	yikes, 12 hits of Kenny.

04-09-2006, 04:43 PM	#15
blgoblue2 Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Walled Lake, Michigan Member #13775 Posts: 886	The perfect season is finally over.

04-09-2006, 07:25 PM	#19
Sven Draconian Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 432	Meh, it was bound to happen. It appears Tata got in the game, but had more walks. Nice to see Granderson pick up two walks and a nice double He has a world of potential if he can keep his strikezone judgement. Not really sure why Inge was batting third, but whatever. He still is a K machine, wish we could move him back to the utility role. All we really need to contedn is have the bullpen produce. Zumaya is a future starter, but 60 good innings from him out of the pen would be great for our chances this year. Rodney is good, and we hve a few other passable guys, we just need a good setup man.

04-10-2006, 05:13 PM	#20
blgoblue2 Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Walled Lake, Michigan Member #13775 Posts: 886	2 in a row. Dimitri Young stole third.