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01-02-2020, 02:25 AM | #1 |
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Detroit Tigers 2020
I started following baseball in 1986 listening to the World Series on the US Armed Forces radio station, in 1995 I really got into it when they started showing live games on TV in the UK. In between 86 and 95 I'd also relied on videos of games, anyway it was usually the popular teams and players who were on TV, Yankees, Braves, Mariners, Griffey, Orioles and Ripken etc.
So I never stuck with a team, usually following players like Matheny, Dykstra, Rey Ordonez amongst others. I have a cousin stateside who I've driven mad because I havent followed a team so he would decide on what team I'd be following from now on. So I opened my Christmas present from him containing a few Tigers things like bobblehead, cap, beanie etc. So looks like I'm a Detroit Tigers fan, one things for certain nobody can say I'm a bandwagon jumper. By the way he's a White Sox fan, think he was taking the urine if truth be known. |
01-02-2020, 10:34 AM | #2 |
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As a life-long Detroit fan, I have one question; what horrible thing did you do to your cousin? Clearly, he wishes to punish and humiliate you.
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01-02-2020, 03:03 PM | #3 |
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I think it's down to Wigan Athletic, years back he got into football (soccer) so I said why not support Wigan Athletic who at the time were at a peak in their history. Sadly they have reverted back to type back to there rollercoaster ways, so I think it was payback for that. However he knows my fascination with Ty Cobb and Shoeless Joe, so I think he went with Cobb plus we'd have a rivalry.
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01-09-2020, 05:38 AM | #4 |
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First 12 games against Cleveland and Kansas City, you'd think they'd spread the teams out more, granted they play divisional teams more but a better spread? Also home opener on my birthday must be an omen, what odds are the Tigers to win the World Series
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01-09-2020, 08:52 AM | #5 | |
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I'm looking forward to this year. I know they're going to suck (maybe still lose 100 games?), but we should begin to see some of their more highly touted prospects emerging. It'll be nice to get those glimpses of potential.
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01-09-2020, 09:26 AM | #6 |
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It's in the stars OOTP Perfect Team first player card Daniel Norris, first non base card George Kell
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01-09-2020, 11:11 AM | #8 |
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That was a disheartening read. Thanks for sharing it.
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01-09-2020, 06:55 PM | #11 |
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From last month about Mize and Manning.
https://www.freep.com/story/sports/m...ze/4393666002/ My hope is that between Mize, Manning, Fulmer, Norris and Boyd Detroit ends up with three reliable/decent starters to work with in 2021.
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How wonderful would that be if they ended up with something decent from that Greene trade. Any Detroit fan on the street apparently knew more about Greene's true value than the entire Atlanta brain trust.
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Seeing the NFL season will finish in 24 hours, I'm not a big NBA or NHL fan I'm itching for the baseball season to start. |
02-02-2020, 09:06 AM | #15 |
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I literally had this same thought today. The two weeks between NFL games have been sad for me. But only a couple of weeks until spring training.
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As unpopular as that deal was it really worked out in the Tigers favor though. It was one of Dombrowski's better moves. Thanks for sharing this UK! |
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I was looking at some roster options at 1B with Toledo today to try and understand why the Tigers did not sign Greg Bird to a minor league deal. The guy has some solid left handed pop if he can stay healthy. Obviously that has been the problem with his career is staying healthy. I feel like this would be a guy to take a flyer on as a non-roster sign. Anyway as I was fooling around I came across the Tigers scouting report on Patrick Mahomes. Pretty funny so I thought I would share it.
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02-05-2020, 11:26 PM | #19 |
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Scouting report on Patrick Mahomes: "Sounds a little bit like Kermit the Frog, which is pretty hilarious."
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