Leo Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 believing that there's finally someone steering the ship that know's where they are going goes a long way. You're right about the value of the GM. Without Dombrowski, the Tigers would still be finishing last behind the Royals today. Link to post Share on other sites
uncle wilco Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 You're right about the value of the GM. Without Dombrowski, the Tigers would still be finishing last behind the Royals today.seeing what the tigers were able to do is inspirational. that was a huuuuge turnaround. Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Seeing other people being optimistic about their team's chances of improvement makes me wish my favorite team wasn't owned by evil incarnate. Link to post Share on other sites
uncle wilco Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Seeing other people being optimistic about their team's chances of improvement makes me wish my favorite team wasn't owned by evil incarnate. what?...david glass owns your team too? Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 They also traded away Alex Rodriguez but are still paying for him, if I'm not mistaken. How much of this can we blame on George W. Bush? Absolutely none of it. Under Bush's tenure as Team president, The Ballpark got built and the foundation was laid for the three playoff appearances. Bush was as good a president of a baseball operation as he is a bad POTUSA. Seeing other people being optimistic about their team's chances of improvement makes me wish my favorite team wasn't owned by evil incarnate. Unless his name is Tom Hicks, then you are mistaken. Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Unless his name is Tom Hicks, then you are mistaken.He means Peter Angelos, and he's pretty much right. Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 He means Peter Angelos, and he's pretty much right. Peter Angelos is Black Heart to Tom Hick's Mephistopheles. Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 He means Peter Angelos, and he's pretty much right. Those other guys are mere pretenders to the throne. Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Bush was the one in charge when Sosa got traded. For the record. I think that was the last mistake he's acknowledged. Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Bush was the one in charge when Sosa got traded. For the record. I think that was the last mistake he's acknowledged. Hang that one on Tom Grieve. Sammy Sosa for Harold fucking Baines... Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Grieve made the deal, but Bush approved it. He's as much to blame for that move as he is to be blamed or credited with anything other player personnel moves. Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted March 7, 2007 Author Share Posted March 7, 2007 If it wasn't for Larry Beinfest making the organization look good, I'd put Loria up there with the worst of them. Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Grieve made the deal, but Bush approved it. He's as much to blame for that move as he is to be blamed or credited with anything other player personnel moves. Sorry...can't hang with you on this one. Tom Grieve holds this as his mistake. Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Sorry...can't hang with you on this one. Tom Grieve holds this as his mistake. I'm not saying that it's necessarily Bush's fault. I'm just saying that if he's going to get any credit for good player personnel moves that happened while he was there, then he deserves blame for bad ones. In reality he probably didn't really have much say in any of it. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 For the few around here concerned about the DirecTv/MLB/EI deal, it looks like there may be some breathing room in regards to cable providing the EI package as well. I'd think heavy emails/phone calls to your local cable providers voicing interest could only help. It's a lengthy article, but in summary mentions non-exclusivity for DirecTv (if I'm in fact reading it correctly. It's a bit heady). http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/dire...7EC8E995EB26%7D Link to post Share on other sites
rareair Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 "The deal is not an exclusive one, as had been speculated, according to a DirecTV spokesman. The potential that DirecTV could get sole rights to "Extra Innings" telecasts raised the ire of legislators, most notably Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass" "By obtaining exclusive rights to "Extra Innings," DirecTV can potentially deal a one-two punch to its cable rivals in the battle for the much-coveted male viewing audience." these two statements in the article seemed to conflict, but it sounds promising. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 these two statements in the article seemed to conflict, but it sounds promising.They do. Seems like a lot of smoke-and-mirror tactics surrounding the whole thing. It blows that there are roughly three weeks until opening day and we can't get a straight answer out of this. Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted March 9, 2007 Author Share Posted March 9, 2007 They do. Seems like a lot of smoke-and-mirror tactics surrounding the whole thing. It blows that there are roughly three weeks until opening day and we can't get a straight answer out of this. Thats still the best news I've heard all year though. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Thats still the best news I've heard all year though. Amen to that! Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 I'm not saying that it's necessarily Bush's fault. I'm just saying that if he's going to get any credit for good player personnel moves that happened while he was there, then he deserves blame for bad ones. In reality he probably didn't really have much say in any of it. When you get right down to it...he was just the 'face of the organization'. Rusty Rose was the money man who liked to stay anonymous...which is eerily like his relationship with Cheney... Link to post Share on other sites
Leo Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 For all you Tiger fans, Bonderman was STRONG yesterday: Bonderman (W, 2-0) 4.0 2 0 0 2 3 0 2.00 He's been working on a change-up that, if he throws effectivley, gives him the third pitch that will make him an elite pitcher. Link to post Share on other sites
burns3 Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 When did Miguel Cabrera get so fat and slow? He looked gassed after a home run trot. Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted March 14, 2007 Author Share Posted March 14, 2007 When did Miguel Cabrera get so fat and slow? He looked gassed after a home run trot. Miguel Cabrera was up to about 230 at the beginning of last season before he trimmed down to about 200 at the end of April... When did Miguel Cabrera get so fat and slow? He looked gassed after a home run trot. And I don't mind if he's doing that 40 times a year. Taken a few days ago, he doesn't look too bad. Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted March 15, 2007 Author Share Posted March 15, 2007 Pete Rose bet on the Reds every night!! And water is wet! Link to post Share on other sites
captain obvious Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Pete Rose bet on the Reds every night!! And water is wet!You called? Link to post Share on other sites
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