Detroit Tigers Kool-Aid

by djshelto on Jan 18, 2008 1:34 PM EST

Homer review of Detroit's farm system

I love the Tigers, and I'm confident that Dombrowski will restock the system quickly, but all I can say about this writer's optimism is WOW:

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080118/SPORTS0104/801180357

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Well

lol

If you look at it that way, every team has a good farm system.

No I'm not forgetting the 'Stros. :-)

Rowdy Hardy Fan Club member.

by doublestix on Jan 18, 2008 1:42 PM EST reply actions

Lynn Henning is one of the worst baseball writers in the country. If he was a national writer he would be up in the annals with Joe Morgan. People in Detroit that know baseball don't even take Henning seriously.

by NMUWildcat027 on Jan 18, 2008 1:44 PM EST reply actions

Porcello

decent write up on him. Any chance this kid could come up in 09 at some point?

I've got the 2nd pick in my prospect draft this year...wondering if it would be a reach to take him before Weiters?

by SoCal @ Minor League Ball on Jan 18, 2008 2:00 PM EST reply actions

ETA = Sept 2009

but i still wouldn't even think about taking him over wieters....

by Wheelhouse on Jan 18, 2008 2:25 PM EST up reply actions

This is pretty bad...

He didn't even get the right people -- Skelton is a more interesting catching prospect closer to the major leagues.

by BIgMax on Jan 18, 2008 2:23 PM EST reply actions

Hardly bare!

When your top 3 prospects havent pitched/played a professional inning?

by PooNani on Jan 18, 2008 3:19 PM EST reply actions

Where's Brandon Hamilton?

I think he could become better than Porcello. He reminds me a bit of Matt Cain for some reason.

by Bravesin07 on Jan 18, 2008 4:50 PM EST reply actions

Hamilton

He's got a good arm, but his secondary stuff is no where near Porcello's level. He's definitely a top twenty prospect though. Lynn Henning doesn't really know what he's talking about.

by SBcaptain2 on Jan 18, 2008 8:51 PM EST up reply actions

Tigers Fans

I love all these new Tigers fans. Where were you all in 2002 and 2003 when no one went to the ballpark to see this team play? Fair weather Detroit fans...roughly 50%, if not more.

by goose102977 on Jan 18, 2008 5:33 PM EST reply actions

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Would you pay to see a bunch of guys who belonged in triple A and tried to pass themselves off as a big league team? They couldn't hit, they couldn't pitch, they couldn't even play defense. I know I did, but a lot of people probably wouldn't, its only natural.

by SBcaptain2 on Jan 18, 2008 8:49 PM EST up reply actions

I've been a fan over 20 years

But I know where you're coming from.

Getting tickets used to be easy for me.

I don't mind the large crowds these days. They're kinda fun, but I'm very disappointed that I can't get tix to a handful of games b/c of the bandwagoners.

In Todd Jones (*gulp*) we trust?

by sportznut3081 on Jan 18, 2008 9:03 PM EST up reply actions

re: fairweather fans

not sure if this was targeted at me (or anyone, for that matter) in particular, but i've been a fan since i was 8 years old and went to my first game...'85 vs. the BoSox, watched Gibby hit a walkoff in the 10th or 11th.

and i was there in '02 (saw one of weaver's last games) but not much since then...just don't care for baseball at the CoPa.

One of my best memories is sitting in the upper deck in right field in the late 90's or early 00's...had the entire section to myself, with a 70-something usher who told me that Higgy was the best defensive outfielder he'd ever seen (including Kaline) because of his fundamentals...nothing beats listening to a true old-timer.

Rooting for the Yankees is like going to a casino and rooting for the house.

by djshelto on Jan 18, 2008 10:37 PM EST up reply actions

good one XD

I love this write up

17. Audy Ciriaco, SS, 6-3, 195, age 20

Never mind Ciriaco hit only .224 last season at West Michigan. The prospect from the Dominican Republic has splendid size and tools.

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I think the bigger question though is that wether the MLB Tigers are getting a bit too much of kool-aid themself? they're a good team. but some of the expectations i'm hearing are out of this world ... scoring 1000 runs... blow everyone away in RS ... Great rotation (really? the names are great but the results is a bit shaky to say the least )

by RollingWave on Jan 18, 2008 11:03 PM EST reply actions