Comments on: 2009 Tigers Fantasy Baseball Preview

By: sickmangarner

sickmangarner — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 01:14:53 +0000

I’m pretty skeptical about the Tigers chances. SO much depends on (apologies to William Carlos Williams) a lot players exceeding projections when the likelihood is they won’t. On offense, only Miggy and Granderson have realistic chances to improve (and you could argue that Miggy is so good, there’s not really room for improvement). Inge, Maggs, Polanco, Sheff, Everett, Guillen–they not on the upswings of their careers and injuries are a certainty. I’m more hopeful about their starters, esp. with better infield defense with Everett and Inge at 3B fulltime. Bonderman and Verlander seem to have a pretty good chance of improving a LOT on last year and even if Galaragga slides a bit, he’s a good fifth starter. Even Adam Everett’s glove doesn’t give me hope for Nate “Balls-in-play” Robertson. His 08 was a horror show. The pen rests on the arms of three guys (Lyon, Zumaya, Rodney) that have as much history of injury and wildness as they do lights-out, shut-the-door relief pitching. I’ll watch every game hoping they prove me wrong but I’m not optimistic.

By: GasTheObese

GasTheObese — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:43:56 +0000

Was Magnum “P.I.” really that drunk he A) Couldn’t identify Trammel and Whitaker in the first place or B) couldn’t put together that they were at least players after they hit him with the tickets? That was a strong ass riddle they threw at him though.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:08:43 +0000

@BigFatHippo: Ready to mock, if you're around...

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:27:34 +0000

@Rudy Gamble: @Grey: Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries, now leave or I shall taunt you.......... a second time.

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:40:14 +0000

@Rudy Gamble: I want a duel!

By: PWNightmare

PWNightmare — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:36:49 +0000

Bless You Boys.

By: Rudy Gamble

Rudy Gamble — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:25:00 +0000

@Grey: You still ranked him there. Cust kayin'.

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:16:06 +0000

@Rudy Gamble: I said in that post I wasn't drafting Ichiro because he's always overrated. So I just pulled out a Clairol hair dryer and blew it right back in your direction.

By: Rudy Gamble

Rudy Gamble — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:24:15 +0000

@Grey: wow, we basically agreed on granderson. nice. that said, i fart in the general direction of your ichiro ranking (i'll take every guy mentioned above over him)...

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:19:20 +0000

@Emporers Monkey: re: Granderson (http://razzball.com/2009-fantasy-baseball-rankings-top-20-outfielders/)

By: Rudy Gamble

Rudy Gamble — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:12:17 +0000

@Emporers Monkey: I think Granderson should be good for 100/20/70/15/.280. He got fluffed up going into 2008 b/c people thought he could deliver 30/30 after going 26 for 27 in SBs in 2007. MockDraftCentral has him at #50 with McLouth, Victorino, and Ellsbury not too far behind. In that case, he may still be a bit overrated for my tastes as I'd take McLouth (better HR/RBI) and Victorino (better SB) over him. I'm not sure yet on Ellsbury but it feels like a tossup (Ellsbury more speed, Granderson more power)...I could see moving towards Ellsbury b/c he has a better shot of going 15/50 than Granderson does of 30/20....

By: Emporers Monkey

Emporers Monkey — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:02:57 +0000

What kind of year do you think Granderson will have? I think he may be undervalued this year.

By: sean

sean — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:47:30 +0000

Just about anyone on that ’84 team qualifies. If only I lived in a time when a little man fur wasn’t frowned upon, especially in the form of a lip sweater…

By: Rudy Gamble

Rudy Gamble — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:43:43 +0000

@sean: Kirk's in the list. I almost used that pic but felt the real 'stache beats the illustrated one. Love the other three.

By: sean

sean — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:38:26 +0000

Other great mustachioed Tigers:
Kirk Gibson (http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/pics/kirk_gibson_autograph.jpg)
Dan Petry (http://www.freewebs.com/hodgesautographs/Dan%20Petry.jpg)
Lance Parrish (http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd215/chrshlbrt/ParrishLance.jpg)
Willie Hernandez (http://www.dailyfungo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/imageswilliehernandez.jpg)

By: Rudy Gamble

Rudy Gamble — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:01:21 +0000

@AdamPS: Ha. Well, we were going with an 80's moustache motif. Granted Jones is as old as most of those guys but he still didn't fit in...(plus, we love saying and writing Chet Lemon....what a great name) @sean: I'm torn on this team. This team could win 95 or 75. Their lineup seems old and beat up (Sheff, Ordonez, Guillen...) and their staff is promising and beat up. Should be interesting at least...

By: AdamPS

AdamPS — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:25:23 +0000

Todd Jones didn’t make the cut for mustachioed Tigers? For shame…

By: sean

sean — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:04:45 +0000

This team is the class of the AL Central. Starting at the top with Granderson, this lineup can definitely produce, and, if the bullpen can stay healthy, they should be able to shut the door with a lead in the 8th. I like them to win 89-92 games this year. Strange to think, but it’s true that regression means progress for nearly the entire roster…