Leyland to make drastic change to lineup
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billfer posted 5/4/2008 from www.detroittigersweblog.com [flag] |
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Jim Leyland
Gary Sheffield
Curtis Granderson
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Metrodome Meltdown: Twins 7, Tigers 6
Published 5/4/2008 by Ian Casselberry at Bless You Boys: Front Page Posts
... in the batting order, but that doesn't really seem "drastic," does it? As usual, Billfer seems to be onto something at The Detroit Tigers Weblog. His idea is to push Sheffield up to the leadoff spot, while sliding Granderson to the middle of the order, two moves that make a whole lot of sense. ...
Answering the Detroit Tigers burning questions: Time for drastic changes edition
Published 5/5/2008 by Big Al at The Wayne Fontes Experience
... At The Detroit Tigers Weblog, Biller ran an a very interesting batting order idea up the flagpole, saying Sheffield should become the leadoff man, while installing the .750+ slugging Curtis Granderson in the middle of the order. In my mind, and to Biller's credit, if you aren't going to bench or DL Sheffield, this makes quite a bit of sense. Even when he's not hitting, Sheffield still gets on base (as shown by his .340 OBP), and he's a marvelous baserunner. Granderson is a 100+ RBI, 3-4-5 hole hitting stud waiting to happen. ...
Tigers’ lineup to see “drastic” changes: Leyland
Published 5/5/2008 by Kurt at Mack Avenue Tigers
... So I guess we begin with Gary Sheffield. Why? Because his scheduled day off today meant Leyland didn’t have a chance to unveil his new lineup. That and he’s been an albatross at the top of the lineup with his lack of slugging. (.309 slugging, .185 average). Sure he gets on base (.349 OBP) and he can steal, but he’s just not getting anything done with the bat. So he can move forward in the lineup to leadoff, as Bilfer guesses (and I have thought would be a good idea). Or he can move backward. Either way, he can’t be the third batter any more in a just ...
Jacque Jones designated for assignment
Published 5/5/2008 by Lee Panas at Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog
Jim Leyland hinted at some "drastic" changes for the upcoming series versus the Red Sox and the first change has already happened. Jacque Jones has been ...
