RedRamage
10-18-2006, 02:27 PM
Just for the fun of it, I looked up the 2001 Tigers team on baseball-reference.com. It's amazing to see just how radically the team has changed since then.
Starting with our pitching, the six pitchers with the most starts: Sparks (33), Weaver (33), Holt (22), Lima (18), Mlicki (15), and Cornejo (10). Some other names that brought back memories: Nitkowski - remember that Garner wanted to make him a starter? Pettyjohn - I thought he was going to be the next big name for the Tigers. Borkowski - I always liked him.
First base: Tony Clark was the primary guy there, but Randell Simon saw a lot of time there. Fick and Munson also had some games at first.
Second base: Easley played 153 games at 2nd base... and impressive number. Jose Macias spelled him for just 9 games.
Short Stop: Cruz was the primary, with over 100 games. Shane Halter backed him up for 60 games. I was a Halter fan back in the day... not when he got grumpy about being demoted from starting SS, but I liked that he could be plugged in ANYWHERE on the field and do the job respectably.
Third base: Macias started 83 games here, but Halter had 60 starts here as well.
Outfield: Left field belong to Higgy -- the fan favorite at the turn of the century. He started 142 games in left. Center was patroled by Cedeno with Juan E in Right. I believe halfway through the season they switched that with Juan E in center and Cedeno in Right. Wendall Magee was the 4th outfielder.
That leaves only catcher left. And here is the one spot we see a Tiger who's still with the club*. While Fick had more starts (69), Inge played catcher in 2001 and started 60 games there.
* In fairness, we should mention Jones, who was with the club in 2001. But he was traded before it was over with and was gone from the Detroit squad until this year.
So there you have it, a blast from the not-to-distant past.
Starting with our pitching, the six pitchers with the most starts: Sparks (33), Weaver (33), Holt (22), Lima (18), Mlicki (15), and Cornejo (10). Some other names that brought back memories: Nitkowski - remember that Garner wanted to make him a starter? Pettyjohn - I thought he was going to be the next big name for the Tigers. Borkowski - I always liked him.
First base: Tony Clark was the primary guy there, but Randell Simon saw a lot of time there. Fick and Munson also had some games at first.
Second base: Easley played 153 games at 2nd base... and impressive number. Jose Macias spelled him for just 9 games.
Short Stop: Cruz was the primary, with over 100 games. Shane Halter backed him up for 60 games. I was a Halter fan back in the day... not when he got grumpy about being demoted from starting SS, but I liked that he could be plugged in ANYWHERE on the field and do the job respectably.
Third base: Macias started 83 games here, but Halter had 60 starts here as well.
Outfield: Left field belong to Higgy -- the fan favorite at the turn of the century. He started 142 games in left. Center was patroled by Cedeno with Juan E in Right. I believe halfway through the season they switched that with Juan E in center and Cedeno in Right. Wendall Magee was the 4th outfielder.
That leaves only catcher left. And here is the one spot we see a Tiger who's still with the club*. While Fick had more starts (69), Inge played catcher in 2001 and started 60 games there.
* In fairness, we should mention Jones, who was with the club in 2001. But he was traded before it was over with and was gone from the Detroit squad until this year.
So there you have it, a blast from the not-to-distant past.