http://www.mackavenuetigers.com/2006/07/24/tigers-batters-buck-trend/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:49:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.mackavenuetigers.com/2006/07/24/tigers-batters-buck-trend/#comment-369 Mack Avenue Tigers: A Detroit Tigers Blog » Baseball Prospectus: Big name batter most important to Sox Thu, 27 Jul 2006 18:15:35 +0000 http://www.mackavenuetigers.com/2006/07/24/tigers-batters-buck-trend/#comment-369 [...] I don’t disagree with the fact the Tigers don’t need to make a move to make the playoffs. (Baseball Prospectus puts their odds more than 95% at this point.) However, my fear is that the Twins actually win the wildcard, and the Tigers are forced to take on a pair of left-handed pitchers for up to four of seven games — and I’ve already documented how they hit against lefties — the pounding of Cliff Lee Monday notwithstanding. That is why your season-long statistics come up short in the playoffs. [...] [...] I don’t disagree with the fact the Tigers don’t need to make a move to make the playoffs. (Baseball Prospectus puts their odds more than 95% at this point.) However, my fear is that the Twins actually win the wildcard, and the Tigers are forced to take on a pair of left-handed pitchers for up to four of seven games — and I’ve already documented how they hit against lefties — the pounding of Cliff Lee Monday notwithstanding. That is why your season-long statistics come up short in the playoffs. [...]

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