Freep: Casey has torn muscle
posted in Post-season, injuries |John Lowe of the Detroit Free Press is reporting first baseman Sean Casey has a torn muscle and will receive treatment and a later re-evaluation.
There was not yet word on what the new lineup will look like.
The lineup according to Jason Beck
1. Granderson, CF
2. Perez, SS
3. Polanco, 2B
4. Ordonez, RF
5. Guillen, SS
6. Rodriguez, C
7. Monroe, LF
8. Gomez, DH
9. Inge, 3B
From Danny Knobler: 1) Sean Casey might be lost for the postseason. 2)
Leyland said he regards Perez and Ramon Santiago as his two top options at short, and Perez has better numbers against Esteban Loaiza. He said would consider using Omar Infante at short later in the series, if the Tigers are struggling offensively. As to why Polanco is batting third, Leyland said he’s best able to deal with hitting there.
I have nothing against Neifi Perez personally. But why in the world is he batting second and Alexis Gomez is DHing? Does Jim Leyland not realize this game counts? Beck says it’s for the lefty-righty matchup. But Thames hit right-handers fine. Why are we rehashing problems from last month? *sigh* BLECH!
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what do you think of the gamblers chances pitching in the ultra cold weather that’s forecasted for friday?
the fact that he depends on movement and deception more than the rest of the rotation seems like it could be a real problem for him…..i can see him getting hammered if he’s not able to feature his good stuff due to 30 degree temps.
what i’m saying is it seems as if the cold would affect him more than a flame thrower.
anybody agree/disagree?
I hope Beck is wrong about that lineup…
Unfortunately, he probably is right.