Bunt Singles: Aug. 25
posted in 2008 season |Multiple issues to opine on today:
- Francis Beltran was designated after Monday’s game so Chris Lambert could come up to the majors for his first major league start Tuesday.
Lambert is interesting only because he came to the organization in the Mike Maroth deal. A former first-round pick, Lambert has been doing awesome in AAA. I don’t know if he has the stuff to back up the numbers, but it should be interesting to see if he can become another strange success story like Armando Galarraga and Zach Miner.
Beltran was, you know, whatever. No real loss there.
- Dontrelle Willis was hurt in today’s start in Toledo. He left with forearm tightness after one inning.
This is just a lost season for D-Train. Fluke injuries like his knee being hyperextended his second start. Strange stuff like totally losing his control. Now forearm tightness. I’m going to agree with Ian of Bless You Boys, who said somewhere in his game thread today that it’s probably just best to shut Dontrelle down and get ready for next year. Everything seems to be going wrong with this Tigers organization for a second straight year. Nothing to be gained in pitching through any pain.
- Carlos Guillen has back spasms flaring up again and left Monday’s game early.
Actually he apparently left a tilt. Didn’t that phrase go out with Hometown 9? Cagers? Gridders? Spikers? Oh, whoops. I’m off topic. Anyway. Guillen’s health wasn’t known by Jim Leyland in his postgame interview and I can’t find any updates. Leyland didn’t seem to think it would require the disabled list. At this point it honestly doesn’t matter one iota. I knw you can’t shut him down. He woudln’t like it much. But as long as we acknowledge the Tigers aren’t going to do anything worth noting this season and treat the health of the players with the most importance, that’s kinda what I’m harping on.
- Holy crap, the Indians are going the Tigers in the standings.
It doesn’t really matter. But you know, uhm, Detroit better win these next two games. If you’re gonna tank, just do it a bit less than Cleveland is all I’m asking.
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