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remindmeofthe) wrote2005-08-07 11:10 am
remindmeofthe) wrote2005-08-07 11:10 am
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Wait I am so confused.
Okay, so Pudge is dropping his appeal and is going to serve his suspension during the four-game series in Toronto. Which is yay for me, since it means that I will get TV-sized Pudge during both series against the Red Sox, which will be the only thing about both series that will not cause agonizing conflict.
But anyway. Pudge not catching in Toronto. Here is what the Detroit News has to say about it:
Trammell has plans for a back-up catcher when Rodriguez begins serving his four-game suspension this week at Toronto. Rodriguez's layoff was handed down Friday in the wake of Rodriguez's temper tantrum at Oakland last week.
"We have two back-up catchers," Trammell said, "Chris Shelton and Brandon Inge. Which one would I use? That's top secret. But it's going to be one of those two."
The betting line is heavy on Inge. The Tigers have options at third base (Polanco, Omar Infante, Young, John McDonald) and more confidence in Inge's ability behind the plate compared with Shelton's.
WTF? Have we forgotten that Vance Wilson exists or what? I mean, I'd sure as hell rather have Inge or Shelty's bats in the lineup than Wilson and his .153 BA, but isn't subbing for Pudge, like, his job? Or does he only get to play during doubleheaders?
This is kind of exciting. I bet Inge catches, since he's had actual experience catching in the majors. (I had to look that up to be sure I wasn't making shit up, and in the process learned that way back when, he also did some pitching. Damn, he really has played every position.) But who will play third? The defense and the lineup are both going to look interesting.
But what of the Vance Wilson Mystery? Did they kill him and eat him or something?
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beckla30 has pointed out that it's been made clear that Vance will be catching. Okay. Now I'm not sure if the above blurb is badly written (it would kill them to mention Vance's name specifically?) or if my reading comprehension skills need brushing up (because of course with Vance catching, the term "back-up" does not really include him).
Okay, so Pudge is dropping his appeal and is going to serve his suspension during the four-game series in Toronto. Which is yay for me, since it means that I will get TV-sized Pudge during both series against the Red Sox, which will be the only thing about both series that will not cause agonizing conflict.
But anyway. Pudge not catching in Toronto. Here is what the Detroit News has to say about it:
Trammell has plans for a back-up catcher when Rodriguez begins serving his four-game suspension this week at Toronto. Rodriguez's layoff was handed down Friday in the wake of Rodriguez's temper tantrum at Oakland last week.
"We have two back-up catchers," Trammell said, "Chris Shelton and Brandon Inge. Which one would I use? That's top secret. But it's going to be one of those two."
The betting line is heavy on Inge. The Tigers have options at third base (Polanco, Omar Infante, Young, John McDonald) and more confidence in Inge's ability behind the plate compared with Shelton's.
WTF? Have we forgotten that Vance Wilson exists or what? I mean, I'd sure as hell rather have Inge or Shelty's bats in the lineup than Wilson and his .153 BA, but isn't subbing for Pudge, like, his job? Or does he only get to play during doubleheaders?
This is kind of exciting. I bet Inge catches, since he's had actual experience catching in the majors. (I had to look that up to be sure I wasn't making shit up, and in the process learned that way back when, he also did some pitching. Damn, he really has played every position.) But who will play third? The defense and the lineup are both going to look interesting.
But what of the Vance Wilson Mystery? Did they kill him and eat him or something?
Edited because
beckla30 has pointed out that it's been made clear that Vance will be catching. Okay. Now I'm not sure if the above blurb is badly written (it would kill them to mention Vance's name specifically?) or if my reading comprehension skills need brushing up (because of course with Vance catching, the term "back-up" does not really include him).