Comments on: The Detroit Tigers: Winning the Stupid Way http://www.thesportsbank.net/detroit-tigers/the-detroit-tigers-winning-the-stupid-way/ "Your most valuable option for Midwest sports" Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:08:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: paulmbanks http://www.thesportsbank.net/detroit-tigers/the-detroit-tigers-winning-the-stupid-way/comment-page-1/#comment-81236 paulmbanks Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:06:50 +0000 http://www.thesportsbank.net/?p=7717#comment-81236 Agreed spending money doesn't always equal standings happiness. look at the yanks, still havent won a title since 2000. just in case you havent heard that fact a million times already from every major sports media outlet Agreed spending money doesn’t always equal standings happiness. look at the yanks, still havent won a title since 2000. just in case you havent heard that fact a million times already from every major sports media outlet

]]> By: Melissa W. http://www.thesportsbank.net/detroit-tigers/the-detroit-tigers-winning-the-stupid-way/comment-page-1/#comment-80830 Melissa W. Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:23:57 +0000 http://www.thesportsbank.net/?p=7717#comment-80830 I liked this article, Jose. It shows that money in this league helps organizations to a certain point, but also tends to render GM's completely useless should all the expensive chips fall the wrong way. Not only does it hurt production for a season. If changes aren't made between seasons, the hole of despair grows deeper. Money is polarizing...not always a win-win. I liked this article, Jose. It shows that money in this league helps organizations to a certain point, but also tends to render GM’s completely useless should all the expensive chips fall the wrong way. Not only does it hurt production for a season. If changes aren’t made between seasons, the hole of despair grows deeper. Money is polarizing…not always a win-win.

]]> By: hjbosch http://www.thesportsbank.net/detroit-tigers/the-detroit-tigers-winning-the-stupid-way/comment-page-1/#comment-80677 hjbosch Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:13:55 +0000 http://www.thesportsbank.net/?p=7717#comment-80677 I love putting up a post and then finding out in less than an hour I forgot something major. Miguel Cabrera is the only reason the top three hitters have OK combined stats. But, as a friend pointed out to me, if you take out Cabrera and replace him with the $14 million the team is paying Gary Sheffield to play for the Mets and the contract situation look even worse. In the Tigers' defense, they realistically could've release just one major contract before the season. If I had my choice at the time I would've said Sheffield or Robertson. So I can't begrudge them too much. But still, a lot of money is being pumped into players that aren't producing much. I love putting up a post and then finding out in less than an hour I forgot something major.

Miguel Cabrera is the only reason the top three hitters have OK combined stats. But, as a friend pointed out to me, if you take out Cabrera and replace him with the $14 million the team is paying Gary Sheffield to play for the Mets and the contract situation look even worse.

In the Tigers’ defense, they realistically could’ve release just one major contract before the season. If I had my choice at the time I would’ve said Sheffield or Robertson. So I can’t begrudge them too much.

But still, a lot of money is being pumped into players that aren’t producing much.

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