An update - not to one of my posts, but to Mike's rant on the Tigers before the Trade Deadline.
Let me recap...
"I write you this letter now because on Friday is July 31st- the MLB trading deadline. I know our payroll is still high, and I know we don't have much in the farm system, but from what I hear, you are one hell of a GM. I trust you and I trust your skills, and I'm hoping you can work some magic for our ballclub. Find that spark for us, Dave. Get us that hitter (and hopefully not Troy Glaus or Milton Bradley, like I've heard rumored...) that will get our offense going and carry us into October." - Mike
"I am actually going to contend that they are in an ok position to win the division without making any moves. We have a lot of guys hitting below their career averages, but I think they have a chance to put it together and peak at the right time. I am ok with them being in an offensive slump in July because it means they could hit their stride in Sept/Oct." - Adam
Since this post on July 28th:
-Record: 23-14
-Average runs per game: 4.9 (up from 3.65 in July)
-Percentage of games scoring 2 runs or less: 30% (down from 40% in July)
but...
-Average margin of victory: 2.35 (down from 3.38)
-Miguel Cabrera is the only starter with a BA above .300
-Their one acquirement, Aubrey Huff, is batting .167
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Sooo...nothing has changed really?
We were a slightly above average team in July, and we still are. The offense, while slightly better since July, is still underwhelming.
I am disappointed with the Huff move. I've watched him first hand in Baltimore, and he was decent. Not an average guy, but good for the 20 HRs and 100 RBIs. I'm sad he hasn't provided a Sean Casey-like spark to our offense.
But I'm happy Dombrowski went out and tried. I can't fault him for that move when I would have done the same. And it was low risk, too...we didn't give up practically anything that hurt our farm system.
So, Tigers-Cardinals in the World Series??? Are you with me yet?!?!
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