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For some reason unkown to man Neife is Lelyands boy and I hope Shelton
makes it with another club because he got shafted by the Tigers.
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Shelton hit 388 this spring and they still took Nefie over him .What
does he have to make the team hit 588/???
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"Stephen R." <srudnicki DeleteThis @webtv.net> wrote in message
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: Shelton hit 388 this spring and they still took Nefie over him .What
: does he have to make the team hit 588/???


No, ask to be the full time bat boy.
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"Stephen R." <srudnicki.TakeThisOut@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> Shelton hit 388 this spring and they still took Nefie over him .What
> does he have to make the team hit 588/???
>



just guessing here, but maybe it's easier to cover first base than a middle
infield position? Remember, too, that Shelton hit well last April and May,
so they probably take that .388 with a grain of salt. It's not like Shelton
is a proven major league hitter.



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? Remember, too, that Shelton hit well last April and May,
> so they probably take that .388 with a grain of salt. It's not like
> Shelton is a proven major league hitter.


But take away that great April and early May, and the Tigers don't even make
the playoffs.
He carried them in a lot of those early games.
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"MISANTHROPE" <FryYourEyes DeleteThis @yaddayaddayaddaay.com> wrote in message
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>? Remember, too, that Shelton hit well last April and May,
>> so they probably take that .388 with a grain of salt. It's not like
>> Shelton is a proven major league hitter.
>
>
> But take away that great April and early May, and the Tigers don't even
> make the playoffs.
> He carried them in a lot of those early games.
>


and? you can't assume the same will happen in '07.




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brian:

I would rather he play every day down in Toledo and learn to hit
consistently than to sit on the bench as a 3rd string 1st baseman.

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anytime he's up with the big club, shelton would be considered casey's
prime back-up...for now, it's likely our newly paid STUD shortstop, with
a little bit of thames thrown in...AFAIK, sheff won't be playing 1st
unless a disaster takes place
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In article <a3nt039hhkjis0c55tn4t77kgvqvp35cp5 DeleteThis @4ax.com>,
Brian Matthews <noonecares DeleteThis @ddd.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 31 Mar 2007 16:54:49 -0400, JWitzke DeleteThis @webtv.net (John A Witzke)
> wrote:
>
> >brian:
> >
> >I would rather he play every day down in Toledo and learn to hit
> >consistently than to sit on the bench as a 3rd string 1st baseman.
> >
> >==================================
> >
> >anytime he's up with the big club, shelton would be considered casey's
> >prime back-up...for now, it's likely our newly paid STUD shortstop, with
> >a little bit of thames thrown in...AFAIK, sheff won't be playing 1st
> >unless a disaster takes place
>
>
> Exactly. Shef won't play 1st, Thames is the back up there as well as a
> back up left fielder. Leyland said if Granderson goes down, Clevlen
> will come up to play CF. He said he won't move Monroe to center and
> put Thames in LF.
>
> Last year Leyland insisted he didn't want any player as a full time
> DH. But it looks like this year, we'll have one. It kind of leaves
> Thames and his 26 home runs (in 348 at bats) in limbo. Sure hate to
> lose his bat but I think Sheffield is a better run producer. Thames
> actually has more home runs per at bat career wise (one every 15.7 at
> bats) than Sheffield (one every 17.6 at bats) but, of course,
> Sheffield has over 8000 career at bats while Thames has only about 700
> career at bats.
>
> Don't get me wrong. I don't like Perez much. But I don't think he'll
> see much action unless there are multiple injuries. And what good will
> it do to have Shelton sitting on the bench when he could get valuable
> experience by playing every day down in Toledo? And he's still young,
> I don't think we've seen the last of Chris.
>
> Brian

You never know what Leyland says to the players on the field to keep up
the confidence, but if you are Shelton you have to wonder why they are
putting Thames on first base.

In a pinch Carlos and Ivan have both played first base, so there area
enough short term 1st base back ups.

I wonder if maybe they might get Perez some playing time to right
himself. He isn't an all-star, but probably a better player than what we
have seen with the Tigers. If you want to trade him, you have to find a
team that wants him. For that to happen he has to play some and look
better than what he did at the end of the eyar.

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