Comments on: 50% of Tigers Infield Stinks According to The Sporting News http://www.dailyfungo.com/2007/02/11/50-of-tigers-infield-stinks-according-to-the-sporting-news/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:33:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matt Osmak http://www.dailyfungo.com/2007/02/11/50-of-tigers-infield-stinks-according-to-the-sporting-news/comment-page-1/#comment-528 Matt Osmak Sat, 17 Feb 2007 01:36:24 +0000 http://www.dailyfungo.com/2007/02/11/50-of-tigers-infield-stinks-according-to-the-sporting-news/#comment-528 What were the guys at TSN smoking? Polanco is a big part of the Tigers success. Okay- so he doesn't translate too well into the fantasy realm... but neither dose Eckstein.. and we all know what that little twerp did to us in the series. Inge has come a long way from the .190 hitting backstop I saw at Qualcomm when the Tigers came to visit a few years ago. He sure looks at home at third base now. I see him hitting 25-30 homers and driving in 75-80 runs from here on out. I doubt he can get his average above .270 though. Mike, I love your site and the podcast. Keep it up and Go Tigers! What were the guys at TSN smoking? Polanco is a big part of the Tigers success. Okay- so he doesn’t translate too well into the fantasy realm… but neither dose Eckstein.. and we all know what that little twerp did to us in the series.

Inge has come a long way from the .190 hitting backstop I saw at Qualcomm when the Tigers came to visit a few years ago. He sure looks at home at third base now. I see him hitting 25-30 homers and driving in 75-80 runs from here on out. I doubt he can get his average above .270 though.

Mike, I love your site and the podcast. Keep it up and Go Tigers!

]]> By: Lee Panas http://www.dailyfungo.com/2007/02/11/50-of-tigers-infield-stinks-according-to-the-sporting-news/comment-page-1/#comment-513 Lee Panas Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:44:27 +0000 http://www.dailyfungo.com/2007/02/11/50-of-tigers-infield-stinks-according-to-the-sporting-news/#comment-513 Polanco is a horrible fantasy player. Unfortunately, defense does not count for much in faantasy leagues. I agree there are worse fantasy players than Inge but he is another who is better in real life baseball than fantasy baseball. Polanco is a horrible fantasy player. Unfortunately, defense does not count for much in faantasy leagues. I agree there are worse fantasy players than Inge but he is another who is better in real life baseball than fantasy baseball.

]]> By: Ian Casselberry http://www.dailyfungo.com/2007/02/11/50-of-tigers-infield-stinks-according-to-the-sporting-news/comment-page-1/#comment-358 Ian Casselberry Sun, 11 Feb 2007 19:48:55 +0000 http://www.dailyfungo.com/2007/02/11/50-of-tigers-infield-stinks-according-to-the-sporting-news/#comment-358 As someone who had Placido as his fantasy 2nd baseman for the first 1/4 of the season, I'll explain why I gave up on him. He only helps you in one stat: batting average. He doesn't hit home runs, drive in runs, or steal bases. Unfortunately, what makes him such a good player in real baseball - plate discipline, good defense, leadership - doesn't help in the fantasy world. I'd say he's a good "Monday-Thursday" pick-up, though. Inge, however, is another story. Though his average was low, you could do worse than to have someone with his home run and RBI totals at third. Not the first third baseman I'd take, but he wouldn't be the last, either. As someone who had Placido as his fantasy 2nd baseman for the first 1/4 of the season, I’ll explain why I gave up on him. He only helps you in one stat: batting average. He doesn’t hit home runs, drive in runs, or steal bases. Unfortunately, what makes him such a good player in real baseball – plate discipline, good defense, leadership – doesn’t help in the fantasy world. I’d say he’s a good “Monday-Thursday” pick-up, though.

Inge, however, is another story. Though his average was low, you could do worse than to have someone with his home run and RBI totals at third. Not the first third baseman I’d take, but he wouldn’t be the last, either.

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