Comments on: The Top 10 Tigers Stories of 2008: #9 – Edgar Renteria Can’t Play http://www.dailyfungo.com/2008/12/23/the-top-tigers-10-stories-of-2008-9-edgar-renteria-cant-play/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:33:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Doug http://www.dailyfungo.com/2008/12/23/the-top-tigers-10-stories-of-2008-9-edgar-renteria-cant-play/comment-page-1/#comment-56743 Doug Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:02:11 +0000 http://www.dailyfungo.com/?p=1771#comment-56743 Truly an abysmal move. I'm not sure what other eight news items can top this one. The sad thing, of course, is that Double-D pulled the trigger on this move so soon after the season ended he didn't have an opportunity to survey the potential trade landscape. Of course, he goes out and nabs Cabrera and everyone realizes now he never would've made the Renteria trade had he known Big Miggy was coming to town. As much as a failing starting pitching staff and suspect bullpen, I feel Renteria's lack of range and ineffective bat hurt the Tigers' early-season chances last year. Truly an abysmal move. I’m not sure what other eight news items can top this one.

The sad thing, of course, is that Double-D pulled the trigger on this move so soon after the season ended he didn’t have an opportunity to survey the potential trade landscape. Of course, he goes out and nabs Cabrera and everyone realizes now he never would’ve made the Renteria trade had he known Big Miggy was coming to town.

As much as a failing starting pitching staff and suspect bullpen, I feel Renteria’s lack of range and ineffective bat hurt the Tigers’ early-season chances last year.

]]> By: Jim Craddock http://www.dailyfungo.com/2008/12/23/the-top-tigers-10-stories-of-2008-9-edgar-renteria-cant-play/comment-page-1/#comment-56721 Jim Craddock Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:33:56 +0000 http://www.dailyfungo.com/?p=1771#comment-56721 Easily the worst move of Dombrowski's career(and I'm including Willis's contract extension). The Tigers would have been better off leaving SS vacant than putting Renteria out there. He made me long for the days of Tom Veryzer. My hate for Renteria has reached Ozzie Smith levels. Easily the worst move of Dombrowski’s career(and I’m including Willis’s contract extension). The Tigers would have been better off leaving SS vacant than putting Renteria out there. He made me long for the days of Tom Veryzer. My hate for Renteria has reached Ozzie Smith levels.

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