Alan Trammel
Alan Trammel
Alan Stuart Trammellis an American former professional baseball shortstop for the Detroit Tigers. He currently serves as a special assistant to the Detroit Tigers. Trammell, nicknamed "Tram", played his entire career with the Tigers, highlighted by a World Series championship in 1984 and an American League East division championship in 1987. Although his arm was not overpowering, he had a quick release and made accurate throws, ultimately winning four Gold Glove awards. Trammell's defense perfectly complemented his double-play partner, Lou...
advantage given taken
We've given him an opportunity, ... but he's taken advantage of it. And it'll only make him better in the long run.
missing pitch
When they get a pitch to hit, ... they're not missing it.
certainly decision easy few might opened sure weeks
We're going to have to, ... I'm sure he'll be a topic. We're not over yet, so he might make that decision easy one way or another. But he's certainly opened some eyes. This has not been ordinary. It's been very good. Right now, he's a force. I'd certainly like to give him some credit, but is a few weeks enough? No.
decision
We're going to have to make a decision on Carlos,
bounce broke couple games last losing rough row win
We broke out. It's been a while, hasn't it? To win the series, win the last two games in a row after a losing streak, after a rough couple of weeks. We usually bounce back every time. We'll see.
coming good player since swinging
What a big hit. He's been a different player since coming back from the minors. The way he's been swinging the bat, you're going to get good production.
ball brought furthest hits home might player run since six weeks
We've said it before, when Carlos Pena hits a home run -- wow! That might be the furthest ball ever hit in this ballpark. He's been a different player since we brought him up six weeks ago. He's a better player.
best capable confidence games good mind options remains sean though
With the options we have right now, Sean remains our best one, even though he's not pitched well and it hasn't been pretty lately. I think he's capable in my mind -- he's pitched some good games -- but I think his confidence right now is a big part of it.
close played
We played a lot of close games, but when things aren't going well, you find a way to lose,
lessons talked
Those are lessons that we need to learn. I made my statement. I talked to him. It's over.
games home seemed
We haven't had too many of these games lately. Carlos comes out right from the get-go with a home run, and it seemed to kind of snowball from there.
group grow work
When we started the season, we thought that we had a group we could grow and work with and try to get better,