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...
cleveland
They're still very much the favorite, but Cleveland is making it interesting.
field power worst
They've done everything in their power to get that field ready. It can't be perfect. It's a groundskeeper's worst nightmare.
runs score takes toll
A lot of things aren't going our way. You score that many runs in the first inning and then give up six, it's depleting and it takes its toll on you.
afraid along further tigers took
They're a lot further along than the Tigers were when I took over in 2003. ... I'm not afraid to work,
adrenaline batter best facing forget league major maybe
You never forget your Major League debut. All the adrenaline and everything. Maybe that is the best way to do it. ... Oh, and the first batter you're facing is Vladimir Guerrero.
ballplayer bit call detroit exactly good tigers
This is exactly what the Detroit Tigers need. He's what I call a good ballplayer who does a little bit of everything.
games row sit six stop
This is six games in a row that we've been pounded. That doesn't sit well with anybody. We need to stop this.
call guy sure thames
One guy we'll call up for sure is Marcus Thames .
again cut low percentage run score winning
Back to one run again -- that's not going to cut it. Score one run and there's a low percentage of winning ballgames.
call home league
That's what you call a Little League home run.
tough
That typifies how, when things aren't going well, how tough it can be.
curl double gotten run tag tried umpire
That's just the way things are going for us. We could have gotten a run out of it, but we wouldn't have gotten out of the double play. He tried to curl out of the tag and the umpire made the right call.
The way things have been going, it's incredible.
chance legitimate wild
They have a legitimate chance to make the wild card,