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...
feeling next
I don't want to say it's going to be this week, or next week, ... but he is feeling much better.
certainly fit next swinging
If he's swinging well, I'll certainly do all I can to play him as much as I can, ... so we can really see if this is a different Carlos Pena -- and does he fit in for next year? Right now, he's a force.
certainly fit next rethink swinging
If he's swinging well, I will certainly do everything I can to get him in there as much as I can so we can really see if this is a different Carlos Pena and does he fit into next year, ... Do we like what we see? Sure, and I've already said I've had to rethink some things.
center favorite next starting
I'd have to say he'd be the odds-on favorite right now to be our starting center fielder for next year.
count deeper game hopefully limited next pitch time
Hopefully we can get his pitch count up so he can go deeper into the game the next time out. He'll be limited the first time out, though. We can't let him go 100 pitches.
pitching wear whether
I'm not into whether they've got all the pitching or not. They wear you down offensively.
baseball definitely good grows league major player
He kind of grows on you, ... He's a good baseball player with good instincts. He's already a major league outfielder. This is more than just a look-see. We think Curtis is definitely a part of our future.
cleveland
They're still very much the favorite, but Cleveland is making it interesting.
brightest happen piece
I think he's the brightest thing to happen to us this season. He's a big piece of the puzzle.
aggressive batting collapsing taller
He's a little taller (in his batting stance), a little more aggressive to the ball. He's not collapsing on his backside. His swing's more level.
adjective ahead good might pick plate seven six stayed
That was -- pick an adjective -- brilliant, outstanding. He was on the plate and he stayed ahead of the hitters. He's had seven outings for us, and six of them have been good ones, but this one might have been his best.
deny work
There's a lot of work to be done. They don't deny it.
coming felt pitching somebody
Here is somebody pitching a shutout, but I felt it was the right way to go with Sweeney coming up.
holding wants
He wants to play, ... We're probably the ones who have been holding him back a little bit, but we have to.