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...
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.
head runner
The runner has to keep his head up in that situation.
ball breaking hit needed run swung third
First and third with one out, we needed to put that ball in play and we didn't. Not being able to get that hit and run down there kills us. He got the breaking ball, then he swung through it.
chances instead letting might runners score second
You want to get that runner, ... Yes, they might still have runners on first and second with one out, but you will take your chances with that instead of letting the go-ahead run score that late.
block might runs score stop
In the sixth, not being able to block the ball, that was huge. We might still be playing. ... We didn't stop them after that, but we didn't score any runs either, so it's a moot point.
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.
ball contact good guy hit home last runs
This guy is a good contact hitter. He can put the ball in play. He hit 17 home runs last year. He's a good hitter, and he's a good infielder.
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.
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.