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World Series 2006 Tigers v Cards
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:18 pm
by AlBStern_Archive
chopjob wrote:The American League Central Division Detroit Tigers in 4 games and 6 packs of Lucky Strikes.
Those Transition Lenses won't hide your genius tears, TLR.
Is Shelton on the WS roster or is Ne!f! going to be in the wings to play hero?
I don't think it will be nearly as easy as most of you think. I expect a long, close series.
Shelton apparently cannot replace Neifi on the WS roster (unless they claim Neifi is injured). Shelton was not on the roster at the cutoff date. Since the Tigers are going to have to play under the National League rules in games 3-5, Leyland would probably prefer the position flexibility of having Neifi, Santiago and Infante anyways.
Here is the explanation (stolen from some Detroit sports website)
Answering the Shelton/Perez question once and for all
DETROIT -- It's been misreported elsewhere, so here's the answer for all of you who want the Tigers to drop Neifi Perez from the World Series roster and replace him with Chris Shelton.
It can't happen. No way, no how, not unless Neifi Perez is injured (which he's not).
The Tigers had 13 position players on the roster as of Aug. 31, the cutoff for postseason eligibility. Shelton was not one of them. Neither was Ramon Santiago. They also had two position players on the major-league DL (Placido Polanco and Tony Giarratano) at that time.
Thus, the Tigers had 15 eligible position players. One of those 15 was Dmitri Young, who was later released. That leaves you with 14:
Rodriguez, Wilson, Casey, Polanco, Guillen, Inge, Perez, Infante, Monroe, Granderson, Ordonez, Thames, Gomez, Giarratano.
They can replace Giarratano, because he's hurt, and they did so by putting Ramon Santiago on the roster. Theoretically, they could have Shelton take Santiago's spot in the World Series, but they don't plan to do so. The only other way to put Shelton on the roster would be to have him replace an injured player. He could replace Casey, but that's hugely unlikely unless Casey suffers a major setback. He can not replace Perez, unless Perez is hurt (which he's not).
World Series 2006 Tigers v Cards
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:22 pm
by joelb_Archive
vockins wrote:If the Tigers don't beat an 83 win NL Central team in a seven game series, a team that's starting Jeff Weaver in Game 1, then they should burn themselves and their stadium to the ground.
cwiko wrote:I'm fairly certain the fans in Detroit will do that anyway.
Yes! Because Detroit fans are all criminals, and Detroit is a shithole!
Tigs in 5.
World Series 2006 Tigers v Cards
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:29 pm
by chopjob_Archive
AlBStern wrote:I don't think it will be nearly as easy as most of you think. I expect a long, close series.
Shelton apparently cannot replace Neifi on the WS roster (unless they claim Neifi is injured). Shelton was not on the roster at the cutoff date. Since the Tigers are going to have to play under the National League rules in games 3-5, Leyland would probably prefer the position flexibility of having Neifi, Santiago and Infante anyways.
Here is the explanation (stolen from some Detroit sports website)
-explanation-
Thank you, AlBStern. I was under the misimpression that rosters could be freely modified between series.
Also, you are correct, it probably won't be so easy, but there's nothing like
wanting the AL Central representatives to wallop 'em.
Do you, and other Tigers fans, spare a thought at all about either Carlos Pena or Dmitri Young?
World Series 2006 Tigers v Cards
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:42 pm
by same_Archive
I'm from Michigan. All my friends back home seem very excited about the Tigers winning the pennant. I wish I could get excited about spectator sports and be happy about this. I've tried, but I think you have to grow up with it. I grew up with my Dad watching video tapes of cross country ski races announced in Norweigan. Wtf?
So, I hope Detroit wins, but only so the people of Detroit actually have something to be happy about.
World Series 2006 Tigers v Cards
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 1:18 pm
by Ike_Archive
HEY!
I will be at Game Two! This year I've watched lots of Tigers baseball. From the fluke-like first month or two (Shelton on track to hit 800+ homeruns! Wow!) to the slump at PRECISELY the right time, to smashing Yankees into the side of a building...Tigers have been a fun team to watch this year!
And I'll be at Game Two.
Tigers in Six. Pujols is gonna get hot.
Ike
World Series 2006 Tigers v Cards
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 2:45 pm
by Yngwie Einstein_Archive
Ike wrote:Pujols is gonna get hot.
I think they have a cream for that.
World Series 2006 Tigers v Cards
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 3:12 pm
by Arson Smith_Archive
AlBStern wrote:Shelton apparently cannot replace Neifi on the WS roster (unless they claim Neifi is injured).
Question: Might some "fan" be nutty enough to try and *make* that happen?
This has the potential to get ugly. Try not to become injured, Mr. Neifi Perez.
World Series 2006 Tigers v Cards
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 4:43 pm
by Lemuel Gulliver_Archive
Tigers in five. Maybe six.
World Series 2006 Tigers v Cards
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 4:50 pm
by Angus Jung
Arson Smith wrote:AlBStern wrote:Shelton apparently cannot replace Neifi on the WS roster (unless they claim Neifi is injured).
Question: Might some "fan" be nutty enough to try and *make* that happen?
This has the potential to get ugly. Try not to become injured, Mr. Neifi Perez.
Keep in mind that in the playoffs,
it doesn't matter if your career numbers have proven you to be a sack of crap.
Neifi Perez might hit 15 singles in the 2006 World Series, and be named the 2006 World Series Most Valuable Singles-Hitting MoFo.
World Series 2006 Tigers v Cards
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 5:07 pm
by stipendlax_Archive
Poor, stupid Cardinals. I can see them getting swept.
Tigers in 4