Tigers broadcaster Mario Impemba on the 2008 season: "Without question, this has been one of the...

Tigers broadcaster Mario Impemba on the 2008 season:

"Without question, this has been one of the most frustrating seasons that I have ever spent broadcasting professional baseball.

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"I noticed a tone this season from Tigers fans that I have not felt before. Even in 2003. Tigers fans were not only frustrated with this year but seemed downright angry. I don't blame you. I spent a good portion of the season trying to figure out how the Tigers could roll out such a potent line-up on a nightly basis and finish in last place?

-- From FOXSports.com

over 3 years ago Ian Casselberry 1 comment 0 recs |

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Let it go

Can we stop whining about last season, particularly about the offense?

We were #5 in runs scored in the AL during a season where 4 of our best hitters (Maggs, Grandy, Sheff, Guillen) were injured for extended periods of time and our best hitter (Cabrera) battled a nagging injury through the first half of the season. Continuing to blame this terrible season on the offense fuels this ridiculous talk that we lost because of poor “chemistry” and we need a “scrappy” player with a good clubhouse personality to bring it all together. Bull.

We lost because our best pitcher severely underperformed, our second best pitcher had a rib taken out of his body, our veteran pitcher is toast and our bullpen couldn’t throw strikes. The only concievable way you can pin the season on the offense is to expect that they should have scored 7 runs every game.

That batting order is perfectly fine but if we don’t score at least one quality reliever this offseason it won’t matter, just like it didn’t matter this past season.

by MacRae on Oct 10, 2008 11:22 AM EDT reply actions