My All-Time Tigers Team

by Boney on Mar 24, 2009 5:18 AM EDT Comment 11 comments

Also part of the 30 clubs in 30 days, the guys talked about the All Time Tigers' team and it got me thinking "what is my all time Tigers team?". Keep in mind, these are my choices from guys that I've seen play, so there's not going to be any black and white tv guys or no jersey number guys from the old school before batting helmets. I'm not that old and no offense to the old guys, comparing the old guys to the new guys isn't fair to anyone.

1. Tony Phillips; CF
2. Lou Whitaker; 2B
3. Miguel Cabrera; 1B
4. Cecil Fielder; DH
5. Kirk Gibson; LF (he did play LF before going to LA)
6. Magglio Ordonez; RF
7. Travis Fryman; 3B
8. Alan Trammell; SS
9. Mickey Tettleton; C

RF: Rob Deer
C: Lance Parrish
1B: Tony Clark
3B: Tom Brookens
LF: Larry Herndon
UTIL: Brandon Inge (even if it means a .200 BA because he's catching sometime)

SP: Jack Morris
SP: Justin Verlander
SP: Frank Tanana
SP: Bill Gullickson
SP: Dan Petry
RP: Aurelio Lopez
RP: Willie Hernandez
RP: Mike Henneman
CP: Todd Jones

Biggest Draft Bust: RP: Matt Anderson (Vernon Wells, Lance Berkman, Michael Cuddyer, Jon Garland, Jayson Werth and JD Drew picked after him just in the 1st round).

How many games does this team win? Are we looking at a World Series title with this team?

This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Bless You Boys writing staff. However, it does reflect the views of this particular fan, which is as important as anything else written here at BYB.

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Im guessing you are young...and you forgot about ...

Kinda obvious u are a youngster..but still what about these recent Tigers
   CF - C.Granderson
   2B- P.Polanco
    C— I.Rodriguez
   SS- C.Guillen
   CF— C.Lemon
     C.— M.Nokes
    1B - D.Evans
      P M.Wilcox
      P- D.Brocial

       these are just guys from 1986-today you forgot about…..
                            PLZ take Inge and T.Jones off the list they are JOKES
     T.Jones MOST blown saves MLB history (highest era with 50 + career saves-MLB History)
                         B.Inge 1 time in his 7 yr career had 3 hits in a game ( thats SAD)

PS Lance Parrish was 100 times better than M.Tettelton

by ralphgoblue on Mar 24, 2009 10:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I understand where you're coming from

I think Tettleton starts in my lineup because of his switch hitting ability. Plus he had good years in Detroit AND Baltimore. Being from the DC area, I saw a lot of Tettleton.

I left Evans off at 1B because Cabrera puts up similar numbers, with a much higher BA.

Matt Nokes had one season.

I’m not going to put Guillen over Trammell and I’m not putting Pudge over Tettleton or Parrish.

I almost put Cuyler in there as a base stealing threat, but the Tigers have never really had a base stealin threat since I’ve been watching them… Roger Cedeno is one that comes to mind

by Boney on Mar 25, 2009 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

All Time Favorites

I guess the older you are the more players you think should also show. A few of my choices would be: George Kell 3b, Harvey Kuehn ss, Frank Bolling 2b, Bill Freehan c or Lance Parish, Frank House along with Charlie Maxwell and Ray Boone. Pitchers, Frank Lary, Jim Bunning, Billy Hoeft. To make a long story short my teams would have most of their players from the mid 50’s to mid 60’s.

tuscanred

by tuscanred on Mar 25, 2009 1:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

All time favorites

What about Al Kaline? The H o F er. He played the best RF ever for Detroit.

by bobbyboy1 on Mar 26, 2009 7:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

never saw him play...

I prefaced the list with how Ipicked the team

by Boney on Mar 27, 2009 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

All time favorites

Any one whose a really true Tiger fan knows about Al Kaline. He never played in the minors. Won a batting title at the age of twenty. Was the best right fielder ever to put on a tiger uniform.

by bobbyboy1 on Mar 27, 2009 8:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

kaline

“Any one whose a really true Tiger fan knows about Al Kaline. He never played in the minors. Won a batting title at the age of twenty. Was the best right fielder ever to put on a tiger uniform.” i agree wholeheartedly with this but i would add probably the best ever at that position

by tigfan1968 on Mar 28, 2009 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

all time tigers

my picks for the all time tiger team

1b- norm cash
2b- lou whitaker dick mcauliffe
ss-alan trammell harvey kuenn
3b-george kell
lf kirk gibson
cf curtis granderson willie horton
rf al kaline (any body who would leave him off this list is nuts or just plain stupid)
c-lance parrish bill freehan mickey tettleton

sp-jack morris hal newhouser denny mclain mickey lolich justin verlander
rp- john hiller willie hernandez mike henneman aurelio lopez

honorable mention
ty cobb frank tanana milt wilcox dan petry pudge placido polanco carlos guillen hank greenberg

by tigfan1968 on Mar 28, 2009 10:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs