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What the Tigers need in order to win AL Central
posted by Pat Caputo at
7:34 PM
Sunday, July 10, 2011
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- Name: Pat Caputo
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Pat Caputo is a sports columnist for The Oakland Press. Caputo covered the Tigers from 1986-98, and Lions from 1998-2002 for The Oakland Press before becoming a columnist. Caputo was raised in Birmingham and played baseball and football at Groves High School. His photograph playing high school sports appeared in The Oakland Press. He has won numerous writing awards, including first place in column writing from the Michigan Associated Press and the Michigan Press Association, and from the Detroit Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He has been named among the Top Ten sports columnists in the nation by the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE), and has won honors in four of the APSE's six national award categories. He has garnered top national honors for his column writing and sports writing from the Local Media Association. Caputo, who has resided in Oakland County since he was nine years old, currently lives in Lake Orion. Caputo has a radio show weeknights and weekends on 97.1 FM, The Ticket, which is the flagship station for the Tigers, Lions and Red Wings. He also appears regularly on FOX 2 television on "SportsWorks."
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4 Comments:
Pat, I agree they need a starter but not a #5 starter. They need another Ace. Cannot find an Ace then go after Reyes and move JP over to 3B. Tigers do not have a lot of good prospects but the prospects they have are somewhat legit. Why are they taking their time with Turner? He should be pitching AAA and get ready for a September call-up.
Good column Book,
Lets hope something does happen before end of the month. But you're bang on right about the disperity between our elite and our not-so-elite.
It's amazing how much the face of this team has changed since 2006 yet they still look the same - except for second base.
I don't really think that there's another ace out on the market right now. So I will be happy with any improvement made in the starting rotation, and maybe Scherzer and Porcello are picking up thier game a bit.
Barry,
The Astros have scouted the Tigers extensively, so I presume there might be a possibility there with either Wandy Rodiguez or Brett Myers. But both are major risk because of their contracts, which are expensive and long-term.
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Fred Brill,
I keep thinking about the lift the Twins got in 2009 when they acquired Pavano. His ERA with the Indians was over 5.00 at that time.
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