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Dream Team? Time will tell if it is a reality for Prince Fielder and the Tigers
posted by Pat Caputo at
9:55 PM
Saturday, January 28, 2012
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- Name: Pat Caputo
- Location: Pontiac, Michigan, United States
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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10 Comments:
Dream team? They got two good hitters, one good pitcher, no speed, no bullpen, a bunch of overpaid wannabes and a sub 500 manager. More like dream on.
Not even close to a dream team, just can't believe how everyone, including you, Pat, are going ga-ga over this. Tigers will have glaring defensive and speed issues after this trade. Although probably in the top 5-7 teams in MLB.
People can argue about marijuana laws, but what they need to do is outlaw Koolaid in this town. Everybody's gone crazy on that stuff.
With a little luck the Tigs might
overcome their weaknesses on defense and win a World Series Championship, but the luck is essential. Pitchers Fielding Practice (PFP) didn't help in '06.! I would love it, and be happy for Mr. Illich. Tommie
Pat, it will come down to pitching but with Fielder in the line-up, the pitching won't be used as much as JV and JV were running on fumes.
Anonymous,
They have more than you're saying, in my opinion. Backend of the bullpen is very good, deep lineup, Porcello and Scherzer have an upside.
Caputo
Anonymous,
They have some strengths, too. But the premise of the column is that the Dream Team thing is not likely. So we're making the same point.
Caputo
Anonymous,
Tigers just signed one of the better hitters in baseball. Maybe Koolaid is in order.
Caputo
Barry,
It depends on whether the upside isn't offset by a possible downside defensively.
Caputo
Tommie,
The Tigers were going to be candidates to win a World Series anyway. We'll see if this puts them over the top.
Caputo
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