Pat, always big fan of the D and speed because defense never go in slumps. I thought Tigers were making a huge mistake with the bullpen from a marketing point of view. Tigers have a loyal fan base but if the bullpen does not come through I think the fan base will crack even further (like same old same old). Tigers have everything else which they can compete with anyone.
Barry, I agree. I like the way the Tigers setup in every way, except the bullpen. I know the season has gone well so far, but ultimately I think the bullpen will be the Tigers' Achilles Heel. We'll see. Caputo
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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Pat, always big fan of the D and speed because defense never go in slumps. I thought Tigers were making a huge mistake with the bullpen from a marketing point of view. Tigers have a loyal fan base but if the bullpen does not come through I think the fan base will crack even further (like same old same old). Tigers have everything else which they can compete with anyone.
Barry,
I agree. I like the way the Tigers setup in every way, except the bullpen. I know the season has gone well so far, but ultimately I think the bullpen will be the Tigers' Achilles Heel. We'll see.
Caputo
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