tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post8334377043268648071..comments2023-09-06T07:56:47.820-04:00Comments on Open Book: A Sports Blog: Tigers Can't Just Act Like Miggy's Drinking Didn't HappenPat Caputohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102662407927366439noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-40457729243278976762009-10-12T13:42:56.680-04:002009-10-12T13:42:56.680-04:00Michael C,
That's the good part - he is young....Michael C,<br />That's the good part - he is young. Hopefully this wakes him up.<br />CaputoPat Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102662407927366439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-45195857991410225772009-10-12T05:36:25.770-04:002009-10-12T05:36:25.770-04:00I can't say that he plays to his full potentia...I can't say that he plays to his full potential either when he's out drinking the night before a crucial game. Particularly since that implies that he does this often.<br /><br />But I'd still say he's a great player (a top 10 hitter in the ML), just not at that upper echelon level that he could be at. <br /><br />But he's still only 25 ... he can still get there if he can Michael Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-59650647513778657202009-10-10T21:56:13.710-04:002009-10-10T21:56:13.710-04:00Fred Brill, Michael C,
I think there is a somethin...Fred Brill, Michael C,<br />I think there is a something to be said for Cabrera hurting the team,. Michael you're right. Without him, they wouldn't have done much this season. Definitely been below .500 in my opinion. But if he didn't have these issues, and played to his full potential, which I don't believe he does, the Tigers would have won the division hands down. He is a greatPat Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102662407927366439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-76301825215831500022009-10-09T17:13:45.756-04:002009-10-09T17:13:45.756-04:00I have no issue with anything Pat said, but this c...I have no issue with anything Pat said, but this comment by Fred is absolutely ridiculous:<br /><br />"Cabrera was not the reason the Tigers got as far as they did. But he is the part of reason they didn't go farther"<br /><br />Instead of competing for first the Tigers would've been competing for last without Cabrera. You can hate him all you want, but that doesn't change Michael Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-30793982344011016402009-10-08T21:08:39.380-04:002009-10-08T21:08:39.380-04:00Being a professional Major Leagues Baseball player...Being a professional Major Leagues Baseball player is a privilege - not a right - in either of our countries.<br /><br />I don't mean privilege like driving is a privilege - I mean the most elite of privileges - granted only to a small handful.<br /><br />So I do not feel the Tigers have any obligation to fix Cabrera - as say an employer has an obligation to help an employee - which I don'Fred Brillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10731385357714489031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-81153156852963668962009-10-08T20:13:17.090-04:002009-10-08T20:13:17.090-04:00Chris,
There is a difference between saying "...Chris,<br />There is a difference between saying "sorry" and admitting there is a problem. That's the point I'm making.<br />CaputoPat Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102662407927366439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-61871292600673322192009-10-08T13:54:06.347-04:002009-10-08T13:54:06.347-04:00What more do the Tigers and Cabrera need to addres...What more do the Tigers and Cabrera need to address in public? Yes, the team handled it wrong by not sitting him on Saturday, but Cabrera issued an apology and now it's up to him to handle it in private.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15577047922358397173noreply@blogger.com