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Extractions: I rate him as the 10th best shortstop of all time. where is the support? J W 03-30-2004, 09:51 PM I just don't know. Too many other recently great shortstops, I guess. Maybe Trammell just wasn't in the headlines enough. Maybe people have forgotten already what his numbers meant as a shortstop, in his time. And maybe some people (I'm thinking the Anti Pee Wee Reese crowd) think there shouldn't be ten shortstops in the HOF. Chancellor 03-30-2004, 11:29 PM Trammell is the best eligible player at his position not in the Hall of Fame. That puts him in elite company for the honor right there. Additionally, he's better than over half the Hall of Famers at his position. More supporting evidence.
Extractions: Ht Wt B T : R Yrs G AB H HR RBI SB BA Alan Trammell biography on Baseball Almanac for complete statistics. When Detroit needed a new manager after the 2002 season, they looked to a familiar face. Former Tigers shortstop Alan Trammell will take over as manager for his former team. Former Tigers outfielder Al Kaline, in an AP story, said the move was a great one for the organization. "He's got a quality that people want to follow him," Kaline said. "Not only can he talk the talk, but he's walked the walk. Certainly, we need that around here." The Tigers suffered through their 9th straight losing season in 2002 and tied the Devil Rays for the worst record in the AL at 55-106. Phil Garner entered the 2002 season as manager, but was fired after an 0-6 start. Luis Pujols became the interim manager and led the team to a 55-100 record. He was fired at the end of the season. The last Tigers' winning season came in 1993. Their last AL East Title came in 1987. The team with Trammell as the starting shortstop won the World Series in 1984.
Extractions: In 2002, the Detroit Tigers were in shambles. There was no money available, a lack of star players, a barren farm system, and a general lack of hope and interest in a team that lost more games than any other team in the 90âs. The franchise needed a recognizable name to revive interest. But that was then, and this is now. And now, Alan Trammellâs time has come. It has been a rocky road since manager Alan Trammell took over a team of misfits and minor leaguers that either werenât ready or simply werenât talented enough. Trammell was a rookie manager, and made rookie mistakes, but certainly he couldnât be held responsible for a team that lost 119 games. But that was then, and this is now. In 2004, the team was no longer a group of misfits. President/GM/CEO Dave Dombrowski went out and brought in solid veterans, including future hall-of-famer Ivan Rodriguez to help re-make a team that needed not just a facelift, but rather reconstructive surgery.
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