Alan Trammel
Alan Trammel
Alan Stuart Trammellis an American former professional baseball shortstop for the Detroit Tigers. He currently serves as a special assistant to the Detroit Tigers. Trammell, nicknamed "Tram", played his entire career with the Tigers, highlighted by a World Series championship in 1984 and an American League East division championship in 1987. Although his arm was not overpowering, he had a quick release and made accurate throws, ultimately winning four Gold Glove awards. Trammell's defense perfectly complemented his double-play partner, Lou...
afraid along further tigers took
They're a lot further along than the Tigers were when I took over in 2003. ... I'm not afraid to work,
baseball hottest team
They're not the hottest team in baseball right now, like they were.
There's been no setbacks, ... What we wanted to do is take it slow.
deny work
There's a lot of work to be done. They don't deny it.
again cut low percentage run score winning
Back to one run again -- that's not going to cut it. Score one run and there's a low percentage of winning ballgames.
call home league
That's what you call a Little League home run.
tough
That typifies how, when things aren't going well, how tough it can be.
curl double gotten run tag tried umpire
That's just the way things are going for us. We could have gotten a run out of it, but we wouldn't have gotten out of the double play. He tried to curl out of the tag and the umpire made the right call.
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You never forget your Major League debut. All the adrenaline and everything. Maybe that is the best way to do it. ... Oh, and the first batter you're facing is Vladimir Guerrero.
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This is exactly what the Detroit Tigers need. He's what I call a good ballplayer who does a little bit of everything.
games row sit six stop
This is six games in a row that we've been pounded. That doesn't sit well with anybody. We need to stop this.
The way things have been going, it's incredible.
call guy sure thames
One guy we'll call up for sure is Marcus Thames .
deserve guys job knock playoff win
This is a big win for the playoff situation. Our job is to knock 'em off and we did. Those guys are celebrating and they deserve it.