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...
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Not too shabby. Getting out of that first inning was huge for him, because you could see he was nervous, but he got that big double-play ball and then he settled in.
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This guy is a good contact hitter. He can put the ball in play. He hit 17 home runs last year. He's a good hitter, and he's a good infielder.
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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.
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For a right-handed hitter, he starts that breaking ball right at you, which a lot of times freezes you.
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First and third with one out, we needed to put that ball in play and we didn't. Not being able to get that hit and run down there kills us. He got the breaking ball, then he swung through it.
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To Brandon's credit, he was running hard. You often see guys going 60 percent on a ball like that, and they don't score.
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We've said it before, when Carlos Pena hits a home run -- wow! That might be the furthest ball ever hit in this ballpark. He's been a different player since we brought him up six weeks ago. He's a better player.
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He doesn't seem to panic. He gets a jump on the ball and then is in the right position to make his leap.
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He can't believe it. From our view, it's a little low, but you could see the ball got away from the shortstop, it was a poor throw and he was safe. When you're going bad, nothing seems to be going right. It just doesn't look good.
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I think everybody in the ballpark was thinking 'could it happen?' ... but there's no category for almost. I give the Angels credit for being opportunistic.
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He (Rodriguez) even mentioned it. He can't believe it. From our view, it's a little low, but you could see the ball got away from the shortstop, it was a poor throw and he was safe. When you're going bad, nothing seems to be going right. It just doesn't look good.
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That's two out of three that he's done a good job. He has to keep the ball down. When he does that, he's much more effective. He's not overpowering.
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I'm sure we'll discuss quite a few things, to be honest with you.
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In his short career, he's pitched well against us, ... I know he's 5-16. I know he's had some tough luck and all, but I think he's going to be a good one. This year's been a struggle for him, but from what I've seen of him, he can pitch.