Alan Trammell
Alan Trammell
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...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth21 February 1958
CityGarden Grove, CA
It's not easy right now, ... My stomach, I've got a knot. I don't like it at all. I am in charge so it is my responsibility. It bothers me. I'd love it to stop as quick as it possibly could.
It sounds like an excuse, ... but it's a fact that this club, the way that we had set it up, for the most part has not been able to be out there the way we would've liked. We thought we were probably going to win a few games. And hey, who says we won't? But right from the get-go, it's been one thing after another.
Does that tell you how it's been going for us?
It's just kind of the way things have been going for us. We're not catching any breaks.
The athletic players (on the Devil Rays) fit me, and I would love to be able to work with a team like this.
We decided to put together a couple left-handers against Liriano.
We're all responsible. I'm the leader, the captain of the ship, and I have to take responsibility.
I'm a big boy. I've been through enough that I understand how things are.
Losing gets old. It's just been a heck of a month, to be honest with you.
We did some things to better ourselves to play with that group. For the most part, we haven't been able to do that. We thought we'd have more depth. We just haven't been able to have our guys out there for the kind of time that we would like.
Those were two guys we were hoping would be regular guys, ... And we miss their leadership, too. Being there on a regular basis would allow that.
We didn't score any runs. We had opportunities to score runs and we didn't do it. That was it.
We don't have the finished product yet, we have a learning 21-year-old. But we like what we have. I give him credit, going through what he went through last season, getting on-the-job training. He handled himself well under the circumstances.
That's where pride comes in. Regardless of what happens, people are watching you. You're a professional -- that's the approach you have to take.