Alan Trammell
SURPRISE, AZ - FEBRUARY 25: Manager Kirk Gibson and bench coach Alan Trammell of the Arizona Diamondbacks congratulate Rod Barajas #28 after he scored a second inning run against the Kansas City Royals during the spring training game at Surprise Stadium on February 25, 2013 in Surprise, Arizona.
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There seems to be a little run right now for catchers ... It's good for baseball. As a fan of the game, you appreciate the talent. Everyone in baseball will tell you the No. 1 component behind the pitcher is the catcher. If you've got a good one, you'd better keep him.
He's certainly got a good arm, there's no question about it, but to me, that's overrated ... I think the feel is more important, you have to be able to throw from different angles, you have to be able to move up the middle and sometimes have finesse throws. There are a lot of things that go into it, and Penny gets them all.More quotes »
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Led by Fielder and Cabrera, Tigers bang out three HRs in 10-4 rout of Indians
— It used to be Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker who formed the Keystone Combination for the Tigers, up the middle at shortstop and second base, defensively. Now it’s Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder who’ve become the Tigers’ Keystone Combo, anchoring the Tigers from Grosse Ile Ile Camera Read more »
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Detroit Tigers Links: Miguel Cabrera on pace to break RBI record & Alan Trammell "walks like a duck"
Alan Trammell Diamond Mines The Diamond Mines is a new website funded by the Baseball Hall of Fame documenting scouting reports of old players. Here's one for Alan Trammell claiming he "walks like a duck." "I should also preface everything below by saying from Bless You Boys Read more »
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Trammell admires Tulo from afar
-- D-backs bench coach Alan Trammell is a former shortstop who hit third later in his career with the Tigers and won four Gold Glove Awards. He is an ardent admirer of Rockies shortstop and cleanup hitter Troy Tulowitzki, whom he watches from a perspective from MLB.com Read more »
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McClelland: The grotesque rise of baseball salaries
Edward McClelland Slate I've been a Tigers fan since I was 11 years old, and I filled scrapbooks with stories about Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker clipped from the Detroit Free Press. Hanging on my office wall is a framed photo of Kirk Gibson celebrating his from The Troy Record Read more »
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CAPUTO: Miguel Cabrera or Mike Trout? Who is the better player?
the late Bill Lajoie, who understood the game better than any person I have ever countered (this is somebody who once selected Alan Trammell and Ozzie Smith in the same draft), told me, “If a player can hit, he can play.” Continued... It’s a phrase stuck in from Saline Reporter Read more »
