Motor City Bengals http://motorcitybengals.com A Detroit Tigers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:41:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Competition in the Central Comes Down To (Fours): Part 2 of 2 This is the second part of a two-parter – looking at the specific players who were expected to make significant contributions in the AL Central in 2011, but failed (and hence have a larger-than-normal share of the blame for keeping their teams out … [visit site to read more]

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]]> http://motorcitybengals.com/2012/02/07/competition-in-the-central-comes-down-to-fours-part-2-of-2/ Cuban Players Beginning To Show Up In Numbers Major League Baseball is being invaded, and our old nemesis Cuba and its’ baseball players are the culprit. The relatively small country of Cuba has been a big focus of baseball executives everywhere this off-season, and for good reason. The historically talent rich country’s players are beginning to find their way into major league organizations on a regular basis again. Before political tensions stemmed the flow of Cuban players to America, Cuba, at one time was the biggest provider of international talent. In fact, MLB used to have its winter ball roots in the country known for its’ cigars and [...]

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]]> http://motorcitybengals.com/2012/02/07/cuban-players-beginning-to-show-up-in-numbers/ Competition in the Central Comes Down to Threes: Part 1 of 2 In the 2011 season there was, for all intents and purposes, no competition in the American League Central. Though the Twins and White Sox did have preseason expectations of competition, and the Indians were close enough at the deadline to feel justified in adding pieces for a pennant run, the Tigers absolutely ran away with the thing by season’s close – finishing 15 games ahead of the second-place Tribe. In a nutshell, that lack of competition last year came down to three players on each team not playing as they were expected to play or as they needed to play [...]

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