Playoff IGD: A’s @ Tigers (14 Oct 06)
Sat, Oct 14, 2006
by Geoff Young
first pitch: 1:35 p.m., PT
television: FOX
matchup: Dan Haren (14-13, 4.12 ERA) vs Jeremy Bonderman (14-8, 4.08 ERA)
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Tigers go for the sweep at home against the A’s. Former Oakland farmhand Jeremy Bonderman (drafted under Grady Fuson’s watch and a focal point of Moneyball) faces Dan Haren, part of the package that sent Mark Mulder to St. Louis. Haren also was born in Monterey Park, where I lived in the mid- to late-’70s. Feel free to chat about the game or anything else; I’ll have another IGD up at 4 p.m. PT for the NLCS.
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October 14, 2006 at 1:30 pm
On the Bochy to the Cubs rumors - do the Padres get some sort of compensation if Bochy does go to the Cubs?
October 14, 2006 at 2:29 pm
Good discussions, guys (esp BigKTFan & Kevin)!
re: change in manager & GM … I’m a big SA fan … have been since his early work with the A’s (late 80’s) … I think he’s a good decision maker and judge of management talent … it will be risky to change manager & GM because I think both are above average … but I think SA is the right guy to have being the lead for choosing their replacements. It would seem like Paul Depodesta would be the easy pick for GM … and I’d be good with that. And I think that the key to a good manager is one that doesn’t make mistakes …
October 14, 2006 at 4:59 pm
Has anyone ever won a Champ Series with the other series only having 2 in the books?
Seems like Tigers are going to get to / have to sit around and wait for a week!
October 14, 2006 at 5:30 pm
BP ran an article about the how the ALCS teams were built … and it included this view of D’Angelo Jimenez …
In 1999, Jimenez was one of the brightest shortstop prospects in the game after batting .327/.392/.492 at Triple-A Columbus as a 21-year-old. He had a harrowing car accident in the offseason and has never been the same, floating to the Padres, White Sox, Reds, and Rangers before getting signed this summer by Oakland. He’s still a solid performer with plus speed and good contact skills, and he’ll probably last a while in a utility role.
… fyi … ymmv …
October 14, 2006 at 6:15 pm
re: 2
I don’t think Towers is rumoring to be leaving or being fired. So I don’t think Alderson will be choosing a new GM.