tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post114066336809035445..comments2024-01-08T14:50:08.705-05:00Comments on Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog: Tigers Spring Training Preview - First BasemenLee Panashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17148118898954670307noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-1140805883905030232006-02-24T13:31:00.000-05:002006-02-24T13:31:00.000-05:00Lee, I was more playing around about Jeff Weaver's...Lee, I was more playing around about Jeff Weaver's unbelievable splits... Lefties just plain kill him, but he's actually quite good against righties. The Twins figured this out about the 2nd or 3rd time they faced Weaver, and he hasn't fixed it yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-1140722096874324732006-02-23T14:14:00.000-05:002006-02-23T14:14:00.000-05:00Bizarre splits for Shelton last year. He was signi...Bizarre splits for Shelton last year. He was significantly better against righties. I imagine it's a fluke, but it's actually encouraging in that he didn't have nice numbers just because he feasted on lefties and was OK the rest of the time.<BR/><BR/>I'm not too fond of Shelton's defense. It was surprisingly good, meaning better than totally terrible. When Pena plays, if he's not playing first, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-1140721924731484602006-02-23T14:12:00.000-05:002006-02-23T14:12:00.000-05:00yeah, I can see Shelton being benched against cert...yeah, I can see Shelton being benched against certain pitchers. Hopefully, he is in there 90% of the time though.Lee Panashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17148118898954670307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-1140704504746658632006-02-23T09:21:00.000-05:002006-02-23T09:21:00.000-05:00And, of course, when Jeff Weaver is the opposing p...And, of course, when Jeff Weaver is the opposing pitcher, Shelton will hit the bench in favor of Dmitri & Carlos Pena and anyone else who bats left-handed. Anyone at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com