by Denny » April 7, 2020, 10:32 pm
It is amazing that Al Kaline played 22 seasons for the Tigers and no other organization. The only two players that I can think of and surely there may be more but, I can only think of two right now and they would be Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell who both went on played for the Tigers almost as long as Kaline did. Not sure just how many seasons both Lou and Tram played together but it was at least close to if not over 20 seasons. I don't think that Lou got into the baseball hall of fame like Tram did unless I am missing something here. If Lou is not in the hall of fame then he surely does deserve to be there! With Al Kaline passing away, there can't be too many more players left from the 1968 team as what is left surely has to be getting up their in age now. It's too bad and also a shame that Al Kaline somehow didn't end up as a Tigers manager somehow or even a GM for them. Had he been given the chance and the opportunity, maybe the Tigers wouldn't be in such a mess like they are currently and maybe they might have went on and won more pennants titles and World Series championships as well. Just my thoughts only and two cents here. Comments anyone?
It is amazing that Al Kaline played 22 seasons for the Tigers and no other organization. The only two players that I can think of and surely there may be more but, I can only think of two right now and they would be Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell who both went on played for the Tigers almost as long as Kaline did. Not sure just how many seasons both Lou and Tram played together but it was at least close to if not over 20 seasons. I don't think that Lou got into the baseball hall of fame like Tram did unless I am missing something here. If Lou is not in the hall of fame then he surely does deserve to be there! With Al Kaline passing away, there can't be too many more players left from the 1968 team as what is left surely has to be getting up their in age now. It's too bad and also a shame that Al Kaline somehow didn't end up as a Tigers manager somehow or even a GM for them. Had he been given the chance and the opportunity, maybe the Tigers wouldn't be in such a mess like they are currently and maybe they might have went on and won more pennants titles and World Series championships as well. Just my thoughts only and two cents here. Comments anyone?