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https://totallytigers.wordpress.com/2023/09/26/watercooler-wednesday-103/
WATERCOOLER WEDNESDAY.
Totally Tigers
Miguel Cabrera?s 21-year career in baseball comes to an end this week. There are 4 games left in the season in which he is expected to play.
Sixteen of those years have been spent with the Detroit Tigers. During this time, he won 2 back-to-back MVP Awards, 5 other top MVP nominations, a Triple Crown, 5 Silver Slugger awards and 7 All-Star appointments.
With the Tigers, Miggy hit a lifetime (so far) .304/ .380/ .510/ .890. His career slash line is .306/ .382/ .518 /.900.
Cabrera will finish sitting in 16th place in the 3,000 hit club with at least 3,168 hits. After Ty Cobb, he is the second Tiger in that club and has 161 more hits than Al Kaline.
Miggy holds a number of other hitting records and sits with some of the game?s best.
Unfortunately, multiple injuries ? including a broken foot, core muscle surgery and bad knees ? have slowed down his production since 2017.
As a result of both age and injuries, Miggy has held a ? WAR every year since 2017.
In all, the Tigers have paid him over $432 mill in salary which does not include bonuses given out for awards. They will pay him an additional $8 at the end of this year to buy out his 2 option years. When all is calculated, Detroit will have paid him somewhere in the neighborhood of $500 mill.
Cabrera is universally expected to be a first-round Hall of Famer, going into Cooperstown wearing the Olde English D.
As his career comes to a close and we watch his final games, what are your feelings as a fan?
How do you feel about watching Miguel Cabrera play his last games before he retires?
1. Sad to see it end.
2. Bittersweet.
3. Looking forward to moving on.
VOTE
WATERCOOLER WEDNESDAY.
Totally Tigers
Miguel Cabrera?s 21-year career in baseball comes to an end this week. There are 4 games left in the season in which he is expected to play.
Sixteen of those years have been spent with the Detroit Tigers. During this time, he won 2 back-to-back MVP Awards, 5 other top MVP nominations, a Triple Crown, 5 Silver Slugger awards and 7 All-Star appointments.
With the Tigers, Miggy hit a lifetime (so far) .304/ .380/ .510/ .890. His career slash line is .306/ .382/ .518 /.900.
Cabrera will finish sitting in 16th place in the 3,000 hit club with at least 3,168 hits. After Ty Cobb, he is the second Tiger in that club and has 161 more hits than Al Kaline.
Miggy holds a number of other hitting records and sits with some of the game?s best.
Unfortunately, multiple injuries ? including a broken foot, core muscle surgery and bad knees ? have slowed down his production since 2017.
As a result of both age and injuries, Miggy has held a ? WAR every year since 2017.
In all, the Tigers have paid him over $432 mill in salary which does not include bonuses given out for awards. They will pay him an additional $8 at the end of this year to buy out his 2 option years. When all is calculated, Detroit will have paid him somewhere in the neighborhood of $500 mill.
Cabrera is universally expected to be a first-round Hall of Famer, going into Cooperstown wearing the Olde English D.
As his career comes to a close and we watch his final games, what are your feelings as a fan?
How do you feel about watching Miguel Cabrera play his last games before he retires?
1. Sad to see it end.
2. Bittersweet.
3. Looking forward to moving on.
VOTE
