1915 Tigers Stay the Course

After a long letter from my owner, I thought hard about what direction to go with the franchise & have decided to stay on course, which means Tyrus Raymond Cobb will remain with my Tigers.

After all, it's not my fault that we have been plagued with injuries... here is a list (below) of the injuries my team is dealing with as of July 16th...

• SP Hugh Bedient (Out 9-10 months) - Torn UCL
• SS Tom Downey (Out for 2 months) - Severe Hip Strain
• SP Jack Quinn (Out for 6 weeks) - Elbow Ligament Reconstruction Surgery
• P Rube Waddell (Out for 5 weeks) - Torn Meniscus (Knee)
• 3B/2B Hans Lobert (Out for 4 weeks) - Shoulder Tendinitis
• 2B Jack Barry (Out for 3 weeks) - Torn Back Muscle

Quinn: One of a handful of hurt players for Tigers.

I conducted one trade with the Brooklyn Dodgers recently by acquiring third baseman Milt Stock, while saying goodbye to popular catcher William Fischer in a straight-up one-for-one deal. It was a pretty fair deal really, both are three-star players right now, while I acquired a guy three years younger (22) while he can now take over full-time third base duties, Hans Lobert will still get some playing time once he comes off the disabled list, but will be backing up Stock (at third) & Barry (at second).

Our backup shortstop Bill Stumpf has surprised with the bat, by hitting .280, while getting on base 33% of the time, he was better known for his glove entering this season, but due to injuries he has gained some experience.. so he may be sticking around as he is making a case for next year's roster spot.

My three infield positions of 3B, SS & 2B has been a bad case of musical chairs for the most part during my tenure, so if I can start establishing more stability in those areas that would make our team stronger in the long run.

We currently hold a 2.5 game lead over the St. Louis Browns in the A.L. West, which is a pretty good accomplishment considering all the injuries we have had to deal with.