PRINCE FIELDER HAS RETURNED TO HIS BOYHOOD ROOTS, DECIDING TO SIGN WITH THE DETROIT TIGERS.  WOW, THE TIGERS HAVE THEIR MAN, AND THE INSTITUTION OF HE BASEBALL WRITERS WERE NOT EVEN CLOSE WITH THEIR PREDICTIONS ON WHERE THIS FUTURE HALL OF FAMER WOULD LAND. AND YES, MYBOYSAY ALSO MISSED. WITH GREAT THE RANGERS SIGNING THE ASIAN PITCHING GREAT, YU DARVISH , THE MYBOYSAY MLB NATION FELT THAT THE RANGERS WOULD CLEAN UP THE DEAL,  AND SIGN THE PRINCE, BUT WE WERE WRONG. 

GOOD FOR THE TIGERS, NOT SO GOOD FOR THE RANGERS, BUT TIME WILL TELL WITH THAT EXPLOSIVE TEXAS RANGERS OFFENSE.

HOW GOOD IS MR. FIELDER? LET’S VIEW  HIS 6YR OUTPUT, AND HERE ARE THE NUMBERS! 2006-2011:

BATTING AVG- .282

HR’S 230

RBI’S 656

SLUGGING PCT .540 

ON BASE PCT .390

HITS 996

3X ALL-STAR

2011 ALL-STAR MVP

2X SILVER SLUGGER AWARD(2007, 2011)

50 HOME RUN CLUB (ANNUALLY)

2009 HOME RUN DERBY WINNER

THESE ARE GREAT NUMBERS FOR A 27YR OLD MLB PLAYER, AND IT DESERVES THE DOLLARS INVESTED BY THE DETROIT TIGERS. YES, PRINCE FIELDER HAS ACHIEVED GREATNESS SO FAR, AND THE $214,000,000.00 OVER 9YRS IS JUSTIFIED.

CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER FOR THE YOUNG HITTING MACHINE, PRINCE FIELDER, AND THE MYBOYSAY MLB NATION WISHES MR. FIELDER AND HIS TEAMMATES MANY VICTORIES, PLAYOFF APPEARANCES, AND HOPEFULLY, A WORLD SERIES.

 

 

 

 


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