Age : 49 Joined : 05 Oct 2007 Posts : 21896 Location : Eastern Ohio, near Wheeling WV Favorite Current Tiger(s) : Maggs, Curtis, Inge, Gala, Matt, Clete, Marcus (really all of em!)
Subject: Cruceta shines in season debut Tue Apr 22, 2008 6:39 pm
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 Cruceta shines in season debut Lynn Henning / The Detroit News
TOLEDO -- Francisco Cruceta appears to be ready.
The Tigers right-hander, who earlier this year spent nine weeks stranded in the Dominican Republic because of visa problems, made his 2008 debut Tuesday and did not disappoint in a three-inning scoreless, hitless appearance for the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens.
Cruceta pitched in relief against the Columbus Clippers, striking out the side in the sixth on 10 pitches and retiring the side 1-2-3 in the seventh on two ground balls and a fourth strikeout. In the seventh, he added two more strikeouts. He also hit one batter on an 0-2 breaking pitch, and walked another when he went to his mouth successively on a 3-1 count, resulting in an automatic ball being called by the plate umpire.
He retired the other batter in the seventh on a ground ball. No Clippers batter hit a ball out of the infield.
Cruceta's fastball regularly touched 94 mph, and once hit 95. He added a hard slider and a lethal split-finger change-up, the pitch Cruceta added to his repertoire following earlier stints with Texas, Seattle and Cleveland.
Cruceta, 26, is 6-foot-2 and 215 pounds. He said before Tuesday night's game that his visa problems stemmed from last year's 50-game suspension by Major League Baseball for using steroids.
Cruceta pitched last year for the Texas Rangers' Triple-A team at Oklahoma City.
He was signed by the Tigers in November following a sparkling stint for Gigantes del Ciabo in the Dominican Winter League.
The Tigers have until May 10 to decide whether to activate Cruceta to their 25-man big-league roster. Because he is out of minor-league options, the team must either add him to the active roster or expose him to the waiver wire.
Tuesday night's appearance would indicate Cruceta has a reasonable chance of heading to Detroit. Perhaps quickly.
Age : 17 Joined : 05 Oct 2007 Posts : 2257 Favorite Current Tiger(s) : Jeff Larish | Fish: Mike Rabelo | Rockie: Jason Grilli | Bullpen catcher: Scott Pickens
Subject: Re: Francisco Cruceta Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:58 am
So who do you think they are going to send down to make room for him on the roster? I think it's going to be Miner since he has like a 14 ERA. _________________
swiss_tiger Erie SeaWolf
Age : 38 Joined : 04 Oct 2007 Posts : 1527 Location : Switzerland Favorite Current Tiger(s) : Inge, Inge, Inge and hhmmm Inge. ;-)
Subject: Re: Francisco Cruceta Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:30 pm
mrsrabelo wrote:
So who do you think they are going to send down to make room for him on the roster? I think it's going to be Miner since he has like a 14 ERA.
He did a great job against the Rangers yesterday. Will that be enough to save his head though? _________________ "I'm on a mission. Mark my words: I'll be back, and I'll be able to do what I've been doing." Joel Zumaya
laprimamirala Detroit Tiger
Joined : 29 Oct 2007 Posts : 12563 Location : SE Michigan Favorite Current Tiger(s) : take a guess! Magglio es muy caliente!
Subject: Re: Francisco Cruceta Fri Apr 25, 2008 12:06 am
we need a nail-biting emoticon! _________________ There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
swiss_tiger Erie SeaWolf
Age : 38 Joined : 04 Oct 2007 Posts : 1527 Location : Switzerland Favorite Current Tiger(s) : Inge, Inge, Inge and hhmmm Inge. ;-)
Subject: Re: Francisco Cruceta Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:07 pm
_________________ "I'm on a mission. Mark my words: I'll be back, and I'll be able to do what I've been doing." Joel Zumaya
laprimamirala Detroit Tiger
Joined : 29 Oct 2007 Posts : 12563 Location : SE Michigan Favorite Current Tiger(s) : take a guess! Magglio es muy caliente!
Subject: Re: Francisco Cruceta Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:30 am
perfect! _________________ There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
Ohios#1TigerFan Erie SeaWolf
Age : 38 Joined : 04 Oct 2007 Posts : 1367 Location : Vermilion, Ohio Favorite Current Tiger(s) : Placido, Thames, Miggy, B.Inge
Subject: Re: Francisco Cruceta Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:21 pm
Well...Cruceta blew another one. Why can't anyone in the bullpen pitch? And why even HAVE a closer when the setup men lose games for us, or we score so many runs, it won't count as a save anyway? _________________ "I'm glad we're in the other division," Terry Francona, manager of the East-winning Boston Red Sox, told the Associated Press. "That lineup just got scary."
gs78 Detroit Tiger
Joined : 06 Oct 2007 Posts : 22414 Location : Trashy Park Michigan Favorite Current Tiger(s) : Dontrelle Willis, Brandon Inge, Maggs, Verlander, Granderson, Pudge and Todd Jones
Subject: Re: Francisco Cruceta Mon Jun 02, 2008 9:06 pm
Why can't our starters pitch 9?
gs78 Detroit Tiger
Joined : 06 Oct 2007 Posts : 22414 Location : Trashy Park Michigan Favorite Current Tiger(s) : Dontrelle Willis, Brandon Inge, Maggs, Verlander, Granderson, Pudge and Todd Jones
Subject: Re: Francisco Cruceta Mon Jun 02, 2008 9:07 pm
Oh Wait!
I forgot!
gdennis59 Toledo Mud Hen
Age : 15 Joined : 25 Mar 2008 Posts : 4744 Location : Akron, Ohio Favorite Current Tiger(s) : Todd Jones, Miguel Cabrera, Freddi Dolsi, Alexis Gomez
Subject: Re: Francisco Cruceta Tue Jun 03, 2008 5:08 am
Ohios#1TigerFan wrote:
Well...Cruceta blew another one. Why can't anyone in the bullpen pitch? And why even HAVE a closer when the setup men lose games for us, or we score so many runs, it won't count as a save anyway?
Maybe Jonesy should pitch some 2 inning saves... _________________ "We only work three hours a day, so the least we can do is give 100 percent."
Todd Jones
laprimamirala Detroit Tiger
Joined : 29 Oct 2007 Posts : 12563 Location : SE Michigan Favorite Current Tiger(s) : take a guess! Magglio es muy caliente!
Subject: Re: Francisco Cruceta Tue Jun 03, 2008 3:55 pm
he's gone now. We should put him in the old players section. _________________ There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
Ohios#1TigerFan Erie SeaWolf
Age : 38 Joined : 04 Oct 2007 Posts : 1367 Location : Vermilion, Ohio Favorite Current Tiger(s) : Placido, Thames, Miggy, B.Inge
Subject: Re: Francisco Cruceta Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:44 pm
Well...he's not technically gone yet...just designated for assignment. We have 10 days to do something, which includes outrighting him to the Minors. _________________ "I'm glad we're in the other division," Terry Francona, manager of the East-winning Boston Red Sox, told the Associated Press. "That lineup just got scary."
TrammMan New York Yankee
Age : 31 Joined : 15 Feb 2008 Posts : 70 Location : Toledo Ohio Favorite Current Tiger(s) : Granderson- NON TIGER Carlos Pena
Subject: Re: Francisco Cruceta Wed Jun 04, 2008 6:30 am
It was a joke that this fool was getting so much attention on his way from toledo to detroit. The guy sucks, look at his past. If he was so good, the tigers would have never had a chance to sign him.
austin _________________
laprimamirala Detroit Tiger
Joined : 29 Oct 2007 Posts : 12563 Location : SE Michigan Favorite Current Tiger(s) : take a guess! Magglio es muy caliente!
Subject: Re: Francisco Cruceta Wed Jun 04, 2008 6:48 am
more misplaced tigers hype! _________________ There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
bobrob2004 DTF1 MODERATOR Detroit Tiger
Age : 23 Joined : 05 Oct 2007 Posts : 9309 Location : Warren, MI
Subject: Re: Francisco Cruceta Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:30 am
_________________
laprimamirala Detroit Tiger
Joined : 29 Oct 2007 Posts : 12563 Location : SE Michigan Favorite Current Tiger(s) : take a guess! Magglio es muy caliente!
Subject: Re: Francisco Cruceta Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:58 am
wonder where he's gonna end up.... _________________ There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
mrsrabelo Erie SeaWolf
Age : 17 Joined : 05 Oct 2007 Posts : 2257 Favorite Current Tiger(s) : Jeff Larish | Fish: Mike Rabelo | Rockie: Jason Grilli | Bullpen catcher: Scott Pickens
Subject: Re: Francisco Cruceta Fri Jun 06, 2008 5:04 am
We'll try not to miss you too much _________________
Home 
FAQ 
Search 
Register 
Log in 
Subject: Cruceta shines in season debut 
Tue Apr 22, 2008 6:39 pm
Why can't anyone in the bullpen pitch? And why even HAVE a closer when the setup men lose games for us, or we score so many runs, it won't count as a save anyway?
