On Wednesday evening, news broke that the Detroit Tigers had traded second baseman Ian Kinsler to the Los Angeles Angels.
As soon as the trade was announced, the Twitter universe absolutely exploded with comments about Kinsler and some were pretty darn funny.
Mike Trout is not involved in the potential Ian Kinsler deal between the Tigers and Angels, I'm told.
— anthony fenech (@anthonyfenech) December 14, 2017
Ian Kinsler is on his way out of Detroit. Giddy up to Cali. pic.twitter.com/W39qkEzI1u
— Brad Galli (@BradGalli) December 14, 2017
Things that will be missed about Ian Kinsler:
1) sarcasm
2) blunt honesty
3) Gold Glove-caliber D
4) barely contained sarcasm after dumb Qs— Matthew B. Mowery (@matthewbmowery) December 14, 2017
5) Purposely dropping infield flys to keep the slower guy on base.
6) Telling umps to "Do their fucking job" within earshot of microphones https://t.co/8gRBPV7YeR
— Stephen Klaiss (@sklaiss24) December 14, 2017
https://twitter.com/tbush51goblue/status/941110219932884992
https://twitter.com/JudeSierra/status/941109980979179520
"Ian Kinsler. good luck to Ian. i've been a tiger fan for fifty some years. I believe in rebuilding, but this is rediculous. Thans to tigers management we should be the laughing stock of baseball. mr. I is turning in his grave…
— John stewart (@Johnste77960984) December 14, 2017
My goodbye to Ian Kinsler on his last Instagram post. Ok, now im done. 😊 #Kinsler #Goodbye #Tigers #ThankYou pic.twitter.com/NAcJy3akHA
— Sunshine 🌞💙🐅⚾ (Shine) (@MissShineATX) December 14, 2017
Well @tigers another amazing, dependable leader in the clubhouse has gotten the boot. 👎🏻 Bye bye Ian Kinsler. Won’t even recognize the team next year, if its even worth watching 😔. Heartbreaking!
— Deanna Searls (@searls_deanna) December 14, 2017
https://twitter.com/themikegrawburg/status/941107644839940098
https://twitter.com/Cmetzler16/status/941107582340681734
Second basemen with at least 225 home runs and 225 stolen bases:#Angels Ian Kinsler
Craig Biggio*
Ryne Sandberg*
Joe Morgan**Hall of Famer
— Ryan M. Spaeder (@theaceofspaeder) December 14, 2017
Ian Kinsler was one of the best players on a division rival and once yelled “Get the f*ck off our field” towards the Angels. However, I’d advise Angels fans to look past that. This guy is a great defender, runs the bases well and is a great bet to bounce back offensively.
— Brent Maguire (@bmags94) December 14, 2017
Ian Kinsler's new f****** job will be to help Mike Trout win a championship it seems
— Neil Weinberg (@NeilWeinberg44) December 14, 2017
Ian kinsler pic.twitter.com/PNxIet7WOg
— Jacob Curlee (@iLikeCurlsDaily) December 14, 2017
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Ron Gardenhire’s latest comments may just win Detroit Tigers’ fans over
Detroit Tigers’ manager, Ron Gardenhire, sat down with the media at the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings and dropped gem after gem for the masses. Credit to MLive.com for dropping this story first.
Gardenhire spent his 30 minutes talking more about quality of training than quantity. As a defensive specialist, the Tigers’ new manager will spend his time working with the infield and less with the pitchers, and give more control to pitching coach Chris Bosio.
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Is Ian Kinsler sending a statement to Tigers GM Al Avila?
It’s Day 3 of the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings down in Orlando, Florida and things are slowly but surely starting to pick up. Some news surrounding the Detroit Tigers includes their interest in potentially reuniting with a former Tigers reliever.
Perhaps the biggest news regarding the club revolves around a trio of players on the current roster — Michael Fulmer, Shane Greene and Ian Kinsler — being the subject of trade talks at the meetings. The elder statesman in that group is probably the most likely to trade for a number of reasons. However, there is one major roadblock that could prevent Kinsler from being shipped out.
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