I know this isn’t the line, but just go with it. I guess this would make Darth Vadar the Detroit Tigers’ grandpa.
Luke Scott of the Baltimore Orioles is really the Detroit Tigers daddy. The 30-year old lefty swinger was drafted in 2001 in the 9th round by the Cleveland Indians, but didn’t play his first full season in the MLB until 2007 when he played in 132 games with the Houston Astros. Before the next season Baltimore acquired him in a trade and so started Luke Scott’s fatherhood of the Detroit Tigers as he would see the Tigers about twice a season.
Luke’s expectations weren’t exremely high by the time he was traded to Baltimore, but being a 9th round draft pick and displaying some pop in the past, the Orioles were hoping he could put it all together with them. His first year with the Orioles ended respectably, hitting .257 with 23 HR and 65 RBIs. He had flashes of what he could be and it was all considered good enough for a 1-year deal in the offseason worth $2.4 million.
Yeah, those flashes of stardom were like freaking Michael Bay explosions against the Tigers. In playing the Tigers only 7 times in 2008, Luke was 13-24 (.542) with 5 HR and 10 RBIs. Some would say, if only Luke could play the Tigers every game. Others would call that a couple of pretty good series for a guy the Tigers caught at the wrong time. Unlucky. Coincidence.
It’s no fluke for Luke, though (heh, I had to) against the Tigers. It’s more of the same this season. In just the first two games this year, Luke is 5-7 (.714) with 4 HR and 9 RBIs.
Yep, he’s our daddy.
In his short career vs. the Tigers Luke Scott has played nine games against us: 18-31 (.581) with 9 HR, 18 RBIs, and a video game slugging percentage…on steroids. He is single handedly beating the Tigers this series at a 9-3 clip.
I think it’d be an understatement to say we’d like to get far, far, far away from our daddy; the slugger with two first names.
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