The Detroit players and manager were singing the praises of Placido Polanco after last night's game. Polly forced a poor throw on what should have been an inning-ending double play, allowing 2 runs to score. He had a sacrifice fly to give the Tigers a cushion in the eighth. Then he made a diving stop and threw out Nick Markakis to end the game with Tejada on deck."He is my favorite player," winning pitcher Nate Robertson said. Nate gave a pretty impressive performance, himself, and like Polly might be vastly underrated/underappreciated. I was down on him earlier in his career, I admit it. But this guy is turning into an above-average starter, and he works fast, too.
Leyland on Polanco: "He's an excellent, excellent major league player. He's the total baseball player. He's more talented than most people think."
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