Month: June 2008

Oh, how those September call-ups can distort reality. In nine games with the Tigers junior varsity (i.e., after they clinched the division), Simmons batted .433 (13 for 30). Move over, Larry Herndon, right? Nah. The Tigers’ second pick in the 1981 draft, Simmons (#37) hit 10 homers for the ’85 Tigers. On April 29, 1986…