The Detroit Tigers retired Alan Trammell’s number three before the series finale yesterday. After Trammell had his number retired he spoke to the media. There he iterated that Tigers’ fans have treated him like a Hall of Famer for a long time.
While it was intended to be Trammell’s afternoon at Comerica Park, it’s only fitting that it became Lou Whitaker’s afternoon as well. Trammell and Whitaker are widely considered to be the greatest duo in baseball history. It’s hard to mention one without the other. Trammell even mentioned during his speech that he felt Whitaker deserved to be in Cooperstown, next to him.