Prior to that in Advanced A Tampa Coke was 73 with a 3

In the bullpen, Byung-Hyun Kim had shut down opponents as the closer. The lineup was powerful with stars Luis Gonzales and Matt Williams. On the other side, the Yankees were aiming for a fourth straight title in the wake of the 9/11 tragedy. With the Series pushed back into November, it was already to be a unique series, and it delivered. Then in Game Five, the Diamondbacks held a 2-0 lead with two outs in the bottom of the ninth.

With Kim on the mound again, Scott Brosius launched a home run, as lightning struck twice A stunned Kim crouched on the mound, his head down. After rebounding to take Game Six, Game Seven looked to be a Yankee win, but the tables dramatically turned. Spurred on by the home crowd, the home side started a rally against Mariano Rivera. Tony Womack lined a double down the right field line to tie the game before Luis Gonzales looped a Series-winning single over Derek Jeter's head at short, setting off an iconic and frenzied celebration. It was one of the greatest World Series in Major League Baseball history.

At 27 years old, I think it’s safe to say that the prospect lable is far removed from his name.Last season in a relief role with the Yankees in 60 innings of work Coke went 4-3 posting a 4.50 ERA. The numbers are respectable but nothing to get to excited about.You see the Tigers currently have a surplus of lefty relievers on the roster. With Bobby Seay, Fu-Te Ni, Daniel Schereth and Brad Thomas battling it out for just twoavailable slots in the bullpen, perhaps Coke would be a better fit in the rotation.As it stands now, only Nate Robertson and (long shot) Dontrelle Willis are south paw candidates for the rotation. That may explained why in Advanced A he posted much better numbers of 0.5 HR/9 and in AA 0.4 HR/9. Both of which I might add were teams that Coke was used primarily as a starter.So how long has it been since he started and curious how well he faired Coke went 9-4 with a 2.51 ERA in Double-A Trenton in 2008. Prior to that in Advanced A Tampa Coke was 7-3 with a 3.09 ERA.Maybe it’s far fetched and maybe I’m alone on this.