Friday, January 15, 2010

Can they even balance a checkbook?


In the truth is "stranger than fiction" category, the Tigers made no effort to sign their halfway-decent closer, Fernando Rodney as they thought he was too expensive. Rodney later signed with the Angels for $11 million for two years. Yesterday the Tigers signed Jose Valverde to be their closer at $14 million for two years.

Weeks back, the Tigers unloaded Curtis Granderson to the Yankees as they said he was too expensive at $5.5 million for 2010. Reports now have the Tigers interested in Johnny Damon who's demand to the Yankees was $20 million for 2 years.

No, this is true.

Look it up! It's in the papers.

They just can't make stuff up you know.

4 comments:

the sewingmachineguy said...

It would have been fun to have an outfield of; Damon, Granderson, and Singl-io. Just to see them throw 8-hoppers to the plate.

Contrary Guy said...

It would certainly keep the third base coach of the other team busy and he might even sustain a rotator cuff injury waiving everybody in.

Seriously, some of Damon's ground ball throws to the infield are flat out hilarious.

AdamE said...

I always thought that Manny made that hilarious diving cutoff because he didn't think that Damon could hit the infield.

http://uncutvideo.aol.com/videos/fc9185e276f33f602a97939db8ee4505

Contrary Guy said...

Adam,

At least it would have shown some degree of logic on Manny's part.

I think Jim Rome once did about a 20 minute bit on that particular play.

Kevin