I think the holdup on the Red Sox/Dodgers trade is....

 

 

 

 

 

....is who gets Edwin Jackson.

Nobody has signed Edwin Jackson yet?

Probably that "must be traded yearly" contract demand.

No way they could've used Edwin Jackson there!

He just got traded!

(more) Profound clubhouse thoughts

"The game plan today was to come in and be aggressive."

1 star out of 5 on the "cliche-meter": The passive approach just wasn't working.

(more) Profound clubhouse thoughts

"At the end of the night, we got a win and that's the mission."

4 stars out of 5 on the "cliche-meter".

Did you know that Edwin Jackson....

....has an honorary degree in State (and now Province) income tax law?

- California
- Florida
- Michigan
- Arizona
- Illinois
- Ontario

He did not try and block the trade because now he gets a DH in his lineup!

The Edwin Jackson World Tour is coming!

Los Angeles - Dodger Stadium - 2003/2005 (Sold Out!)
Tampa Bay - Tropicana Field - 2006/2008 (Sold Out!)
Detroit - Comerica Park - 2009 (Sold Out!)
Phoenix - Chase Field - 2010 (Sold Out!)
Chicago - U.S. Cellular Field - 2010 (Tickets on sale Saturday at Live Nation!)

"Takin' America by Storm Tour"

"Throwin' all the hits"

"One after the other!"

"Oh Yeah!"

Special Guest with his hit "Been Playin' around Towns" - Omar Vizquel!

Don't Miss it!

A "Rock City" Production.

From now on, anything less than a perfect game or a no-hitter does not qualify as a "quality start"

Sorry new standards this year.

We don't use slide rules anymore, you know. You gotta change with the times.

That said, he threw 149 pitches!

Anybody putting any money on the Diamondbacks for his next start?

Didn't think so.

Said between puffs of smoke

Per John Tomase of the Boston Herald, this was Jim Leyland's* response to the question of why the Tigers have so many productive players on the trade market:

"You can stop right there. All they are is rumors. We've assured everyone of this. Anyone who thinks the Detroit Tigers are having a fire sale is foolish. Because we are not. I can assure you of that and I'll leave it at that. Anything else you have you should direct to the general manager."

That's enough confirmation for me. It looks like the Tigers are a having a colossal fire sale!

Hey, can we add the manager to it?

*You know, smoking one million cigarettes is quite a feat and as a bonus you also get the benefit of having a lung x-ray with colors on it never seen before in medical journals.

Ken Rosenthal says the Tigers need to trade Miguel Cabrera

Ok, it is no secret that the Tigers have put Curtis Granderson, Edwin Jackson, Gerald Laird and Brandon Inge on the trading block because of payroll considerations.

Further, Placido Polanco, Fernando Rodney and perhaps Brandon Lyon will not be resigned for the same reason.

Now Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports says the Tigers should move Miguel Cabrera to free up some salary.

You know the Tigers once had a pretty good team. Like as recently as well.....last year.

Good year for Edwin Jackson! Get rid of him then.

FoxSports.com is reporting that the Detroit Tigers are putting pitcher, Edwin Jackson on the trade market to "alleviate (its) payroll crunch." Jackson made $2.2 million last year and is arbitration-eligible and likely would get around $5 million through the arbitration process. ($5 million for a quality starting pitcher! You've got to do something about that!)

Jackson was 13-9 last year and had a 3.62 ERA and 1.26 WHIP. Without him, the Tigers are not playing in Game 163 for a shot at the playoffs.

The Tigers apparently cannot keep such an affordable quality starting pitcher because they must keep the following 2009 underachievers who are on the back-end of long-term contracts:

Dontrelle Willis: 1-4, 7.49 ERA, 1.93 WHIP*, ($12 million due in 2010)
Nate Robertson: 2-3, 5,44 ERA, 1.75 WHIP, ($7 million due in 2010)
Jeremy Bonderman: 0-1, 8.71 ERA, 2.32 WHIP** ($12.5 million due to 2010)

Isn't that special?

And just how much are our season tickets going to increase next year?

* A 1.93 WHIP!
** The Tigers really got it going on with WHIP! Almost 2.5 runners an inning!