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    Miggy Cabrera DUI

    in The Diamond Club

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    I personally don't see that much coming out of it. It'll blow over in a few weeks, and I love having Cabrera on the Tigers. I wouldn't trade him for anyone.

     

    However, the man really has a problem. I don't want to see this possibly affecting his health even more or his longevity. Hope he gets it worked out, for good this time.

    Miguel Cabrera could be traded?

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    QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Nov 24, 2009 -> 10:45 PM)
    And let's not forget that the dude got himself s***faced and jailed the last weekend of the season while his team was fighting for its playoff life; not that that's any kind of red flag or anything.

     

    DOUBLE YUCK

     

    First of all, this is incorrect. Cabrera was not arrested.

     

    http://www.freep.com/article/20091007/SPOR...e--big-mistake-

    Rosangel Cabrera told police the two were fighting. Both Cabreras had injuries to their faces, but police determined "both were aggressors" and did not arrest anybody.

     

    Second of all, this won't happen. It's just talk that Lynn Henning started.

    Boston vs Detroit 8/11

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    QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 12, 2009 -> 01:08 PM)
    How about the total Whiff by the Det 1B? Where the hell was Laird?

    Laird was in the dugout.

     

    Avila, Detroit's young back-up catcher who was playin gin his 3rd career game, was a little late getting out of the crouch.

    CQ for MVP and ARam for ROY

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    I go with Quentin for MVP.

     

    Longoria is hoping to be back next week, so if he does well that will help him with ROY. Right now the top candidates are Longoria, Ramirez, and Galarraga(besides the fact he isn't getting much attention)..just by looking at stats..

    2008 AL Central Catch-All Thread

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    Tiger fans celebrate..

     

    http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic.../805010385/1004

     

    NEW YORK -- Thirteen into 12 didn't fit. Someone on the Tigers had to go to make room for hotshot right-hander Francisco Cruceta.

     

    On Wednesday, before the Tigers' game against the Yankees, that someone turned out to be relief pitcher Jason Grilli.

     

    In a deal that keeps him in the majors and gives the Tigers a deep-minors prospect in return, the Tigers traded Grilli to the Colorado Rockies for 22-year-old Zach Simons, the Rockies' second-round draft choice in 2005.

     

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    Cruceta has had three outings at Triple-A Toledo ranging from good to outstanding after missing all of spring training because of visa problems. He will join the Tigers today.

     

    "We're excited about that," Tigers president and general manager Dave Dombrowski said. "He's been throwing the ball very well."

     

    Simons will report to Class A Lakeland. In seven appearances this year for the Class A Modesto Nuts, he's 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA, 14 strikeouts and nine walks in 13 1/3 innings.

     

    Aware Cruceta was pitching well at Toledo, and that one of the Tigers' 12 pitchers would have to be subtracted, Grilli knew he was vulnerable.

     

    In fact, he knew something could happen at any time and with so many other Tigers throwing as well or better, Grilli also could do the math. It was going to be him.

     

    The worst-case scenario would have been for the Tigers to designate him for assignment. The best-case scenario happened instead. He goes from one major league team to another.

     

    Often a target of boos at Comerica Park, Grilli was into his fourth season as a Tiger. At his best, he was efficient at stranding inherited runners. At his worst, as happened against the White Sox earlier this season, he simply got lit up.

     

    But he leaves with the thought he pitched well.

     

    "I think I did a good job for what my role was," he said. "I know a lot of people would think differently, but to those people, I'm going to say thank you as well, because I'm a bigger person than people who don't like the way my eyebrows are on my face or the way I pitch.

     

    "We're criticized. We're in the limelight. We're public figures. The one thing I had against some Tigers' fans is that they should be pulling for their team, no matter what. I didn't think that was always there, but I definitely enjoyed pitching for the Tigers, whether I got cheered or booed.

     

    "What stung me the hardest is that maybe I was a lightning rod on this team. I surely wasn't cheered as much for the role I was given. But heck, I held 70 percent of inherited runners twice. That was my job."

     

    One of the reasons Grilli enjoyed it was because his father, Steve, also pitched for the Tigers and they both had worn No. 49. He said he hopes to continue wearing that number "wherever I am."

     

    Grilli will return to Detroit, however. The Rockies come to Comerica Park for a series in late June and a Detroit-Colorado matchup in the World Series isn't out the question.

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