There’s a reason Peter Gammons works for the largest sports media outlet in the country and Lynn Henning works for a still large metro newspaper but nevertheless the antagonist for this metaphor.
From Gammons’ Insider Only blog, which is not yet named Gammoblog because he’s not taking my suggestions:
• There are rumblings that the Tigers may have to lop $40 million off their payroll before the beginning of the season. But on Tuesday, manager Jim Leyland let it be known to upper management that he’d like his contract extended through 2010, and says “I’d like to manage another five years.”
Since the Tigers are already committed to more than $100 million for 2009, getting down to $100 million may be very difficult. Pudge Rodriguez is gone, Kenny Rogers, Edgar Renteria and Todd Jones may be as well. But if Jeremy Bonderman comes back and Justin Verlander returns to his 2007 form — as anticipated –and if they can add another starting pitcher, the feeling is that Detroit can contend again.
Getting rid of Rogers, Jones and Renteria? But who will fill the badly needed role of underperforming old guy? Oh … sorry, Gary Sheffield. Didn’t see you standing there.
But the important part here is that in an item about the Tigers cutting payroll, it directly omits Tild-A-Bear from the salaries that can be given up, thereby putting to bed Lynn Henning’s idea to move the bastard to a different team with a high payroll.
I think Curly ‘Fro Besser has another year left on that contract, so hopefully he can survive through ’09 and get a clause in his 2010 lifetime contract with the Tigers that he cannot be traded to any team as long as an Internet weblogpage is still posting regularly in his honor.
That sounds fair enough! Lifetime tiger clause!
Gammo Gammo Hey!
Adding “references only Tuffy will savor” tag for the Curly ‘Fro Besser line.
Let’s just hope it is just rumors. Our Big T is not playing like 2007. He’s at .310? Unheard of!! 8th currently in the AL? Preposterous! But I don’t seem him “in the moment” at the plate. He’s somewhere else. I wish only the absolute best for him and wish I could get rid of whatever is holding him back from constantly getting safe hits.
Now they are calling him “the laziest player in MLB” over on the tigers.com board…