That trade was just SICK for Detroit. ...
I agree totally. Detroit fans should be pleased that the teams gives a shit about winning, unlike the cheapskates in Miami, who feel it necessary to decrease payroll, collect big revenue sharing buck$ and insist that on taxpayer money to fund a new stadium from which they'll be receiving the profits from.
Seems like A-Rod will be making more in one year than the entire 25-man roster of the Marlins...
Joe Sheehan breaks down the Dodgers' signing of Andruw Jones:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=6977&mode=print&nocache=1196967097I especially liked this bit:
The Dodgers have an opportunity to show just how well they understand sunk costs by relegating Pierre to a fourth outfielder’s role, to which he’d be reasonably suited. It would also give us a chance to test the whole “character” framework, to see if the fourth-best outfielder on the roster is able to accept that he, in fact, is that, and sublimate his desire to play more for the good of the team. That’s leadership, right?The Pierre signing was a disaster for LA, one of the reasons for their slide down the NL West and a big part of the "kids vs. veterans" debate that blew up after the end of the regular season. I wonder how Joe Torre will handle this? He kept Bernie Williams in a starting role for way too long; will he do the same with Pierre?