July 31, 2008
Three for Thursday
By Mike McClary in Featured,Fungoes | 1 comment
- If you listened to Dave Dombrowski‘s comments yesterday, you might believe that he was approached by Yankees’ GM Brian Cashman about trading Pudge Rodriguez. Not so, at least according to the New York Times‘ story:
[A]t 10 a.m. … Cashman received a call from Dave Dombrowski, the president of the Tigers. Cashman says he has always appreciated Dombrowski’s direct style, and Dombrowski hit him with a thunderbolt: he wanted Farnsworth for RodrÃguez.
- Last night I sent an instant message to Ian Casselberry asking that if the Tigers found a way to win the game, would it (could it?) be considered a possible defining moment for this team? Everything pointed to a loss — especially given the Tigers’ apparently fragile collective psyche. [Insert excuse -- the heat, the cold, fatigue, high expectations, Pudge trade -- here.] Nevertheless, they battled and won. If the stars align and this team is still in the hunt in late September, perhaps this game will be considered a big factor. Then again, let’s see how they respond in today’s finale.
- The Tigers enter play today at 13-12 for the month. How bad would they be if not for the 19-8 month of June?
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Doug | Jul 31, 2008 | Reply
Consider your question answered Mike. Leyland plays the bench guys, has his hands tied with a fatigued bullpen (and a no-show Farnsy; what’s up with that?), and the Tigers finish the month at .500.
Yes, they defined their season last night by winning one they shouldn’t and in turn losing one they probably should’ve won today.
I’m standing by my 81-81 prediction.