Not sure if Detroit Tigers' owner Mike Ilitch has overdosed on his own pepperoni or maybe his right hand man Dave Dombrowski has been in the Florida sun too long, but spending over $200 million for a supposed 9 year deal with Prince Fielder is amazing.
Can he hit? Yeah. So far. So could his dad for a few years before he flamed out a generation ago. If you thought Cecil was slow and overweight, check out Prince. The guy's a semi stuck in first gear.
The only position he can play is first base. That means Miguel Cabrera has to go somewhere else. Cabrera said he wants to play third base. Well, OK. If he gets in better shape, maybe he can handle it. But that would displace Brandon Inge. You know, the .230 hitter that flaps his gums to the press a lot and Tiger fans think is a spectacular fielder but he's never won a Golden Glove? Yeah. That guy. Nobody in their right mind would suggest Inge as a designated hitter -- would they? How Inge has stuck around in the major leagues for so many years, and collected so many millions of dollars for his production, or lack thereof, is the kind of stuff a guy name Ripley might be interested in. Believe it or not. Maybe this will finally get rid of him.
Huh. Maybe that pepperoni isn't so greasy after all. And I can think of worse things than being in Florida right about now.
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