But hey, like players say after they get traded, “it’s a business.” I don’t think I could’ve been more heartbroken as a 10-year-old when Gibby left for the Dodgers… but I got over it (and today I wear #23 in my softball league in honour of him). So, life moves on, and so does the game.

I really like the players on the roster but the name of the game is winning and if it means parting with some loved players, so be it. Winning is a panacea (there are some exceptions).

This could also be something DD is floating now,so that if for some reason the Tigers are out of the race in July and he can revisit the teams that drew interest. I still think its all talk, and don’t understand the panic its drawing

Sure, it’s a business. But it’s not a growth business, nor a revenue generating business. Sports franchises, with very rare exceptions, are losing enterprises (unless you’re talking about the cash cow that is the NFL). Most teams either break even or are a bit under. Pro sports franchises, by and large, are vanity projects for gazillionaires who have hit it big doing other things, like owning virtually all the decent real estate in Detroit or selling $5 pizza.

This excuse doesn’t fly. Mr. I is never going to make much money, per se, on either the Wings or Tigers. They are his hobbies, and vehicles for him to sell his other products.

The team can, and does, operate when it’s not making money. It rarely “makes” money.

…a Marlins style blowup. Illitch has already shown that he’s more than willing to spend, even to the point of excess, to win and keep winning. You’re absolutely right about cutting costs though. Too many bad contracts that are tying their hands financially, and it stinks because the players they’ll be able to afford to keep will likely be a serious downgrade.

Folks need to step back and look at the larger picture.

is called an overreaction. I think it’s pretty clear if we didn’t have so many guys batting under .250, things would have been different for us. A new hitting coach is the best solution, but I guess it seems clear that’s not going to happen.

Couldn’t have said it better myself.

I don’t know if this makes him worth keeping or not but a guy with his guts playing everday through that sort of knee injury had to had some sort of positive impact on his teammates to also tough it out.

As for the hole in his swing I won’t make an assessment until he gets another healthy season under his belt. The good first half was the result of plate adjustments. The bad 2nd half had alot to do with bad knees.

To get rid of Inge’s contract then Dontrelle’s. There’s a ton of solid 3B on the market – Figgins, etc – and I think the Tigers are getting insurance for D-train’s contract anyway because he’s on the DL all the time.

But like you said, I doubt anyone goes. If they do, it’ll probably have to be an incredible deal.

That is all.

Don’t take them as personal attacks. Someone thinks a is happening because of the possibility of b or c and runs with it.

Love Grandy more then Inge. Inge get’s teenage girl infatuation love while Grandy gets man-love, and respect.

Granderson plays the game hard, dives after balls, has speed, power and goes above and beyond for the community. Inge also does all of that (minus the speed) but there is one key difference between these two that doesn’t have to do with individual performance…

It’s the fact that Grandy keeps his mouth shut, puts a smile on, and goes out and plays. Never an excuse. Inge loses and has lost much respect from Tigers fans because of the fact he regularly finds a way to make a stupid comment (pitching me like Babe Ruth) or using an injury (tendinitis? Really??) to downplay the fact that he’s average at best.

If Inge left, you’d see many tiger fans upset, of course. But the amount would not equal that of Granderson. The only way you can justify sending him anywhere is if DD gets a haul back that blows us all away.

Couple of points. First, it’s November. Nothing is happening. The GMs are meeting in Chicago or whatever to do their post-season whatever and then they go home for Thanksgiving. The real meetings (read: the meetings that gave us Cabrera and Willis) aren’t until December.

DD said it either last off-season or in 2007: he’s always listening, no matter what. I can even remember talk about moving Verlander last year but we all know how that turned out.

Second, why exactly do we have to move either of them? Unless Illitch wants to drastically reduce payroll, there’s no point in junking one guy. The big contracts totaling around $100m we can’t do a thing about; the rest are players we want to keep. We’re going to see a lot of the same Tigers next season, except a couple rookies in a few spots getting more playing time.

Third, please stop with Chone Figgins. Please.

and if you say Chone Figgins, you had better provide some sort of reasonable and feasible way for us to sign him.

He’s a type A free agent meaning he’s gonna cost alot and we’re gonna have to give up our first round pick (unless it’s top 15, than we give up the 2nd rounder)

because Brandon Inge has absolutely NEVER saved a game by flashing a bit of leather. and a clutch home run? haha, never ever happened.

No offense but …. that’s the worst argued opinion I’ve seen here.

If it happens and all we get are prospects and we turn into the Pirates, I am not going within 3 miles of Comerica

sending Willis along with him and benching Inge…

Yeah, for sure. (thumbs up)