Danny Knobler on Oswalt and Tigers:

On Oswalt, I hear the Tigers were very interested (even had Verlander call him), but he didn't want to go to Detroit. May land in Boston

According to a report that I just heard on 97.1 The Ticket, the Tigers have a deal in place for Bobby Abreu.

For the humor of it: JOEL ZUMAYA IS A TRADER.

This isnt really enough to write a whole post, but I like the idea of checking in on Denard Span's availability. He would make Jackson expendable, and he is surely not loved by Minnesota. Just a thought...

I have a question. Why haven't we heard anything about acquiring Jason Bartlett? The Padres are trying to trade him or Orlando Hudson, and I would rather have Bartlett.

The Tigers haven't seriously considered activating little Victor Martinez, but the thought probably entered Leyland's mind after he saw the precocious 7-year-old hitting line drives from both sides of the plate in a pregame batting practice session with his dad Monday.

ALCS Game 5 ticket for sale: S339, R16, S1 (aisle). Very reasonable price. Email my username at gmail dot com for info.

Delmon Young off ALCS roster...yikes.

Per Tigers twitter.

"Doug will go out there, pick me up, and finish the no-hitter."
-- Justin Verlander

Man, I love this guy.

I love Mike Ilitch

"You know, we catch heck when you mention where you're from, but people are gonna recognize we can change that," Ilitch said. "The start of it will be the teams. We've got the best sports fans; we're a sports city, nobody can deny that. What I'd like one day — and I won't be around for it — is that they can eat their words about what they said about Detroit."