Good to see PAWS is out there spreading holiday cheer on behalf of the Tigers! On Tuesday he was passing out Thanksgiving baskets and on Friday he's busy serving Thanksgiving dinner at the Ronald McDonald house. Here's his schedule for the rest of the season!

Get out there and vote next Tuesday, November 4th, Detriot! It's an important election, so make sure your voice is heard.

Knapp's the new pitching coach. Bring some of that mojo from Minnesota with you!

Playing Against Your Old Team

I've always wondered what it must feel like to go up against your old team. It always seems so symbolic to us fans, but then again, it might just be a job to the players.

This article about Galarraga playing the Rangers this week is about just that. Jim Leyland sums it up pretty well:

"You want to be a little pumped up because it's your [old] team? That's good," Leyland said. "I understand all that. But to me, he'll make the biggest mistake of his life if he takes the mound [Tuesday] night trying to show the Rangers they made a mistake."

I agree. Keep it cool, Armando. You've already proven to the Rangers that they made a huge mistake giving you up to us. Don't get carried away this week, and you'll be great as always!

When's Grownup Day?

I was looking up some Comerica Park information the other day, and I ended up on the promotions page. You know, where they list the schedule of promotional giveaways like hats and bats.

I noticed that they have several days where kids can take the field and run the bases. Man, I loved that as a kid! But why don't they have a day when adults can run the bases? I'd get SO much more out of it now than when I was little.

Just think how fun it'd be to do that after a few beers. Maybe race your friends? I'm not saying I'd win a race these days, but whatever. I still think they should give equal time to the people that actually buy Detroit Tigers tickets and pay for that field. Makes a lot more sense, don't you think?

Well, at least there's some good news...

Detroit Tigers ratings remain strong

Good to see that no matter what happens, the fans are still willing to suupport the team!

Taking Detroit to China?

According to the Boston Globe, Major League Baseball chief operating officer Bob DuPuy said yesterday in Beijing there is "an excellent chance" MLB will stage games in China next spring. I suppose it's cool that the sport is continuing to spread, but can you imagine the Detroit Tigers playing a home game in Detroit one week, then a game in Beijing the next? The world's getting smaller every day...

The Detroit Tigers came to agreements with all four arbitration-eligible players, signing one-year contracts with outfielder Craig Monroe, left-hander Nate Robertson, right-handed reliever Fernando Rodney and infielder Omar Infante.

Inge Tied Up By Tigers

The Detroit Tigers and Brandon Inge reached an agreement for a contract extension. Inge will be paid $24 million over 4 years. The Tigers are looking to tie up their loose ends and keep their team together that got the to the World Series in 2006.

Tigers Make a 3-for-1 Deal

The Detroit Tigers have just added Gary Sheffield of the New York Yankees to our lineup, although they had to part with three young pitching prospects to do it. Anthony Claggett, Kevin Whelan, and Humberto Sanchez will report to Tampa, Trenton, and New York, respectively, and will continue to see what they can make of their baseball potential.

Meanwhile, we have acquired a seasoned veteran: in 19 years with the MLB, Gary has been an All-Star nine times, has a career batting average of .297, 455 home runs, and 1501 runs batted in, in 2,229 games. Will he stay at that level through 2009? Jim Leyland thinks so, and I hope so. Welcome to Detroit, Mr. Sheffield!