Fuck. Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck. On the surface this isn't all bad - at least the Phillies don't have to play them 19 times a year. But holy shit, who the fuck is going to beat the Tigers?! Miguel Cabrera is, by my humble estimate, the third best hitter in baseball, all things considered. (Pujols and A-rod are ahead of him. It's also possible that Matt Holiday is as well, but remember, he's a Rockie.) Yes, even I, worshiper of all things Utley, think he is better than Chase. And now he's joining a line up that is going to feature him, Magglio Ordonez, Gary Sheffield, Curtis Granderson, Carlos Guillen, Placido Polanco, Ivan Rodriguez AND Edgar Renteria?! Hold on to your asses, American League. Y'all in some trouble.And then there's Dontrelle, who, granted, has not looked good since his monster 2005 campaign. But he's still young and Comerica is a pitcher's paradise. Barring injuries, this team is winning 110+ games. Yikes. This makes me especially sad for two reasons:
1.) I really, REALLY wanted the Phillies to land Cabrera. I don't care what it would have taken, as long as it wasn't Chase, Jimmy or Cole. I would have given up Howard. Yes, Cabrera is THAT good. And he's 24.
2.) What has happened with the Marlins - winners of not one but TWO World Series championships over the course of their 15 year existence - is absolutely sickening. Your team has no revenue? Thats because you alienate all your fucking fans by selling off your talent! The firesales that occurred after 1997 and 2003 were atrocities. That team needs to be either moved or taken from the current ownership. In a city with a HUGE Latino population, you can't sell baseball tickets? That, my friends, is sad.
So yeah, this is terrible news for anyone not in Detroit. For anyone in Detroit, go fuck yourselves. Lucky jerks.
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