Comments on: Let’s fix the Tigers. Today. http://www.tigergeist.com/2008/05/15/lets-fix-the-tigers-today A Detroit Tigers Blog Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:12:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: john http://www.tigergeist.com/2008/05/15/lets-fix-the-tigers-today#comment-121 john Fri, 16 May 2008 16:32:04 +0000 http://www.tigergeist.com/?p=85#comment-121 I think whoever signs bonds would prefer a 'quiet period' in terms of anti-bonds headlines. I'm not sure the tripling of indictments that came out this week helps: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/14/SPMF10LVBM.DTL&hw=barry+bonds&sn=001&sc=1000 Again, it has nothing to do with baseball or his ability, but they might be skittish for another month. If Sheffield were to retire before then, maybe its a different story. I think whoever signs bonds would prefer a ‘quiet period’ in terms of anti-bonds headlines. I’m not sure the tripling of indictments that came out this week helps:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/14/SPMF10LVBM.DTL&hw=barry+bonds&sn=001&sc=1000

Again, it has nothing to do with baseball or his ability, but they might be skittish for another month. If Sheffield were to retire before then, maybe its a different story.

]]> By: mike http://www.tigergeist.com/2008/05/15/lets-fix-the-tigers-today#comment-120 mike Fri, 16 May 2008 11:55:23 +0000 http://www.tigergeist.com/?p=85#comment-120 Sign Bonds, bat him #3 and DH. The Tigers can get him for around $5 million which is an absolute steal for a guy who's going to be on base more than anyone else on the team. The team can't play small ball or defense anyway so just leave Sheff in left field and hope he starts turning it on. That would give the Tig's lineup like this... Granderson, CF Polanco, 2B Bonds, DH Ordonez, RF Cabrera, 1B Guillen, 3B Sheffield, LF Renteria, SS Rodriguez, C Inge, Thomas, Raburn, Santiago on the bench. Sign Bonds, bat him #3 and DH. The Tigers can get him for around $5 million which is an absolute steal for a guy who’s going to be on base more than anyone else on the team. The team can’t play small ball or defense anyway so just leave Sheff in left field and hope he starts turning it on. That would give the Tig’s lineup like this…

Granderson, CF
Polanco, 2B
Bonds, DH
Ordonez, RF
Cabrera, 1B
Guillen, 3B
Sheffield, LF
Renteria, SS
Rodriguez, C

Inge, Thomas, Raburn, Santiago on the bench.

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