It appears my instincts on Dave Dombrowski are completely incorrect. I thought he'd hold onto Granderson and push to keep Brandon Lyon. Nope. We all know about the Granderson deal, and it was announced yesterday that Lyon signed a 3-year deal with the Astros.
A clever poster on mLive - tigerjohn - commented that, since all these deals are a direct result of the overblown salaries to D-train, Maggs, Nate, and Bonderman, it's like reverse chemo - killing off the healthy cells to keep the disease. Genius.
Now that Lyon is officially gone, will Dombrowski push to keep Rodney? I guess he should. As much as it pained me watching that guy repeatedly walk the bases loaded, he's probably still better than the alternative. Nobody in the Tiger organization is ready to step into the closer's role. The Royals have the best closer in the Central with Joakim Soria, and that dude made just a million bucks last year! Despite spending $40million less than the Tigers, the Royals have a more balanced team. Yet, I shouldn't fault Dombrowski or Ilitch for spending money. They were trying to build a winner and made some poor and unlucky decisions.
The latest rumor is the Tigers are trying to ship Carlos Guillen for Juan Pierre. Pierre is due $18.5M the next two seasons, while Guillen is due even more.
Power Outtage
Mrs. NoFrownMotown and I lost our power last night, so we missed the games. From the score, though, it seems the Wings had a power outtage of a different kind. 42 shots and no goals? 2 shots off the post? And one goal disallowed? It's like Groundhog Day. I read on mLive this morning that the disallowed goal was the team's 4th in 12 games. How many goals from the opposition were waved off in that time? None. What about for the entire season? None. It seems the refs only "intend to call the play dead" when the Wings are trying to score. I'm trying to be objective about this, but the facts make it difficult.
In even worse news, Dan Cleary went down with an undisclosed injury. His status is unknown. I think Joe Kocur just got a call to lace up his skates.
As for the Pistons, Stuckey came close to a triple-double and hit a game-winning shot. Patrick Hayes offers his always-excellent analysis here.
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