Dave Dombrowski and Jim Leyland are the biggest assholes on the planet. Rather than allow one of the most reliable players on their team to continue to play, they’ve traded him away for a relief pitcher who has lost more games than he’s won. Pudge Rodriguez, the veteran catcher that always personified what Tigers baseball was all about has been traded to the heartless, soul-less, New York Yankees. I can’t say how angst-ridden and upset I feel. Pudge Rodriguez was “My” Tiger and now he’s gone.
Pudgey is a 13-time Gold Glove winner and 14-time All Star. Pudge is currently batting with a .295 average. He has 5 home runs and 32 RBIs. This is the guy the Tigers traded for a relief pitcher. We don’t need a relief pitcher quite as much as we need a whole new pitching staff, but c’mon. We couldn’t get anyone better than Kyle Farnsworth? That’d be like trading A-Rod for Edgar Renteria. It’s just plain stupid and the Tigers are going to suffer because of their blatant stupidity.
Kyle Farnsworth is 1-2, with a 3.65 ERA. He’s had 1 save and has given up 17 walks. This year alone he’s given up 18 earned runs and 11 home runs. Farnsworth played in Detroit in 2005. We traded him to Atlanta for a reason. He’s just not that good of a pitcher. I hate the fact that he’s being traded for Pudge. It’s a disservice and a huge slap in the face not only to Pudge, but to the Tigers fans. I can see many fans getting angry about this. Instead of getting rid of the biggest problem in the Tigers lineup, Edgar Renteria (hitting .261 and with more errors than I can count), they sacked the most awesome player on the team (next to Magglio Ordonez).
According to the AP, Pudge wanted to be traded. I can hardly blame him with how he’s been treated this last year by a team he once said “he hoped to play with until he retired”.
In the AP article, his agent was contacted and this was his comment:
“Pudge had a no-trade clause and he waived it today to go to New York,” Rodriguez’s agent, Scott Boras, told The Associated Press on Wednesday afternoon. “Pudge has always wanted to play in New York and Detroit felt it needed a relief pitcher, so both sides were able to get what they wanted to some degree.”
On the other side, Dave “Dumb-ass” Dombrowski said the need for a pitcher is bigger than the need to keep Pudge Rodriguez. The Tigers didn’t “want” to trade him, but they had no choice.
Tigers president Dave Dombrowski said the team didn’t want to trade Rodriguez, but had bigger needs in the bullpen.
“First let me say that Pudge has done an outstanding job for us. I’m sure he was very surprised by this, but for him this is a good situation. He’s going to New York City, and they are in contention.”
Dombrowski went on to say that Pudge would be replaced by Brandon Inge as the catcher.
“We think Brandon Inge can do a fine job at catcher and at the same time we’ve done some repair to our bullpen,”
Dombrowski is really thick if he thinks Brandon can replace Pudge. He’s only batting .225 and he can’t compare as a catcher. Pudge “feels” the pitchers in a way I’ve never seen a catcher become in sync with those he is working with, and that’s what makes him perhaps the greatest catcher of all time. It’d be like replacing Babe Ruth as a hitter (or even as a pitcher). You just couldn’t do it. Brandon may be a good player on 3rd base, but he’s no Pudge. I’m considering starting a “Go Home Brandon! Bring Back Pudge!” campaign. Does anyone else want to join?
Speaking of him, poor Pudge seemed to have been caught somewhat unaware of things happening behind closed doors. He showed up to take batting practice today and made an appearance in the dugout, before he disappeared from the field, for perhaps the last time. At least, in a Tigers uniform.
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