BigSqwert Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Miguel Cabrera Hits Dismal .194 In Fight With Wife DETROIT—According to a local police report, Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera only connected on a pitiful 13 of 67 swings during an altercation with his wife Saturday, bringing his average down to .194 for the day, with a laughable .220 slugging percentage this month. "The guy'll swing at anything," Cabrera's wife, Rosangel, told reporters. "The truth is, he's been whiffing all year. When he does make contact, it's just a little dinker here and a dinker there." Though Cabrera continues to struggle, the scratches on his face indicate that his wife could be on pace to hit well over .400 this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
son of a rude Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 the onion is f***ing amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 The most interesting part is in bold, IMO. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/w...obref=obnetwork Tigers GM Dombrowski was 'upset' with Cabrera DETROIT - Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski spoke to the media for more than an hour Thursday about last season and next year. The first question and many more that followed were about Miguel Cabrera's infamous weekend. "We know he made a mistake. He knows he made a mistake," Dombrowski said. "I feel confident that he going to address the issues he needs to address to take care of the problems that he has. Those issues will remain personal and private." Cabrera, the slugging first baseman with a $152 million contract, got drunk enough between Friday night's game and Saturday morning to have what police said was 0.26 blood-alcohol reading and a bruised and cut left cheek. Authorities said he got in a fight with his wife, who called 911. He was taken to a police station, where Dombrowski picked him up. Dombrowski acknowledged being angry and sad to get a call at 7:30 a.m. Saturday -- in the middle of a key series against Chicago with the American League Central title largely Detroit's for the taking -- to pick up Cabrera. Still, he said it wasn't unprecedented in baseball or elsewhere. "This isn't the first time this has happened, not with him but with players, it's just that you don't know about the other ones," Dombrowski told reporters. "I would gather there's probably somebody out here that has come to work and had a little bit of a hangover at some time." Cabrera likely still had some alcohol in his system when he played the White Sox on Saturday night -- going 0-4 with runners on base for each at-bat -- but Dombrowski said the team stands by putting him in the lineup. "The feeling was that he was capable of playing in the game," Dombrowski said. The Dombrowski-led Tigers have some key decisions to make in the offseason. Closer Fernando Rodney, second baseman Placido Polanco and shortstop Adam Everett are all eligible for free agency. "We have some good players that are becoming free agents," Dombrowski said. "We still have to sit down with the owner on what we're going to do there. We have a complicated formula this year because we have a lot of dollars spent, and some young players we think are ready to step in and help us." "We are not going to be able to keep all of our players," Dombrowski added. "But I'm not ready to declare who we are and who we are not going to pursue." The clutch-hitting, strong-fielding Polanco hopes to return to play for the Tigers, but he might have to go elsewhere for more than a one-year contract. "I would love to come back, but I do not control the situation," Polanco said Thursday in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. "I had a great time on and off the field with the Detroit Tigers." Dombrowski said if Polanco isn't back, prospect Scott Sizemore likely will be Detroit's second baseman. The Tigers aren't sure if they have a player in their organization who could be a closer next year, but they might not be able to afford to keep Rodney after he had 37 saves in 38 chances. "It only takes one club to give a tremendous deal," Dombrowski said. The Tigers had a seven-game lead with less than a month left in the season and became the first team to miss out on the playoffs after having a three-game lead with four games left. Detroit's season ended Tuesday night at Minnesota with a 6-5 loss in 12 innings in the division tiebreaker. Dombrowski said he never thought the 2009 Tigers were a powerhouse, but acknowledged it was tough to come so close to winning the division. "When you're in first place from May 10th and you lose on the last day of the season, it's heartbreaking," Dombrowski said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVSoxFan Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 LMAO at the Onion story. The Onion never disappoints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 12, 2009 -> 11:01 AM) The most interesting part is in bold, IMO. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/w...obref=obnetwork Why is that the most interesting part? Are those guys totally irreplaceable for some reason? The closer's spot and an adequate 2b/ss who don't give you a ton on offense isn't going to cost an arm and a leg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Hates Prospects Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Did anyone ever see that Onion movie? That was like the worst piece of s*** ever made. There was another movie I saw once too, about some space alien guy, and this was I guess made by an editor there or something. That one blew also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Oct 15, 2009 -> 11:42 AM) Did anyone ever see that Onion movie? That was like the worst piece of s*** ever made. It had its moments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGSOXFan14 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Oct 15, 2009 -> 11:42 AM) Did anyone ever see that Onion movie? That was like the worst piece of s*** ever made. There was another movie I saw once too, about some space alien guy, and this was I guess made by an editor there or something. That one blew also. dont really know why the onion movie was brought up but yes it did suck and this is the only funny part: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Hates Prospects Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 QUOTE (DGSOXFan14 @ Oct 15, 2009 -> 11:49 AM) dont really know why the onion movie was brought up but yes it did suck and this is the only funny part: That is funny. I don't remember seeing it though because after about a half hour of sitting through that movie, a large booger formed in one of my nostrils, which I then picked and, upon inspection, surprisingly found much more interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 15, 2009 -> 11:13 AM) Why is that the most interesting part? Are those guys totally irreplaceable for some reason? The closer's spot and an adequate 2b/ss who don't give you a ton on offense isn't going to cost an arm and a leg. Those are a couple of potentially huge pieces for the Tigers. Rodney blew one save all year. If they get a guy who is at 85-90% instead, their season is totally different. Plus the Tigers have had disasters for pens for years now. Take a key guy out of the pen, and we as Sox fans know what domino effect can start. Polanco is one of the toughest situational guys in the game. He knows how to work a pitcher, and he isn't afraid of the big hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 7, 2009 -> 09:24 AM) Unless he wins the big one, the rest of his career. He didn't win it in 2003? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 QUOTE (knightni @ Oct 17, 2009 -> 07:46 PM) He didn't win it in 2003? Not for Detroit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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