O/T, Prince Fielder to Tigers for 9 year deal

[jcmtiger]

Reading the comments, I see a few other team supporters a little sad and wishing they could have landed Fielder, especially anyone following the Texas Rangers.

Nothing guarantees the post season, but they are going to be fun to watch.

Joe

[chaddurbin]

baseball should mandate DH in the NL also. as is all the big contracts are going to the AL teams where they know if guys break down and can't play everyday they can be the DH

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

baseball should mandate DH in the NL also. as is all the big contracts are going to the AL teams where they know if guys break down and can't play everyday they can be the DH

Quan,
You are advocating the end of real baseball?

[chaddurbin]

well at least get some uniformity. right now the balance is tipped to the AL in terms of offense. i actually like pitchers hitting as it adds another layer of strategy...but MLBPA will never allow the loss of DH in the AL, so might as well bring it to the NL also.

[oldjudge]

Great news. I'm sure the donut shops in Detroit are ecstatic.

[dherm360]

He is terrible defensively, he better hit 50 HRs and drive in 140 for 24 mil. Also if you look at his splits .326 at home and .272 on the road, hopefully Detroit will be as friendly to him as Miller Park was this past year

[Fred]

But what does all this mean for the Brew crew? No more Prince and it appears Braun may be serving a 50 game suspension to start the season. What happens when Braun doesn't have Prince to protect him in the lineup?

[iwantitiwinit]

Tigers next club to go bankrupt. It amazes me that every individual and every corporation or corporate like entitiy continues to leverage their future. This will turn out badly for everyone. In my opinion of course.

[tjb1952tjb]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

Great news. I'm sure the donut shops in Detroit are ecstatic.

Thanks...........I needed a laugh!!!

[freakhappy]

Originally Posted by HRBAKER

Quan,
You are advocating the end of real baseball?

If this ends the pitcher's hitting, then yes, by all means start the DH in the NL. There is nothing worse than watching a pitcher strikeout time and time again b/c they don't care about hitting. I don't see any point in pitcher's being in the hitting lineup...other than a channel change for me!

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by freakhappy

If this ends the pitcher's hitting, then yes, by all means start the DH in the NL. There is nothing worse than watching a pitcher strikeout time and time again b/c they don't care about hitting. I don't see any point in pitcher's being in the hitting lineup...other than a channel change for me!

Only thing worse then watching a pitcher hit, is watching a pitcher run the bases.

[tbob]

The Minnesota Twins have officially been eliminated from the 2012 Central Division race

Maybe Selig can form a division with Pittsburg, Houston, Seattle, Minnesota and Oakland.....

[prewarsports]

I'd rather have Romney helping my business for 9 years than Prince Fielder at the tail end of that contract!

I was hoping the Mariners would sign him but when I saw the length of the deal I was SOOOOOOOOOOOOO happy they didn't. 1-4 years Detroit will be happy and get good value and production, but 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 years from now his Salary is going to the "Bain" of their existance (2 Romney mentions in one post about Prince Fielder!). Hopefull for Tigers fans they win a couple quick or that contract is going to be a major flop.

I like Fielder a good deal as a player but seriously, how do you allow yourself to get THAT big as a Professional Athlete? If he cant lose some weight in a contract year do you really think he is going to give a crap about his weight as he gets older with a guaranteed contract until he is 36!

I just figured it out, its all part of the governments revitalization of Detroit plan! His taxes on the new contract are worth more than the whole city!