I'm a Tigers fan, and this contract saddens me deeply. He's going to need to run the bases with a walker in a couple years.

ignatius_crumbcake: Cabrera told a Spanish newspaper he's going to 3rd base. That lineup is gonna be scary, and the Tigers have already proved they can win with shiat defense at third.

Right, but is Cabrera going to like being a 3B again?

/I can't stand most sports blogs, so I am thrilled to be able to discuss this with my Fark peeps.

tigers, al pennant. book it. done.

ArkAngel: I knew we wouldn't be able to keep him, but this still hurts. I just have to hope Ryan Braun's appeal is successful.

I think we'll be fine whether or not Braun's appeal succeeds or not. If Hart, Weeks, Greinke, Gallardo, etc. and company can be over .500 over the first 50 games (if Braun is suspended), We'll be alright

Chemistry, management and being hot in October wins championships, not a stacked line up.

Really I'm Black: tigers, al pennant. book it. done.

The Angels might want revise this "book" before it's done.

expobill: Chemistry, management and being hot in October wins championships, not a stacked line up.

All the things the Mets don't have! Yay!

:(

Well, this deal is really going to hurt down the line, so it's a Tigers commitment to win now. Can't say it's a bad idea, with Cabrera and Verlander it's time to strike. My question is since Martinez was DHing, why don't Cabrera/Fielder share DH duties(Based on tiredness etc) and they just put someone else at 3rd?

I'm glad the nats didn't overbid. They can't afford that, and it's not like they needed a first baseman.

Pratty: Well, this deal is really going to hurt down the line, so it's a Tigers commitment to win now. Can't say it's a bad idea, with Cabrera and Verlander it's time to strike. My question is since Martinez was DHing, why don't Cabrera/Fielder share DH duties(Based on tiredness etc) and they just put someone else at 3rd?

this team is built to compete until 2014, after that they'll deal everyone to the Yankees and start rebuilding. Between Verlander, Cabrera, Fielder, and a resigned Young, at least one of them will still be good enough to warrant packaging someone's bad contract. If Verlander still has the stuff, the Yankees will trade for him and eat a drunken 350lb Cabrera contract too.

Is Fielder or Cabrera too slow to play right? Are they any slower than Ordonez has been the last few years?

/got nothin'

Mike Ilitch is the best owner and friend to a city you could ever ask for. Exciting time to be a Tigers fan, I know it has to suck right now as a Brewers fan so I am not going to go overboard.

lecavalier: expobill: Chemistry, management and being hot in October wins championships, not a stacked line up.

All the things the Mets don't have! Yay!

:(

Yakk: Mike Ilitch is the best owner and friend to a city you could ever ask for. Exciting time to be a Tigers fan, I know it has to suck right now as a Brewers fan so I am not going to go overboard.

Try rooting for the Buccos and get back to me,

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
This was my headline, but my link was already taken! (mlb.com)

That said, I was waiting for someone to finally sign tubbo so I can release my Official The Bestest 2012 Predictions!

AL East
Yankees
Red Sox*
Rays
Orioles
Blue Jays

AL Central
Tigers
Indians
White Sox
Twins
Royals

AL West
Angels
Rangers*
Mariners
As

NL East
Phillies
Braves*
Marlins*
Nationals
Mets

NL Central
Reds
Brewers
Cubs
Cardinals
Pirates
Astros

NL West
Giants
D'backs
Rockies
Dodgers
Padres

Link (new window)

ArkAngel: I knew we wouldn't be able to keep him, but this still hurts. I just have to hope Ryan Braun's appeal is successful.

Aww, did you guys get used to your ill-gotten success?

Have fun looking up at the division....

I sound fat: ArkAngel: I knew we wouldn't be able to keep him, but this still hurts. I just have to hope Ryan Braun's appeal is successful.

Aww, did you guys get used to your ill-gotten success?

Have fun looking up at the division....

I still have them finishing second in the (very weak) NL Central (my prediction is assuming Braun plays though, which I think he will)

I worshipped Cecil Fielder growing up as a little kid in the D...

Picking up Big Daddy's son is a dream come true...

I posted this earlier before the Fielder thread showed up:

Step 1: Sell Little Caesar's pizza to pay for sports empire
Step 2: Hire obese player to one of those sports teams, pay him a boatload
Step 3: Profit as obese player eats all your pizza

Mike Illitch is a genius - he figured out Step 2

CSB - Cecil used to live on Kenwood in GPF a few blocks from my parents and I went to the same schools as Prince albeit a few years before him.

I heard today that Cecil stole a total of 2 bases his entire career - it's like Michigan is trying to steal the crown of "Most Obese State" from Mississippi.

I wish i could link to the thread last year when all the Red Sox fans were talking about "World Series, book it, done" when Crawford was signed. It is baseball. The team that wins it all is the hottest, healthiest and most well managed at the end of the season. You got a fight with the Angels and the White Sox's, not to mention the Red Sox and and Yankees. Gonna be horrid on defense but if jhonny peralta can maintain what he did last year we may be looking at one of the better offensive infields of recent memory.

/outsider prospective
//forever alone as a Braves fan

Woolwine: ArkAngel: I knew we wouldn't be able to keep him, but this still hurts. I just have to hope Ryan Braun's appeal is successful.

I think we'll be fine whether or not Braun's appeal succeeds or not. If Hart, Weeks, Greinke, Gallardo, etc. and company can be over .500 over the first 50 games (if Braun is suspended), We'll be alright

I'm not terribly concerned about it. I think the NL Central is going to be a pretty weak division this year. Cardinals have lost Pujols, and I expect Berkman will not repeat last year's performance so there goes a lot of offensive power. Brewers lost Fielder Cubs/Pirates/Astros/Reds haven't made enough moves to convince me that they'll be radically different teams than last year.

FriarReb98: I love all the retro clips MLB is posting about him as a kid. Like the one where he's wearing Cubs parachute pants and a similar NY Football Giants tee, with a Tigers hat playing catch with Cecil. Or him taking batting practice from Francona in 1996....


Cecil and Prince in a McDonalds commercial - 1992
Mmmm Triple Cheeseburger (new window)


Ordered my first season tickets a few hours prior to the news. Good timing I guess.

First green light!

When will the Tigers announce Prince Fielder Bobble Butt Nite?

CmndrFish: Woolwine: ArkAngel: I knew we wouldn't be able to keep him, but this still hurts. I just have to hope Ryan Braun's appeal is successful.

I think we'll be fine whether or not Braun's appeal succeeds or not. If Hart, Weeks, Greinke, Gallardo, etc. and company can be over .500 over the first 50 games (if Braun is suspended), We'll be alright

I'm not terribly concerned about it. I think the NL Central is going to be a pretty weak division this year. Cardinals have lost Pujols, and I expect Berkman will not repeat last year's performance so there goes a lot of offensive power. Brewers lost Fielder Cubs/Pirates/Astros/Reds haven't made enough moves to convince me that they'll be radically different teams than last year.

The Astros moved to the AL. That's about the only difference they'll have.

I'm excited to see Prince back in the D, but only time will tell how well this move works.

gimmegimme: I'm a Tigers fan, and this contract saddens me deeply. He's going to need to run the bases with a walker in a couple years.

Have you SEEN Prince Fielder? He doesn't run now.

/tigers fan

Well..... Good thing there might be two wild card teams this year! amiright tribe fans!? Link (new window) (Link comes with bonus Bud Selig "I think I just sharted my pants" face)

But seriously. It's a long season and you just gotta trust it. Injuries, breakout stars, so much can happen over the course of 162. Should be fun to watch.

/Until we're 15 out at the all star break.
//I'll still watch but it won't be fun anymore.

The Bestest: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
This was my headline, but my link was already taken! (mlb.com)

That said, I was waiting for someone to finally sign tubbo so I can release my Official The Bestest 2012 Predictions!

AL East
Yankees
Red Sox*
Rays
Orioles
Blue Jays

AL Central
Tigers
Indians
White Sox
Twins
Royals

AL West
Angels
Rangers*
Mariners
As

NL East
Phillies
Braves*
Marlins*
Nationals
Mets

NL Central
Reds
Brewers
Cubs
Cardinals
Pirates
Astros

NL West
Giants
D'backs
Rockies
Dodgers
Padres

i think blue jays before O's, twins doing alot better then the white sox, cardnials way better then cubbies

detroitdoesntsuckthatbad: I posted this earlier before the Fielder thread showed up:

Step 1: Sell Little Caesar's pizza to pay for sports empire
Step 2: Hire obese player to one of those sports teams, pay him a boatload
Step 3: Profit as obese player eats all your pizza

Mike Illitch is a genius - he figured out Step 2

CSB - Cecil used to live on Kenwood in GPF a few blocks from my parents and I went to the same schools as Prince albeit a few years before him.

Step 4: have your wife own casinos and have obese player that eats all your pizza piss all his left over money at the casinos.

The circle of life.

ignatius_crumbcake: Cabrera told a Spanish newspaper he's going to 3rd base. That lineup is gonna be scary, and the Tigers have already proved they can win with shiat defense at third.

I can't believe they're stupid enough to play him at 3rd. Why would they...do get Ryan Raburn's bat in the lineup? He was a horrible 3rd baseman 4 years and 50 pounds ago. Just play him at 1st/DH where he belongs.

he was such a cute pudgy little bastard back in the day...

I sound fat: Aww, did you guys get used to your ill-gotten success?

Have fun looking up at the division....

Coming from a Cubs fan (guessing from your location), that is adorable. Remember Sammy?

The Detroit Tigers, what a bunch of chubby chasers.

Detroit is going to be an interesting team this year. Verlander, Fister, Scherzer, Porcello is a good starting 4. Not sure who the #5 starter will be, but at least it's not going to be Brad Penny. It's all about staying healthy at this point.