wow! i did NOT see that happening. WOW! detroit is seriously world series hungry. the tigers are hands down the team to beat in the AL central.

they made the first trade of the off season, and it was a big one.

they obtained edgar renteria from the braves, for some prospects.

one of those prospects did beat us last year. i believe he one hit us in his second start of the year against us. i only have ever called him jj. anyway, as devastating as that loss was, the impact of having egdar at short is tremendously worse. edgar did have a terrible year (offensively and defensively) in his only AL stint with boston. no chance that happens again. he is coming off a career best year offensively. edgar is one of the best all around short stops in the league.

the only shortstop who may be better (sorry derek jeter, u do not get my vote) has also moved into the AL central. the white sox traded away jon garland to obtain the wizard of o.c., orlando cabrera. jhonny should not feel that badly about being the third best shortstop in the ALC. i kinda still wish we did have omar back. i miss his D so. i bet so do the few current pitchers with us who had the opportunity to have omar as the shortstop (jake and c.c.).

so, edgar is at short, and defensive liability / sweet bat man carlos guilen is at first. crap, i have been thinking, detroit is going to be tough to beat this year.

then i read espn's MLB website. i expected a blockbuster. i thought it would be johan. i did not really care, either way he seemed to be going to an evil empire. the distinction between boston and new york is now non-existant. miguel cabrera would be the second guess for the blockbuster. but i thought florida would rightfully so ask for too much. the angels seemed to be taking the bait for awhile though.

detroit came out of nowhere to snag him, and took the D-train to boot. and did not give up a single proven starter / regular. six minor leaguers, only a handfull with any big level experience. WOW!

now detroit's line up will include:
curtis granderson
placido polanco
edgar renteria
miguel cabrera
magglio ordonez
gary sheffield
carlos guilen
pudge rodriguez

that leaves brandon inge as the 'easy out'.

their rotation is:
jeremy bonderman
justin verlander
dontrelle willis
kenny rogers
nate robertson?


we signed a japanese pitcher. a groundball reliever. a japanese bob wickman / joe borowski. yeah.

I AM SCARED!