What I had to show for a Broncos-Raiders live blog: a collage of famous and influential Mikes. ◼ Deadspin
Comments (1)The Futon Report
We’re Gonna Take This Sitting Down
Oh, BTW, Cabrera’s At First Base Now
By Matt Sussman | Apr 23, 2008 | Filed Under Baseball
It’s easy to notice significant roster changes in the the Tigers lineup amidst a 10-2 walloping of the Texas Rangers. Verlander’s pitching again! Renteria’s on fire! And … Carlos Guillen and Miguel Cabrera are permanently switching positions!
Leyland had little to say about the switch. He didn’t give a timetable for a minimum of how long it might last. But he spoke about it with an air of permanence.
Sort of an … odd fix to the whole situation. Cabrera’s playing bad defense at third, so move him to first, and put Guillen at third, who was moved to first because … he was bad at defense at shortstop. This will work wonders! Let’s see … Nate Robertson is having trouble pitching. Let’s put him in the outfield, where he’ll pitch less, and replace him with … Brandon Inge. ◼ DFP
Tags: carlos guillen, detroit tigers, miguel cabrera
Stuff I didn't write, but that doesn't necessarily make it any worse
TSN showed their Top Ten NFL plays from 2007. Two of them were Cleveland Browns plays. Josh Cribbs’ disaster-to-master return TD, and the one where the New York Jets forgot how to tackle Jamal Lewis.
Comments (0)Now that David Eckstein is with the Diamondbacks, he’ll play second next to Adam Dunn at first. Eck actually called off Dunn on a pop fly, and Mark Grace on the FSN broadcast said it looked like a father-son game. ◼ AZ Republic
Comments (0)If the rest of the synchronized swimming team really wanted to win the gold, they’d have all attempted to drown in solidarity. ◼ SI
Comments (0)Announcer, during the Rangers-Tigers game: “Baseball is a game of inches. [pause] It’s also a game of Inges.” Gak. ◼ FSN Southwest
Comments (0)UT hoops signs Emeka Okafor’s cousin … Emeka Okafor. This was done to make family reunions easier to gather everyone at the drop of a hat. ◼ Blade
Comments (0)So I’m watching some Olympic water polo match online (yes, I know) and it’s halftime. The song they picked? Why, the instrumental version of “Cotton-Eye Joe.” Not sure what’s more shocking. That they’re playing the instrumental version of “Cotton-Eye Joe,” or that someone made an instrumental version of “Cotton-Eye Joe.” Is this how all water polo matches go? ◼ NBCOlympics.com
Comments (0)UT graduate Jerrah Young doubles Ireland’s black population by signing pro hoops contract with Cork’s UCC Demons. ◼ Xs and Mo’s
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Kenny Rogers, Designated Hitter.
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