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Two year returns? 44 Starts, 17-18, 5.57 ERA, 250.1 IP, 160 K, 1.474 WHIP (8-11, 6.08 in 26 starts this year)
Jordan Zimmermann, Tigers reach 5-year, $110 million deal
The Detroit Tigers have reached an agreement on a five-year, $110 million contract with free-agent right-hander Jordan Zimmermann -- pending completion of a physical exam -- a source confirmed to ESPN on Sunday.
Entire article: http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/14249237/jordan-zimmermann-detroit-tigers-reach-free-agent-deal
Three year old article:
Making $18M this year; still owed $24M, $25M and $25M over through 2020.
Whoops.
Upton has fared better, but still not anywhere near the $22.5M/per he was paid. In his 2nd season, he's gone .260/.333/.500 for the tiggers. He's been their best hitter this year by a good margin, and now they're trading him because their idiotic spending has dug them such a deep hole, it's gonna take years to dig out. Couple that with Miguel Cabrera apparently hitting the wall, VMart getting old, and not much in the way of young talent, and they have a hefty rebuild ahead of them.
Two year results (so far)? 144-149 (.491) and a total, ground-up rebuild ahead of them. Fuck *ichigan.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
When was the last time a small market (i.e. low payroll) team won the World Series?
Maybe the White Sox in 2005 ($75,228,000) or Marlins in 2003 (payroll $49,050,000)
Unfortunately teams pretty much have to spend the big bucks to win a World Series; however, spending the big bucks doesn't guarantee that you will win one.
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A decade plus as one of the highest spending franchises in the league netted them zero rings. Now they're burning it down and not getting a whole lot in return. Beautiful.
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https://theathletic.com/508164/2018...d-rod-allen-involved-in-physical-altercation/
BREAKING: Fox Sport Detroit’s Mario Impemba and Rod Allen involved in physical altercation
By Katie Strang
When Mickey York and Craig Monroe threw to the booth during Wednesday night’s broadcast of Fox Sports Detroit’s “Tigers Live” pregame show, an unexpected duo appeared on screen — that of Matt Shepard and Kirk Gibson.
Conspicuously absent from the show was the regular tandem of play-by-play announcer Mario Impemba and analyst Rod Allen.
Multiple sources told The Athletic that neither Impemba nor Allen were part of Wednesday’s broadcast due to a physical altercation between the two television personalities following Tuesday’s game in Chicago against the White Sox. It is not immediately clear what prompted the attack.
According to the accounts of those sources, there has been simmering tension between both Impemba and Allen and the clash of personalities ultimately boiled over on Tuesday night.
Both Shepard and Gibson had to be brought in to Chicago at last-minute’s notice, according to at least one source. Another source said that Impemba’s and Allen’s travel arrangements back to Detroit were booked separately to avoid further issues.
Reached Wednesday night, Fox Sports Detroit general manager Greg Hammaren did not deny the incident but said:
“My only comment is this we are addressing an internal matter and we will not have any further comment at this time.”
Allen’s agent, Tom Shaer, also declined to comment on the specifics of the incident.
“I don’t discuss professional matters that involve my clients with people who are not my clients or their employers,” Shaer said.
Impemba’s agent, Barry Meister, declined to comment when reached on Thursday. Neither Allen nor Impemba could be immediately reached.
Sources said that Impemba and Allen have long been at odds with each other and that their distinctively different broadcasting styles reflect their chasm in personalities. While it can work for lively on-air banter, it has often meant a much more contentious off-air relationship.
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BREAKING: Fox Sport Detroit’s Mario Impemba and Rod Allen involved in physical altercation
By Katie Strang
When Mickey York and Craig Monroe threw to the booth during Wednesday night’s broadcast of Fox Sports Detroit’s “Tigers Live” pregame show, an unexpected duo appeared on screen — that of Matt Shepard and Kirk Gibson.
Conspicuously absent from the show was the regular tandem of play-by-play announcer Mario Impemba and analyst Rod Allen.
Multiple sources told The Athletic that neither Impemba nor Allen were part of Wednesday’s broadcast due to a physical altercation between the two television personalities following Tuesday’s game in Chicago against the White Sox. It is not immediately clear what prompted the attack.
According to the accounts of those sources, there has been simmering tension between both Impemba and Allen and the clash of personalities ultimately boiled over on Tuesday night.
Both Shepard and Gibson had to be brought in to Chicago at last-minute’s notice, according to at least one source. Another source said that Impemba’s and Allen’s travel arrangements back to Detroit were booked separately to avoid further issues.
Reached Wednesday night, Fox Sports Detroit general manager Greg Hammaren did not deny the incident but said:
“My only comment is this we are addressing an internal matter and we will not have any further comment at this time.”
Allen’s agent, Tom Shaer, also declined to comment on the specifics of the incident.
“I don’t discuss professional matters that involve my clients with people who are not my clients or their employers,” Shaer said.
Impemba’s agent, Barry Meister, declined to comment when reached on Thursday. Neither Allen nor Impemba could be immediately reached.
Sources said that Impemba and Allen have long been at odds with each other and that their distinctively different broadcasting styles reflect their chasm in personalities. While it can work for lively on-air banter, it has often meant a much more contentious off-air relationship.
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