Goodbye Pudge....

Well, Ivan Rodriguez is done as a Tiger. Amazing though it might sounds, it's somewhat interesting. I guess you could view this as the Dave Dombrowski throwing in the towel. But I don't see it that way. Rodriguez is a free agent after the year. Chances of him coming back? Who knows. But with the relative disaster of a season so far, it's b etter to get something back than just let him walk. To be honest, I'm pretty happy with this deal. I love Kyle Farnsworth, always have. He's always had a damn good arm. When he was with the Cubs, he just couldn't seem to put it together. You knew it was there somewhere, but he just hadn't figured it all out. And then he came to the Tigers, and boy was that fun to watch. Farnsworth seemed to add the slider, and everything clicked when he was given the closers role. And that dump tackle of Jeremy Affeldt? Priceless.
Yea i'm gonna miss Pudge. I'll miss the intensity, the fire in his eyes, everything. The passion. Pudge was and is one hell of a ballgame. And i don't think we can appreciate fully the impact he had on turning this Detroit team around. The Yankees needed a catcher after Posada went down for the year, and the Tigers badly needed a solid veteran arm for their bullpen. Both teams got what they needed, and let's hope it works for the best! So long Pudge!