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Monday, March 27, 2006 at 10:49 AM
Joey to KC? Pena cut? Pistons lose? Monday Madness.
The Tigers cut Carlos Pena this weekend, all but giving up on him a couple seasons too late if you ask me. I take this as a good sign and I will tell you why - because it means the Tigers are finally not in "we don't have anyone else, we may as well let him be out there" mode with players now, they have developed some depth and some guys that can compete. We all knew that it would take a miracle for Pena to beat out Shelton and by hitting .161 this spring (or whatever it ended up being!) he did himself no favors. Does this mean the Tigers are going to finally make the playoffs? No, I do not want to go that far, but I do take it as a good sign because, to me, it means the cupboard is finally a little less bare than it has been in the past.
The Pistons lost an ugly game last night to the Nets, their 16 game home win streak snapped in the process, but to me it is not a huge concern. Why? Because it is finally nice to see that defense back as the playoffs get closer and that is what is going to get them through the playoffs more than the new offensive style they run. I think right now they are just in one of those funks where they are working more on their defense than their offense and are trying to find that happy medium like they had earlier in the season. Hey, better now than in the Eastern Conference Finals with the Heat right? Well, that is, if the Heat make it that far.
That is it folks, have a nice Monday and we will talk again later - peace! The sports dude.
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Apparently Joey's agent is being a real ass to the Chiefs. I wonder if Harrington even knows what's going on or what. Lots of guys just leave this to the agent and don't putz with it. Supposedly he's asking that Joey make similar money to what he's making currently, which is like 7 or 8 million a year. That's just absurd. And it's odd because Joey said publically in the past that he'd be willing to play for less and accept a backup role if he felt wanted for his skills. The Chiefs seem very interested (and they should be; Joey's skills match up well to their strengths and weaknesses), so I'm confused here.
As for the Tigers... See ya later, Pena! Chris Shelton's gonna be swinging for the fences again this year, and no one needs your inconsistent ass.
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