The Detroit Tigers are fighting to make the 2009 baseball playoffs. Miguel Cabrera, he of a $152.3 million contract, has also been fighting — with his wife.
According to reports, Cabrera was drunk and got into a fight with his wife over the weekend. His wife called 911 and he was taken to a police station. While there, Cabrera registered a 0.26 blood alcohol level — more than three times the legal driving limit of 0.08 in Michigan.
Dave Dombrowski, the general manager of the Tigers, picked up Cabrera at the police station. With Detroit desperately needing a win in their three-game …read more

According to ESPN, the Detroit Tigers have inked “third baseman” Miguel Cabrera to an 8-year, $153 million contract extension. With the understanding that the economics of baseball are inherently insane, this strikes me as pretty darned good value.
Cabrera was my dark horse candidate for MVP in 2007, and although it didn’t quite work out that way, the guy hit .320/.401/.565 for a franchise hell-bent on destroying itself and oh, by the way, did I mention he was only 24?
Sure, Cabrera got a little fat, but hey, who doesn’t?. Besides, just because the Marlins had no use for his talents doesn’t …read more

How did the Tigers go from MLB doormat to model organization without any real transition? They draft aggressively, pay for external talent where needed, and are fearless in trading. Oh, and they win a lot.
Detroit’s latest move is to lock up center fielder Curtis Granderson for 5 years in a deal reportedly worth $30.25 million. Granderson is coming off a .302/.361/.552 campaign and turns 27 in March. His only weaknesses are a propensity to strike out (which he remedied somewhat last year and which is mitigated by the fact that he hits a ton) and a susceptibility to left-handed pitching …read more